Arizona republican., 1913-03-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF "CHEQUEST STONE
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the under signed, have this day associated our selves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws Of the State of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt the follow ing charter
 The name of this corporation shall be the "CHEQUEST STONE COM PANY, and the names of the in corporators, and their residence and address, are as follows:
 J. T. REMEY-Post office. Burling- ton. Des Moines County, state of Iowa.
 J. D. SMYTH-Post office. Burling- ton. Des Moines County. State of Iowa.
 J. w BROOKS-Post office. Bur lington. Des Moines County. State of Iowa.
 This corporation shall keep it's principal place of business at Phoe- nix, Arizona. but other offices and places of business may be estab- lished and maintained within or out side of the State of, Arizona, at such place or places as the Board of Di- rectors or the Bylaws may desig- mate. where all meetings of the in corporators, stockholders and drec- tors may be held and all corporate business transacted.
 The amount of the authorized capi- | tai stock of said corporation shall be 1 three hundred thousand ($300, ,O00) dollars, divided into shares of the | par value of one hundred ($l00) dol lars per share, and shall be paid at ! the date of the issuance thereof. or | a such other time as the Board of Directors may designate, in money, | or it's equivalent, in labor. property ] or other valuable right or thing. and | the judgment of the Board of Direc- l tors shall be conclusive as 10 the value of any such equivalent re- | ceived in payment for stock other | than money. Each holder of the f capital stock of this corporation l shall be entitled to one CD vote for l each share of stock so held by him,
 
 | written proxy. Transfers of stock l shall be effected by endorsement of ] the holders certificate and proper ! notation of such transfer upon the 1 books of the corporation
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 l The general business of the cor | pOratiOn shall be 10 acquire, by pur- | chase. exchange. contract or lease. ! in the State of Iowa or any other 1 part of the United States. real es- tate. for the purpose of quarrying rock, granite, marble or any other mineral iherefr0m, for sale either in 1 it's natural condition. or by prepar- | ing the same for any purpose for l which il may or can be used. and | selling the same in such quantities 1 and at such place or places as in ! the judgment of the Directors. shall 1 be to the interest of the corpora l tion: and the sale of any and all l byproducts resulting from the quar- 1 rying of the minerals herein re- l ferred to. either in their natural | condition, or changing such condi- | tion by combining therewith other | substances or materials: and said i corporation may engage in the manu- | facture of cement. brick and tile, in l buying and selling merchandise. ma : l chinery and tools, and in the op- | eration of it's lands for agricultural 1 purposes and said corporation may | engage in any other business that | the Directors may deem advantage GUS in connection with that herein
 specified; and for the purposes for
 which this corporation is organized.
 it may acquire machinery. tools and 1 implements. and all other property
 necessary in the transaction of the | business for which the corporation l is organized. and it may erect. or l cause to be erected, buildings. either for machinery, or stores or ware houses, or for residences for it's em- ployes. or for any other purpose 1 necessary in the transaction of the business for which the corporation is
 organized. It may lease, construct
 equip and operate such tramways | railways or other means of trans portation as may be necessary in the
 prosecution of it's business. and may 1 acquire, by lease or purchase. ease ments or rights of-way over real
 estate not owned by it, for the pur- l poses herein specified. It shall have the right to sell and convey any and
 all real or personal estate acquired
 under the provisions of these articles
 and to purchase such other real anc personal property as may be usefu
 in the prosecution of it's business
 It shall have the right to borrow
 money and execute proper evidences of indebtedness therefor, and may I secure the same with the consent 1 of the majority of the capital stock by real or chattel mortgages on any | property owned by the corporation
 and this corporation shall have th' | right to do all things necessary ant l convenient to be done to carry Ou all of the purposes for which it il organized.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board O rot less than five (5), nor more thar f nine (9), Directors, who shall b. 1 elected from the stockholders their. annual meeting. and, subject t
 the provisions herein contained shall hold their office for one q 1,sx nxfACC ntC