Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-02-03

Territory og Now Mexico. |,
o!iice of the Secretary.

o!iIes q the SECRETARY.
Certificate Of Comparison.
|. Nathan JsiFs. Secretary Of the Territory Of
New Mexica. do hereby certify that there was
ned for record In this o'iiee At ten o'ciork a. M.
on the twenty. third day Of January. A. d. 1911;
Artieles a incorporation Of
The II. Nordhaun 4 sons Company Number cs5s.
And also. that | have compared the following copy
Of the same. with the original thereof now ON file.
and declare II 10 Be correct transcript therofrom
and Of the whole thereof.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal Of tho
Territory Of New Mexico. nj the City Of Santa W..
tho Capital this I'D day Of January. A. ID. 1911.
NATHAN JAFFA.
sseaD Secretary Of New Mexico.
ny Edwin y. coard. Assistant Secretary
Know ALL nEN M THESE rnEsENra; That the
undersixncd for the purpose Of organizing cor
poration under the laws Of tho Territory Of New
Mexico. have adopted and executed the following
Certificate Of Incorporation;
l.
The name Of the corporation ahall BE- The a.
Noriheur 4 Sons Company.
II.
Tho location and principal Office uf naid Com
pany IN the Territory Of New Mcxico shall be- at
the town Of Deming. Luna county. and the asmc
shall be In charge Of II. Norlhaua. resident dircc-
Tor and agent for the Corporation. upon whom
process may b. served.
nj.
The objects and purposes for
which said cooperation Is formed
are: To own. buy and seil dry goods and mer-
ehandiss Of every Kind and character; woodcn-
ware. hardware. and all and any other Kind or
quality Of merchandise Of every nature whatso.
ever; To own and operate store OF Stores for the
purchase and sale and handling Of merchandise Of
every nature whatsoever In the town Of Dcming.
aforesaid. and ELSEWHERE wherever Il may b. de-
srable and determined upon BY the corporation:
10 own and control branch stores whenever and
wheresoever the corporation may desire: 10 own.
handle. buy and sell real estate as the eamc may
be convenient or useful. or desirable In the carry
Ing out Of the objscs and purposes Of the corpor-
ation and 20 do all other things ncciful and req
uisite In carrying out the scope and operation Of
the purposes and objects II the corporation rs
herenbefore specified.
Nv.
The whole amount Of authorized capital stock Of
the corporation shall BE- Fifty thousand Dollara
ts5oooo.c0). divided into Five Hundred 1000
Shares. Of the par value Of Ono Hundred Dollars
$4,000 each. all Of which shares Of stock arr
subscribed and paid up: and the amount with
which the corporation shall commence business Is
Fifty Thousand Dollars ts5o.ooooo).
"
The following named persons with their rcspcc-
tive post Office addresses. ineorporators hereof.
have ssvcrally subscribed 10 the number Of shares
A. fcllows. to-wit;
II. Nordhaus. Dcmine. New Mexico. go shares
Frank l. Nordhaus LIS
Morris A. Nordhaua. ia5
Said corporation shall endure for the period Of
Fifty 500 years frun the date Of lis Incorporation
VII.
The buuness and Affairs Of sail corporation
shall be regulated. controlied and managed by a
board Of thrce t0 directors. and the number Of
said directors may be increased at any time In
such manner As may be provided In the bylaws
The directors shall BE- elected annually by the
stockholders either By ballo, OF by viva yoce vote
as the stockholders may elect or determine ut
their meeting.
The directors shall have power To make and
adopt bylaws and amend the name ut their dis
erection.
The said corporation shall have the right To
maintain stores ut any other place In the Territory
of New Mcxieo. OF elsewhere. ~ II may determine
from time 10 time BY its beard OF directors. and
nj which store. or stores meetings Of the hoard Of
directors may be held and the business q the
corporation transacted.
TX.
The directorn who are 10 act for the first three
90 months after the filing Of this certificate arei
II. Nordhsus. Frank L. Norihaua and Morris A.
Nordhaus
The stockholders Of this corporation arc given
the power 20 appoint proxies and have their stock
voted By such proxies at any and NIL meetings Of
the stockholders Of the corporation.
Witness our hands this 2Dth day Of January. 1911.
tsignedD II. N0RDHAus.
FRANK 1. N0RDHAUs.
MORRIS A. NoRDHAUs.
Territory q Now Mexico.
On this 2oth day Of January. 1911. before me
personally appeared II. Nordhaus. Frank L. Nord-
haus and Morris A. Nordhans. to me known 10 b.
the persons described In and who executed the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged tnat they
executed the same m their free act and deed.
In Witness Whereof. have hsrcunto nat my
hand and affixed my Official seal the day and year
last above written.
Ny commission will expire August sth. 1914.
Signed MAY PAYNE-PERRY