Graham guardian., 1907-02-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Solomon Wickersham Company.
Know ALL MEN NJ rHrsE PRESENTS;

That we, D. W. wickersham, Charles F. Solo
mon, Maury Grider of Stafford, Graham county
Arizona, E. b order of Globe, Gila county
Arizona, and Jennie solomon of El Paso. Texas
have this day voluntarily associated ourselve,
together for the purpose Of forming corpora
ton under the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona
and we hereby certify, acknowledge and adopt
the following Articles of Incorporation
Article The names of the incorporator,
of this company are; d. w Wickersham
Charles +. Solomon, Jennie Solomon, MaurN
Grider and Il. B. Grider 'f'F~ ~1a
ARTICLE II The name of this corporation is
and shall be- The solomon-wiekershani Com
pany.
ARrIcLE III.-The location of Its principa
place OF business in the Territory shall be a
Stafford, Graham county, Arizona.
ARTICLE " That the purposes for which Il
Is formed are; To buy and sell az wholesale re
tail or otherwise all kinds Of goods, wares and
merchandise to buy and sell personal, real and
of evidences of Indebtedness; to receive or
depo sit or otherwise trust funds of individuals
to do general banking business; to issue certi
ficates of deposit or Indebtedness upon interest
or otherwise, and with or without conditions
as to time of payment; to invest or loan money
upon commission or otherwise; to purchase
hold, own, sell, mortgage. and convey such real
estate as may be necessary for carrying on the
business of said corporation, and such other
real property as may be taken in security fol
or in payment of debts owing to said corpora
tion; and in addition to carrying on business OF
said corporation al its principal place OF bust.
ness, to establish agencies of said corporation
al other places within the Territory of Arizona
or elsewhere for the accomplishment of any OF
the foregoing purposes
ARTICLE V.-The highest amount of indebted.
ness or liability, direct or contingent, to which
this corporation shall at any time be subject
shall in no cGse eeXceedtwo-thirds of the amount
of its capital stock.
ARTICLE VI.--The stockholders private prop,
eTty shall be exempt from all liability for cor.
pOrate debts of any kind.
ARTICLE VII.-The amount of the capital
sand (S50,00O) dollars. divided into five hundred
5000 shares of the par value of one hundred
(slOON dollars each, to be fully paid when issued
and non-asSesSable.
ARTICLE YIII.-The cooperative powers OF
this company and the conduct of the affairs
thereof shall be vested in Board Of Directors
composed of not less than five (5) persons, who
shall be stockholders The fest directors shall
be D, W. Wickersham, Charles r. solomon,
Jennie solomon, Maury GTider and f. b. Grlder
who shall hold office until the third Tuesday IN
January 1908, and until the election and quail
fCatiOn Of their successors. Hhe annual meet.
ing ofthe stockholders Of this corporation shall
be on the third Tuesday In January of each and
every year hereafter at which meeting the di.
reCtOrs of this corporation shall be elected, said
annual meeting shall be held In Stafford, Gra-
ham county. Arizona, at the office Of this
company,
ARTICLE IX.-The officers of this corporation
shall be president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer and such minor officers as the
Board of Directors may from time to time deem
it expedent to appoint. The officers of this
company shall be elected annually on the third
Tuesday in January and each officer shall be a
director in this corporation. The offices Of Sec
retaTy and treasurer may, in the discretion OF
the directors be held by one person.
ARTICLE N.-The corporate existence of this
company shall commence on the day of the FL
ing of these articles of incorporation in the Of,
fee Of the county recorder of Graham county,
ARIZONA, and certified copy thereof with the
auditor ofthiS territory and shall continue for
the period oftwenty-fiye years thereafter,
ARTICLE XI.-The Bylaws of this corporation
shall be adopted at meeting of the stookhold.
ers 10 be held for that purpose as soon as prac.
ticable after the signing Of these articles, and
the same may be changed altered or amended
a. q special meeting of the stockholders called
for that purpose by majority 4 the stock or at
any annual meeting of said stockholders.
In witness whereof, we and each of us have
hereunto set our hands and seals this Sth day of
January A, 1907.
D, W. wIcKERsHAM lSeall
JENNIE SOLOMON tSeall
CHAS. f. SOLOMON lSeall
NAUY GRIDER lSeall
e. B. GRIDER Seall
Territory of Arizona,l 90
County OF tiraham.l
Before me, K. W. Clayton, a not ry pubic,
in and for Graham county, Arizona, on this day
personally appeared D. W. Wickersham Chas
f. solomon and Naury Grider known to
me to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me that they signed the
same "a for the purposes HFr7 consideration there
Given under my hand and seal of of
lsealJ hce, this 10th day of January A, D..
1907.
=. F. W. CFAYToN, Notary lnblic.
Ny commission expires aug. Z, 1910,
territory of Ariz0nal ,,
County of Gia ~
Before me, ]. Weinberger, notary public In
and for the county of ella In The territory of
Arizona, on this day personally appeared r. B,
Grider, known to me to e the person whose
name is subscribed 10 the foregoing Instrument
and aCknowled to me that he signed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein ex-
pressed.
Given under my hand and seal of my
LSeall Office this Sth Gay of January, a. D.,
1907,
j. WEINBEIGER, Notary Public.
My commission expires March 2G, 1910.
State of TeNas ss
Comfy or El Paso( 90
Before me, A. II. Goldstein. notary public in
and for the County of El Paso, State of Texas,
on this day personally appeared Jennie Solo
mon. known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that she signed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein ex
pressed. q" 9 ~
a., 80, Given under myhaud and seal of of,
Seal fee this 18th Ndy of January, 4. D.,
1907.
A. H, GoLpsTilN, Notary Public.
My commission expires MyS 1907
territory of Arizonal
County of Gaaham SIS
Recorders Office J
!. I.Mitt Simms, County recorder of Graham
County, Arizona, do herby certify that the
above and foregoing Articls of Incorporation o
The Solomon Wickershan Company, to be a
full, correct and completelopy Ofsaid Articles,
which were filed for recOd in my office on the
18th day OF January, 100, and recorded in
Book 2 Interpretations at Iges l23 and 12I
Witness my ham and official seal,
LSeall hereto attached, 1t my office in Solo
monville, GRAHAM County, Arizona,
this 18th day of J,nuary, a. D., 1907.
MITT SINMs County Recorder.