Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-05
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE UNITED STATES LEATHER
COMPANY OF MEXICO.

l. The name of the corporation is the
United States Leather Company of
Mexico.
2. The location of the principal place
Of business is Phoenix. Arizona. with
branch offices located in Los Angeles,
California. and Mexico City, d. F. The
Incorporation being made under the
laws of the Territory Of Arizona.
3. The object for which this corpOr-
alton is formed. is to buy and sell,
build and operate tanneries. ard to buy
and sell :he products thereof. To buy
and sell hides, skins, and pelts. to tan
the same. to buy and sell the products
made therefrOm.
To make. buy and sell shoes. harness,
betting and all articles made of leather.
To carry on a general manufactur-
| ing business To deal in merchandise.
To issue bonds and other evidences
of Indebtedness. to buy and sci! bonds
and stocks. and to do everything nee
| essary TO be done to make the corpo-
ration n success.
! 4. The capital stock shall be twenty
five million dollars ($25,0OO 0O00O), the
number Of shares shall be two hundred
and fifty thousand (25O.0OO). the
amount or face value of each share
being one hundred dollars ($100.O0)
| 5. The capital subscribed shall be
paid into the treasury of the corpora
ton in such amounts. and at such
/ times as shall be determined by the
board OF directors. The capital stock
may be divided into common and pre-
ferred, the preferred to be preferred
as to dividends. which shall not exceed
6 per cent per annum, also as to assets.
| Il the board of directors and sharehold-
ers by a majority vote shall so elect.
6. The duration of this corporation
shall be twenty-five years from and
after November 1st. a. ID. 1906.
Z. The officers of this corporation
shall be a president. two vice presi-
dents. a secretary. a treasurer. an ex-
ecutive board, a general manager. and
a board of directors. who shall have
authority to appoint such superintend-
ents as may be required for the sue
cessful conducting of the business OF
the corporation.
The annual meeting of the share
holders for the purpose Of electing its
officers shall be held on the second
Tuesday of April of each year.
8. The highest amount of Indebted
ness or liability that the corporation
shall be liable for, and subject to. at
any one time is five million dollars
! ($5. 600. 100000.
9. The private property of stock
holders shall be exempt from liability
of all debts incurred by this corpora
ton and all corporate debts contracted
by it.
10. The following names are those OF
1.-THE incorporators and the same will
represent the corporation until such
time as the officers are duly elected
and qualified.
Names. Shares Subscribed
LIN. Carter, 100 shares $40, 10000
]. Hamilton Thurston.
100 shares 100000
~. c. Wilson. 100 shares 100000
]. JepsOn. 100 shares 100000
California Leather Co.
BY T. f. Morgan. 100 shares $10,0OO.OC
r. +. del Vale, 100 shares $iO.00O.OC
J. II. Reider. 100 shares SlO.OOO.OG
State of California.
County of Los Angeles. SIS.
On this 18th day of october. in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
six. A. D.. before me, Ruth L. Flanders
n notary public in and for said county
of Los Angeles. state of California, re-
siding herein. duly commissioned and
sworn. personally appeared. ]. NJ. Car
ter. J. Hamilton Thurston, ]. c. Wilson
~. Jepson. T. Z. Morgan. r. F. de
Vale and ]. H. Reider. personally
known to me to be the persons who's
names are subscribed to the within
instrument. and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same.
In witness whereof. | have hereuntC
set my hand and affixed my ofTicia
seal the day and year in this certificate
first above written.
(SeaD RUTH z. FLANDERS.
Notary Public i'm and for Los Angeles
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