Williams news., 1906-04-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -oF TIE Poison Bros. Mercantile
 Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned, Alfred Poison, Frank O. Poison and Prince A. Melick the cor porators, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming 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:
 The names of the corporators of this corpora ton are Alfred Poison. Frank o. Poison and ARTICLE H.
 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 Coconino County, Territory of Arizona; and it may have other places of busi- ness in the said Territory. or in any other Ter termined by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE ". All incorporators', stockholders and direct ors' meetings shall e held at Williams. Ari- the Board of Directors
 ARTICLE The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged by a Board of not less than three, nor more than five directors, who shall be elected an- nually, on the first Tuesday coming on or after the fifteenth day of February. of each and every that, until otherwise ordered by any meeting of the stockholders, such Board of Directors shall consist Of three and the following persons corporation until their successors are elected and qualified:
 Alfred Poison. of Garfield, Kansas
 Frank o. Poison, of Williams, Arizona.
 Prince A. Melick, of Willi ams, Arizona.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150O O.OO) Dollars, divided into Eff teen Hundred shares. of the par value of One Hundred ($1ooOo@ 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 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 general wholesale and retail merchant disc business or businesses, at Williams, Ari- zOna, and such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy, acquire. fer. or otherwiise 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 manner 1t may deem fit or neces- sary, or incident to the carrying and con- ducting of such merchandise business.
 To buy, sell, own, hold, lease, mortgage, or hvpothecate. give, slaughter, and otherwise and the M brands, irons. and % marks for anY such live stock; and to carry on and conduct gen. eral butcher business and to buy and sell all and any kinds of meats, hides, belts, and other properties necessary for or incident to a live stock and to a butcher business. To secure, take, purchase, own, buy, acquire, deal in. or dispose of real estate. buildings, store houses warehouses, or any interest there- in and real al estate notes. mortgages, or other eral or other; and bonds. public or private, municipal or corporate; and corporate shares gations. contracts, and every evidence of in- debtedness of any character; and to sell or 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. The time of the commencement of this corpor- | atiOn shall be the date of the filing of these Art- cles of Incorporation for record in the office of 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 a period of twenty-five | years longer, each time perpetually.
 ARTICLE K. 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 | in no case to exceed One Hundred Thousand |
 ARTICLE X.
 The private property of the members and | of this corporation shall be, and | it is hereby made forever exempt from all Ea- bilty for it's 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, A.D., 19O6
 ALFRED POISON. TSeal1
 FRANK O. FOLSOM fSealf
 PRINCE A. MELICK. iSeali TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ,,
 County of Coconino