Mohave County miner., 1911-08-26
Certificate of Incorporation
Stockton Hill Recreation As
 Sociation.
TERRITORY OF kRIZONA, L.
 CnNTY )F MOaAyE. S9


 COUNTY )F MoaAvE. iSS This is to certify that we the undersigned have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming an association where pecuniary profit is not our object, and desiring to form body cor porate under Chapter Vlll Title l3, Revised Stat utes of Arizona 1901, and the several acts amend atory thereof and supplemental thereto, do hereby associate ourselves together as body corporate, and hereby adopt the following Certificate of h. corporation. The name of this Association shall be THE STOCKTON HILL RECREATION ASSOCIATION" and its principal site for the home of said Association and where it's business and other matters relating to its purposes of organization shall be at Stock ton Hill, Wallapa Mining District, Mohave County, Territory of Arizona.
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 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said association is follows: | Pleasure social recreation and the promotion of outdoor sports and to that end the said Associa- | tion may and maintain a clubhouse and such | grounds as may be necessary and lawful for which said association is formed; also library, reading | room, billiard and pool rooms. dining room, res taurant and other facilities for the of its mem bers to hold receptions public private, lectures, musical and literary entertainments, and to do any and all things which may be lawfully done for the comfort and well-being of its members
 This Association shall have no capital stock. | ".
 The time of the formation of this Association shall be the date of filing this Certificate of As sociation with the Recorder of Mohave County, Arizona Territory in which it's principal place of business is situated, and the filing of like Certif cate with the Territorial Auditor of said Arizona Territory and shall continue for the period of twenty-five (25) years from the date of said form vided. viiGsi, "'''' D''''FSs Oi ' " Id" '' | The management and control or the business and affairs of this association shall be vested in Board of Directors of not less than three (3) and which number of Directors may be increased at any annual meeting of the members thereof, or at any special meeting called for that purpose to any number not exceeding twenty-five l25) Di- rectors. All Directors elected shall hold office for the period of year until their successors | are elected and qualified,
 | The annual meeting of the members of said As sociation shall be held the third Saturday of October of each year, commencing with Saturday, | October Fist, 1911.
 | That there was meeting of all the incorporat- l ors of this association held at the town of King man, Mohave County, Territory of Arizona, on the l 18th day of July. 1911, at the hour of two @ o'clock D m of said 9y for the election of Direct | ors of said association, to hold office and manage the affairs of said association until the first annual | meeting of the members of said association to be held on the 2lst day of October, l9ll all of said l incorporators being presert and voting with the result that THOMAS BURKE, DA TEL HAN l LAY and LEON M. HARRIS, were duly declared elected directors to manage the business and affairs of said association until the first annual meeting of the members thereof as provided in l this certificate of incorporation.
 The officers of this association shall be Presi- dent, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be vest ed in the same person, unless otherwise provided | by the bylaws to be adopted by this Association The officers shall be elected by the Directors from | their own number at the first annual meeting of the Board of Directors following the annual meet ing of the members, and which meeting of Direct l ors shall be held soon convenient after the | adjournment of said annual meeting of the mem bers. This Association shall have and possess all the powers vested by Chapter VIII, Title 13 Re vised Statutes of Arizona 1901, relating to corpor- atons organized for purposes other than for profit l and may in its bylaws provide for: l l. The qualification of its members, mode of election and terms of admission 10 membership.
 9 The fees of admission and dues to be paid to its treasury by members.
 l 8. The expulsion and suspension of members for misconduct or non-payment of dues; also for | restoration to membership.
 l 4. Contracting, securing, paying and limiting the amount of its indebtedness.
 5. Other reeulatiOns, not repugnant to the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and consOnant with | the objects of the corporation. The officers for the first three months shall be, Thomas Burke. President; Taniel Hanlay, Vice-President; and Leon NJ Harris, Secretary and Treasurer.
 The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to adopt such rules and regulations and, in the absence of the adoption of any bylaws by the members hereof. to adopt bylaws, for | their own government and the government of the affairs of the association, as they may deem proper and necessary, not inconsistent with law. 1 They shall have full power and authority to re- l ceive applications for membership in the manner which they may prescribe, and shall issue to all | members IT requesIeus a cefIlncate or HenDer- ship.
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 1 The Board of Directors any officer or agent of this association by their authority shall con- tract any indebtedness which shall at any time l exceed one thousand (Sl.0O0.00) dollars. VIII
 The private property of the members of this association shall be and hereby is made forever l exempt for the associations debts of any kind ! character whatsoever.
 ! This Certificate of Association may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the members hereof or by a two-thirds vote of the Directors of l this Asslc citation at any regular meeting of said Board, or any special meeting of said Board called l for that purpose.
 Ten QO per centum of all members in good l standing shall constitute quorum for the trans | action of business at any annual special meet | ing of the members of this association. | In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our l hands and seals this 20th day of July, 1911 THos. BURKE, (SeaD DANIEL HANLY. (SeaD
 LEON M HARRIS, (SeaD
 Subscribed and sworn to before me, this goth day of July, 1911.
 JOHN W. LANE,
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