Arizona republican., 1905-11-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Of the Kansas City and Central Kansas
 Construction Company.

We. whose hands are hereunto offixed, hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the territory of Arizona First: The names of the corporators are A. R. Grigsby, G. E. Gleason, w. H. Mendenhall. S. A. Akins. G. NJ Roster, be Kansas City and Central Kansas Con struction Company. The principal place within the territory of Arizona in which the business of said corporation is to be transacted is Phoenix, and the principal place outside of said territory is Kansas City, in the state of Missouri. where business may be transacted and where meetings of stockholders ana directors may be held.
 Second: The general nature of the bus mess proposed to be transacted is: To make contracts; to purchase, lease. bond, locate or otherwise acquire, own, eX- change, sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge, mortgage hypot thecate and deal in any and all kinds of real and personal property. including bonds and shares of the capital stock of other, corporations. mines, mining claims. oil lands. coal lanfs, mineral lands, oil, gas, coal shale. asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt. water and water rights and machinery and to work, mine eXDIore, operate and develop the same to build electric rail- roads. secure rights-of-way, install cleo tens; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages, or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to exercise in respect thereof and of all shares of
 
 obligations any and all rights, powers and privileges of individual owners, in- cIudlng me rlght to vote any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation.
 Third: The authorized amount of cap ital stock shall be five million dollars G5,OOO.OOO) divided into five million shares of the par value of one dollar (SL0O each. At such time as the board of directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid in. either in cash or by the sale and transfer of real or per sonal property to the said corporation for it's uses and purposes. in payment for may be issued, and the stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable. and the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the 14th day of October 1905. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there after.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of not more than five directors and the follow ing named shall constitute such boa I'd and the officers of the corporation until their successors are elected and qualified: A R. Grigsby, president; G.. E.; Gleason, retary; s. A. Akins treasurer Direc- tors: A. R. Grigsby. G. E. Gleason. w. Fl. MendenhaI s. A. Akins. and c. NJ Roster. Thereafter the board of direc- tors. shall be elected from among the stockholders on the first Monday in No- Vember of each year.
 Sixth: The highest amount of fndebt- edness or liability to which this corpora tion is at any time subject shall be three million dollars (S3. .010. .00O)
 Seventh The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this eleventh day of October 1905.
 c. NJ ROSTER. (SeaD
 C.. F. GLEASON (Sean
 A. R. GRIGSBY. (SeaD
 s. A. AKTNS (SeaD
 w. H. MENDENHALL. (SeaD State of Missouri,
 County of Jackson-ss
 Before me, William A. Morton. a not ary public in and for the state and county aforesaid, on this day personally appeared A. R. Grigsbv & A Akins w. Fl. Mendenhall, c. M. Roster and G. k. Gleason, known to me to he the per sons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office. this 11th day of October. 19o5
 WILLIAM A MORTON. (Notarial SeaD Notary Public My commission expires May 16th. 19'S Filed according to law, Oct. H. 1895.