Graham guardian., 1908-07-10
1st Publication May 29-6t
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of The
GILA VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIA-
TON.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned, in order to form a
corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated
under and pursuant to the laws of the Territory
OF rai Afona ab 40 hereby &C CERTIFY th as iollows
Geo. A. Olney, Geo. p. Jacobson, Nit Simms
W. +. Ijams, John ]. Birdno, Ed. Branch and
4. w. Clayton
Second. The name of the corporation is and
shall be THE Gila Valley Fair Association"
Third. The principal place of business of
the corporation is and shall be at Stafford Gra-
Fourth. The general nature of the business
to be transacted by this corporation shall be:
To purchase, hold, own, deal in, lie Sc, mort.
ner acquire or dispose of real property where
ever situate; to contTuct, erect, MAINTAIN, SELL
mortgage or lease, buildings, houses. barns,
grand grand star stands, fences. and Improvements Of
acquired by the said corporation; to purchase,
hold, own, mortgage, sell, pledge, transfer, or
in any manner dispose OF, personal property of
every character, necessary to the purposes of
the corporation; to lay out, organize eauip,
operate and maintain, Fair Associations, Race
racks, Ball Grounds, Thestres, Dancing Pavil-
and Athletic Grounds of every description; TO
conduct, operate, and maintain fairs ball
games, races. and athletic, theatrical and sport.
,ng meets of every description, comformable to
the laws of the Territory Of Arizona; to make
contracts, to borrow money. and execute notes,
'onds. mortgages, deeds of trust or other
10 SECURE lne same, ana TO exercise in
respect to all shares Of capital stock and other
securities and obligations, any and all rights,
powers. and privileges Of Individual owners;
,.i.hout in any particular limiting or restrict,
poration, it is expressly declared and provided
that the corporation shall have power, in the
carrying on of its business, and for the pur.
pose OF attaining and furtberipg its object or
any of the same, to do any and all other acts
and things, and to exercise any and all powers
which co.partnership or natural person could
DO OF exercise. and which now or hereafter
Fifth. The authorized amount of the capital
stock of this, corporation shall be Twenty
Thousand Dollars (S2OOO0.00. divided into Four
Dollars (s5O6O) each. At such time as ihe
Board of Directors shall by resolution direct,
said capital stock shall be paid into this cor
by the said Board of Directors In payment of
which. shares of the capital stock In the cor
Doration shall be issued, and the capital stoll
snd s1 Se shall pad anS sssSS
sixth. Toe time Of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of the filing
of these articles Of incorporation with the Audi
alton thereof shall be Twenty-Five (25) Years
thereafter, with privileges of renewal for like
periods as provided by law.
Seventh. The affa of this corporation shall,
be conducted by Board OF Seven "a Directors,
who shall he elected by the stockholders of the
corporation on the second Monday In July OF
eacn year Salu hoarQ OF DIRECTORS shall each
be stockholders In the said corporation, and
shall hold ofice until their successors are
elected and qualified. Until and Including
the second Monday In July, A. D., 1905, said
Board of Directors shall consist of Geo. A.
Olney, Geo. z. Jacobson, Nit Simms, W. +.
Ijams John ]. Birdno, Ed. Branch and E. W.
Clayton The Board OF Directors shall have
power to appoint, from among the memberg OF
the Directorate such officers az shall be Ero'
vided for by the ny..LaHs of the corporation,
such oflcers 70 'hGld office until removed by
the said 'oard Of 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 (sl2OOO.O0).
Ninth. The private property of the stock.
holders of this corporation she'll he exapiIt
from its corporets dgbts of any'Sind whatso-
In Witness Whereof We have hereunto set
our hands and seols, this Goth day OF May, 4. D.