Graham guardian., 1908-07-03
LIST Publication May 2s-6t
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The
GILA VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIA-
TON.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, in order TO form q
corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated,
Of 4 Arizona, do hereby certify as follows:
First. The names of the incorporators are
Geo: A: olney. Geo. P. Jacobson. Nit simms,
" T. ilams, John J. Birdno, I'd Branch and
Second. The name of the corporation is and
shall be The Gila valley Fair Association
Third. The principal place Of business of
ham County, Arizona.
Fourth. The general nature of the business
70 be transacted by this corporation shall be:
gage, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any man.
ner acquire or dispose of real property where
ever situate; to contruct, o ect, MAINTAIN, sell,
mortgage or lease, buildings, houses, barns,
grand stands. fences. and improvements OF
every kind and description. upon any lands
acquired by the said corporation: TO purchase
hold, own. mortgage, sell, pledge. transfer, or
every character, necessary to the purposes of
the corporations; to lay out, organize, equip
operate and maintain, Fair Associations, Race
ions, Parks, Groves, Orchards, and Sporting
and Athletic Grounds of every description; to
conduct, operate, and maintain fairs. ball
Ing meets Of every description, comformable to
the laws of the Territory of Arizona; to make
contracts, to borrow money, and execute notes.
bonds, mortgages, deeds of trust. or other
securities to secure the same; and to exercise in
respect to all shares OF capital stock and other
securities and Obligations, any and all rights
powers: and privileges Of indiyiduaf owners
ing any Of the Objects and powers Of sor the cor.
hotation, IL Is expressly declared and provided
that the corporation shall have power, In the
pose OF attaining and furtbering It's object, or
any OF the same, to do any and all other acts
and things. and to exercise any aud all powers
which co-partnership or natural person could
Wv ~ hAr~,
may be authorized by law.
Fifth. The authorized amount of the capital
stock Of this corporation shall be Twenty
Hundred 400 Shares Of a par value Of fifty
Dollars (s5o00) each. At such time as the
Bard Of Directors shall by resolution direct,
said capital stock shall be paid into this cor
BY tie said Hoard OF Directors, III payment Of
which. shares Of the capital stock in the cor.
poratioh shall be issued, and the capital stock
so issued shall thereon and thereby become
and be fully paid gp pd n"n,ass essahle. !.
this corporation shall be the date Of the fling
tor Of the Territory of Arizona, and tho termiri-
alton thereof shall be Twenty-Five t25) Years
thereafter, with privileges of renewal for like
psUeS e fSSasa y sY
be conducted by Board of Seven "a Directors,
who shall be elected by the stockholders OF the
corporation on the second Aanday in July of
be stockholders In the said corporation, and
shall hold Office until their successors ss..s
elected and qualified, Untii ana including
the second Monday in July, A. D.. 1905, said
Board Of Directors shall consist Of Geo. A.
Oiney. Geo. r. Jacobson, Nit simms, w. r.
ljams, John ]. B!rdno. Ed. Branch ana E. W.
Clayton The Bosgd OF directors shall have
power to appoint from among the members of
vided for by the Bylaws of the corporation,
such officers to hold Office until removed by
the said oard nt Directors or until their sue.
cessors are appointed and qualified.
Eight. The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent. to which this
corporation shall subject itself at any time,
shall be Twelve Thousand Dollars $4,000 O0j.
Ninth. The private property of the stock.
holders of this corporation shall be exempt
from its corporate debts Of any kind whatso.
ever
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
1909