Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-29
First publication October 27.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE GATH MEAT COMPANY

Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned and herein after designated ipeorporators, have this day voluntarily associated our. selves together for tBe purpose of form. ing and creating corporation under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona, and therefore do hereby adopt the fol. lowing Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the ineorporators are: J. c. Gat.i, W. II. Parks and Free Hub. bard, all of Gila County, Territory of Arizona, and the name of this corpor. ation Is and shall be: CATH MEAT COMPANY. The principal place for the transaction of business of this cor. poration shall be in the City of Globe, Gila County, Arizona Territory.
 ARTICLE, II.
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is ss follows: To do a general wholesale and retail butcher business; to deal in, buy and sell all kinds of fresh, salt and cured meats, live and dressed poultry; to erect, operate and maintain slaughter houses and cold-storage plants; to issue mortgages or other obligations and se- cure the same by mortgages or liens on any of the property, franchises or rights of this corporation; to deal in, buy, sell, and otherwise acquire the stocks, bonds and securities of this and other corporations, firms or Individuals; to raise, buy or breed and otherwise &C., quire, own or hold and deal in all kinds of live stock; to conduct general livestock and cattle business, and for this purpose to own, acquire, control nnd dispose of real estate, cattle ranch es and range properties of all kinds and description; to act as agent or broker for the purchase or sale of livestock; and in addition to carrying on the bus mess of this corporation at its princi- pal place of business, to establish agen- cies of said corporations at other places within the Territory of Arizona for the accomplishment of any or all of the foregoing purposes.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of this corporation is and shall be the sum of Thirty Thous- and 100000 Dollars, divided into three hundred (300) shares of the par value of One Hundred (sl00.00) Dol. lars each, and when issued shall be fully paid in cash or property and shall there. after be non-assessable.
 ARTICLE ".
 The corporate existence of this cor poration shall commence on the day of the filing of these Articles of Incorpor. ation in the office of the County Record. CT of Gila County, Territory of Arizona, and a certified copy thereof with the Auditor of this Territory and shall con. tinue for period of twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The business of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three per sons, who shall be stockholders of this corporation, to be elected annually at the annual meeting of the stockholders.
 
 election of the Board of Directors and the officers of this corporation shall be held on the 2nd day of November, 1908, and said Directors and officers so elect cd shall serve for one year thereafter. The officers of this corporation shall be President, VicePresident, Sec retary and Treasurer. who shall be stockholders of this corporation and shall hold their offices for the term of one year and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as the business of the Company may require. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person.
 ARTICLE VI. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall in no case exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars.
 ARTICLE VII. The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from all liabilities for corporate debts of any kind
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this 24th day of October, A. D. 1908. J. c. GATH, w. H. PARKS, FREE HUBBARD.