Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION zs- .. OF ,fii ,-s G-t, MIAMI LAND AND IMPROVEMENT
 COMPANY

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 That we, c. D. Reppy, of Stafford, County of Graham, Territory of Ari- zona; c. D. Stephens, of Fort Thomas, County of Graham, Territory of Ari- zona;HJ. c. Phillipson, w. L. Hagen, J.. H. Davis, s. II. Van Slyck, of Globe, County of Gila,. Territory. of Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpora tion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the ineorporators are c. D. Reppy, c. D. Stephens, J. c. Phil lipson, w. l.. Hagen, J. H. Davis and $. H. Van Slyek. The name of this corporation shall be and is ~ MIAMI LAND AND IMPROVEMENT
 COMPANY.
 The principal place of the transaction of the business of this corporation shall be and is at Globe, County of Giia, Territory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of the stockholders and directors shall be held, provided, that branch offices may be established at such places, either within or without the Territory of Arizona, as may at any time be determined by the Board of Directors, where the meetings of the stockholders and directors may be held, and at such places any and all business may be transacted which may not be in conflict with the and all business may be transacted which may not be in conflict with the laws of the Territory of Arizona, or the laws of any such State or Terri tory where the branch offices may be and maintained.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by this cor poration shall be as follows, to wit:
 To do a general real estate business and in that connection to; acquire by purchase, location or in any otherwise whatsoever real estate of all classes, agricultural lands, mines and mining claims and mining property; to own, hold, develop, improve and otherwise use the same and to sell, exchange, pledge, hypothecate, lease and let the same; to lay out townsites 1 and to deal in and with the town lots and property so laid out; to make con tracts to purchase or otherwise acquire | real estate, mines and mining claims and property and to make contracts to | dispose of the same; 10 erect, construct | and maintain buildings and improve ments of all kinds and character and to | lease and let the same and collect the l rents therefore; to conduct stores and to engage in the mercantile business; | to erect, operate and maintain boarding houses, lodging houses and hotels; to | deal in and with all kinds of personal l property, stocks, bonds and securities; ! to acquire, hold, operate maintain and | dispose of electric lighting, power and water plants, gas works; sewer systems | and street railways; to borrow money | and execute notes, bonds, mortgages | and other evidences of indebtedness to i secure the same; to loan money on rec ognized securities; to acquire, hold and | dispose of franchises; to engage in the | abstract business, and in general to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary to conduct the affairs of this 
 
 ARTICLE III. The authorized capital stock of this is and shall be Sixteen thou sand dollars, divided into One hundred | and sixty shares of the par value of | One hundred dollars each. Each share of stock when issued shall be fully paid for in cash or in property of a cash equivalent, and such stock when so issued shall become forever non-assess- able.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of | this corporation shall be the date upon which these Articles of Incorporation are filed in the office of the county | Recorder of Gila County, and a certified | copy thereof filed in the office of the Territorial Auditor of Arizona. The of this corporation shall | be twenty-five years from and after the