Mohave County miner., 1910-06-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Arizona Stores Company.

KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs:
 That we. the undersigned, k. A. Shaw and J. H. Knight have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of organizing cor poration under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be ARI IONA STORES COMPANY. ana its principal Of be in Kingman Mohave County, Arizona. with such other branch offices and places of business either within or without the Territory oi Ari zoua as the Board of Directors hereinafter pro vided for, may establish.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as fol lows:
 The carving on of a general banking bus mess in all its branches: the carrying on of a general merchandise business; the acquiring, buying selling and otherwise dealing in any and all kinds of Iods, W IreS and merchandise; the purchasing or otherwise acquiring of any and all kinds of real estate. mines, mining claims and personal property. and the owning. holilng selling otherwise dispoSing of or dealing in the same; the acquiring, construct ing. operating and maintaining of any and all kind of telephone and telegraph lines. and everything use | in connection iherew tn; the acquiring. operating and maintaining O any and all kinds of freighJing. transportation and transfer lines; to own, m iintain and operate any Id all kinds Of hotels. re ,taurants and boarding houses; to purchase or otherwise ac Quire shares of the capital stock Of this or Oth- CT corporations and to hold. own or dispose of the same; to make con racts and acquire and transfer property. possessing the same powers in such respects aS private individuals now en- joy; and generally to do and perform each and every net and thing. and engage in any and every line of business which may be necessary, eXpedient. incident or proper to the carrying 1 on of the business or businesses for which this corporation is organ zed.
 ARTICLE IT. The author Zed amour of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Sew ntv Five Thou TNannu Wrfd daA into hundred and fifty shares l75Ol Of the par value Of One Hundred Dollars tSln Om each and the same. when issued shall be fully paid and for ever non accessible. Said stock shall be lS- sued at such time or times and upon such terms and c0nditiU as may be provided by the Board of Directors. and such stock may be | exchanged for property llbOr good will or for | services rendered. or for benefits accrulng to | the corporation in any manner or form hat | soever. as the B pard of Directors may deter l mine and in the absence of actual fraud such | determination of the Board of Directors shall be final.
 ARTICLE ". The time Of the commencement of this Cor | pOrctiOn shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the Office of the | County Recorder of Mnhave County. Arizona. | and tho termination thereof shall be twenty | five years thereafter, with privilege of renewal. | as provided by law.
 ARTICLEv The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by Board of not less than three (3) nor | more than five l5) Directors, who shall be | elected annually by the stockholders of the | corporation from among their own numbe | at the annual stockholders meeting which | shall be held on the third Monday in June of | each year. and who shall hold office for one | year or until their Succ"SSnrS are elected and | qualified Until their Su 'ceSSors are elected | and qualified the following named persons | shall constitute the Board of Directors of this | corporation; E. A. Shaw, J. H. Knight and | W. K. Ridenour. In furtherance and not in limitation of it's general powers, the Board of Directors shall | have the following powers: To appoint such | officers, agents and employees other than those | herein mentioned. as it may deem advisable; | to fill any vacancies that may occur on the | Board of Directors; to adopt such By Laws and | rules for the government of the corporation as | it m " deem proper. and to alter and amend | the same; to do and perform all Icts and things, | and exe' else all such powers as are usual. nee | esSary or incidental in conr ection with the | managing and carrying on of the business and | affairs Of the corporation.
 ARTICLE VI. Immediately after the election of any Board | Of Directors. such Directors shall meet and or ] ganize and elect the officers of the corporation. who shall be President Vice President, Sec rrtary and Treasurer. who shall hold office un- til the next annual meeting of the stOckhOld- | CTS, md until their successors are elected and | qualified, and whose qualifications shall be fixed by the Board of Directors: one person may 1ld two Of such otices as the Board Of Directors may determine.
 ARTICLE VII
 The highest amount of indebtedness to which
 
 self is the sum of Twenty Five Thousand CS25.- 0OOOOl Dollars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be forever exempt from corporate debts or liabilities of any kind what sOever.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These articles may be altered or amended by a two thirds vote of the outstanding capital stock at any regular stockholders meeting. or a special meeting called for that purpose. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereunt to set our hands this thirteenth day Of June. A. D. 1910. E. A. SHAW.
 J. H. KNIGHT TERRITORY OF ARIZONA SS
 COudty Of MOhave.
 Before me. C. w. Herndon. Notary Public in and for the County of MOhave, Territory Of Arizona. on this day personally appeared E. A. Shaw and J. H. Knight to me known to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given udder my hand and seal of ofice this 18th day Of June, A. D. 1910
 TSeall c. W. HERNDON.
 Notary Public My commission expires March 26 1914.
 First insertion June ls-23 July.