Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -of the
 E. B. MASON co.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, E. B. Mason, Abbie M. Mason, Mary O. Sykes and H. P. 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- a+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 enterprise proposed to be transacted and carried on by this corporation shall be and is as follows:
 To engage in and carry on a general merchandise business, with full power to buy and sell both at wholesale and retail. merchandise of every nature and description; to buy, sell and gen orally deal in both at wholesale and retail vehicles and machinery of ev- cry nature and description; to engage iH and carry on a general blacksmith ing and repair business, and to manu- facture and repair vehicles and ma chinery of all kinds; to engage in and conduct generally a hauling, freight ing and transfer business, and to enter into contracts to do freighting 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- Guire. own. sell and deal in personal property of every nature anddescrip- ton to acquire by purchase or other wise, and to locate, own and lease lands and real estate of every nature and description, and to self the stock of this corporation, and to purchase. own, acquire and deaS in the same and in the stock of other corporations in every manner. and to sell, transfer and exchange he stock of this corpor- atiOn for personal and real property ard for different classes of business and the good will thereof; to sell transfer, pledge, mortgage or other wise convey and dispose of any and all of the lands and other property riPhts and privileges herein men. toned, both real and personal, and generally to do any and all business acts 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 One Hundred Thousand (S100.0 .000.00) Dollars, divided into One Thousand Shares of the par value of One Hun, d!ed ($100.00) Dollars each; the time WI en 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 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 hoth real and personal and for differ ent classes and kinds of business and 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 Ot incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of said Cochise Coun ty, Arizona. and the filing of certi fled copy thereof in the office of the Territorial Auditor of said Territory | and shall continue for a period oi Twentv-five (25l years thereafter. Article VI. The affairs of this cGr poration shall be conducted by 2 ! Board of Directors consisting of not less than four persons, who shall be shareholders of the stock of this COT poration.
 The first directors of this corpora | tion shall be E. B. Mason, Ahbie NJ | Mason. Mary O. Spvkes and Fl. P Had dleston, who shall hold office until the election and qualification If theil 1 successors at the first annual meetins of the stockholders, which annua meeting shall be held each year on the first Tuesday in Anil at Two (2I o'clock p. m. at the office of said com l pSny in said town of Bisbee. l The Board of Directors shall have
 power to fill any vacancy in their mum Der at any time.
 The officers of this corpora ton shal | be a President, Vice President. Secre
 tary and Treasurer, and such othel minor officers as the Board of Direct ors may from time to time deem il l expedient to have.
 More than one of said above men 1 tioned offices may be held by one ant the same person.
 Article VII. The President. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for the first term and until their sue cessors are elected and qualified. shal
 he elected by the above named Boart | of Directors from their number al | their first meeting after the legal or ganization of this corporation, ana 1 thereafter such officers shall be elect [ H. TN.-