The copper era., 1906-06-21
Articles Of incorporation of The Cliff.
ton Baptist Church,

Known all men by these presents, that we, the
UNDERSIGNED, have this day voluntarily asso-
Incorporating under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona, and in pursuance of the purposes
for which we have been elected as heretofore
and designated as the Clifton Baptist Church.
And we hereby certify that the objects for
which this corporation is formed and the gen.
eral nature of the business to be transacted are:
To establish Missionary Baptist Church in
the town of Clifton County of Graham. Terri
suitable and customary organizations, for the
purpose of public worship and religious train
ticies rules and disepine Of the h i69 ar
Baptist Chtrth; to take charge of the church
bullying; estate, TIA, and property, and the affairs
That the principal place of business Of this
County of Graham, Territory of Arizona.
The time of the commencement of this ineor-
poration shall be the date of the filing of a Ger
tilted copy of these articles of INCORPORATION in
| the Office of the Auditor and the termina-
ton thereof shall be twenty-five years there
| after.
That the affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by board of three trustees, and the
names of the trustees elected for the first year.
aud Until their successors are elected. are: E.
board of trustees shall be elected for a term of
one year the first Tuesday after the first
day of each january.
That the said trustees all residents of Clifton,
Arizona, were duly elected Mt a meeting of the
members of the said Clifton Baptist Church,
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in Hill Addition to the town of Clifton, Ora
ham County, Arizona, for the purpose. among
other things, OF electing trustees to take charge
and management of its property. Temperatures
and affairs, and to form this Incorporation
That majority of said members were then and
| there present, and voted, at such election. for
| the above-named trustees, as is more particu-
larry set forth in the certificate and verifcation
by the officers who conducted the election
hereto annexed and made part of these articles
That the highest amount Of liability that
this corporation shall subject itself at any one
me- ma o.
That the private property of the incorpora-
tors and members of this corporation shall be
In Witness whereof: we have hereunto set
our nands ana SEALS this 10Th cay OF y May 1906
PIP. GREER
GEORGE FRASER
This is to certify, that at a meeting of the
members of the Clifton Baptist Church. duly
convened for the purpose hereinafter set forth,
held at its place of worship i'll Hills Addition
to the town of Clifton, Graham County, Ari-
majority of said members being then and there
present. who voted at said election.
The Reverent T. D. Cross was requested to
preside, and Mr.. A. G. McAlister to act as secre-
tary, with which requests they respectively
The meeting then proceeded to the election
OF three trustees, to take charge and manage
ment of the property. Temperatures and affairs
Incorporation under the laws of the Territory
Of Arizona. in furtherance of the ootects for
which the Clifton Baptist Church is founded
he following trustees were then duly elected
viz: e. D. Wilson, p P. Greer and George
Fraser, all residents of Clifton, Graham Coun-
ty, Arizona.
REVEREND T. D. CROSS,
President.
A. G. McAIIsTER,
Secretary
CLIFTON. Arizona, May 2Srd, 1905.
Territory of Arizona,l
County of Graham, %
T. d. Cross and A. G. McAlister. being duly
sworn, depose and say, each for himself that
he was an officer conducting the election re
ferred to in the foregoing certificate; that he
has read said certificate and knows the con-
tents thereof, and that the same is true of his
own knowledge.
I'D. Cross
A G. MCALIsTER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the
23rd day of May, 1906.
F. J. ELLIOTT,
=, lSeall Notary Public.
My commission expires Dec 20, 1909
Territory of ArZonA,l
County of Graham IS
On this 26th day of May, 1905, before me- F.
j. Elliott IL Notary Public III aud for the County
of Graham, Territory of Arizona, personally
appeared L. D. Wilson. P. 2. Greer and George
Fraser known 10 me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment, and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purpose therein ex-
pressed.
Witness my hand and official seal.
f. J. ELLIOTT,
(SeaD Notary Public
Ny commission expires Dec 20, 1909.
First publication May 31sf 1905 7-5-O6