Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF HOWE JEWELRY COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands ! are hereuntO affixed, do hereby asso- I ciate ourselves together for the pur- ! pose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona. and to that end make the following state nent:
 The names of the ineorporators are: A. Smith and Frank w D0an. all of Douglas, Cochise County. Arizona. i IT.
 The name of the corporation is and shall be
 HOWE JEWELRY COMPANY III
 The principal place of business of said corporation shall be at the Citv | Of Bisbee. COchise County. Arizona but branch offices may be Established | at such other places as the Roard of 1 Directors shall or may heraaffer de. eide os determine upon, and said cor poration may transact business in any other state of foreign country.
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 The general nature of tho business i proposed to be transacted bv tbis corporation is as follows, towit: To make contracts, to purchase. lease, bond, locate or otherwise ac ! Guire, own. exchange. sell or other. wise dispose of. pledge. mortgaee. by. | pothecate and deal in any and all | kinds of real and personal property i whether situate within the United ! states of America or in any foreign l country, including bonds and shares of che capital stock of it's own and other | corporations. mines, mining claims. | OH lands, coal lands, mineral lands OH. gas, coal shale, asphaitum, pc. troleum. asbestos, salt, water and water rights and machinery. and to work, mine, explore. operate and de. 1 velop the same: 10 borrow money and execute notes, bonds, n,OFtgaees ol. deeds of trust to secure the same: t 10 conduct general retail and whole sale jewelry business and a general mercantile and merchandise business n any and every nature and in eyery way that may be decided upon from time to time by the Directors. and in iurtherance thereof the Board of Di- rectors shall have power, upcn the affirmative vote uf a majority thereof to issue notes. bonds. and other evi- I dences of indebtedness of the Com. Tany, and Gecure the payment. of the same by mortgage or bond on any or ' all of the property of the Company without the previous consent or sub- sequent ratification of the stockhold CTS thereof.
 l The authorized amount of the capi tai stock of this corporation shall be twenty-five thousand dollars 1925. 0Oe,001 divided into twenty-five thou. | sand C25.00O) shares of the par value Of one dollar (Sl,G0) each At such time as the Board of Directors may by i resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to it of real or personal property for the uses and. purposes of this cor pratiou, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of this corporation may be issued, and the capital stock I of this corporation thereupon and thereby become and be fully paid uT I and nOn-assessab ble. and in the absence I of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Directors as to tho i value of the property purchased shall I be conclusive
 i VI.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of | the issuance 10 it of a certificate of incorporation by the Corporation Com mission of Arizona. and inc term T. j ticn thereof shall be twenty-five (25) f years thereafter.
 | VII.
 | The affairs of this corporation shall 4 he conducted by toard of not less than three nor more than five direct I CTS. who shall have fnll power to mort gage or sell any or all of the property of this company without the previous consent or subsequent ratification of ] inc stockholders thereof. The ex4c: number of Directors to act for ans .I year may be determined by Nthe Di- rectors at any regular meeting. The-e- | after. the Board of Directors shall be ] elected from among the stockholders i on the third Tuesday in July of each 1 year. on which day the annual stock | holders meetings shall be held. The officers Of this company shall be A pres ' iient, vice-president, secretary and ] treasurer and General Manager. and such other officers as the Board of DI. l reetors nay by resolution direct. Any two offices may be held by the same 1 person.
 VII.
 | Until the first election of Directors herein, the following named shall con stitutn the Directors of this Company. namely; Charles If. Howe. John F. Fish Mary E. Howe and Frank w. ! Doan.
 Until the first election of officers shall he held. the following named shall constitute the officers of the Com pany. namely: Charles H. Howe. President and General Manager: John P. Fish, Viee.President; Frank W. Doan, Secretary and Treasurer. ! IX
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent, to which tbis corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be six thou. sand five 'hundred dollars (S6.500.06) which amount does not exceed two thirds of the amount of the capital stock.
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 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be