Graham guardian., 1907-03-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The
Co Operative Ice & Creamery Co

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, f. Hubbard Oscar Webster, W. E
Platt, Bert Hopes, w. W Pace, A. 4. Jacobson
and E. NJ, Alfred, have this day and by these
resents associated ourselves together, fol the
purpose Of forming corporation under the
laws of the Territory Of Arizona and have
adopted the following as our Articles of Incor
porati0n,
Article l. The names of the Corporators
hereof are r. Hubbard, Oscar Webster, W E.
Platt Bert Hopes, w W, Pace, A, Il Jacob
son and Il. NJ. Alfred all residents OF the coun
~ of Graham in the Territory Of Arizona,
Article IL. The name adopted for this cor.
poratiOn is "The Cooperative Ice and Creamery
Company" and 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 creameries for manufacturing,
buying and selling all dairy and creamery
products, and to deal in all kinds Of property;
both real and personal intending merchandise
and farm products, to own and operate an Ice
plant for the manufacture and sale nf ice; and
to keep and maintain cold storage, to own
and operate an electric light plant OF electric
power pant within the town OF Thatcher for the
purpose of transmitting power and light 10 any
point within the ella valley, and to do aud per
form such other acts and things that may be
incident and necessary to the main powers of
said corporation,
Article " The authorized amount of capt
tai stock of this corporation shall be twenty
ave thousand s25oool dollars, divided into
twenty-five thousand shares of the par value
of One (SlO0) Dollar each and at such times as
the Board OF Directors may by resolution direct
said Capital stock shah be paid into this Cor.
pnrauon, either in cash or by the sale and
transfer of real estate or personal property, for
the uses and purposes Of said corporation, III
payment for which, shares of the Capital stock
may be issued, and the Ca 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, Gll of whom shall be stockholders
Said Board of Directors shall elect one of its
members as president and one of its members
as yice-president, and shall also elect 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. 4. Platt, Bert
Hopes, W. W. Pace, A, E. jacobson, aud E. 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
| repeal the same at pleasure.
Article VIII. This Corporation may com
mence business on the filing of these Articles
for record in the ONCE OF the County Recorder
| of Graham County, and hling a certified copy
thereof in the Office of the Auditor of the Ter.
ri;Ory 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 sublec! itself shall not exceed two-lhirds
of its capital stock.
Article Y. 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 HUBBARD
O. Il. WEBSTER
W, f. PLATT
BERT HooPEs
W. W. PACE
A. r., JACOBSON
L. NJ. ALLIED
Territory of Arzona,( as
Z unity of Graham.
Before me- G orge Il Crosby, Jr a Notary
Public, in and for Graham County, in the Ter
ritory of Arizona, on this day personally ap-
peared II Hubbard Oscar webster ", E. 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 Ofthem executed the same for the
purpose and 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, ID. 1907.
GEO, II. CROSBY, Jr.
Notary Public in aud for Graham County,
Arizona.
Ny commission expires January II, 1911.