Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF
 ARMSTRONG & PORTER CATTLE
 COMPANY
 Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation;
 ARTICLE. I.
 The names of the eorporators are: w. T. Armstrong, C. c. Armstrong and J. N. Porter, all citizens of the United States of America. The name of this corporation is and shall be: ARM STRONG & PORTER CATTLE COM PANY. The location of the principal place of business shall be in the City of Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor p0ration is as follows: To conduct a general live stock and cattle business; to raise, grow, breed, buy, and other. wise acquire, own, hold and deal in, all kinds of live stock of every description, and for that purpose to own, control and acquire cattle ranges apd ranch prop critics of every kind and description; to buy, sell, own, mortgage and deal in all kinds of personal property, wares and merchandise to own, buy, sell, mortgage and otherwise acquire and dispose of real estate of every kind; to issue bonds, mortgages, or other obligations and se- cure the same by mortgage or lien on any property of this corporation; to acquire by deed, gift, grant, or other wise, lands, leasehold estates, bonds, notes and other evidences of indebted ness, and stock of this and other cor. porations; and to do and perform all other acts or things necessary or incl dent to the purposes hereinabove set forth.
 ARTICLE TIT.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($l50,0 ,000.00) Dol lars, divided into fifteen hundred (1500) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars each, and when issued shall be fully paid in cash, or property of an equivalent cash value, property to be conveyed to this corporation with in ninety days from the date hereof and cash to be paid within ninety days from the date hereof, and said stock when issued shall thereafter be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this cor poration shall commence on the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorpor- ation in the Office of the County Re eorder of Gila County, Arizona, and certified copy thereof with the Auditor of this Territory, and shall continue for g period of twenty-five years thereafter, but its Charter rights may be renewed, before this charter expires, from time to time, for periods not exceeding twenty five years at a time.
 ARTICLE
 The business of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three, nor more than five, who shall be stockhold- CTS in this corporation, to be elected an- nuaIly at the annual meetings of the stockholders, and the number decided upon and elected at any annual election shall constitute the number of direct ors for that year. A meeting of the stockholders for the election of a Board of Directors of this corporation shall be held immediately after the signing of these Articles, and at said meeting said Directors so elected shall elect the of .ficers of this corporation and said officers and directors so elected shall serve until the second Tuesday in Nov ember 1908. The first annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shall be on the second Tuesday in Nov ember, 1908, and annually on the sec ond Tuesday in November of each and every year thereafter; said meetings shall be held in the City of Globe, Gila County, Arizona. The officers of this corporation shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be stockholders of this corporation, and shall be elected by and from the Board of Directors, at their annual meetings, and shall hold their office for the term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and quail fed. The Board of Directors may ap- point such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may reouire. The office of the Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same per son.
 ARTICLE VT.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation shall at any time be subject, shall in no case exceed two thirds of the amount of it's capital stock.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of the stock. holders of this corporation shall be cx- empt from all liability for corporate debts of any kind.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, and each of us, have hereunto set our hands,