Graham guardian., 1908-06-12
1st Publication May 29-6t
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The
GILA VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIA-
TON.
Know ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS.

KNOW ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS:
| That we, the undersigned, in order to form a
| corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated,
| of ARIZONA, do hereby certify as follows;
First. The names of the incorporators are
| Geo. a: olney, Geo. T. jacobson. Nit Simms.
y. r. ilams, John ]. Birdno, Ed Branch and
Second, The name of the corporation is and
shall be THE ella .alley Fair Association
Ihlrd The principal place of business of
the corporation is and shall be at Stafford Gra-
| ham county, Arizona
Fourth. The, &c ersl nature of the business
70 Y, DO transacted by this corporation shall be:
10 purchase, hold, own, deal iu lie Sc mort.
gage, sell, exchange. transfer, or In any man.
ner acquire or dispose of real property where
eve situate; to contruct, G ect maintain, sell,
grand stands. fences, and Improvements of
every kind and description. upon any lands
| acquired by the said corporation; to purchase,
| in any manner di>pose of. personal property Of
every character, necessary to the purposes of
the corporation; to Jay out. organize. equip,
ions, Psgks; Grdvss, Orchards, and Snoring
and Athletic Grounds of every description, 10
conduct, a rouop operate snd meintsln fairs, ball
ing meets OF eve description, oomformable 10
the Jaws of the Territory Of Arizona; to make
contracts, to borrow money. and execute potas
| securities to secure the same; and TO exercise in
respect to ali shares OF capital stock and other
securities and obligations, any and sil riahts,
wi,hoS ana IN anH privileges Of ;ndgidual owners
, ING snY OF the objects and powers OF The cor
potau9n, " y expressly declared and provided
lnat the corporation shall have power, in the
pose o. attaining Gpd iprtbering It's object, or
any ai tae same, TO do any and all other acts
ana things, and 70 exercise any and ali powers
which co-partnership or natural person could
do or exercise. and which now or hereafter
may be sushar!yed by law.
fllth. Ibe authorized amount of the capital
hSaaad I bnsr SaS dSideS se INTO rwsa1y soay
Dollars 5000 each 1t P Such 1Io time 0t as fss ths
b ard Of Directors shall by resolution direct,
poration, either in cash or securities approved
by the said Board of Directors, in payment of
which. shares of the capital stock in the cor.
SO issued shall thereon and Thereby become
and be'fully paid UP nd non.assessabe
sixth The time of the commencement of
Of these articles of incorporation with the Audi.
tor OF the Territory of Arizona, and the tegrain,
alton thereof shalt be TWeHty. Five t25l Years
seventh. The aha RS of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of seven "a Directors,
who shall be elected by the stockholders of the
each year. Said Board of Directors shall each
be stockholders in the said corporation, and
shall hold Gtiice' until their Successors are
elected and aGaifed. Until and including
the second Monday in July, A. D.. 1905, said
Board Of Directors shall consist of Geo. A.
Olney, Geo, +, Jacobson. Nit >imms, W. r.
ljams. John ]. B'rdno. Ed. Branch and E. W.
Clayton The Board OF Directors shall have
power to appoint from amo"g the members of
the Directorate, such officers as shat be pro
vided for by the Bylaws of the corporation,
| such officers to ho.d Office until removed by
the said oard OF Directorg or ,RpNi thesr sue
ccssors are Appo,nisd and auaiifed,
ktsht. TIE highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent. TO which this
| corporation shall subject itself at any time,
shall be Twelve Thousand Dollars tSl2OO0 Co.,
Ninth. The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be exempt
| from its Corporate debts of any kind whatgo-
ever. 10 y
In Witness Whereof We lays nereuuts set
our hands and seas, ill,s goth day OF May 4, D.
W." GEO. "A. OLNEY, tSeah
GEO p JACOnSON iSaaN