Graham guardian., 1908-06-19
LIST Publication May 29--6t
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
Of The
GILA VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIA-
TON.
KNOW ALL MEN RY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
| That we, the undersigned, in order to form 4
corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated
| under and pursuant to the laws of the Territory
| of nzona, do hereby certify as follows:
First. The names of the incorporators are
Geo. A; Olney, Geo. 7. Jacobson. Nit Simms
". f. ltams, John J. Birdno, I'd. Branch and
| Il. w. Clayton.
Second. The name of the corporation is and
| shall be THE ella valley Fair Association y
third. The principal place of business ol
ham county, Arizona.
Fourth The ge eral nature of the busines.
10 be transacted by this corporation shall be-
| To purchase, hoid, own, deal in. 10 Sc, mort
gage, Sc /, exchange. transfer, or in any man,
ner acquire or dispose of real property where.
eve situate; to contruct, e 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 corporations TO purchase
| hold, own mortgage, sell, pledge, transfer. or
| in any manner al pose OF, personal property OF
every character, necessary to the purposes OF
| the corporation; to lay out, organize, equip,
operate and maintain, Fair Associations, Race
| Tracks, Bal Grounds, Theatres, dancing pavil-
ions, Parks, Groves, Orchards, and Sporting
| and Athletic Grounds of every description; to
conduct, operate, and maintain fairs. ball
games, races, and athletic, theatrical and sport.
lug meets OF eve description, comiormable to
the Jaws of the Territory of Arizona; TO make
contracts, to DorrUw money. and execute notes,
| bonds, mortgages, deeds of trust. or other
securities to secure the same; and to exercise in
respe I To al, shares OF capital stock and other
| securities and Obligations, any and AL rights,
powers, and privileges of individual owners;
without In any particu ar limiting or restrict
ing any of the objects and powers of the cor.
poration, IL is expressly declared and provided
that the corporation shall have power, in the
pose OF attaining and iurtbering its object, or
any of the same, to do any and all other acts
and things, and to exercise any aud all powers
which a cu-partnership or natural person cou ID
do ayprlisn and which n hnraa ttar
may be authorized by law.
titth. The authorized amount of the capital
stock of this corporation shall be Twenty
Thousand Dollars (s2vOJV0Ol, divided into Four
Hundred 400 Shares OF a par vaiue OF Fifty
Dollars $4,000 eacn. At such time as the
ard OF Directors shall by resolution direct,
poration, either in cash or securities approved
by the said board of Directors, in payment of
wni.h. shares of the capita! stock in the cor
pOraliUL sh ali be issued, and the capital stock
so issued shall thereon and thereby become
and be iuhy paid up nd n"n-ass essab.e,
sixth. The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the dat of the fling
OF these arlic es OF Incorporation with tho Audi.
tor of The Territory Of Arlzona and the termin-
alton thereof shal be TWentyFi (25) Years
thereafter with privileges Of removal for like
periods as provided by law.
seventh. 1he alta rs of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of seven (7) Directors
who shall be c,ected by the stockholders of the
corporation on the second Monday in July of
be stockholders in the said corporation, and
shall hold office until their successors are
elected and qua. .ifed. Until and inc uding
the second Monday in July, A. D. 1908, said
Board OF Directors shall consist of Geo. A.
UIney, Geo. A.. jacobson, Nit cimms. W. +.
ljamS, John ]. R.rdno, Ed. Branch and L. W.
Clayton The Board OF Directors snail have
power to appoint, from amo' the members of
the Directorate, such officers as shau be pro-
vided for by the Bylaws OF the orporation
sch officers to hold office until removed by
the said osrd oi Directors or until their sue
CessorS are appolnted and quaiiied.
Eight. The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent. 10 which this
corporation shall subject itself at any time,
shall be Twelve Thousand Dollars Csl3OUO 0OJ.
ninth. The private property Ut 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