Graham guardian., 1910-02-25


in enumerated, or which shall, at any time ap
pear conducive or expedient for the transac
tioDs or benefit of the corporation either a,
holder or owner of or as interested in any prop
erty whatever. and TO do any and all thingl
herein set forth, to the same extent that natural
persons might or could do.
The objects herein specified shall in no wise
be limited or restricted by reference 10 or by
inference from the terms of any other para
graph or clause, and the objects specified in
each of the clauses of these Articles and the
powers described in or incidental to each of the
paragraphs herein shall be regarded as iDde.
pendent objects and powers
ARTICLE FOUR
That the amount of capital stock of this cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand (S500O0OO
Dollars, divided into Five Hundred 500 shares
of One Hundred (sl00O0) Dollars per share.
That Twenty Thousand (S20000.00) Dollars OF
said capital stock shall be fully paid up at the
@ann9 canta et etoc c sSS Se od ana sae
such time or times. as the Board of Directors
shall determine; stock may be sold for money,
services, or stock or property of other corpora
tions, ar anything Of value.
ARTICLE FIVE
That the time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be of and from the Path day
of January, A. d. 1910. and shall exist for d
period of Twenty-Five (25) years from Said date
and the corporation shall have the right to re
new and extend its corporate existence for a
further period of twenty-five (25) years from
and after the expiration Of the said first period
ARTICLE SIX
That the management ana control of the busi-
ness, property and affairs of this corporation
shall be vested in and conducted by Board of
Five (5) Directors, who shall be elected annual
ly on the third Monday OF January at the annual
meeting of stockholders, except the first Board
OF Directors, which shall consist of William
Ellsworth. W, L. Nelson, w. II. John, C. NJ.
Layton and J. r. Welker, who shall hold office
as directors until the annual meeting of stock
holders to be held in the year 1911, and until
their successors are elected and qualifei. The
hrst annual meeting Of stockholders shall be
held on the third Monday in Januay. A. ID. 1911,
and on said date In each year thereafter the an
nusl meeting Of stockholders shall be held.
The corporation shall have a president, vice
president, secretary, and such other officers as
the Board of Directors may from tine to time
deem expedieTt Both the said officers and
directors shall hold Office for q term Of one
year, from and after election and qualification,
and until their successors shall have been
elected and qualified.
All of the officers and directors herein pro-
vided for shall be stockholders.
The Board of Directors shall have full power
and authority to adopt bylaws, and 10 change
and amend the same as they may deem ex-
pedient.
The Directors shall elect either from their
own body or from the stockholders all other
officers herein provided for.
ARTICLE SEVEN
bility which this corporation shall subject IT.
selfto at any time is the sum of Twenty Thou
sand ls2o,ooOOO) Dollars.
ARTICLE EIGHT
That the private property of the shareholders
of this corporation shall be exempt from cor
In Witness Whereof, the said incorporators
have hereunto set their hands and seals this
oath day of January, 1910.
wM. ELLSWORTH,
W. l.. NELSON,
w. IL. JOHN,
WIN. JOHN
ADAM WELKER,
C.. NJ. LAYTON,
j. r. WELKER.
Territory of Arizona,l &c
County of Graham.
Before me, A. Il. Lynch. a notary public in
and for the County of Graham, Territory of
Arizona, this day personally appeared William
John, Adam Welker, C. NJ. Layton and J. R.
Welker, personally known to me to be the per-
sons whose names are subscribed to the above
and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to
me that they executed said instrument freely
and voluntarily, for the uses, purposes and
considerations therein expressed.
Given under my hand seal of Office this oath
day Of January, A. ID. 1910.
lsEALl A.R. LYNCH,
Notary Public
NV commission expires August 20, 1912.
Filed and recorded at the request of ]. r.
Welker, February 5, 1910, at IL a. m.
ID. II. CLARIDGE
County Recorder
Territory of Arizona,l 90,
County of Graham o.
i, d. H. Claridge, County Recorder in and for
the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona.
do hereby certify that the within and follow
ing, is q true full and complete copy of the
within mentioned Articles of Incorporation of
j. r. Welker and Company, as the same ap-
pears of record in my ofhce, and further GER
tify that the same is recorded In book of
Articles of Incorporation, Records of Graham
County, Arizona, on pages Sc, 81 and 3S.
In witness whereof i have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal this 5th day
of February A. ID. 1910.
lSEALl d, H. CLARIDGE,
County Recorder.