The Arizona sentinel., 1910-09-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW AL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS, That we, the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under and pursuant to the laws ot the | Territory of Arizona, and for that pur- pose do hereby adopt Articles of Incor- poTaticn as follows:
 ARTICLE l.
 | The name of this corporation shall be the Arizona Asbestos Company
 ARTICLE 2.
 The principal place Of transacting bus | mess OT this corporation within the terri tory of Arizona shall be at Yuma in the | county of Yuma, and in the territory of | Arizona, and the principal place or | places of tranSacting business outside of Arizona, shall be at Chicago, state of H. linOis, where meetings Of stockholders and directors may be held and all bUsi-
 ARTICLE 3.
 The general nature of the business pro- | posed to be transacted is to make con- | tracts, to purchase, lease, option, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell | or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage 1 hypothecate and deal in mines, mining | claims, mineral lands, coal lands, oil | lands, timber lands, real estate, water | and water rights, and to work, explore, operate and develop the same, and to eX- | tract any ana all minerals, oils and gas | theIefTOm and deal in the products and products thereof, to pur- 1 chase, lease, or otherwise acquire, erect, 1 own, operate, or sell smelling and ore re- duction works, oil refinerieS, saW-millS and power plants, and do general real | esta te, manufacturing and mercantile business, to own, handle and control let terS patent and inventions, and shares of .S Onrn capital stock, and that of ether corporations, and devote any stock own ed by it tine same as q natural person might do, to issue bonds, notes, deben- lures, and other evidences of indebted ness and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or oth- eTWiEe, to act as agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fiduciary capacity, to borrow and loan money, and in general | T ant.fn and and transact such business not incon sistent with law in any part Of the world as the board of directors may deem to the advantage of the corporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one 000.00) dollars, divided into one million five hundred thousand Q5O0, 000) shares of the par value of of enc (S1.00) each. At such times as the board of directors stock shall be paid into this corporation, either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to 1t of real or personal property contracts, services, or any other valus- ble right or thing for the uses and pur- poses Of said corporation, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued and the capi- tai stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid up and on-assessable, and in the absence of ac- tual fraud in transaction, the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the fil- ing of a certified copy of these articles of incorporation in the office of the auditor of the territory of Arizona, and the ter imitation thereof shall be twenty-five G2S) years thereafter; with privilege Of renewal as provided by law.
 ARTICLE 6.
 The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted by board of directors, and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their successors are elected H. A. Maurer, of Chicago. III, Thos. J. Fish, of Vincennes, Ind, and w. A. Harbison, of Robinson, Illinois Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from among the stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting to be held on the first day of July of each year.
 The board of directors shall have power to adopt and amend bylaws for the gov erhment of the corporation to fill vacan- cies occurring in the board from any cause, and to appoint an executive com- mittee and vest. said committee with such powers as they may determine.
 ARTICLE S.
 The highest amount of indebtedness direct or contingent. to which the cor shall be $500, 00.00 dollars.
 ARTICLE 9.
 The private property of the stOckhold-
  be exempt from all corporate debts of any kind and character whatsoever.
 In Witness whereof, We have hereun- to set our hands and seals this 18th day of April, 1910.
 (SeaD H. A MAJJRER (SeaD HARRY c. ADAMS (SeaD TIOS. J. FISH (SeaD BIRNEY IT FISH (SeaI( ADOLPH Fl. KRUSE (SeaD W. A. HARRISON State of Indiana, County of Knox ss: Before me, the undersigned, notary public, in and for said county and state, on ths day personally appeared Ii. A. Maurer, Harry c. Adams, Thos J. Fish, Birney II. Fish, Adolph H. Kruse and W A. Harbison to me known to be the persons who subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations, therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of of flee. this 18th day of April. A. D.. 1910. My eqmmissi9n HI will expire on the 0th
 Notary Public Territory of Arizona,
 County of Yuma, ss:
 I, J. M. Polhamus, County Recorder, in and for the county and territory afore- said do hereby certify that the forego- ing is a true, full and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Arizona Asbestos Company, as filed for record in my office on the 20th cay of April A. D., 1910. as appears of record book of Articles of Incorporation at Page 217 ct sea- records of Yuma county Arizona Territory.
 In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day (seaD J. NJ PoLEAMUs.
 County Recorder First Publication, Thursday, April 2S