The Arizona sentinel., 1910-08-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW AL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS, That we, the undersigned, nave this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpcl ltiOn under and pursuant to the laws of the ! Territory Of Arizona, and for that pur- pose do hereby adopt Articles of Incor- | poration as follows:
 ARTICLE I. The name of this corporation shall be | the Arizona Asbestos Company ARTICLE 2.
 The principal place Of transacting bus | mess or this corporation within the terri | tory Of Arizona shall be at Yuma, in the | county of Yuma, and ln 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 or stockholders and directors may be held and all busi- ness transacted; r,c,,
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted is to make con- tracts, to purchase, lease, option, locate, or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage 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 and all minerals, oils and gas therefrom and deal in the products and products thereon, to pul- chase, lease, or otherwise acquire, erect, own,. operate, CT sell smelting and ore re- duction works, oil refineries, saw-mills and power plants, and do a general real te, manufacturing and mercantile business, to own, handle and control let terS patent and inventions, and shares of owen capital stock, and that of other corporations, and devote any stock own ed by 1t the same as natural person might do, to issue bonds, noteS deben- tuleS, and other evidences of indebted ness and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or oth- or in any other fiduciary capacity, to borrow and loan money and in general to do and perform such acts and things 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 million five hundred thousand ($1,5OO. 000.00) dollars, divided into one million of the par value of of one ($1.00) each. At such times as the board of directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation, either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to it of real or personal property contracts, services, or any other valua- 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 non -assessable, and in the absence of ac- tual fraud in transaction, the judgment
  property purchased or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE 5.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the fil- ing of certified copy of these articles of incorporation in the office of the auditor mination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter! with privilege Of
 ARTICLE 6.
 The affairs nf f1ic cbol he conducted by a board of directors, and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their seccessors III, Thos. J. Fish, of Vincennes, Ind, and w. A. Harbison, of Robinson, Illinois, Thereafter the board of directors shall 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 ernment of the corporation to fill vacan- 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 poration shall be subject at any one time shall be $500, 0O0O dollars.
 ARTICLE 9.
 CTS and officers of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts of any kind and character wha tSoever.
 In Witness whereof, We have hereun- to set our hands and seals this 18th day of April, 1910.
 (SeaD H. A. MAUJRER (SeaD HARRY c. ADAMS (SeaD THOS. J. FISH (SeaD BIRNEY H. FISH (Sea1( ADOLPH H. KRUSE lSeaD w. A. HARRISON State of Indiana, County of Knox, ss: Before me, the undersigned, notary public, i'll and for said county and state, on ths day personally appeared H.. A. Maurer, Harry c. Adams, Thos J. Fish, Birney H. Fish, AdolDh H. Kruse and 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 commission will expire on the oth (Seal} A. LINCOLN HARRISON,
 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 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 4ay of April, A. D., 1910, as appears of record book PIT ct seq, records of Yuma county, Arizona Territory.
 In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of April, A. D.. 1910.
 (SeaD J. M. POLHAMUS,
 County Recorder. First Publication, Thursday, April 2S.