Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-06
OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE WoMEN's TooGERY co.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. that we the undersigned A. L. Townsend and S. D. Townsend have associated ourselves. and dc l hereby associate ourselves, for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of } Arizona. and do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation. ARTICLE I. The names Of the incorporators are A. l.. Townsend and S. D. Townsend. The name of the corporation is THE WoMEN'S TOGGERY co. and the principal place of transacting bust ness of said corporation is Bisbee, Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation Is to engage in the gen eral merchandise business and to buy and sell merchandise, both at whole sale and, retail of every nature and description and to carry on and main tain stores therefor. To engage in buying and selling and dealing in real Iestate and personal property. and to mortgage. lease and hypo.hecate the same; to own. hold. and in any way acquire real estate and personal prop erty; to own. buy. sell and deal in the stocks and bonds of corporations i tinciuding it's own1: to acquire. own, buy, sell and deal in mortgages. notes, and obligations of every nature and description; to lend money and to borrow money, and to mortgage, | pledge or hypothecate its property or any part thereof: to issue it's own notes, bonds and obligations of every kind.
 ARTICLE III. The amount of the capital stock { of this corporation authorized. is l Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (S25,- O0O) divided into two hundred and fifty shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each. and the time when and the conditions upon which 1t is to be paid in shall be as pre- scribsd by the Board of Directors of this corporation that stock of this cor poration may be issued in payment for property. rights or privileges, or ser vices and the judgement of the direc, tors as to the value thereof, shall in the absence of actual fraud, be con elusive.
 ARTICLE ". The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be upon the filing of copy of these articles, cer- tified to by the County Recorder, of Coehise County. Territory of Arizona, In the office of the Te rfitorial Auditor of said Territory ana it's termination shall be twenty-five ;,ars thereafter.
 ARTICLE V. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of three di- rectors who shall be elected by the stock holders at their annual meeting, | which shall be on the first Monday in Marca of each year. The officers of i this corporation shall be a president | vice president, secretary and treas urer, who shall be elected by the di. | rectors from among themselves, i'm mediateIy after the election of such | directors each year. No person shall | be eligible as director unless he is a | bona fide stockholder of this corpora tion. Said directors and officers shall hold office for one year, next ensuing their election, and until their | successors are elected and qualified. The board of directors shall have
  the board of directors, Or among the officers of the corporation.
 The board of directors shall have power to adoUt bylaws for the gov ernment of this corporation, not in consistent with these articles or the laws of tho Territory of Arizona, and amend the same.
 The directors for the first year and until their successors are elected and qualified are A L. Townsend. Charles & Wood and S. D. Town send, and the officers for the first year. and untfl their successors are elected are as follows: Charles s. Wood. president, s. D. Townsend. vice president. 4. L. Townsend, sec. retary and treasurer
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation may become subject at any time. is the sum of fourteen thousand dollars (s14,000).
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts or liabilities of every kind. of this cor poration.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24th day of March, 1909
 4. l.. TOWNSEND.
 s. D. TOWNSEND. Territory of Arizona, County of CO
 chise. ss.
 Before me, George H. NeaIe, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Co., chise. Territory of Arizona, personally appeared. A. L. Townsend and s. D. Townsend known to me to be the per sons who are subscribed to the fore going instrument. and each acknowl- edged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and considera- tiUh thcTein expressed.
 Given ahdCr my band and seal of office this 24th day of March, 1909
 My commission expires the 9th day of February, 1913
 (SEAL-) GEORGE H. NEALE,
 Notary Public.