The Benson signal., 1915-12-11
Articles Of Corporation.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF MA.
TIONAL MARBLE CORPORATION

\ forming a. corporation under the laws of the
y Sbate OF ARIZONA, and to that end adopt the
iolloWlng artlcles Of incorporation:
ors are:
L. R: Ligier, Dragon. Cochise County, Ari-
J. H. Baker, 1907 Norton Ave. Los Angeles,
A; J. Henderson, 1922 Cole Ave, Los Ange.
n National Marble Corporation
N Inc principal place in which the business OF
SAID corporation, within the State of Ari-
zona is to be transacted is the City OF
A Dragoon, County of Cochise, State OF Ari-
I iona, ana 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
II within or without the State of Arizona AS NAV
| pc establ1Shed blythe Board Of Directors at any
OF Whch 6ranch places of business, meetings
| OF the stockholders and OF the Board OF Direct
| orS may be held as may be provided by the By.
Laws OF said corporation.
The general natureof business proposed to
| pc transacted by this corporation is as follows
| to-W1t: TO manufacture, buy and sell all kinds
| OF general machinery and mining appliances
| and implements, and ali kinds of patents cover
| ing the same; and to erect and own all build
| lngS necessary to contain factories or iron
l works for carrying on such manufacturing bus
mess; and to manufacture, purchase, own, con,
SmelterS, machinery and works for smelling.
| reducing, developing and working all kinds OF
ores ana minerals, and to buy and sell all kinds
OF patents covering same; to locate marble de-
pOS1tS 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 fol
same from the United States OF America or anp
other couptry to buy, sell, operate and devei.
| op mines ana mining property; to own acquire,
lease, hold, sell and convey all kinds of real
ana personal property; to locate, buy, SELL wa.
ter rights lrrlgating canals and mill sites: to
locate townsites and to dedicate Streets parks.
and alleys in the same; to build and maintaip
all Kinds OF tramWGyS operated by steam or
any other motive power; to buy sell ACQUIRES
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, Duy ana 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 cans
ais from the< company S. works or property to
any public highway, river or other Constructed
lines Of railroad; and generally to conduct anv
business aforesaid as any private individual
may do, either in Arizona or in any,other State
or territory Of the United States, or in any for
eign country; to build erect, construct lease or
.otherWlse acquire, manage, occupy, maintains
and operate build1ngSfor hotel purposes, dwell
ing houses, apartment houses office buildings,
and other structures to buV own operate
lease and occupy lands, buildings for hotels
apartment houses dwelling houses. Office build,
ngS, and structures of all kinds for the accom-
modation of the public and of Individuals; to
keep. manage, conduct, let and operate hotelSs
apartment houses dwelling houses, restaurants,
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, mold, 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 accomplishment 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 eXpedienJ for the pro-
lection or benefit of the corporation.
The authorized amount of capital stock of
the corporation shall be Three Hundred Thou.
sand (300,0O0) divided into Three Hundred Thou
sand (300,000) shares of the par value OF One
($1.00) 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 OF for services or labor rendered to the
corporation, and the capital stock so issued
shall thereupon become and be fully paid up.
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 purs
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 ofp these
Articles Of Incorporation in the office of Ari3
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 July 10th, A. d..
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. Fl. Baker,
A, j. Henderson.
The highest amount of Indebtedness Of lia-
bility, direct or contingent, to which this COR
pOratiOn shall at any time be subject, snail be
Two Hundred Thousand 100000 Dollars.
VII
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall pe exempt from corpor-
ate debts OF any kind whatever.
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and seals this seventeenth day OF
Sept, a, d. 1915
Y. r. LIGIER. (Seal)
4. 4. J, J. HENbERsoN. RA ANSbbEEiRsoN {(SsSSaaIi..}
State of California
County of Los Angeles. 30
On this 18th day of Sep, A. D. 1915 before
me, d. l.. Allen, q Notary Public in and for the
NOuICy oN t1OetLc dLOl CSoblI', lColUlhB OI1CAClA
duly commissioned and sworn, personally ap
peared L. r. Ligier j. II. Baker, A. j. Hender
son, known to me to be the persons described
iin 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, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 18th day OF Sep. A. D. 1918.
ID. L. ALLEN,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Los
Angeles, State of California
| (Notarial Seal) My commission expires the
10Th day of Dec A D., 1918.
Filed in the Office OF the Arizona Corporation
Commission this 22d day Of Sep. A. d. 1915, at
1000 a. m. at the request Of j. p. Gardner,
whose poftO1ice address is 500 Washington
Bldg. Los Angeles, Gait.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.
By F. A. JONES, Chairman.
First publication, October %, 1915