The border vidette., 1907-02-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE DUQUESNE TRADING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned have voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do make, sign, adopt, acknowledge nd publish these Articles of Incorporation.
 Art. l. ta) The names of the incorporators are H. s. Stewart, of Duquesne. Arizona, Frank H. Hereford and James Dunseath, of Tucson, Arizona.
 0bj The name of this corporation shall be The Duquesne IT. ading Company.
 (c) The principal place of transacting the business of this corporation shsll be at Duquesne, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The Board of Directors shall have power to establish other offices for this corporation at such other places within the United States of America as shall from time to time be designat- ed by them.
 Art. II. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is follows:
 (a) The owning carrying on and conduct ing of general wholesale, retail mercantile and commercial business.
 (b) The purchase and sale of personal property of every kind and character what soever.
 (c) The operation of teams and wagons for transpo; taton,
 (d) And this corporation shall have the power to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold and sell, or otherwise dispose of, the stocks. bonds and suretes of this and other corpora tioas.
 Q This corporation shall have power to transact any and all other business necessary, profitable incident to any and all of the foregoing powers.
 Art. III. The capital stock of this corpora ton shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5O ooO.- OO0 divided into One Thousand Q,cOO shares of the par value of Fifty Dollars $50 % each. Twenty Six thousand Dollars S26 900 ,OO there of shall he paid in immediately after the corporation is authorized to do business The balance of said capital stock shall be issued and sold, otherwise disposed of, at such times and upon such terms the Board of Directors of this corporation may provide,
 Art. W. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of the Articles of Incorpora- tion with the Territorial Auditor of the Ter ritory of Arizona, and it's termination shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 Art. V. [al The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board Of Directors consisting of three members, who shall be elected annually on the first Monday in Fe- bruary of each year. The Board of Directors, until the first annual election on February l, 1908. shall be H. T. Herr. of Denver. Colorado. c. A. Bankerd and H. $. Stewart. of Duquesne, Arizona.
 (b) The other officers of this corpor ation shall be President, Vice president. Secretary and Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by one person.
 (c) The Board of Directors may from time to time create such others offices, and fill the same, they may deem advisable or necessary.
 (d) All officers shall hold their office until their successors elected appointed and qualified or until their offices are abolish ed.
 Art. VI. The highest amount of indebt- edness or liability to winch this corporation is at any time to subject itself is the of Thirty Thousand Dollars (S3O.OOOOO.)
 Art. VII. The private property of the stockholders and officers of thIs corporation shall be exempt fro any and all liability for corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this 5th day of February, 1906,
 [Seall H. $. Stewart
 ISeal1 Frank II. Hereford.
 [Seall James Dunseath.