The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-31
Articles of Incorporation of The Yuma Creamery Company

1 Know All Men by. These Presents: That we the undersigned, have this day associated our selves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws Of the Territory o Arizona, and for such purpose do adopt these articles of incorporation.
 Article l.
 Section 1, Tho names of the corporators art o. C. Johnson, 4. L. DeMund and X. Il. Kent Sec ?. The name of the corporation shall b' The Yuma Creamery Company. Sec 8. The principal place for the transac tion Of the business of the corporation shall b, at Yurz;s county, &rlzona Territory.
 Articlc2 ?.
 The general nature of the businesd proposed ;o be transacted by the corporation is to rlanu fracture, buy, sell, import, export and generally deal in cheese, butter, buttermilk, oleomargar inc and butterinc; to buy, sell, import, export and generally deal in milk and all kinds o dairy and creamery products.
 Article 3. l Section 1. The authorized amount of the cap 1 ital stock of the corporation shall be Ten Thou 1 sand Dollars, divided into four hundred shares of the par value of Twenty-Five Dollars each. | Sec. ,. The Board of Directors may cause said capital stock or any part thereof, to be subscribed or paid for in cash, in the purchase CT exchange or transfer of real or personal property GOT for services rendered, and to issue CT cause to be issued any part or al of the eapi- tai stock as required, at any time or from time to time and when so issued it shall be fully paid and norNassossabie, and in the absence Of fraud in the transaction, the judgment Of the Board Of Directors as to the value of the property pur- chased or transferred or exchanged or services rendered shall be conclusive. Sec. g. No dividends shall be declared or paid on unissued stock and no stock shall be sold or issued for less than par.
 Article 1.
 The time Of the commencement of this corpo- ration shall be the date of the filing of certi- fled copy of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Territorial Auditor and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Article !.
 Section i. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by q beard of Directors com posed or five stockholders Of the corporation Sec. ,. The first beard Of directors shall be elected by the stockholders It tlsefr first meet ing, and thereafter the board Of directors shall be elected by the stockholders at the annual stockholders meetings.
 Sec. 3. Tho board of directors shall have full power and authority to fin any and all yacan- cies occurring in the membership of said board, by appointment.
 Article 6. The annual meetings, after the organization, shall be held on the first Monday in October in each year, after the year la06.
 Article !. Tho highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility, direct or contingent, to which this eorpo ration is at any time subject is Five Thousand Dollars.
 Article g. The private lrroporty of each officer and stockholder of this corporation sIElll he exempt from all corporate debts.
 In witness whereof VIC have hcreunto set our hands this 30th day Of July, Fg95.
 o. C. JOHNSON,
 A. l.. DEMUND,
 <. II. KENT. Territory ot Arizona SC
 County Of Yuma
 Before me a Notary Pubic in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona on this day personally appeared o c. Johnson. A. l.. DcAiund and A. II. Kent known to me to be the pev:'oIS whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this sist day of July, A. D. 1905.
 A. G. Moore, [Seall Notary Public. My commission expires August B, 1909 First pub August % f9c5