The Parker post., 1911-07-22
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF
THE PARKER SUPPLY COMPANY.

OF
THE PARKER SUPPLY COMPANY
We, the undersigned, in order to
form corporation for the purposes
hereinafter stated under and pursu-
ant to the general incorporation laws
of the Territory of Arizona, do here
by certify as follows:
1. The name of this corporation
shall be the Parker Supply Company
2. The location of it's principal
place of business shall be at Parker,
Yuma County, Arizona.
3. The total authorized capital
stock shall be One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ($1OO,OO0) divided into
One Hundred Thousand shares of
the par value of One Dollar each.
Such capital stock shall be paid in
and issued in such manner, in such
amounts and at such times as may
be determined by the Board of Di-
rectOrS.
T. The general nature of the busi-
ness to be transacted by this cOrpo-
ration shall be as follows:
(a) To buy or otherwise acquire,
produce and deal in coal, wood, pc
troleum and other kinds of fuel,
(b) To manufacture, purchase or
otherwise acquire, hold, own, lease,
assign, invest in, trade in, transport,
store, and act as agent or broker for
goods, wares and merchandise includ-
ing fuel, machinery, building materi
ais and other property real, personal
and mixed of every class and de-
ScriptiOn.
(c) To engage in prospecting, min
ing and general contracting includ
ing the drilling of gas, oil, water or
other wells, and the construction of
conduits, plants and systems for the
manufacture, conveyance and distrib-
ution of water, gas, oil and electric
ity.
Cd Farming, planting and tilling
the soil and the operation of farms,
ranches, orchards and haciendas, and
all industries appurtenant thereto.
(e) To purchase, subscribe for,
or otherwise acquire, hold and own
rights, shares or other assets or Obli-
cations of individuals or corporations.
(f) To do any and all things which
may be deemed necessary or Incl
dental to the carrying out OF the fore
going objects, including hte power to
issue bonds, mortgages and other Obli-
cations in payment for property pur-
chased or acquired by this company
s. This corporation shall commence
business at the date of the filing of a
certified copy of its Articles of In
corporation in the office of the Ter
ritorial Auditor of Arizona, and its
duration shall be for period of
TWENTY-FIVE years
6. The names of the incorpOrators
are: Alexander Cummings, b. A.
Cummings, J. r. BroughtOn.
Z The affairs of the company shall
be conducted by a board of not less
than three nor more than five direct
ors to be elected at the annual meet
ing of stockholders to be held on the
second Monday of January of each
year. The executive officers shall
be a President, Vice-President, Sec
Treasurer and General Mana
ger, to be elected by the Board OF
Directors at their first annual meet
ing of each year and shall hold office
until their successors are duly elect
ed and qualified.
The following named persons shall
constieute the Board of Directors un-
til the first annual election of officers
and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified: Alexander
Cummings, j. r. Broughton, B. A.
Cummings.
8. The highest amount of indebt-
edness or liability to which this cor
poration shall at any time subject it
self shall be Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars and the private property OF
the stockholders shall not be liable
for the debts of the company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto subscribed our names this
30th day of April, A. ID. 1911.
B. A. CUMMINGS.
J. R. BROUGHTON.
ALEXANDER CUMMINGS.
State of Utah, County of Utah,-ss.
Before the undersigned, duly
qualified and acting Notary Public,
on this day personally appeared B.
A. Cummings, known to me to be one
of the persons whose name is signed
to the foregoing instrument, who
duly acknowledged to me that he ex-
ecuted the same for the purpose
therein set forth.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this 18th day of May, A. D.
1911.
My commission expires March 1st,
1914
F. C. Richmond,
Notary Public.