Williams news., 1906-04-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Poison Bros. Mercantile
 Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned. Alfred Poison. Frank O. Poison and Prince A. Melick, the cor porators, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corpor- ation, and to become Incorporated. under the purpose do adopt Articles of Incorporation" as follows, to-wit:
 ARTICLE I. The names of the corporators of this corpora tion are Alfred Poison. Frank o. Poison and Prince A. Melick.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation is. and it shall be. "Polson Bros Mercantile Company"
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of transacting business of this corporation is, and it shall be, the Town of Williams, in Coconino County. Territory of Arizona; and 1t may have other places of busi- ritory or State, if SO hereafter at any time de- termined by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE W.
 All incorporators', stockholders and direct ors' meetings shall ! e held at Williams Ari- ZOna; except otherwise hereafter ordered by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE
 The affairs of this corporation shall be man. ged Sy of not b hess shs b nually, on the first Tuesday coming on or after the fifteenth day of February. of each and every that that, until m iI otherwise ordered by any meeting of the stockholders, such Board of Directors shall shall constitute % the Board of Directors of this corporation until their successors are elected and qualified:
 Frank O. Poison. of Williams, Arizona. Prince A. Melick. of Williams, Arizona.
 ARTICLE VI. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150 0O0.OO) Dollars, divided into Eff teen Hundred shares of the par value of One Hundred tlo0oo6 Dollars each and the the said of Its issuance. and it may be paid for in morey. property, labor. or any other right or thing of Board of Directors. or managing officers, as the value thereof, shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this Corporation Is, and it shall be, as follows. tO-wit:
 To own, carry on. maintain, manage and con. iss dnet % at Ar zona, and such other or different places as 1t may desire; and to manufacture, buy, acquire, own, hold sell. give. trade, assign divert, trans fer. or otherwise acquire or dispose of every and all classes and kinds of material goods. snd ali snd eVery oSer esss and character of property, both real and per. sonal, in any manner 1t may deem fit or neces- sary, or incident to the carrying on and con- ducting of such merchandise business.
 To buy, sell, own, hold, lease, mortgage, or hypothecate give, slaughter, and otherwise and the brands, irons and marks for any such live stock; and to carry on end conduct a gem eral butcher business. and to buy and sell all properties necessary for or incident to a live stock and to @ butcher business.
 To secure, take, purchase. own. buy, acquire, deal in, or dispose of real estate, buildings, store houses. warehouses, or any interest there and real or eos eral or other; and bonds. public or private, municipal or corporate; and corporate shares gations, contracts, and every evidence of in debtedness of any character; and to sell or pledge sny % G1 a snsh S S and all of the above mentioned affairs any and all right. powers and privileges of individual nat ural persons, owners thereof.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The time of the commencement of this corpor- ation shall be the date of the filing of these Art cles of Incorporation for record in the office of of in the office of the territorial auditor; and this corporation is formed to endure for twenty five years thereafter. but it may be renewed from time to time for a period of twenty five years longer each time perpetually. ARTICLE TX.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor in no case to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars. of this corporation shall be. and it is hereby made forever exempt from all lia- bility for its corporate debts of every kind what soever.
 ARTICLE XI. The capital stock of this corporation shall be and it is hereby made forever nOn.assessable, for any and every purpose.
 ARTICLE XII. The Directors of this Corporation may ap- | point General Manager, who shall have all | the powers which said Board of Directors may ! confer upon him. ...-' | In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set | our hand and seals at Williams. Arizona, this | the Fist day of March, A.D., 1906. |
 ALFRED FOLSOM ISeall |
 FRANK O. POISON. Seall |
 PRINCE A. MELICK. tseal1 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, (ss
 County of Coconino.
 Before me, x. N. Sleeves. s notary public,