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following copy of the same, with the
original thereof now on file, and de-
| clare it to be a correct transcript
therefrom and of the whole thereof.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the Territory
of New Mexico, at the City
| (SEAL) of Santa Fe, the Capital
on this 18th day of April.
A. D. 1908.
NATHAN JAFFA,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Certificate of Incorporation of The
Independent Hardware Company.
We, James F. Hinkle, j. L. Mabie,
w. M. Atkinson, L. K. McGaffey, of
Roswell, New Mexico, and John R.
Joyce, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, here
by voluntarily associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of organizing
and Incorporating The Independent
Hardware Company, and we do GER
tify
FIRST.-That the name of said
corporation is and shall be THE IN
DEPENDENT HARDWARE COMPA-
NY
SECOND That the purpose for
which such corporation is organized
and incorporated in the wholesale
and retail buying and selling and
dealing in hardware, tinware, machin-
cry, pipe, casing, engines, plumbing
and plumbing fixtures, buggies, wa
gons, automobiles, farming nipple
ments, wire. windmills, and all other
such business; also maintaining a
tin and repair shop and ma1ufactur-
ing establishment; also to own
lease. rent, sell or transfer real es-
tate.
THIRD That the capital stock
Of such corporation shall be sixty
thousand dollars (s60 ,OOO.0O) divided
into six hundred shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
each: and the number of shares sub
scribed for by each party hereto is:
James F. Hinkle, 100 shares;
]. l.. Mabie, $50 shares:
w. NJ. Atkinson, so shares;
L. K. McGaffey, 100 shares;
John r. Joyce, 200 shares.
FOURTH That the principal
place of business is and shall be Ros-
well, Chaves county, New Mexico
FIFTH That the agent of said
company shall be James F. Hinkle,
Dostoffice address Roswell, New Mex
ico
SIXTH That the number of di-
rectors of said corporation shall be
five, and the names of those who
shall act for the first three months
are as follows: James F. Hinkle, J.
l.. Ma.bie, w. NJ. Atkinson, L. K. Nc
Gaffey and John R. Joyce, and the
amount with which the company will
commence business is sixty thousand
dollars (S6O, 100000
SEVENTH The time of existence
of this corporation shall be fifty
years from the date of filing of this
certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the
undersigned, have hereunto set our
hands and seals this sth day of April,
1908. (Signed)
JAMES F. HINKLE (SeaD
]. L. MABIE (SeaD
w NJ ATKINSON (SeaD
l.. K. McGAFFEY (SeaD
JOHN r. JOYCE 0SeaD
Territory of New Mexico, County of
Chaves:
On this 9th day of April, 1908, per
so1ally appeared before me James F.
Hinkle, J. l. Mabie, w NJ. Atkinson,
L. K McGaffey and John R. Joyce,
known to me to be the persons des-
cribed in and who executed the fore
going instrument and acknowledged
that they executed the same as their
free act and deed.
In Witness Whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed my Off
cial seal ON this the day and year
first hereinabove mentioned.
(Signed) CLAUDE HOBBS,
(SEAL) Notary Public
Endorsed:
No. 5424. Cor. Reed. Vol 5, page 537.
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORA-
TION OF THE INDEPENDENT
HARDWARE COMPANY
Filed in office of Secretary of New
Mexico April II, 1908. p M
NATHAN JAFFA, Secretary.
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