Williams news., 1906-04-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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 1 for IT. the of forming ds eorPGbr Pb Laws of the Territory of Arizona. and for that purpose do adopt Articles of Incorporation" as follows, to-wit:
 The names of the eorporators of this corpora: ton are Alfred Poison, Frank o. Poison and Prince A. Melick.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation is and it shall be, "Polson Bros. Mercantile Company"
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of transaeting 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. ritory or State, if so hereafter at any time de- termined by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE ".
 All incorporators', stockholders and direct ors' meetings shall l e held at Williams. Ari- zona; except otherwise hereafter ordered by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLEV.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged by Board uf not less tha three nor more than five directors, who shall be elected an- nually, on the first Tuesday coming on or after 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, Arizona. ARTICLE VI.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($15O, ,000.00) Dollars divided into Eff teen Hundred shares, of the par value of One Hr,n6 nnllo oab. md fho cuid capital stock shall be fully paid up at the date of its issuance. and it may be paid for in morey, paipe snd the judsment u @ % and decision of she 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 merchan- disc business. or businesses, at Williams, Ari- zona, and such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy. acquire, own, hold, sell give trade, assign divert trans- and all classes and kinds of material, goods. snd a and oSer and character of property, both real and per- sonal in any IT amer 1t may deem fit 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
 
 and the brands. irons. and marks for any such live stock; and to carry on end conduct gen: eral butcher business. and to buy and sell all properties necessary for or incident to q live stock and to 8 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 estate notes, mortgages, or other securities of all and every description, collat- eral or other; and bonds. public or private municipal or corporate; and corporate shares of capital stock; and any other securities. obli- gatiOns contracts, and every evidence of in- debtedness of any character; and to sell or pledge any or all such securities; and generally 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 Arti 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 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 in no case to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
 The private property of the members ana it is hereby made forever exempt from all lia- blity 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 2lst day of March, A.D, 1906.
 ALFRED POISON. [Seall
 FRANK O. POISON. tSeal1
 PRINCE A. MELICK. tSeal1