Mohave County miner., 1910-07-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Arizona Stores Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we. the undersigned. E. A. Shaw and J. H. Knight, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose Of organizing a cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end we d. hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be ARI- IONA STORES COMPANY. and it's principal of- flee and place of transacting it's business shall be in Kingman MOhave County, Arizona, with such other branch offices and places of busine ss either within without the Territory Oi Ari zona as the Board of Directors hereinafter pro vided for, may establish.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proI osed to be transacted by this corporation is as fol lows:
 The carrying 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 iu any and all kinds of goods, wares and merchandise; the purchasing or otherwise acquiring of any and all kinds of real estate. mines, mining claims and personal property, and the owning holding. selling or 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 used in connection theTew tn; the acquiring. operating and maintaining O. any and all kinds of freighting, trans sportatlOn and transfer lines; to own, maintain and operate any aud all kinds of hotels. restaurants aud 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 act and thing and engage in any and every line of business which may be necessary, expedient, incident or proper to the carrying on of the business or businesses for which this corporation is organ zed.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Sew nty Five Thou sand Dollars CS75.OOOOO). divided into seven hundred and fifty shares (75O) of the par value of One Hundred Dollars tSlOO O0 each. and the same. when issued shall be fully paid and for ever non -asSessable. Said stock shall be is- sued at such time or times. and upon such terms and conditions as may be provided by the Board of Directors, and such stock may be exchanged for property. labor. good will or for services rendered. or for benefits accrulng to the corporation in any manner or form vh hat sOever. as the Board of Directors may deter 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 pOr-tiOn shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office Of the County Recorder of Mnhavr County. Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter, with privilege of renewal. as provided by law.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con ducted by Board of not less than three (3l nor
 
 elected annually by the stockholders of the corporation from among their own number. 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 successors are elected and qualified Until their successors 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 its 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 may deem prODar ant t1 alter and amend the same; to do and perform all acts and things, and eXei else all such powers as are usual. nee esSary or incidental in conL 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 officer of the corporation who shall be a President, Vice President. Sec retary and Treasurer who shall hold office un- til the next annual meeting of the stOckhOld- CTS, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and whose qualifications shall be fixed by the Board of Directors: one person may hold two of such Offices as the Board of Directors may determine.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness to which l this corporation shall at any time subject it. self is the sum of Twenty Five Thousand (S35.- l OOOOO) 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 l soever.
 ARTICLE TX. These articles may be altered or amended by | a two thirds vote of ihe outstanding capital stock. at any regular stockholders meeting. | or a special meeting called for that purpose. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereuntO set | our hands this thirteenth day Of June. A. D. | 1910. F.. A. SHAW.
 J. H. KNIGHT. TERRIFIC 7Y OF RATIONAL SS COuhtv of MOhave. SS Before me. C. W. Herndon, a 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 under my hand and seal of ofice this l 18th day of June, A. D. l9iO
 ISeal c. W HERNDON.
 Notary Public My commission expires March 26 1914. First insertion June lS-23 July