Graham guardian., 1910-09-30
First publication Sept. 1916
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
EAGLE CREEK CATTLE COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, Y. C. Prina, George A. Olney and
Baylor Shannon do hereby associate ourselves
together and form corporation under Chap
ter ii, of Title XIII, Revised Statutes of Ari
zona, 1901, and Acts amendatory thereto, and
adopt the fol lowin & Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLE ONE
The name of this corporation is and shall bt
The Eagle Creek Cattle Company"
ARTICLE TWO
The names of the incorporators are: 2. c.
Prina, of Stafford, Arizona; George A. Olney, OF
Stafford Arizona, and Baylor Shannon, of Cliff
ton. Arizona.
ARTICLE THREE
The principal place of business of this cor
poration Is at Stafford. Arizona; but offices m ay
be established, business transacted, and meet
ings of directors and stockholders held at such
places within or outside of the Territory OF
Arizona, as the Bylaws of the company may
provide
ARTICLE FOUR
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by this company shall be: To make
contracts. purchase. hold, own, deal in, lease
mortgage sell, exchange transfer, or IN any
manner acquire or dispose of all kinds Of live
stock and personal property, and real estate
wherever situate; to own and operate stock
ranches. wholesale and retail meat markets
and slaughter houses. and to buy. sell, barter
and deal in, on commission or otherwise, al
kinds of live stock, farm, dairy or other pro.
duce and supplies; to acquire and dispose Of
the stocks or bonds of other corporations; to
borrow money. and pledge or mortgage the
property or franchises of the company as Sc
curity therefor: to do any and all things in
cidentai to the above objects that a natural
person could or might do. which now or here
after may be authorized by law.
ARTICLE FIVE
The authorized amount of capital stock Of
this corporation shall be One Hundred Thou
sand SlOO 600 OOl Dollars, divided into Ter
Thousand 100000 shares of the par value Of
Ten $1,000 Dollars per share. At such times
as the Board of Directors may direct by reso
luton, said capital stock shall be paid into
this corporation, either in cash, property Oh
rectorss, in payment for which shares of the
capital stock Of the corporation shall be issued
and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon
and thereby become and be fully paid up and
ARTICLE SIX
poration shall be the date of the fling of these
Articles in the Office of the Auditor of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five t25) years thereafter, with
vided by law.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The affairs of this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by a Board of Three Directors who
shall be chosen and elected by the stockholders
of the corporation at the regular annual meet.
ing Of stockholders, which said meeting shall
be held the third Monday in June of each and
every year; until and including the third Mon
day in June of the year 19ll said Board of Di.
rectors shall consist of George A. Olney, z. c
Prina and Baylor shannon.
ARTICLE EIGHT
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor
poration shall subject itself at any time shall
be Sixty-fve Thousand 1865. .O00.00) Dollars.
ARTICLE NINE
The private property of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be exempt from its cor
porate debts of all kinds whatsoever.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set
our hands this the 18th day of July, A ID. 1910
q. e. PRINA,
GEO. A. OLNEY,
BAYLOR SHANNON.
Territory of Arizona,l GO
County of Graham, So
Before me, A. r. Lynch. notary public in
and for the county of Graham. Territory OF
Arizona, on this day personally appeared 2. &.
Prina, George A. Olney and Baylor shannon
known to me to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged to me that they executed
the same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Witness my hand and seal of afsiaa this-ihth
day OF July, A. ID. 1910.
(SEAL) A. r. LYNCH,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires August %, 1912.