Mohave County miner., 1911-09-09
Articles of Incorporation
 of the Bingham Mercantile Company.

The undersigned whose full names and places of residence are given below, for the pubose of forming a corporation under sub-chapter l Chap ter XIV of the Laws of Utah Territory. entitled An Act Compiling and Amending the Laws ating to Private Corporations" approved March 18th. 1884, do hereby make, execute, enter into and adopt the following Agreement of Incor- poration. - HAM MERCANTILE COMPANY.
 II. The time of the duration of this corpora tion shall be fifty years, unless the corporation be sooner dissolved or disincorpOrated.
 III. The principal place of business and the place of the general business of this corporation shall be at Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. but business places, and stock, financial and other agencies may be established and kept up and business transacted, elsewhere in Utah and in the United States and Territories.
 W. The full names and places of residence of each and all the corpOrators, parties hereto, are as follows
 THOMAS R. JONES. Salt Lake City. Utah WILLIAM H. REMINGTON
 WILLIAM P. LYNN,
 HIRAM JOHNSON.
 SYLVESTER J. LYNN.
 " The capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Thousand Dollars, represented by Five hundred Shares of the capital stock of the par value of Ten Dollars each. The amount of the capital stock and the number and par value of the shares. may be increased, diminished changed in the manner prescribed by law. or in the ab- sence of law in the manner prescribed by the Board of Directors having special authority for the purpose from the stockholders.
 VI. Each party herto subscribes for the num- Der of shares of said stock now set opposite his name, to-wit:-
 WILLIAM H. REMINGTON....-..- -245
 WILLIAM P. LYNN SYLVESTER J. LYNN. ...... HIRAM JOHNSON. zee. :
 The entire capital stock is fully paid and the amount thereof is represented by and consists of the aggregate valuation of the entire stock of goods wares, merchandise, assets, effects and nrsA rTfn md of arna nature, kind and description whatsoever, eXclud- ing credits, accounts and bills receivable, hereto fore owned and possessed by the late firm of D. Mclnnes & Co and it's members, and by ID. Mcln- mes. doing business in Bingham Canyon, Utah, lately assigned for the benefit of creditors and recently purchased from the assignee, and now held by said Thomas R. Jones for the benefit of and in trust for each and all the parties hereto; and said Thomas R. Jones, Trustee agrees with each and all the other parties hereto. that he holds the title to said operty in trust for all the parties hereto according to their respective stock interests in this corporation and in trust to convey, and that he will convey the same to. and assign and vest the title and rights therein and thereto in, this corporation on its organization the representative purchase price and payment for the amount of the capital stock subscribed for by each and all the parties.
 VII. The officers of this corporation shall be a President, Vice-Presdent, Secretary and Treas urer, there shall be board of five directors, to enttle any officer director to hold his office, he must hold the books of the corporation at least five sha- es of stock and reside in Utah Territory Each officer shall be chosen from the directors and shall be director to qualify him for election or to hold office. Officers and directors shall hold office until they become disqualified or their sue cessOrs are elected appointed and qualified Directors shall be elected annually by the stock holders voting by ballot and each stOckhoder shall have one vote or ballot for each and every share of capital stock by him held represented. All officers shall be appointed by the Board of Di- rectors. Vacancies in office or in the board shall be filled by the Board of Directors Any officer director may resign by filing with the Presi- dent or the Secretary of the company a written resignation which shall be accepted by the board before it becomes effective; and may be removed for cause by the board after due notice and op- portunity to be heard. One person may hold two or offices where the duties of the same are not inconsistent or in conflict. Until their sue cessors are elected appointed and qualified, the following named shall be the officers and directors of this corporation, to-wit:
 THOMAS JONES President
 WILLIAM H. REMINGTON. Vice-Presideut
 WILLIAM P. LYNN. Secretary & Treasurer and Thomas R. Jones, William H. Remington, William P. Lynn, Sylvester J. Lynn and Hiram Johnson shall be Directors and constitute the Board of Directors.
 VIII. The annual meeting for the election of