The Arizona sentinel., 1911-06-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION KNOW AL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS, That we, the undersigned, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under and pursuant to the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and tor that pur- pose do hereby adopt Articles of lncOr- poration as follows:
 ARTICLE l. The name of this corporation shall be the Arizona Asbestos Company
 ARTICLE ?.
 The nrincipal place of tranSactiHg bus mess of this corporation within the terri tory of Arizona shall be at Yuma, in tlie county of Yuma, and in the territory Of Arizona, and the principal place or places of transacting business outside of Arizona, shall be at Chicago. state of H. linOis, where meetings Of stockholders and directors may be held and all busi- ness transacted.
 ARTICLE 5.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted is to make con tracts, to purchase, lease, option, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgage hypothecate and deal in mines, mining
 
 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
 pIouucIs thereof, 10 pur- chase, lease, or otherwise acquire. erect, own. operate, or sell smelling and ore re- ductiOn works, oil refineries, saw mills and power plants, and do general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile business, to own, handle and control let el1U its owen capital stock, and that of other corporations, and devote any stock own ed by it the same as a natural person might do to issue bonds, notes. deben- lures, and other evidences of indebted ness and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or oth- erwise, to act as agent, trustee, broker. or in any other fiduciary capacity, to borrow and loan money, and in general to do and 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 A.
 The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million five hundred thousand ($1,5OO,- five hundred thousand Q,50O,000) shares of the par value of of one ($1.00) each. At such times as the board of directors may by resolution direct, said capital 
 either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to 1t of real or personal property contracts, services, or any other Valua- ble right or thing for tine uses and pur- poses of said corporation, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued and the capi- thereby become and be fully paid up and non-asSessable, and in the absence of ac- tual fraud in transaction, the Judgment of the directors as to the value of the arfy mir rod shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE ,.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the fil- ing of a certified copy of these articles of incorporation in the office of the auditor imitation thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, with privilege oi renewal as provided by law.
 ARTICLE 6.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board cf directors, and the following named shall constitute the board of directors until their secceSSorS are elected: H. A. Maurer. of Chicago H., Thos. J. Fish, of Fincennes, Ind, and w. A. HarbisOn, of Robinson, Illinois, Thereaf er the board of directors shall be elected rom among the stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting t. be held on the first day of July of each year.
 
 The board of directors shall have power to adopt and amend bylaws for the gov ernment of the corporation to fill vacan- cies occurring ii the board from any mittee and vest said committee with such powers as they may determine.
 ARTICLE 8.
 The highest amount of indebtedness, direct or contingent, to which the cor porati on shall be subject at any one time shall be $500, ,000.00 dollars.
 ARTICLE 9.
 The private property of the stockhold- CTS and officers of this corpora tion 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 (SeaD H. A. MAURER (Seal} HARRY c. ADAMS (SeaD THOS. J. FISH (SeaD BIRNEY H. FISH, (Seal( ADOLPH H. KRUSE (Seal W. A. HARRISON State of Indiana, County of Knox, ss: Before me-, the undersigned, a notary on ths day personally appeared H: 4. Birney H. Fish, AdOlph H. Kruse and W. A. Harbison to me known to be the persons who subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes anu l1eTeln eA pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of of flee this 18th day of April, A. D., 1910. My commission will expire the oth day of May, 1913.
 (SeaD A. LINCOLN HARRISON,
 Notary Public Territory of Arizona,
 County of Yuma, ss: I, !. NJ. Polhamus, County Recorder, in and for the county and territory afore- said. do hereby certify that the forego- ing is a true, full and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Arizona Asbestos Company. as filed for record in my office on the 20tl uay of April, A. D., 1910 as appears of record n book 3 of Articles of Incorporation at Page PIT ct seq, records of Yuma county, Arizona Territory.
 In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day Of April, A. D., 1910.
 (SeaD J. NJ POLHAMUS.
 County Recorder. WANTED-SUCCESS MAGAZItE reuulreS the services of a man in Yuma to look after expir ing subscriptions and to secure new business by means of special methods unusually effective; position permanent: prefer one with expert lDt,t xN,,lI