Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-10
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
6. 8. MASON co.

Abbie M. Mason. Mary o. Sykes and
 Ii. F. Huddleston, citizens of the
 United States, do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together for the
 purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the Territory of Ari-
 zona, and we hereby certify. acknowl-
 edge and adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 Article I. The name of this cor
 poration shall be and Is "E. B. MA,
 SON CO.,
 Article II. The principal place of
 business of this. corporation shall be in the City of Bisbee, Cochise County.
 Territory of Arizona. and this corpor-
 e ion may have and establish such other branch offices at such other
 places as the Board of Directors of said corporation may from time to
 time select.
 Article III. The general nature of the business and en- -erprise proposed to be transacted and carried on by this corporation shall be and is as follows;
 To enrage tn and carry on general merchandise business. with fuli power to buy and sell both at wholesale and retail. merchandise of every nature and description: 70 buy. sell and gen orally deal in both at wholesale and retail vehicles and machinery of ev- cry nature and descriDtion: to engaee tT and carry on general blacksmith '~~ and renair business. and to manu- f"cture and renair vehicles and ma chinery of all kinds: to engage in and conduct generally a hauling. freight 'ng and transfer business. and to enter into contracts to do frsishting by teams and otherwise: to own. sell and construct warehouses. and to carry on a general warehouse and storage busi- ness: to buy and sell live stock and to generally deal in the same. to ac- nuire, own, sell and deal in personal pToperty Of every nature anddescrip- ton to acquire bv purchase or other wise. and to locate. own and lease lands ani real estate of every nature and descriUtion. and to self the stock of this corDoration, and to purchase. own, acquire and de-S in the same and in the stock of other corporations in every manner, and to sell. transfer and exchanee ,he stock. of this corpor- atfon for nersonal and real property aud for different classes of business and the good will thereof: to sell, | transfer. pledge. mortgage or other l wise cenvev ard disposa of any and 1 aH of the lands and other property | r'ohts and privileges herein men, toned. both real and personal, and | generally to do any and all husinass. | arts and things incident to the things | aforesaid and not contrary to the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Article V. The amount of the cap ital stock of this corporation shall be l One Hundred Thousand (S100, ,00O. .OO) | Dollars, divided into One Thousand | Shares of the par value of One Hun- dred (SlO0.00) Dollars each: the time | wien and the conditions upon which !, said capital stock shall be issued shall | be as fixed by the Board of Directors; and capital stock to be issued only l as fully paid and inaccessible; in the discretion of the Board of Direct ors and .n the absence of actual fraud, !: said capital stock may be issued as | fully paid in exchange for property, | 10th real and personal and for differ | ent classes and kinds of business and l The good will thereof. conveyed or | transferred to said corporation.
 Article V. The existence of this | corporation shall begin immediately | after the recording of these articles of | incorporation in the office of the | County Recorder of said Cochise Coun- ty, Arizona. and the filing of a certi- lied copy thereof in the office of the Territorial Auditor of said Territory. and shall continue for a period of Twentv-five (25) years thereafter
 Article VI. The affairs of this cGr- shall be coaducred by a Board of Directors consisting of not less than four persons, who shall be shareholders of the stock of this cor )oration.
 The first directors of this corpora ion shall be E.. B. Mason, Abbin M Mason. Mary O. SDvkes and H. P. Hud- lleston, who shall hold office until he election and aualifica-Ion If their successors at the first annual meeting 'f the stockholders. which annual meeting shall be held each year on the irst Tuesday in April at Two (2l 'clock D. m. at the office of said com 'apv in said town of Bisbee Il
 The Board of Directors shall have bower to fill any vacancy in their num- Ter at any time.
 The officers of this corporation shall 'e President, Vice President, Secre- ary and Treasurer. and such other rinor officers as the Board of Direct ITS may from time to time deem it to have.
 More than one of said above men tened offices may be held by one and he same person.
 Article VII. The President. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. or the first term and until their sue are elected and qualified. shall e elected by the above named Board If Directors from their number at heir first meeting after the legal or of this corporation, and hereafter such officers shall be elect d annually by the Board of Directors rom their own number at their first deeting following the annual election f such Board.
 Article VIII. The highest amount f indebtedness or liability to which his corDOratiOu Is af any time in he, .