Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF ARMSTRONG & PORTER CATTLE COMPANY


 COMPANY
 Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we the undersigned, have thii day voluntarily associated ourselves to gether for the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose dC hereby adopt the following Articles oi Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the eorporators are: W T. Armstrong, c. c. Armstrong and J N. Porter, all citizens of the United States of America. The name of thi, corporation is and shall be: ARM STRONG & PORTER CATTLE COM PANY. The location of the principa place of business shall be in the City of Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is as follows: To conduct 3 general live stock and cattle business; to raise, grow, breed, buy, and other wise acquire, own, hold and deal in, all kinds of live stock of every description and for that purpose to own, control and 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 of 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 sci forth.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($l50,OO0.OO) Dol lars, divided into fifteen hundred 1500) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($l00.00) Dollars each, and when issued shall be fully paid in cash, or property of an 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 -assessable
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this cor poration shall commence on the day of the filing of these Articles of Ineorpor ation in the Office of the County Re corder of Gila County, Arizona, and 2 certified copy thereof with the Auditor of this Territory, and shall continue foi period of twenty y-fve 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 shal be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three, nol more than five, who shall be stockhold CTS in this corporation, to be elected an nually at the annual meetings of tho stockholders, and the number decided upon and elected at any annual election shall constitute the number of direct ors for that year. A meeting of tho stockholders for the election of Boarc of Directors of this corporation shall be held immediately after the signing o1 these Articles, and at said meeting sait Directors so elected shall elect the of fieers of this corporation and said officers and directors so elected shal serve until the second Tuesday in Nov ember 1908. The first annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shall be on the second Tuesday in Nov ember, 1908, and annually on the sec ond Tuesday in November of each an( every year thereafter; said meeting' shall be held in the City of Globe, GiIi County, Arizona. The officers of thi' corporation shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, whC shall be stockholders of this corporation and shall be elected by and from tho Board of Directors, at their annua meetings, and shall hold their office fol the term of one year and until thei successors are duly elected and quail fed. The Board of Directors may ap point such other officers and agents al the business of the corporation may require. The office of the Secretary ant Treasurer may be held by the same per son.
 ARTICLE VT.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, t' which this corporation shall at any tim' be subject, shall in no case exceed two thirds of the amount of it's capital stock
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be ex empt from all liability for corporate debts of any kind.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, an' l each of us, have hereunto set our hands