Holbrook argus., 1910-10-18
Articles of Incorporation
 of the WESTERN PUMICE COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS: i That we, the undersigned, do hereby ! 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 Holbrook, 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 and sell pumice or volcanic ash.
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise ac- quire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothe- cate and deal ill 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, eXi plore, operate and develop the same. 1
 To make contracts, purchase, ex- change, buy, sell, pledge, mortgage and hypothecste any a-d all kinds of per sonal property.
 To issue bonds, notes and other evil 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 ercnnduct of the business of this cor poration and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Ter ritory of Arizona. H
 THIRD: The capital stock shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) divid- sd into 5000 shares of the par value of len Dollars ($IO00) each, and the ssidg g ock 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 the filing of 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 be conducted by Board of Di- rectors consisting of not less than three and not more than five persons, and George D. 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 Bylaws 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 ($25,0O0O0), 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 its 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 WHEREOF: We have here. unto set our hands and seals this tenth day of September, 1910.
 GEORGE D. MEIKLEJOHN.
 EDGAR T. WEEKS.
 A. R. LEYSON.