Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the
The Commercial Automobile Company


Know all men by these presents;
That we, the undersigned, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming a corporation un-
der the laws of Arizona, and to that
end do certify and declare:
Firsty The names of the Incorporate
ors are Herbert II. Hennigin, 1853
Garfield Blvd. Chicago. James w.
Prescott, 44O Diamond St. Pitisburg
Pa, John Wright. 363s Rhodes Ave,
Chicago, Edward G. Jenkins, 1924
Rhodes Ave, Chicago, Harry t. Can
non, 109 w. 81 Place, Chicago. and +.
B. Crossley. 81 f. Lake St. Chicago.
and the name of the corporation shall
be The Commercial Automobile Com
pany. The principal place of business
of the corporation in Arizona shall be
at Phoenix, and the principal office
outside of Arizona shall be at Chicago.
state of Illinois. and the corporation
may have such offices either within
or without the territory of Arizona as
may be established by the board OF
directors. at which offices meetings of
the board of directors may be held.
Second: The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted is
as follows. to-wit: to manufacture.
sell. lease, and operate any kind and
all kinds of automobiles or power
driven vehicles. To make contracts.
To purchase lease. bond, locate or 9TH
erwise acquire. own. exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of. pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate. and deal in real
estate. and any and all kinds of prop
erty. water and water rights and ma
chinery, and to work. operate and de-
velop the same; in general, to do all
things necessary to the proper con-
duct of the business of this corpora
ton and not inconsistent with the
laws of the United States and the ter
ritory of Arizona.
Third: The capital stock shall be two
hundred thousand dollars (s2G0.00o.oo;
divided into 1000 shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars Cs100.O0)
each and the said stock shall be is
sued, full paid and worcestershire al
such time or times as the board of di-
rectors may designate. in exchange
for cash, property. services, or other
valuable right or things. and the judg-
ment of the board Of directors as
To the value thereof shall be conclu-
siye.
Fourth: The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing OF a certified copy
Of these articles of Incorporation in
the office of the Auditor of Arizona.
and the termination thereof shall be
twenty-five years thereafter. with
privilege of renewal as provided by
law.
Fifth: The affairs of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by the board
of directors consisting of not less than
five persons and not more than seven
persons, and Herbert II. Hennigin
1853 Garfield Ave. Chicago. James
w. Prescott. 440 Diamond St, Pitts
burgh, Pa. John Wright, 3639 Rhodes
Ave. Chicago. Edward G. Jenkins
3424 Rhodes Ave. Chicago. Harry
Cannon. 10s w. 81 Place. Chicago. and
F. b. Crossley. 81 Lake St. Chicago
shall constitute the board of directors
| until the annual stockholders meet
| ing which shall be held on the second
Tuesday of each and every October
commencing in 1907. The directors are
empowered to make such prudential
| bylaws as they may deem necessary
for the management of the corpora
ton. to fill vacancies in the board
and to appoint an executive commit
tee. with such power as they may con-
| fer.
Sixth: The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability. direct or con-
tingent, to which this corporation Is
at any time subject shall be one hun
! bred and twenty thousand dollars
| ($120. 000.00) which amount does no,
exceed two-thirds the amount of the
capital stock.
Seventh: The private property OF