The copper era., 1906-07-05
Articles of Incorporation of The Cliff
ton Baptist Church.


Known all men by these presents, that we, the
UNDERSIGNED, have this day voluntarily 1850
ciated ourselves together for the purposes of
Incorporating under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona, and in pursuance of the purposes
for which we have been elected as heretofore
set forth, religious corporation, TO be known
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 a Missionary Baptist Church in
the town of Clifton, County of Graham. Terri
tory of Arizona. and i'll connection Herewith
suitable and customary organizations for the
purpose of public worship and religious train
ing in that neighborhood, according to the ar
ucles, rules and discipline OF the Missionary
Baptist Church; to take charge of the church
building, estate, and property and the affairs
of the Temperatures thereof.
That the principal place of business of this
incorporation shall be the town of Clifton,
County of Graham, Territory of Arizona.
The time of the commencement of this incor
poration shall be the date of the filing of GER
titled 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.
and until their successors are elected. are; E.
d. Wilson, P. P. Greer and George Fraser. The
board of trustees shall be elected for a term of
one year on the first Tuesday after the first
day of each January.
That the said trustees, all residents of Clifton,
Arizona, were duly elected at meeting of the
members of the said Clifton Baptist Church,
duly convened and held at its place of worship
in Hills addition to the town of Clifton, Gra-
ham County, Arizona, for the purpose. among
other things, of electing trustees to take charge
and management OF its property: temporalties
That majority of said members were then and
there present. and voted, at such election, for
the abovc-named trustees, as is more particu-
larry set forth in the certificate and veriticatiOn
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
time shall not exceed $1,000 90.
That the private property of the incorpora-
tors and members of this corporation shall be
forever exempt from corporate debts.
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto SCI
our hands and seals, this Goth day of May, 1906
f WILSON
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 after set forth,
to the town of Clifton, Graham County, Ari-
IONA, on the oath day of December, 1905, a
majority of said members being then and there
present, who voted at said election.
The Reverent 7. D. Cross was requested to
preside, and Mr.. A. G. McAlister to ACT as secre-
tary, with which requests they respectively
complied.
The meeting then proceeded to the election
ment of the property. Temperatures and affairs
of the Clifton Baptist Church, and to form au
incorporation under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona. in furtherance of the objects for
which the Clifton Baptist Church is founded.
The 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. MCALIsTER.
Secretary.
CLIFTON, Arizona May 23rd, 1906.
Territory of Arizona,l &C
County of Graham 60
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 10 in the foregoing certificate; that he
has read said certificate. and knows the con-
own knowledge.
I'd. Cross
A. G. MCALIsTER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the
23rd day of May, 1906.
F.. J. ELLIOTT,
(SeaD Notary Public.
My commission expires Dec. 20, 1909
Territory of Arizona,l ..
County of Graham %
On this Goth day of May, 1906, before me- F.
J. Elliott, Notary Public in and for the County
of Graham, Territory of Arizona, personally
appeared E. D. Wilson. P. P. 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.
+. J. ELLIOTT,
(seaD Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Dec. 20 1909.
First publication May 31st 1906 1905