Holbrook argus., 1912-12-24
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE NAVAJO GYPSUM AND
 FERTILIZER COMPANY.

E. b. HiGhtower, both of Phoenix Arizona, having associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming co operation under and by virtue of the laws of Arizona, hereby adopt the fol- lowing Articles Of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE I. The name of the cor poration shall Ee THE NAVAJO GYP- SUM 6 FERTILIZER COMPANY and It's principal place of business shall be ! at Winslow, Arizona, but other offices may be established and maintained within or outside of Arizona at such places as the Board of Directors may designate, where meetings of stockhold- CTS and directors may be held.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted ing for market and otherwise produc- ing and dealing in gold, silver, cop per, lead, zinc, brass, gypsnm, gypsite. plaster, plaster paris, cement, iron steel, and all kinds of ores, metals and minerals, oils, gas and coal, and the products and by-products thereof; to purchase or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in mines and mineral lands of all kinds, oil, coal and timber lands real and personal estate, water and water rights, to work, explore, operate and develop the same; to purchase or otherwise acquire, erect, own, operate and dis pose of smelling and ore reduction power plants; to do a general manu featuring and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters latent and inventions and shares of its own eapit al stock and that of other corpor- ations, and to vote any shares of stock owned by it the same as natural per son might do; to issue bonds, notes, debentures, and other evidences of in- debtedness and secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust Or otherwise; to act as agent, trustee, broker, or in any other fiduciary capa- city, and to borrow amp loan money; and in general to do and perform such acts aud things and transact such business in connection with the fore going objects, not inconsistent with law, in any part of the world, as the Board of Directors may deem to tht advantage of the corporation.
 ARTICLE III. The capital stock oi he corporation shall be One Hundred -4Ihousand Dollars, ($1OOOO000), divid ed into One Thousand shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ,Sl0O % each, which shall be paid fol at such times and in such manner as the Board of Directors may designate All or any portion of the capital stock nay be issued in payment for real ol personal property, services, or any other right or thing of value, for tht lses and purposes of the corporation and when so issued shall become anC oe full-paid, the same as though paiC or in cash at par; and the directors shall be sole judges of the value of any property, right or thing acquired il exchange for capital stock. No share of capital stock shall be issued unti fully paid for and thereafter shall b lon-a sses ssable.
 ARTICLE ". The commencement of the corporation shall be the da :hese Articles are fled in accordanc with law, and the termination thereo shall bs twenty-five years thereafter y statute.
 ARTICLE V. The affairs f the cor l. poration shall be conducted by Boar of Directors and such officers as tn said Directors may elect or appoint The number of directors shall be des lgnated by the stockholders and shal oe elected from among the stockhold ers at their annual meeting to be hel on the second Monday in January C -ach year. Until the first annuuI meet lng of stock lolders and until their sue ;essors have been elected and hay qualified, the following named person ,hall be the directors: F. M. French, ( N. Cotton, M. w. Dadey, d d Leo I Daze.
 ARTICLE VI. The directors shal have the power 'oadopt, amend and re scind Bylaws, to fill vacancies occur ring in the board from any cause, an
 0 appoint from their own number d executive committee and vest said con nittee with all the powers granted th directors by these A Articles.
 ARTICLE VII. The highest amour 1f indebtedness or liability to whic che corporation is at any time to sut ject it's If is Sixty five Thousand Dol jars 1865, ,0O0 00).
 ARTICLE VIII The private propert of the stockholders of the corporatlo
 hall be forever exempt from it's debt