The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1910-05-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
| ENTS, That we, the undersigned, have
this day associated ourselves together
| for the purpose of forming a corpCJ alton
| under and pursuant to the laws of the
! Territory or Arizona, and for that pur-
pose do hereby adopt Articles OF Incor-
| pOration as follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
! the Arizona Asbestos Company
ARTICLE 2.
The principal place OF transacting bus
| mess OF this corporation within the terri
tory of Arizona shall be at Y una, in the
county OF Yuma, and in the territory of
| Arizona, and tue principal place or
| places OF tranSacting business outside eff
Altoona, shall be at Chicago, state of II
| linois, where meetings OF stockholders
and directors may be held and all bust
ARTICLE g.
The general nature oi the business r;-o-
| posed 30 be transacted is to make On
tracts, to purchase, lease, option, locate
~ ctneIwise acquire, own, exchange, sell
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
prod Gets thereof, to pur-
chase, lease, or otherwise acquire, erect,
own, operate or sell smelling and ore re-
-duction works, oil Iefineries, saw-mills
eSta tie, manufacturing and mercantile
business, to own, handle and control let
teIs patent and inventions, and shares of
rs oNcn capital stock, and that OF other
corporations, and devote any stock own
ed by it the same as d natural person
might do, to issue bonds, notes, deben-
tues, and other evidences of indebted
ness and to secure the payment of the
same by mortgage, deed OF trust, or 9TH
erwlse, to act as agent trustee, broker,
or IN any other t1duciary capacity, to
borrow and loan money, and in general
to do ana perform such acts and things
and transact such business, not incon-
as the board OF directors may deem to
the advantage OF the corporation.
ARTICLE 4.
The authorized amount of the capital
stock OF this corporation shall be one
million five hundred thousand ($1,5o0,-
100000 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-
bic right or thing for the uses and pur-
poses of said corporation, in payment Tor
which shares Of the capital stock of said
corporation may be issued and the CAPT.
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 3. ~
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date of the fill
ing of a certified copy of these articles of
Incorporation in the office of the auditor
m!natlon thereof shall be twenty-five
90 years thereafter, with privilege of
renewal as provided by law.
ARTICLE s.
The affairs Of This Corpora tiO,, cl,o1l he
conducted by board of directors, and
the following named shall constitute the
s 91ard OF directors Until their successors
II, Thos. j. Fish, of Vincennes, Ind, and
W. A HARRISON, 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
ARTICLE I.
The board of directors shall have power
to adopt and amend bylaws for the gov
eminent 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
porati3n shall be subject at any one time
shall be $500, 10000 dollars.
ARTICLE g.
me private property of the stockhold- |
ers and officers of this corporation shall |
be exempt from all corporate debts of
any kind and character whatsoever
In Witness whereof, We have hereun-
to set our hands and seals this 18th day
Of April, 1910
(SeaD Fl. a. MAURER
(SeaD HARRY c. ADAMS
(SeaD THOS r. FISH
(SeaD BfRNEY H FISH
(SeaI( AEOLPH H. KRUSE
(SeaD w A. HARRISON
State of Indiana. County of Knox, SIS:
Before me, the undersigned, a notary
PUBLIC, in and for said county and state,
on tbs day personally appeared H. A. |
Maurer, Harry c. Adams, Thos j. Fish. |
Birney H. Fish, Adolph H. Kruse and
w. a. HARRISON to me known to be the |
persons who subscribed to the foregoing |
instrument, and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same for the |
and considerations, therein ex-
pressed.
flee this 18th day of April, A. D., 1910
My commission will expire on the 5th |
DAY of May, 1913
(seaD A. LINCOLN HARRISON,
Notary Public |
County of Yuma, SIS:
l, j: M. Polhamus, County Recorder, in |
and for the county and territory afore- |
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 2Oth LAY of April, |
8 OF Articles of Incorporation at Page
~ ct seq records Of Yuma county,
Arizona Territory.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set I
my hand and seal of office this goth daV
(sea6 j. NJ. PoLHAMUs,
1,. County Recorder. /