Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
KEITH THEATER COMPANY

Know All Men by These Presents:
That we, the undersigned, have this
day voluntarily associated ourselves to,
gether for the purpose Of forming cor.
poration under the Laws of the Terri.
tory of Arizona, and for that purpose
do hereby adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation.
| ARTICLE l. The names Of the cor.
| porators are: Edward Il. Keith aud
Sam R. Sprecher, both residents Of
Globe, ella County, Arizona. The mama
of this corporation is and shall be
KEITH THEATER COMPANY. The
location of the principal place of bust
ness shall be in Globe, CHA County,
Arizona; provided, however, that branch
Offices may be established either within
or without the Territory Of Arizona,
from time TO time as the Board of
Directors shall see fit, where meetings
of the directors and stockholders may
be held.
| ARTICLE III. The general nature Of
/ the business to be transacted by this
corporation is as follows: TO conduct,
operate and maintain, at such places
rs the Board of Directors may deem
advisable, theaters, show houses and
places of amusement, where public per.
formances may be given and where the
public may be provided with amusc
ments of various natures, and in that
connection to own, buy, sell, mortgage,
lease and otherwise acquire and dis.
pose Of real estate and personal prop
erty of every kind aud description; to
issue bonds, mortgages or ether ohliga.
ti0ns and secure the same; - deal in,
buy sell or otherwise acquire stocks,
bonds or securities of this and other
corporations, firms and individuals; TO
maintain and operate heating, lighting
and power plants necessary and Incl
dental to the business of this corpora
ton; and in general to do anil perform
all such acts necessary or inc. dental to
the purposes hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE III. The amount of the
capital stock of this corporation is and
shall be Seven THOUSAND Five Hundred
($7, 500.00) Dollars. divided into seven
hundred fifty (750) siarcs of the par
value of Ten $4,000 Dollars each, and
when issued shall be fully paid 10 cash
or property Of an equivalent cash value,
the said stock when issued shall be
thereafter non assessable.
ARTICLE ". The corporate exist.
ence of this corporation shall commence
on the day of the fling of these Articles
of Incorporation in the Office of the
County Recorder of ella County, Ari.
IONA Territory, and shall continue for
period of twenty-five years thereafter.
ARTICLE V. The affairs Of this cor
poration shall be conducted by a Board
of Directors, consisting of not less than
three (3), nor more than five 80, who
shall be elected annually from among
the stockholders at the annual meeting
of the stockholders. in Globe, Arizona,
on the first Tuesday in March of each
year, and until such annual meeting the /
following named stockholders shall con.
stitute the Board of Directors: Edward 1
X. Keith, Sam r. Sprecher, II. II. Pratt,
N. c. Coffee and Frank NJ. Ringgold |
Such Board shall adopt bylaws, APP
point officers and agents, and have !
charge of the business affairs of this cor
poration. The officers of this corpora |
ton shall be a President, Vice.Presi- /
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who |
shall be elected annually by and from
among the Board of Direc tors at their
annual meeting and until such annual
meeting the following named persons
shall act as officers of this corporation, /
to-wit: President, Edward II. Keith;
Vice President, Sam X. Sprechcr; Sec I
rotary, Frank NJ Ringgold; Treasurer.
VI. RI. Pratt.
ARTICLE VI. The largest amount
of indebtedness, direct or contingent, to
which this corporation shall at any time
be subject, shall in no case exceed two
thirds of the amount of it's capital stock. |
ARTICLE Wiz The private proper.
ty of the stockholders of this corpora.
ton shall be exempt from all liabili-
ty for corporate debts of any kind.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, and
each of us, have hereunto set our hands,
this 18th day of February, A. d. 1908.
EDWARD II. KEITH (Seal) /
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