Graham guardian., 1907-03-08
ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION
Of The
Co Operative Ice & Creamery Co.
,Now ALI urN Ry THESE pRrsrNra

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, +. Hubbard, Oscar Webster W. Il.
Plat, Bert Hopes, W. W Pace, A, E, Jacobson
and E. N, Alfred, have this day and by these
PRESENTS associated ourselves together, iol The
purpose OF forming corporation, under the
laws Of the Territory Of Arizona, aud have
adopted the following as our Articles of incor-
porati6n,
Article | The names of the CorpoIators
hereof are r. Hubbard, Oscar Webster, w +.
Plat Bert Hopes, " W. Pace, A. E Jacob
son and f. NJ Alfred all residents OF the Coun-
ty of Graham in the Territory of Arizona.
Article II, The name adopted for this cor
poratiOn is THE Cooperative Ice and Creamery
COMPANY and the principal place for the
Thatcher, in Graham county i'm the Territory
OF Arizona.
Article Ill, The general nature of the bust
ness 20 be transacted by said corporation, is to
own and 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
to keep and maintain y cold storage, TO OWL
aud operate an electric light plant, or electric
power pant within the town OF Thatcher for 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 be
incident and necessary to the main powers Of
said corporation,
Article w The authorized amount of capt.
tai stock of this corporation shall be twenty
FIVE thousand Cs25ooo) dollars, divided into
twenty-five thousand shares of the par value
of one SlC0 Dollar each and at such times as
the Board OF Directors may by resolution direct
said Capital stock shall be paid into this Cor.
porat ton, either In cash OF 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 IA 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 V. The affairs and business of this
| Corporation shall be conducted and controlled
| by a board Of directors, consisting Of seven
members IA, ell of whom shall be stockholders
/ Said Board Of Directors shall elect one OF its
mem bers as president and one Of its members
ps yicepresdent. and shall also elect secre-
| tary and treasurer.
ARTICLE vi
| The annual election for Directors shall be
held on the first Monday ia June Of each and
every year, aud until said first annual election,
| Il. Hubbard, Oscar Webster W, E. Platt Bert
| Hopes W. W, Pace A, E. jacobson, and f. 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 Ordian and establish all bylaws
aud regulations necessary 10 the management
and business Of said Corpor ttlon, and alter and
repeal the sans at pleasure.
Article WIN. This Corporation may com.
mence business ON the tiling of these Articles
| for record in the Office Of the County Recorder
| of Graham County, and filing a certified copy
| thereof in the Office OF the Auditor of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and continue to exist for
twenty-five years thereafter.
Article k 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 X The private property of StocRhol-
ders shall be exempt from Corporate debts.
In witness whereof: we have hereto set our
| hands this the 9Th day of February A. d.. 1907.
| FREE HUBBARD
| o. +. WEBSTER
| W Il, Plat
| BERT HOPES
| WV, PACE
| A. E. JACOBSON
| t. NJ. ALLIED
Territory Of Arizona,l &c
| unity of Graham.
Before me- G Orge II. Crosby, Jr, q Notary
| Public, in and for Graham County in the Ter
ritory Of Arizona, on this day personally APP
| peared, +. Hubbard, Oscar webster, W. e. Plat,
Bert Hopes, W, W. Pace, A. K. jacobson and
| n. 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 ofthem executed the same for the
| purpose aud consideration therein expressed.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF; l, have
hereto set my hand and affixed my
| SEAL Notorial Seal on this the 9th day of
| February A. d. 1907
| GEO. II. CROSBY, Jr.
Notary Public in and for Graham County,
Arizona
Ny commission expires January II. 1911