Graham guardian., 1905-05-05
First publication April 2s-6 weeks.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Stafford Ice and Creamery Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That ye whose names are hereunto Affixed
do hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming a corporation under the
laws OF the Territory Of Arizona, and to that
end make the following statement
The names Of the incorpOrators are; Geo. A.
Oiney, z. Q. Prina, Richard q. Layton, T. j.
Jacobson and s, r. Welker.
The name Of the Corporation shall be Stafford
Ice and creamery Company.
The principal place OF business 20 be trans
acted by said Corporation, shall be IT Stafford,
County of Graham, Territory Of Arizona, but
branch places may be established at other
places within the Territory OF Arizona, or any
other state or Territory Of the United s States by
the Board Of Directors.
The purposes Of said Corporation and the
nature Of business proposed to be transacted is
10 own and operate an ice plant for the manu-
featuring ice, to operate a creamery, TO keep
lease real estate and personal property, to own
and operate an Electric Light Plant, OF Electric
Power Plant, within the Town Of Stafford for
the purpose Of transmitting power TO any point
within the ella Valley, and to do any and all
things necessary for the development Of the
ella Valley aud for the successful carrying on
Of the Business for which this Corporation is
The authorized amount Of capital stock of
this Corporation shall be Seventy-hve Thou
sand Dollars (S75,CO0 divided into Fifteen
thousand shares OF the par value OF Five Dol
At such times as the Board Of Directors may
by resolution direct said capital stock shall be
paid into this Corporation, either In cash or by
the sale and transfer Of real estate or personal
property, for the uses and purposes of said
Corporation, In payment for which shares of
the capital stock may be issued, and the capital
stock 50 issued shall thereupon and thereby
become fully paid up and nOn-assessabla an
in the absence of actual fraud the Judgment Of
the directors Of the actual value Of the property
so purchased shall be conclusive.
The time Of the commencement Of this
Corporation shall be tse date Of the fiiing Of
these articles ia the office ol the Auditor OF the
Territory Of Arizona, aad the termination shall
be twenty-five years thereafter
The affairs Of this Corporation shall be con
Quoted by board OF i've directors. The board
Of directors ,hsil conduct the affairs Of this
Corporation acceIding 10 the provisions Of the
Bylaws, and the following named shall con
stitute the board OF directors until the first
Monday In February lgu6 unless by reason Of
Of directors shall hl the vac lncy Geo. A.
Olnoy, Y. Prlna Richard q. Layton, 2. ],
JACOBSON and J. Welker,
hereafter the board OF directors shan be
el, eied FROM among the stock holders on the
lA ~aturAAy OF February of each year, at
galtra mecliag Of the stockholders Of this
COfqOr ltiOn.
That the directors herein named shall i'm
mediately after the adoption Of these Articles,
shall meet and elect from their numbers the
following officers. A President, Vice Presi-
manager, who shall thereafter be elected by the
boards of directors that may be ehosenby the
stockholders az tnelf duuuAl meetings.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liza
bility, direct or contingent 10 which this
Corporation is at any time subject shall be
Thirty-hYe thousand dollars, which amount
does not exceed two-thirds Of the capital stock.
The private proDerty of the stock holders Of
this Corporation shall be exempt frOm the
corporate debts Of any and all kinds whatever
Witness our hands this goth day Of April, 1905
GEo. A. OLSEY, lsEAIJ
2. c. PRIEA, sEAL]
X. q LAYTON, SEAL
7. J. JACOBSON, SEAL
]. r. WELKER. lsEALl
TERRITORY oF ARIzoNA,
COUNTY OF GRAHAM,
Before me, r s. Bunch, Notary Public in
and for the County Of Graham, Territory Of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared Geo.
A. Olney, 2. G, Prina, x G. Layton, p j.
Jacobson and ]. r.. Welker, known to me TO be
the persons whose names are subscribed TO the
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged TO me
that they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed
In testimony whereof have here
MC1N unto set my hand aud afiixed my
SSeCll5 seal on this the 25th day Of April A.
~ D., 1905.
4 5, BUNCH,
Notary Public.
My commission expires April z7lh, 1906.