Arizona republican., 1906-03-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE AMERICAN SOAPSTONE COMPANY

COMPANY.
 Know all men by these pres-uts
 That We. the undersigned hereby a~- sOciate ourselves together for tht- uur-
 pose of forming a corporation under
 the laws of the territory of Arizona
 and to that end do declare
 First-The name of the corporation
 shall be the American Soapstous- Com
 pany- The principal office of the conn
 pany in Arizona shall be at Phoenix
 Ariz-, and the corporation may have
 Sucl other offices. principal or branch
 either within or without the territ1rs-
 of Arizona. as may be established hg
 the board of directors. at which meet
 ings of the stockholders and board ss[
 directors may be held
 Second-The general nature uf this corporation -s as foll1Wiua>
 -Quarrying and mining for S1apst.1r,
 and other building stones. mineral ores
 gold and precious metals and aII orh---
 natural products including eoaL oIE. and water. the preparation and mar ketins of the same The carryIn- ,r- Of the business of building materials dealers and merchants includine rh- manufacture. purchase. sale and use uf all mining machinery and tools aizs such machiner.- and tools as arc ueeez-
 sary for the manufacture of nuishsl products The buying and selling. aul leasing, Of all lands buildings. surfac-
 and sub-sOn rights. water courses ana water rights. The construction and
 maintenance of such water power and dams as may be necessary ur drsI-.l- ble, and the sale of such water pau-.- The construction of roads tel-grartn | telephone. lighting and power lines. railroads. canals. wells. tunnels shaft~. and all other works of every kind aua description. The carrying on af an. business not specially forbidden Boy tIl- laws of tn Territory of Arizona | For al these purposes. the cuurafs.- ! shall have the power 10 carry ou ItS business in the United States rT Amer ! lea and in all other couEtri-s iu tb- world.
 | Third-Thc capital stock Of the co-- poration shall be one hundred thou-- and dollars IS1000O0.Oel divided iutB
 one hundred thuusanL shares ar rE-- ! par value of one dollar each. and salE stock shall se issued full paid and nom assessabIe. at such time as tl- bulr | Of directors may designate iu exch-iuz- for cash. property. services. .o- other valuable right or thing. and the juJs-
 ment of the directors as to Jhe vaIu- l thereof shcIl be conclusive ! Fourth-The time of the coumeuce- ment of this corporation shall be th- | date of the filing Of these articles ,1- ! incorporation 5n the office of the audi
 tor of Arizona cnd the termination thereof shall be twenty-five yeass thereafter
 Fifth-The affairs of this co-pa-at.o1 ! shall be conducted by a a board 1t ll- rectOrs, consisting of uo- less than three persons. who shall be elected eu- |
 May ot each year.
 Sixth-The highest amount of fl- | debtedness or liability. direct or Con tingent. to which this corporation s at any time subject shall be sixty-siN thousand dollars tS66.0ao). whica amount does not exceed tvo-thi-ls th- amount oS tEe capital stock Seventh-The private property of Jli-
 stockholders Of t-ss corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts ot any kind whatsoever
 Eighth-AmOng tEe powers of th-S
 body corporate shall be. first to haV- perpetual succession; second. Go sC-
 and be sued by the corporate name
 third. to have a common seal and Jr alter the samc at pleasure fourth. Goo render thu shares of the company transferable and prescribe the mode af making such transfers f7fth- rs make contracts. acquire and transfer prop crty. possessing the powers iu such re- spects as private individuals now -r- joy; sixth. to establish bylaws au1 make all rules and regulations deem ed cXpcdient for the mauaz-wsu- s- the afs-irs of the coUnlny- Tn witness whereof We have he--u--
 to sot OUT hands and seals ,ilrrh S 1906
 l ISeaD THOMAS IT. ARMSTRONG (SeaD EMIL EBUSPACHER. 1 (SeaD VALENTINE ROBINSON Signed and sealed 5n the presence ,C- CHAS- EDGAR MILLS. TIMOTHY HURLEY State of New York. City and Cocn-y of Now York ss;
 Before me. Charles Edgar Mills l ! commissioner Of deeds fo- the Terri tory of Arizona. in and for said sta.e and county of New York on this day ! personally appeared Thomas IT. Arm strong Em51 Ebers7acher- and Nal-l- tine Robinson. known 10 me -o b. the l persons whose names are SubScrlb-sI to the foregoing instrument. and ar- ] knowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consider | atiOn therein expressed
 Given under my hand and official | seal this eighth day of March | CSeaD CHARLES EDGAR MILLS Commissioner of Deeds for The Terri tory e Arizona n New York