The copper era., 1910-05-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BUILDING
CORPORATION.

Known All Men BY These Presents, that we
C. P. Dunn, LA. W. Burteh and c. A; Van Dorm
have this day associated ourselves together for
The purpose of forming a Corporation under
the Laws of the Territory of Arizona. aud we
do hereby certify and adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation.
l. The name of this corporation shall be the
knights of Pythias Building Corporation" and
the principal place for the transaction of the
business Of the said Corporation shall be at
Clifton, Graham County. Territory of Arizona
II. The general nature of the business pro
posed to be transacted IS 20 acquire possession
o., and titles to real estate. houses, and all
things pertinent to the use and benefits of said
real estate and houses, to purchase, own and
sell real estate of all kinds to rent property
owned by the Corporation. and, generally do
and perform any and all acts necessary or in
cidenta1 to its business aforesaid.
III. That the amount of the Capital Stock of
this CORPORATION shall be, aud is Fifteen Thous-
and Dollars, divided into Three Thousand
Shares of the par value of Five Dollars each.
The said Capital Stock 10 be placed in the
treasury of said Corporation and BE issued from
time to .iiiie, in such amounts as the Board of
Directors may deem necessary for the purchase
of property development of the property OF
this Corporation, and hen so issued to be fully
paid and forever non assessabie.
". The time of the commencepen t of this
Corporation shall be the date of the filing of
these Articles for record in the Office of the
Auditor of the Territory of>Ariz)na, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty five years
| thereafter. unless renewed pursuant TO the
Laws of the Territors of Arizona.
| Y. fhe affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board of Three Directors, all
the members of which shall be shareholders OF
this corporation, and shall be elected at the An
nual Meeting of the Shareholders on the frst
Friday in March in each year. and the said
Board of Directors shall elect from their own
number the following officers to-wit; Presi-
dent Vice-Presid1nt Secretary and Treasurer
The Board of Directors shall adopt by laws
which shall define the duties OF said officers
and the time of their election; the time of the
meeting of such Board and such other matters
as the Board of Directors may deem proper
The members of the Board of Directors for the
current year and until their successors are
elected and qualified, are: C. P Dunn J.. A
| W. Burtch and c. \. Van Dorm.
VI. The CHEST amount of Indebtedness
direct or contingent, to which this corporation
may at any time subject itself shall in no case
exceed an amount equal to Sixty-six aud Two
thirds (66sd) per cent Of the Capital Stock a
the time the obligation is incurred.
VII The private property of the sharehold
ers shall be exempt from all corporate debt.
and liabilities.
VIII These Articles of Incorporation ma!
be amended at any Annual Meeting of the
shareholders, or at any Special Meeting called
for that purpose, by vote of two-thirds of the
shares of this Corporation then issued. in favol
of such amendment.
In Witness Whereof we have hereunto Sc
our hands and seals, this 1lth day of March
A. D. 1910.