Williams news., 1906-03-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -oF TIE Poison Bros. Mercantile
 Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we tio the unddersigned d dfEed Alfred Poison porators, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpor- ation, and to become incorporated under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona and for that purpose do adopt Articles of Incorporation" as follows, tO-wit:
 ARTICLE I. The names of the corporators of this corpora: tion are Alfred Poison, Frank O. Poison and Prince A. Melick.
 ARTICLEu II.
 The name of this corporation is. and it shall be, "Polson Bros. Mercantile Company"
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of transacting business of this corporation is and it shall be- the Town of Williams, in Coconno County, Territory of Arizona; and it may have other places of busi- ritory State, if so hereafter at any time de- termined by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE "
 All incorporatOrs stockholders and direct ors' meetings shall e held at Williams. Ari- zona; except otherwise hereafter ordered by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE w.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged by Board of not less than three, nor more than five directors, who. shall be elected an- nually, on the first Tuesday coming after the fifteenth day of February. of each and every year, as the Bylaws may provide; excepting that, until otherwise ordered by any meeting of the stockholders, such Board of Directors shall consist of three, and the following persons shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation until their successors are elected and qualified:
 Alfred Poison, of Garfield, Kansas
 Frank o. Poison, of Williams, Arizona. Prince A. Melick. of Williams, Arizonu.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The amount of the capital stock of this Thousand (si5o. .ooo oo) Dollars divided into Eff. teel Hundred shares, of the par value of One Hundred $lOo.0o) Dollars each; and the said capital stock shall be fully paid up at the date of its issuance. and it may be paid for in money. property, labor. or any other right or thing of value, and the judgment and decision of the Board of Directors, or managing officers, as the value thereof, shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this Corporation is, and it shall be, as follows, to-wit:
 To own, carry on, maintain, manage and con- duct a general wholesale and retail merchant zona, and such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy, acquire, own hold, sell, give. trade, assign divert trans fer. or otherwise acquire or dispose of every and all classes and kinds of material, goods, wares, merchandise, bonds, notes, mortgages, securities. and all and every other class, kind, and character of property, both real and per- sonal, in any m tanner it may deem fiji or neces- sary, or incident to the carrying on and con- ducting of such merchandise business. To buy, sell, own, hold, lease, mortgage, or hypothecate, give, slaughter, and otherwise deal in live stock of any and every description and the brands. irons, and marks for any such live stock; and to carry on and conduct a gen eral butcher business, and to buy and sell all and any kinds Of meats, hides, peits, and other properties necessary for or incident to a live stock and to a butcher business.
 To secure, take, purchase, own, buy, acquire, hold, sell. lease, mortgage, or otherwise use, deal in. or dispose of real estate, buildings, store houses, warehouses, or any interest there- in; and real estate, notes, mortgages, or other securities of all and every description, collat- other. municipal or corporate; and corporate shares of capital stock; and any other securities, Obli- debtedness of any character; and to sell or pledge any or all such securities; and generally to exercise in respect to the same, and each and all of the above mentioned affairs, any and all right, powers and privileges of individual nat ural persons, owners thereof.
 ARTICLE VIII. ation shall be the date of the filing of these Arti cles of Incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder, and a certified copy there- of in the office of the territorial auditor; and this corporation is formed to endure for twenty five years thereafter, but it may be renewed from time to time for q period of twenty-five years longer, each time perpetually.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor poration is at any time to be subject shall be Dollars.
 ARTICLE x.
 The private property of the members and stockholders of this corporation shall be- and it is hereby made forever exempt from all lia- bility for its corporate debts of every kind what sOever.
 ARTICLE XI
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be and it is hereby made forever non-assessable, for any and every purpose.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The Directors of this Corporation may ap- point General Manager, who shall have all the powers which said Board of Directors may confer upon him.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals at Williams, Arizona this the Fist day of March, D., 1906.
 ALFRED POISON [Seall
 FRANK o. POISON. fSeali
 PRINCE A. MELICK. fSeall