Graham guardian., 1907-02-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Wickersham Company.
Know ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS:


Know ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS:
That we, D. W. wickersham, Charles F. Solo
mon, MauTy order of Stafford Graham county
Arizona f. B. Grider Of Globe ella county,
Arizona, and Jennie Solomon of El Paso Texas
all citizens of the United States Of America
have this day voluntarily as ,oCiated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming corpora
ton under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona,
and we hereby certify, acknowledge and adopt
the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE l. The names Of the ineorporators
Of this company are: d W Wickersham
Charles +. Solomon, Jennie Solomon, Maury
Grider and y. B. Grider.
ARTICLE IL The name of this corporation is
and shall be- The Solomon-W Wickersham Com
pany.
ARTICLE III.-The location of its principal
place Of business in the Territory shall be at
Stafford, Graham county, Arizona
ARTICLE Iv.-That the purposes for which 1t
is formed are; to buy and sell at wholesale, re-
tail or otherwise all kinds OF goods, wares and
merchandise; to buy and sell personal, real and
mixed property, stocks, bonds and all classes
of evidences of indebtedness; to receive on
deposit or otherwise tru,t funds of individuals;
to do a general banking business; to issue certi-
hcates of deposit or indebtedness upon interest
or otherwise, and with or without conditions
as to time of payment; TO invest or loan money
upon commission or otherwise; to purchase,
hold, own, sell, mortgage, and convey such real
business of said corporation, aud such other
real property as may be taken in security for
or in payment Of debts owing to said corpora.
tion; and in addition TO carrying on business OF
said corporation at its principal place OF bust
ness TO establish agencies of said corporation
At other places within the Territory of Arizons
or elsewhere for the accomplishment of any OF
the foregoing purposes.
ARTIcLE V.-The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability direct or contingent, TO which
this corporation shall at any time be subject
shall In no case exceed two-thirds of the amount
of its capital stock.
ARTICLE YI.-The stockholders private prop.
erty shall be exempt from all liability for cor
pOrate debts of any kind.
ARTICLE VII.-The amount Of the capital
stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thou
sand Cs5O,OOO) dol ars, divided into five hundred
(5oO) shares of the par value of one hundred
(slooN dollars each. to be fully paid when issued
and non-assesSable.
ARTICLE YIII.-The cooperative powers of
this company and the conduct of the affairs
thereof shall be vested in a Board of Directors
composed Of not less than ffve Isl persons, who
shall be stockholders. The fl est directors shall
be ID, w. Wiekersham, Charles +. solomon,
Jennie solomon, Maury Grider and B. Grider
who shall hold office until the third Tues 'ay IN
January 1908, and until the election and quail
| tication of their successors. The annual meet.
ing of the stockholders of this corporation shall
| be on the third Tuesday in January of each and
every year hereafter; at which meeting the di-
reCtorS of this corporation shall be elected, said
| annual meeting shall be held in Stafford, Gra-
ham county, Arizona, at the office of this
| company,
ARTICLE IX--The officers of this corporation
| shall be president vice president, secretary
and treasurer and such minor officers as the
| Board of Directors may from time 70 time deem
| 1t expedient to appoint The officers of this
| company shall be elected annually on the third
Tuesday in January and each officer shall be q
director in this corporation. The offices of sec
retary and treasurer may, in the discretion of
] the directors be held by one person.
| ARTICLE X.-The corporate existence of this
| company shall commence on the day of the FL
ing OF these Articles of incorporation in the Of
| fee Of the county recorder of Graham county,
Arizona, and certified copy thereof with the
| auditor ofthis territory and shall continue for
the period oftwentyfiye years thereafter.
ARTICLE XI.--The Bylaws of this corporation
| shall be adopted at o meeting of the stockhold-
| erS to be held for that purpose as soon as prac-
ticable alter the signing of these articles, and
| the same may be changed, altered or amended
Al special meeting of the stockholders called
| for that purpose by majority OF the stock or at
any annual meeting of said stockholders.
In witness whereof, we and each of us have
| hereunto set our hands and seals this Sth day OF
| January A. D 1907
d. W. wICKERsHAM [seall
| JENNIE Solomon fSeaI1
| CHAs. f. SOLOMON lSeall
| MAURY GRIDER lSeail
| E. B. GRIDER tSeall
Territory of Arizona os
| County of Graham
Before me, K. W. Clayton, a notlry pubic,
| in and for Graham county, rizona, on this day
| personally appeared D. W. WickerSham Chas.
| F. solomon and Aaury Grider known tQ
| me to be the persons whose names are sub
seribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me that they Signed the
| IN expressed.
/" GiRen under my hand and seal of of,
[seall fGe, this 10Th day of January A, D..
| 1907.
E,W. CLAYTON, Notary Public.
NY commission expires Aug Il l9lo.
Territary of Arizonsl 90
BEFORE me, ], Weinberger, q notary public in
and for the county of ella In he territory OF
| Arizona, on this day personally appeared 4. b,
GrldeT, known % me 70 9 the person hose
name Is subscribed to the foregoing instrument
and acknowled TO me that he signed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein ex.
| pressed.
lSeall office, this Sth day of January, A. D.,
| 1907.
j. wEISBERGER, Notary Public.
| My commission expires March 20, 1910;
State of Texas 90
| Comfy or Ell Paso) %
Before me, A. II. Goldstein. notary public in
and f6rthe County Qf Fl Paso, State Of Texas,
| on this day personally appeared Jennie Solo
| mon, known 70 me TO be fhe person whose name
| fssubsfribed TO the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that she signed the same
for the, purposes and confederation therein ex'
| pressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF Of
| lSeall fee this 18th day of January, A. D.,
1907,
a. II, GoLDsTEIN, Notary Public.
| My commission expires May 3l 1907.
| territory Of Arizoual
| County of Gaaham IS
| Recorders Office
l. Mitt Simms, County Recorder of Graham
| County, Arizona, do hereby certify that the
| above and fOreging Articles of Incorporation OF
The Solomon Wickersham Company, to be a
full, correct and complete copy of said Articles,
which were filed for record in my Office on the
18th day OF January 1907, and recorded in
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