The Arizona sentinel., 1906-10-03
Articles of Incorporation of The Yuma Creamery Company

Know All Men by These Presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day associated our selves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and for such purpose do adopt these articles of incorporation Article 1. Section l. The names of the corporatorS are O. c. Johnson, A. L. DeNIund and A. H. Kent. Sec. ,. The name of the corporation shall be The Yuma Creamery Company. Sec 3. The principal place for the transac- tion of the business of the corporation shall be at Yuma county, Arizona Territory Article .
 The general nature of the businesd proposed 1 to be transacted by the corporation is to manu- facture, buy, sell, import export. and generally deal in cheese butter, buttermilk, oleomargar- inc and butterinei to buy, sell, import, export and generally deal in milk and all kinds of dairy and creamery products. Article 3. Section l. The authorized amount of the cap ital stock of the corporation shall be Ten Thou sand Dollars, divided into four hundred shares l of the par value of Twenty five Dollars each. Sec. 2. The Board of Directors may cause said capital stock, or any part thereof. to be subscribed or paid for in ncash, in the purchase or exchange transfer of real or personal property, or for services rendered, and to issue or cause to be issued any part CT all of the eapi tai stock as required, at any time, or from time to time and when so issued it shall be fully paid and non- assessable. and in the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of the property pur chased or transferred or exchanged or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 Sec. 3. No dividends shall be declared or paid on unissued stock and no stock shall be sold or issued for less than par. Article f.
 The time of the commencement of this corpo- ration shall be the date of the filing of certi- fled copy of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Territorial Auditor and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Article 5.
 Section 1. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of Directors com posed of five stockholders of the corporation. Sec. 3 The first board of directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their first meet ing, and thereafter the board of directors shall be elected by the stockholders at the annual stockholders meetings.
 
 power and authority to fill any and all vacan- cies occurring in the membershipof said board by appointment
 Article 6.
 The annual meetings after the organization, shall be held on the first Monday in October in each year. after the year 1906.
 Article '. The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility, direct contingent, to which this corpo- ration is at any time subject is Five Thousand Dollars.
 Article S.
 The private property of each officer and stockholder of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 30th day of July, 1906.
 O. c. JOHNSON,
 A. L. DEMUND,
 A. H. KENT Territory or Arizona s
 County of Yuma
 Before me, a Notary Pubic in and for the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared 0 c. Johnson. A. L. DeMund and A. H. Kent known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 31St day of July, A. D. 1906
 A. G, Moore [SealJ Notary Public My commission expires August 28, 1909. First pub August ?, 1906