Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the INDEPENDENT MEAT COMPANY

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned and herein after designated incorporators, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming and creating a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and there fore do hereby adopt the following Ar ticles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are: Chas. II. Edmondson, William F. Rose, II. V. Shell, J. A. Mcintyre and Ginn An Quong, all of Globe, Gila County, Arizona, and the name of this corpora tion is and shall be: INDEPENDENT MEAT COMPANY. The principal place for the transaction of business of this corporation shall be the City of Globe, Gila County, Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is as follows: To do a general wholesale and retail butcher business; to deal in, buy and sell all kinds of fresh, salted and cured meats, live and dressed poultry; to deal in all kinds of general merchan- disc; to erect, operate and maintain cold storage plants; to manufacture ice; to erect, operate and maintain cleo tric lighting and power plants; to issue bonds, debentures, mortgages, or other obligations and secure the same by mortgage or lien on any of the property franchises or rights of this corpora tion; to deal in, buy, sell or otherwise acquire the stocks, bonds or securities of other corporations, firms or individ uals, as well as of this corporation; tc raise, buy or breed, and otherwise ac quire, own or hold and deal in all kinds of live stock; to conduct general live stock and cattle business, and fol that purpose, to own, acquire, con trol and dispose of real es tate, cattle ranges and rancl properties, of every kind and descrip tion; to own, operate and control ho tels, restaurants and boarding houses to act as agent or broker for the pur chase or sale of live stock; and in addi tion to carrying on the business of this corporation at its principal place oi business, to establish agencies of saiC corporation at other places within sait Gila County for the accomplishment oi any of the foregoing purpose.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corporation is and shall be the sum of Fifty Thou sand Dollars, divided into two thou sand shares of the par value of Twenty five Dollars each, and when issued shal be fully paid in cash, and shall thereaf ter be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this cor poration shall commence on the day o1 the filing of these Articles of Incor poration in the office of the County Rec order of Gila County, Arizona, and ; certified copy thereof with the Audito of this Territory, and shall continue for period of twenty-five years there after.
 ARTICLE V.
 The business of this corporation shal be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than five, nor I ior than fifteen, who shall be stockhol der of this corporation, to be elected annu ally at the annual meetings of tn stockholders, and the number decided upon and elected at any annual ele,tiol shall constitute the Board of Dire tor for that year. A meeting of the stock