Williams news., 1905-11-04
Articles of Incorporation
COCONINO SHEEP ANDLAND
 COMPANY

SoINA AiS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned, E. B. Perrin, Lilo M. Perrin and John Fabian Sullivan, have this day associated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and we hereby certify:
 I.
 That the name of the corporation shall be "CoCoNINo SHEEP AND LAND COMPANY" and its principal place of business shall be Williams. Coconino County, Arizona.
 II.
 That the general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted is as follows:
 (a) To secure. take. purchase. own. buy, ae- quire, hold. sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise deal in or dispose of any lands, or interests therein; any real estate notes secured by mort gage, trust deed or interest thereon; any notes secured by collateral or interest therein; any debenture bonds, public or private, with fixed security OF interest therein; any shares of cap- ital stock of incorporated companies, with or without dividends thereon, any contracts or evidences of indebtedness of any municipal due; any securities, obligations, contracts evi- denceS of indebtedness of every kind and char acter and other property held or owned by this corporation. and to exercise in respect tu any or all the above named evidences of indebted ness of any other property, any and all the rights powers and privileges Of individual owners thereof.
 To manage, care for and do any and all things tending to improve upon the property and ln- crease the value or any ana all SeCufltles or evidences of indebtedness held or owned by the corporation.
 To issue debenture bonds. the payment of which is guaranteed by pledges or securities dis,s incorporated trust company, secured to the same by bill of sale. mortgage or trust deed, upon the whole or part of the securities or prop erty held by the corporation.
 To sell or pledge such bonds and use the pro- ceeds for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors of this corporation shall determine. +lx., I scribed to the same extent natural persons might, would or could do as principals, agents, trustees, or otherwise.
 (b) To manufacture. purchase, acquire, buy, hold, own, mortgage, pledge, sell, assign, trade, divert, transfer dispose of any material, merchandise. goods, wares or property of every class and description. (c) To secure, purchase, take. buy, own. &C., quire, by concession, grant or otherwise any mining prospects mining claims, mining rights, mining lands, mines. mineral rights, timber rights, water rights, buildings, easements, and other properties whatsoever. which the corporation may from time to time find to be for its advantage or purpose.
 To search for minerals and ores; to explore, work, develop and mine in any of the corpora tiOn's properties.
 als and minerals of all kinds, and to carry on such other operations as may be for the corpor- atiOns best interests.
 To purchase, sell, manufacture and deal in ores and minerals. mining plants. mining ma chinery, tools. provisions and miners supplies. To survey, build. construct, repair, manage and control and maintain any roadways. rall- aiI smelters works, warehouses, and such other necessary improvements as may seem advanta- geOuS to the best interests of the corporation, but the corporation shall construct and operate no railroad, tramway, turnpike or canal, ex- cept such as may lead from its principal works or place of business, to some navigable stream, or to some existing railroad, turnpike or public highway.
 To grant licenses, lease, sell or otherwise dis pose of any of the corporation's properties
 (d) To secure, purchase, own, buy, hold. sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise acquire any and all kinds of live stock, and to own and operate utilize the products of such live stock or to con- vert same into manufactured goods or food stuffs.
 (e) To encourage, aid contribute to, subsi dize, or otherwise do such things will be conducive to any of the objects of the corpor- atiOn.
 That the amount of the capital stock author ized is One Million Dollars ($l, ,OOOOOO).
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 The number of shares into which the capital par value of One Hundred Dollars (s10O) each. which stock shall be issued as full paid and non-assessable, in exchange for cash, services or property, at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors may determine.
 V.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder; and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 VI.
 The corporation shall be managed by Board of Five (5) Directors, who shall be elected an- nually as the Bylaws provide and the follow ing persons shall constitute the Board of Direc- tors until their successors are elected and K. B. Perrin, Williams, Arizona.
 E. Perrin, Jr:, New York City, N. Y. Lilo NJ. Perrin, Williams, Arizona.
 John Fabian Sullivan. New York City. WY. VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor poration IS to be at any time subject, shall be Six Hundred Thousand Dollars (s60O,o0O). The private property of the stockholders of ate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 4th day of October, AID. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Five.
 Names Address E. B. Perrin. n...................W Williams, Arizona Lilo NJ. Perrin ................ Williams, Arizona John Fabian Sullivan " New York City, N Y TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Coconino.
 Before me, c. P Silvernail, notary public, in and for the County of Coconino, Territory thS day shy livan, each and all of them known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they and each and all of them acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purpose and considera- tion therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 4th day of October, A. D. 1905.
 My commission expires Dec. 18th. 1908. [Seall c. P. SILVERNAIL,
 Notary Public. Recorded at request of E. B. Perrin, October 5. A. D. 1905, at o'clock a.m, in Book l. Incor- poratiOns. pages 552, 553 554 and 555, Records of COcOnino County, Arizona.
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