The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-06-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Arizona Contracting Company

Arizona Contracting Company.
We. Charles B. Caldwell, Dick Wick Hall
and Charles II. Pratt, OF Salcme Yuma County,
! Territory OF Arizona whose names are hereto
subscribed, dc hereby associate ourselves to
getner 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 CT the
incorpora tors ere 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 lie
at Salome Yuma County, Territory of Arizona
and at such other place o. places as tie 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 AID personal property,
to lease and rent the same; to sublet and con
tract construction work, to take and enter into
bonds for faithful performance of construction
work, to assign S!id contracts; to buy, hold
deal i'll stocks. bonds Of other corporations
both domestic and foreign
Fifth: That the authorized amount of the
capital stock of this corporation is twenty-five
tEorsand dollars (s35,OC0.00) divided into
twenty-five thousand shares at the par value of
one dollar per share and said stock when issued
skall be fully paid and worcestershire
Sixth: The time OF the commencement of
this corporation shall be The date OF the filing
OF these articles in the Office of the county re-
coTdcr of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona
and with the auditor of the Territory of Ari-
zcna and this corporation shall continue Tor
the period of twenty-five years thereafter
! Seventh: The affairs of the corporation shall
be conducted by a 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
corporators who shall serve until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified, and the officers
of this corporation shall be president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer and manager,
who shall be stockholders Of this corpora lion,
and any one officer may hold two Offices the
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laws provide, and until the first annual meet
ing of the stockholders. and until his successor
is appointed by the board OF directors and
qualified, William W Weiss, shall be President,
Frank c. Goodwin, Vice-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 De subject shall
be fifteen thousand dollars ($!5,o0000}.
Tenth: The private property of the member,
and stockholders OF this corporation shall be
forever exempt 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 ana special
meetings of stockholders. and Of the heard cf
directors, and for governing the same, and con-
cerniDg the manner CT carrying en- end trans
acting the business OF this corporation. and
fixing the compensation OF its officials, as said
board may deem ezpediont.
Twelfth: These articles of incorporation
may be amended at any annual meeting OF the
stockholders thereof or at any special meeting
of said stockholders called for that purpose, by
the affirmative vote Of majority Of the stoel;
actually issued and outstanding.
In witness whereof, we have hereuatO set eslr
hands and seals this tenth day Of April, A. d
1905.
Charles b Caldwefl, (Seal}
Dick Wick He'll {SeaD
Charles II. Pratt tSea)
Territory Of arizona.
County of Mariaopa,
On this day personally appeared teforc NE,
J. g. Woodward, Il notary ptrblic ir and for
the County OF Maricopa. Territory of Arizona
Charles 3. Csldwell Dieis Wick Hail and
Charles II. Pratt. Known to- me to be the
persons who subscribed tfseir names to the
foregoing articles of incorporation and each
acknowledges to- me that he executed the same
for the purposes ard consideration therein eX
pressed.
GfTen under MY hand and seal Of Office this
4 10Th Gay OF April, 1905.
| ISealI j. B. Woodward
! Notary Public
My commission expires April 23rd, 1907.
Territory Of Arizona GO
County of YUMA "
l. J. NJ Polhamus County Recorder in and
For the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona
do hereby certify that the foregoing is u true
full and correct copy of the Articles of Incor-
poration of the Arizona Contracting Company,
as filed for record in my Office on the 18th Gay
OF May, a. D.. 1863 and as appears of record in
| Book Of Articles OF Incorporation Page 645 ct
| seq. Records OF Yuma County aforesaid.
! IL witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my
| hand and GffXed my seal OF office this 18TH Gay
CT May. A. D., 1905
! tSeali j. NJ. PolbamuS.
County Recorder, Yuma County.
First publication May 81, 1905.