Graham guardian., 1907-02-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The
Cooperative Ice & Creamery Co
K NOW All MEN BY rHEsE rnrsENrs.

Know ALL NBN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, F, Hubbard, Oscar Webster ", e.
Platt, Bert Hopes, W. W Pace, A, f. Jacobson
and f. NJ Alfred, have this day ana by these
PRESENTS associated ourselves together, fOi the
purpose OF forming q corporation, under the
laws OF the Territory OF Arizona, and have
adopted the following as our Articles Of lncor-
poratisn
Article l. The names of the Corporators
hereof are f, Hubbard, Oscar Webster, W e,
Platt Bert Hopes W W Pace, A. Il Jacob
son aud T.. NJ. Alfred all residents OF the ooun
ty Of Graham in the Territory of Arizona.
Article II. The name adopted for this cor
porationis "The Cooperative Ice and Creamery
Company" aud the principal place for the
transaction OF its business, is at the town Of
Thatcher. in Graham county in the Territory
Of Arizona.
Article III, The general nature Of the busi
ness to be transacted by said corporation, Is to
own and operate ereameries for manufacturing
buying and selling all dairy and creamery
products and 10 deal in all kinds of property;
both real and personal including merchandise
and farm products, to own and operate an lee
plant for the manufacture ard sale Of ice; and
to keep and maintain u cold storage, to own
aud operate an electric light plant or electric
power pantwthin the town OF Thatcher Tor the
purpose of transmitting power and light TO any
point within the Gila valley, and to do and per
form such other acts and things that may be
incident and necessary to the main powers OF
sAAu NoAibiaNAbht
Article ~, The authorized amount of capt.
tai stock of this corporation shall be twenty
Ave ousand s25ooo dollars, divided into
twenty-five thousand shares of the par value
of One tSl COZ Dollar each. and at such times as
the Board OF Directors may by resolution direct
said Capital stock shall be paid into this Cor
poration, 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 "a 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 board of directors, consisting OF seven
member (7l, ell of whom shall be stockholders
| Said Board of Directors shall elect one of its
| mem bers as president and one of its members
as viee-president, and shall also elect secre
| tary and treasurer,
ARTICLE VI
The annual election for Directors shall be
held on the first Monday iu June OF each and
every year. and until said first annual election,
+. Hubbard, Oscar Webster W. E. Platt Bert
| Hopes, W, W, Pace, A, E. Jacobson, and Il. 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
and regulations necessary to the management
and business of said Corpor .tion, 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 iling 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 TX, The highest amount of indebt-
| edness 70 which this Corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall not exceed two-thirds
| of its capital stock.
Article X. The private property of StocKhol-
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 HUHBARn
o, f. WEBSTER
W, f. PLATT
BERT HOPES
w. W. PACE
A, T., JACOBSON
y, NJ. ALLKEn
Territory of Arzona,( a.
q unity of Graham. %
Before me, G orge H. Crosby, Ir Notary
Public In and for Graham County, in the Ter
ritory of Arizona, on this day personally APP
peared, f Hubbard Oscar webster, W. L. Plat
Bert Hopes W. W. Pace, A. L. 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 ofthem executed the same for the
purpose and consideration therein expressed.
in WITNESS WHEREOF: !, have
hereto set my hand and affixed my
lsEAL) Rotorial Seal on this the 9th day OF
February A. d, 1907
GEO. II, CROSBY Jr.
Notary Public in aud for Graham County,
Arizona
Ny commission expires January " 1911.