Arizona republican., 1914-08-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE PHOENIX HARD.
 WARE COMPANY


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
 PRESENTS:
 That we, J. B. Long and J. w Long, of Maricopa County, Arizona desiring to incorporate ourselves ant become incorporated under the pro. visions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. for the purpose of en gazing in the lawful enterprises, busi ness and occupation hereinafter spe cified, do make adopt, sign and ac knowledge according to law these Ar ticles of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators ar J. B. Long and J. w. Long,
 The name adopted by this corpora tion and by which it shall be knowl in all of it's affairs is the
 PHOENIX HARDWARE CO" and it's principal place of transactin business is and shall be the City o Phoenix. in the County and Territor aforesaid, but it shall have the righ to transact it's business in such othe place or places in said Territor as the Board of Directors may here after from time to time designate.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the bushes proposed to be transacted by thi corporation and in which it is to en gage is that of doing a general hard ware and implement business, buyin and selling all kinds of merchandis and real and personal property ( every kind and character and descrip tion; borrowing money and contract ing to pay the same at such time C times and at such rate of interest a it's Board of Directors may deem ad visable, and to secure the paymer of the same by mortgage, pledge, C otherwise, on any or all of the prop erty of the corporation; and to trans act any and all kinds of bushes that may be transacted by natur; person
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stoc authorized by this corporation Fifty Thousand Dollars (s50,000). shall be divided into five hundre (500) shares and the par value ( each share shall be One Hundre Dollars ($100). The times when an the conditions upon which it sha be paid are as follows: The who thereof within thirty (30) days aft, the same has been subscribed fo provided that the Board of Director of said Company may accept mel chantable hardware at such prices { they may deem proper in part or flu payment for any subscription to u stock of this corporation.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement this corporation shall be the 18th da | of March, 1907, and it shall endul for a period of twenty-five (25) yea | thereafter. And said corporatit shall commence the transaction of tl business for which it is incorporate as soon as ten per cent of the capit stock has been subscribed for. ARTICLE V.
 l The affairs of this corporation sha be conducted by Board of Directo consisting of three stockholders WI shall be elected annually by the stool holders from among their number l the annual election thereof to be he in the office of the Company ! Phoenix, Arizona, on the first Tue day in November in each year her after at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M and until the first annual meeting said stockholders, the following nan ed persons who are subscribers the capital stock of this corporate shall constitute the Board of Dire tors, namely: J. B. Long, J. w. Lol and M. West.
 | ARTICLE VI.
 The officers of this Corporate shall be a President, Secretary al Treasurer. and such other officers may be provided for by the bylaw The President shall be elected by u IBoard of Directors from among the humber annually immediately aft the annual meeting of the stockhol CTS. The other officers shall be cleo ed by the Board at such time al place as they shall designate, b
 such other officers need not be mer bers of the Board of Directors.
 The Directors and officers of tn corporation shall hold their respecti offices for one year from the date itheir election and until their success l ors are elected and qualified unle such director or officer shall cease be a stockholder in the corporatio and in any such case such director
 officer shall cease to be direct or officer in the corporation fro the date he ceased to be stockhold l therein; provided. that all office who are appointed by the Board m be removed by them at their pleasul