The Arizona sentinel., 1905-06-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Arizona Contracting Company.

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We. Charles B. Caldwell. Dick Wcl, Hall
and Charles Il. Pratt of Salome, Yuma County,
! Territory OF Arizona whose names are hereto
subscribed. do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose OF forming corporation
under the provisions Of the laws of the Terri
tory af Arizona. and for such purposes do here
by declare.
First: That the names and residences of the
incorpcr&tors are as above stated.
Second: That the name Of the corporation
shall be Arizona Contracting Company"
Third: That the principal place for trans
acting the business Of this corporation shall be
| a Salorae. Yuma County, Territory of Arizona,
and at such other place or places as the Board
OF Directors may by resolution specify.
Fourth: That the purposes for which this
corporation is formed are.
To contract for and perform development
work on mines, mining claims. and other real
estate. erect buildings power plants, mining
works. reclaim lands, construct wells. canals,
reservoirs, dams. railroads. street car lines,
highways. and private roads; to buy. hold, sell
all kinds of real estate and personal property.
to lease and rent the same to sublet and Goa
tract construction work to take and enter into
work, 10 assign $ iii contracts: TO buy, hcld
deal in stocks. bonds Of other corporations
both domestic and foreign.
Fifth: That the authorized amount Of the
capital stock Of this corporation is twenty-five
thousand dollars (S25G0o0O divided iato
twenty-five thousand shares at the par value Of
one dollar per share and said stock when issued
sllall be fully paid and worcestershire
Sixth: The time of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date of the fling
of these articles in the Office of the county re
corder of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona.
and with the auditor OF the Territory of Ari-
IONA, and this corporation shall continue for
the period Of twenty five years thereafter.
Seventh: The affairs OF the corporation shall
be conducted by q board. of three directors, who
shall be stockholders of the corporation.
Eighth: That the first board Of directors Of
this corporation shall be the undersigned in
corporato:s who shall serve until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. ard the officers
of this corporation shall be a president, vice
president secretary, treasurer and manager
who snail lie stockholders Of this corporation,
and any one officer may hold two Offices a. the
board CT directors may by resolution, or by
laws provide, and until the first annual meet
ing of the stockholders and until his successor
IS appointed by tie board of directors and
qualified, William W. Weiss, shall be President,
Frank c. Goodwin, Viee-President Ernest R
Hall, Secretary and Manager, respectively.
Ninth: The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent, to which This
corporation shall at any time be subject shall
no fifteen thousand dollars [@l5G0000l
and stockholders Of this corporation shall be
forever exenlIt from liability for its corporate
debts.
Eleventh: The Board Of directors OF this
corporation may adopt such bylaws fixing the
times and places for holding annual and special
meetings of stockholders, ard OF the board of
directors. and for governing the same. and con
corning the manner of carrying on and trans
acting the business OF this corporation, and
fixing the compensation Of its officials, as said
board may deem expedient.
Twelfth These articles Of Incorporation
may be amended al any annual meeting OF Tie
stockholders thereof, or at any special meeting
Of said stockholders sailed for that purpose, by
the affirmative vote CT a-mujority OF the stock
eetually issued ard outstanding.
In witness whereof. we have hereUnto set our.
hands and seals this tenth day Of April, \. d.
1898.
Charles Is. Caldwell (SeaU
Dick Wicl, Hal, (SeaD
Charles Il. Pratt (seaD
Territory Of Arizona
County of Maricopa, -
On this day personally appeared before me.
J. y. Woodward. notary public in and for
the County Of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona
Charles =. Caldwell. Dick Wick HaN and
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