Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARMSTRONG & PORTER CATTLE
 COMPANY

| ARMSTRONG & PORTEE CATTLl
 COMPANY
 Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we the undersigned, have thi day voluntarily associated ourselves to gether for the purpose of forming a cor poration under the laws of the Territor, of Arizona, and for that purpose d. hereby adopt the following Articles O Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the corporators are: w T. Armstrong, c. c. Armstrong and J N. Porter, all citizens of the Unite, States of America. The name of thi STRONG & PORTER CATTLE COM PANY. The location of the prineipa place of business shall be in the City oi Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the bushes. proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is as follows: To conduct { general live stock and cattle business to raise, grow, breed, buy, and other wise acquire, own, hold and deal in, al kinds of live stock of every description and for that purpose to own, control anc acquire cattle ranges apd ranch prop critics of every kind and description; tc buy, sell, own, mortgage and deal in all kinds of personal property, wares and merchandise to own, buy, sell, mortgage and otherwise acquire and dispose oi real estate of every kind; to issue bonds mortgages, or other obligations and SC. cure the same by mortgage or lien on any property of this corporation; to acquire by deed, gift, grant, or other. wise, lands, leasehold estates, bonds notes and other evidences of indebted. ness, and stock of this and other cor porations; and to do and perform all other acts or things necessary or incl dent to the purposes hereinabove set forth.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($l50, ,000.00) Dol lars, divided into fifteen hundred (l500) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($l00.00) Dollars each, and when issued shall be fully paid in cash, or property of Cu equivalent cash value, property to be conveyed to this corporation with in ninety days from the date hereof and cash to be paid within ninety days from the date hereof, and said stock when issued shall thereafter be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this cor poration shall commence on the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorpor ation in the Office of the County Re- corder of Gila County, Arizona, and a certified copy thereof with the Auditor of this Territory, and shall continue for a period of twenty-five years thereafter, but its Charter rights may be renewed before this charter expires, from time to time, for periods not exceeding twenty five years at time.
 ARTICLE V.
 The business of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three, nor more than five, who shall be stockhold- CTS in this corporation, to be elected an- nually at the annual meetings of the and the number decided upon and elected at any annual election shall constitute the number of direct ors for that year. A meeting of the stockholders for the election of Board of Directors of this corporation shall be held immediately after the signing of these Articles, and at said meeting said Directors so elected shall elect the of ficers of this corporation and said officers and directors so elected shall serve until the second Tuesday in Nov ember 1908. The first annual meeting ,f the stockholders of this corporation shall be on the second Tuesday in Nov smber, 1908, and annually on the sec ,nd Tuesday in November of each and every year thereafter; said meetings shall be held in the City of Globe, Gila County, Arizona. The officers of this shall be President. Vice | President, Secretary and Treasurer. who hall be stockholders of this corporation, md shall be elected by and from the 3oard of Directors, at their annual | meetings, and shall hold their office for he term of one year and until their | uccessors are duly elected and quail jed. The Board of Directors may ap- point such other officers and agents as he business of the corporation may equire. The office of the Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same per on.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness r liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation shall at any time e subject, shall in no case exceed two hirds of the amount of its capital stock.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stock olders of this corporation shall be ex- mpt from all liability for corporate ebts of any kind.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we. and a;h of us, have hereunto set our hands. lis 18th day of September, A. D. 1907.
 w. T. ARMSTRONG.
 c. c. ARMSTRONG.
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