The Benson signal., 1915-12-04
Articles of Corporation
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF MA
TIONAL MARBLE CORPORATION

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| TIONAL 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 laws of the
State of Arizona, and to that end adopt the
| following articles of incorporation:
The names and addresses of the incorporat@
L. R. Liger, Dragon, Cochise County, Ari-
ZOna.
J.. \, Baker, 1907 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.
Dragoon, County of Cochise, State of Ari
zona, and the company may have branch
places Of business of said corporation outside
of the State of Arizona in 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 places of business, meetings
of the stockholders and of the Board of Direct
ors may be held as may be provided blythe BY
Laws of said corporation.
r.
The general nature of 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
and implements, and all kinds of patents cover
! ing the same: and to erect and own all build
iugs necessary to contain factories or iror
works for carrying on such manufacturing bus
ness; and to manufacture, Lurchase, own, con-
struct, operate, sell and maintain all kinds OF
Smelters, machinery and works for smelling
/ 'educing, developing and working all kinds OF
ores and minerals, and to buy and sell all kinds
Of patents covering saIhe to locate marble de,
| poSitS and open quarrieS thereon to erect, own
1 and operate marble finishing plants and mills.
and to market the product therefrom; locate
Ill kinds Of mineral lands and obtain title fol.
same from the United States of America or any
other country; to buy, sell. operate and devel
p mines and mining property; DOWN. acquire,
lease hold, sell and convey all kinds of reaf
and personal property; to locate, buy. sell, wa \
ter rights, rrlgating canals, and mill siteS tC
icate tQWnSlteS and to dedicate streets, PARKS
Ind alleys in the same; to build and maintain. !.
| VII kinds Of tramways operated by steam or
my other motive power; to buy, sell, acquire .
leal in and hypothecate the shares of stock Of
| other incorporated companies; to act as pledge,
i trustee attorney IN fact assignee, or receiver;
| 20 bore for. produce, refine, manufacture pipe
| store, buy and Sell oil and all other minerals
| Ind chemicals; to own and ope ate stage lines
md freghting outfits; to. own, operate, buy
| sell and erect electric lights md gas works;
10 buy and sell the products OF the same; to ,
ouy and sell all kinds of merchandise, and tc. .
pwn and operate stores for dealings in same; to
build operate and maintain railroads and can .
lis from the company's works or property to
/ my public highway. river or other constructed
ines 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
aign country to build erect. construct, lease or
,th rwiSe acquire. manage, occupy, maintain
andoperate buildings for hotel purposes, dwell
ng houses, apartment houses, office buildings,
Ind other structures; to buy, own operate,
Lease and occupy lands, buildings for hotels
apartment houses, dwelling houses Office build
ngs, and structures of all kinds for the accom-
mediation of the public and OF individuals; to
keep manage, conduct. let and operate hotels
apartmentho houses dwelling houses, restaurants; b
| lunch and tea rooms, barber shops, billiard
halls, cafes. and bars for the accommodation of
| 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 TO do
| all and everything necessary suitable or proper
| for the accompl iShment of the foregoing. pur'
poses, or anything which the Board of Directors
| of the. corporation may, from time to time
deem to be conducive or expedienr for the pro
| lection or benefit of the corporation.
III
The authorized amount 6f capital stock Of
| the corporation shall be Three Hundred Thou
| sand 1900 000) divided into Three Hundred Thou
sand (2O0000) shares of the par value OF One.
| ($l0O) Dollar each Such capital stock may be
| issued at such times as the Board OF Directors
may by resolution direct, either for real or per
sonal property sold or conveyed to this corpora
| tion, or for services or labor rendered to the
/ corporation and the capital stock so issued
| shall thereupon become and be fully paid up.
| and worcestershire, 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.
i The time Of the commencement of the corpor
alton shall be the date of the filing OF these
/ Articles of Incorporation in the Office of Ari
zona Corporation Commission, and the term
i nation thereof shall be twenty-five years there
after.
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The affairs of the corporation shall be con.
Quoted by Board of Directors composed Of
three stockholders who shall be elected annu.
i ally on the 10th day of July in each year, I'm
til such first annual election on July 10th, A. d
1916, the folo~ing named stockholders shall
serve as Directors of this corporation for the
present year, and until the election OF theil
successors, to-wit: i. r. Ligier, j. H. Baker
A. j. Henderson.
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
'0OF' I. R. LHGIER. (Seal)
j. II. BAKER, tSeal.(
A. j. HENDERSON. (Seal.)
State OF California, lss
County of Los Angeles. 80 y
On this 17th 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, II. Baker, A. j: Henderi
son. known to me to be the persons described
ir 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, have bereunto set m,
hand and seal this 18th day of Sep, A. D. 1915
- ID. L. ALLEN,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Lo'
Angeles State of California.
(Notarial Seal) My commission expires tn
~. 10th day Of Dec A D., 1918.
FILED in the office Of the Arizona Corporation
Commission this 22d day of Sep. A. d. 1915, a
1000 a. M. at the request of J. 2. Gardner
whose poftofhce address is 306 Washington
Bldg. Los Angeles, Calf.
arizona CORPORATION COMMISSION.
BY T. A. JONES, Chairman. A
First publication, October %, 1918,