Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-11
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 ineorporators 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 II.
 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 ton; 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; t'
 raise, buy or breed, and otherwise ac auire, own or hold and deal in all kind
 of live stock; to conduct general liv' stock and cattle business, and fo that purpose, to own, acquire, con trol and dispose of real es
 tate, cattle ranges and ranel
 properties, of every kind and deserip X 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 thi
 corporation at its principal place o
 business, to establish agencies of sai corporation at other places within sai Gila County for the accomplishment o any of the foregoing purpose.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corpOratio is and shall be the sum of Fifty Thor sand Dollars, divided into two thor sand shares of the par value of Twenty five Dollars each, and when issued sha be fully paid in cash, and shall thereai ter be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this co poration shall commence on the day the filing of these Articles of Inco poration in the office of the County Re order of Gila County, Arizona, and certified copy thereof with the Audit' 5 of this Territory, and shall continu 3 for period of twenty-five years ther 5 after.
 ARTICLE V.
 The business of this corporation sha be conducted by a Board of Director consisting of not less than five, nor mo { than fifteen, who shall be stockholde 3 of this corporation, to be elected ann s ally at the annual meetings of tl $ stockholders, and the number decide S upon and elected at any annual electi' ' shall constitute the Board of Directo { for that year. A meeting of the stoc