Holbrook argus., 1910-10-11
Articles of Incorporation
 of the WESTERN PUMICE COMPANY


 associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation un- der the laws of Arizona, and to that end do certify and declare:
 FIRST: The names of the incorpora- tors are George D. Meiklejohn, Edgar T. Weekes, and A. R. Leyson and the name of the corporation shall be the Western Pumice Company. The prin- cipal place of business of the corpora tion in Arizona shall be at Holbreek, and the principal office outside of Ari- zona shall be at Omaha, State of: Neb- raska, and the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors, at which offices meetings of the Board of Directors and stockhold- CTS may be held.
 SECoND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows; towit:
 To mine, mill, produce, manufacture, buy end sell pumice or volcanic ash.
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise &C., quire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose ot, pledge, mortgage, hypothe- G .te and deal in real estate and depos- it's of pumice or volcanic ash, including mines or mining claims of pumice or volcanic ash, and to work, mine, ex- plore. operate and develop the same.
 To make contracts, purchase, ex- change, buy, sell, pledge, mortgage and hypothecate any a.d all kinds of per sonal property.
 To issue bonds, notes and other evi- dence, of indebtness, and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage deed of trust, or otherwise and, in general, to do all things necessary to the prop CT conduct of the business of this cor poration and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Ter ritory of Arizona.
 THIRD: The capital stock shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,OO0) divid- sd into 5000 shares of the par value of Ten Dollars ($l0 00) each, and the said stock shall be issued, full paid and non- assessable, at such time or times as the Board of Directors may designate, in exchange for cash, property, servi- ces, or other valuable right or thing, and the judgment of the Board of Di- rectors as to the value thereof shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH: The time of commencement of this corporation shall be the date Of the filing of q certified copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Auditor of Arizona, and the ter imitation thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter, with privilege of re- newal as provided by law.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corporation shall he conducted by Board of Di- rectors consisting of not less than three and not more than five persons, and George b. Meiklejohn, A R. Ley son and Edgar T. Weekes shall consti- tute the Board of Directors until the annual stockholders meeting which shall be held on the first Monday ID July, commencing in 1911. The Direc- tors are empowered to make such pru- dential By-Laws as they may deem necessary for the management of the corporation, to fill vacancies in the Board and to appoint an Executive Committee and other officers with such powers as they may confer.
 SIXTH: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability, direct or con- tlngent. to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be Twenty five Thousand Dollars ($25,0000O), which amout does not exceed two-thirds the amount of the capital stock.
 SEVENTH: The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from it's corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 EIGHTH: The annual or other stock holders meetings may be held at the office or offices of this corporation, outside of Arizona, as may be provided by the By-Lews of the corporation, and at all stockholders meetings votes may be cast in person or by proxy.
 IN WITNESS WHRREoF,: We have here- unto set our hands and seals this tenth day of September, 1910.
 GEORGE D. MEIKLEJOHN.
 EDGAR T. WEEKS.
 \. R. LEYSON.