The Benson signal., 1915-11-06
Articles of Corporation
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF MA
= TIONAI. MARBLE CORPORATION


Know All Men By These PRESENTS That we,
whose names are hereunto affixed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming corporation under the lays OF tn the
State OF Arizona, and to that end adopt the
following articles of incorporAtiop
The names and addresses Of the acorporat.
/" R. tiger, Dragon, cechise County, Ari-
Zona. '~
J. i: Baker, 1901 Norton Ave. Los Angeles
A; J. Henderson, 1922 Cole Ave-, Los Ange.
les, Cal.
The name of the corporation shall be the
| National Marble Corporation
The principal place in which the business OF
said corporation, within the State OF Ari-
l Dragon, County of Cochise, State of Ari-
4 Zona, and the company may have branch
] places Of business Of said corporation outside
I of the State of Arizona, ip the City Of Los An
geles, Cal, and Such other branch offices either
/ within or without the State Of Arizona as may
| be established by the Board OF Directors at any
of which branch placesof business, meetings
of the stockholders and or the Board of Direct
/ Ors may be held as may be provided by the BY.
| Laws OF said corporation.
| II.
| The general natureof business proposed to
be transacted by this corporation is as follows
| to-wit: To manufacture, buy and sell all kinds
of general machinery and mining appliances
1 and implements, and all kinds Of patents cover
ing the same; and to erect and own all build.
ings necessary to contain factories or iron
works for carrying on such manufacturing bus
mess; and to manufacture, purchase, own, con-
Struct, operate, sell and maintain all kinds of
smelters, machinery and works for smelling,
reducing, developing and working all kinds of
ores and minerals, and to buy and sell all kinds
of patents covering same; to locate marble de-
poSitS and open quarries thereon; to erect, own
and operate marble finishing plants and mills
and to market the product therefrom; to locate
all kinds OF mineral lands and obtain title for
same from the United States of America or any
other country; ITO buy, sell, operate and devel-
Op mines and mining property; to own, acquire,
lease, hold, sell and convey all kinds of real
and personal property; to locate: buy, sell, wa
ter rights, irrigating canals; and mill sites; to
locate townsites and to dedicate streets, parks
and alleys In the same to build and maintain
all kinds OF tramways, operated by steam or
any other motive power; to buy, SELL acquire,
deal in and hypothecate the shares of stock Of
other incorporated companies; to act as pledge
trustee, attorney In fact assignee, or receiver:
To bore for, produce; refine, manufacture, pipe,
store buy and sell oil and all other minerals
and chemicals; to own and operate stage lines
and freighting outfits; to own, operate, buy,
sell and erect electric lights and gas works;
to buy and sell the products of the same; to
buy and sell all kinds of merchandise, and to
own and operate stores for dealings in same; to
build, operate and maintain railroads and cam
ais from the company'S works or property to
any public highway, river or other constructed
lines of railroad; and generally to conduct any
business aforesaid as any private individual
may do, either in Arizona or in any other State
territory of the United States, or in any for
eign country to build, erect, construct, lease or
otherwise acquire, manage, occupy, maintain
and operate buildings for hotel purposes dwell
ing houses, apartment houses, office buildings,
and other structures; to buy, own, operate;
lease and occupy lands, buildings for hotels,
apartment houses, dwelling houses. Office build
ings, and structures of all kinds for the accom-
mediation of the public and Of individuals; to
keep. manages conduct, let and operate hotels,
apartment houses dwelling houses, restaurants,
lunch and tea rooms barber shops, billiard
q
guests and customers.
TO subscribe for purchase or otherwise ac.
quire and to own, hold. sell, hypothecate and
dispose of shares of the capital stock or bonds
or other securities or obligations Of any person
or corporation and while such owner, to exer-
else all the rights and powers Incidental there
to- including the right to vote thereon. 10 do
all and everything necessary suitable or proper
for the accomplishment OF the foregoing pur-
poses, or anything which the Board of Directors
of the corporation' may, from time to time,
deem to be eonduciye OF expedient for the pro.
lection or benefit of the corporation
Ill
The authorized amount Of capital stock of
the corporation shalLbe Three Hundred Thou
sand 900 000) divided into Three Hundred Thou
sand (300000l shares Of the par value of One
($1O0) Dollar each Such capital stock may be
issued at such times as the Board of Directors
may by resolution direct, either for real or per4
sonal property sold or conveyed to this corpora
tion, or for services, or labor rendered to the
corporation, and the capital stock so issued
and non-aSSessable, and in the absence of actual
fraud in the transaction the Judgment OF the
Directors as to the value Of the property pur*
chased and services rendered shall be concluS-
i've.
The time of the commencement of the corpor-
alton shall be the date Of the fling OF these
Articles Of Incorporation in the office OF Ari-
zona Corporation Commission, and the termi-
nation thereof shall be twenty-five years there
after
The affairs Of the corporation shall be con-
Quoted by Board Of Directors composed Of
three stockholders who shall be elected annu-
ally on the 10th day Of July in each year. I'm
til such first annual election on July 10th, A ID.
1916 the following named stockholders shall
serve as Directors of this corporation for the
present year, and until the election OF their
successors, to-wit L. r. Ligier j. II. Baker,
A J. Henderson
VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness of liza
bility, direct or contingent to which this cor.
poration shall at any time be subject, shall be
Two Hundred Thousand 100000, Dollars.
VII
The private property Of the stockholders of
| this corporation shall De exempt from corpor-
ate debts of any kind whatever.
| In Witness Whereof We have hereunto set
our hands and seals this seventeenth day Of
| L. r. LIGIER. (Seal.)
j. II. BAKER (Seal)
| A. ]. HENDERSON. (Seal.)
State of California, &C
County Of Los Angeles. go
On this 18th day Of Sep, A. D. 1915. before
me, D. L. Allen, Notary Public in and for the
County and State aforesaid, residing therein
duly commissioned and sworn personally ,ap-
peared l.. r. Ligier, j. H. Baker, A. j. Hender
/ son, known to me to be the persons described
in and who executed the annexed instrument,
and they acknowledged to me that they execut-
ed the same for the purpose and consideration
| therein expressed.
/ IN Witness Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 18th day of Sep, A; D. 1915
ID. L. ALLEN,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Los
Angeles. State of California
lNotarial Seall My commission expires the
10Th day Of Dec A. d., 1918.
Filled in the office of the Arizona Corporation
Commission this 22d day Of Sep: A. d. 1915, at
1000 a. m. at the request Of }. r. Gardner
whose poftofflce address is 306 Washington
Bldg. Los Angeles, Calf. ,.,
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.
By f. A. JONES, Chairman.
First publication, October %, 1915