Graham guardian., 1907-03-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of The
Cooperative Ice & Creamery Co.
Know ALE MEN pY THESE PRESENTS,

KNOW ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS
That we, f. Hubbard, Oscar Webster W. E
Platt, Bert Hopes, w. W Pace, A. Z. Jacobson
and T. NJ Alfred, have this day and by these
PRESENTS associated ourselves together, foi the
purpose OF forming corporation, under the
laws OF the Territory of arizona, and have
adopted the following as our Articles of lncor-
poratien
Article l. The names of the CorpoIatoIs
hereof are +, Hubbard Oscar Webster, W, e.
Patt. Bert Hopes, W, W. Pace A, Jacob
son and Il. NJ. Alfred all residents OF the cOun-
ty Of Graham In the Territory Of Arizona.
Article H. The name adopted for this cor
poration is The Cooperative Ice and Creamery
Company" and the principal place for the
transaction OF It's business, Is at the town of
Thatcher in Graham county In the Territory
of Arizona.
Article III, The general nature of the busl'
ness to be transacted by said corporation, Is to
own aud operate creamerieS for manufacturing,
buying and selling all dairy and creamery
products, and TO deal in all kinds of property;
both real and personal including merchandise
and farm products to own and operate an Ice
plant for the manufacture ard sale Of ice; and
10 keep and maintain cold storage, 70 own
and operate an electric light plant, OF electric
power pant within the town of Thatcher tor the
purpose Of transmitting power and light to any
point within the ella valley, and to do and per
form such other acts and things that may DC
incident and necessary to the maiu powers Of
said corporation,
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tai stock of this corporation shall be twenty.
five ousand tS25ooo) dollars, divided into
twenty-five thousand shares OF the par value
of One (Sl COY Dollar each, and at such times as
the Board OF Directors may by resolution direct
said Capital stock shall be paid into this Cor
pOrauOn, either in cash or by the sale and
transfer of real estate or personal property, for
the uses and purposes Of said corporation, IL
payment for which, shares of the Capital stock
may be issued, and the Cal ital Stock so issued
shall thereupOn aud thereby become fully paid
up and nOn-asseSSable and in the absence of
actual { aud the Judgment of the directors of
the actual value of the property so purchased
shall be conclusive.
Article " The affairs and business Of this
Corporation shall be conducted and controlled
by board of directors, consisting of seven
members "a, all Of whom shall be stockholders
Said Board Of Directors shall elect one OF its
mem berS as president and one of its members
ns ee-president. and shall also elect Il secre-
tary and treasurer,
ARTICLE vi
The annual election for Directors shall be
held on the first Monday in June of each and
every year, and until said first annual election,
+, Hubbard, Oscar Webster. W. e. Platt, Bert
Hopes, W. W. Pace, A. h. Jacobson and i. NJ.
Alfred, all Of whom are stockholders herein
shall constitute the first Board OF Directors
Article VII. The Board of Directors are en-
powered to ordiau and establish all bylaws
and regulations necessary TO the mana cement
and business of said COrpOrlti ton, and alter and
repeal the same at pleasure,
Article VIII. This Corporation may com
mence business on the filing of these Articles
for record in the Office of the County Recorder
of Graham County, aud hllng certified copy
thereof in the ONCE of the Auditor of the Ter
riiory of Arizona, and continue to exist for
twenty-five years thereafter,
Article TX The highest amount of indebt-
edness TO which this Corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall not exceed two-thirds
of its capital stock.
Article Y. The private property of Stockhol-
ders shall be exempt from Corporate debts.
hands this the 9Th day of February A. d. 1867.
FREE HUBBARD
o. II. WEBSTER
W. K. PLATT
BERT HOPES
". W. PACE
A. f. JACOBSON
Il, NJ. ALLIED
TeeFritG'sy ln'5 % q aAIEs@ AIIsOna' IS
Before me- G Orge II, Crosby, Jr, a Notary
Public, In and for Graham County, In the Ter
ritOry of Arizona, on this day personally ap-
peared + Hubbard, Oscar webster, W, X. Plat,
Bert Hopes, W. W Pace, A. e, jacobson and
E, NJ. Alfred, known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed TO the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged to me that they
and each Of them executed the same for the
purpose and consideration ~ reren expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF: /, have
hereto set my hand and affixed my
lSEALl Notorial Seal on this the 9Th day OF
February A. ID, 1907
GEO, II. CROSBY, Jr.
Notary Public in and for Graham County,
Arizona.
MY commission expires January u, 1911.