The border vidette., 1916-06-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION THE $. LEEKER DRY GOODS COMPANY.

THE $. LEEKER DRY GOODS COMPANY. KNow ALLMEN BY THESE PRESENTS That s. nsmes ar. IT hereto snbscribed, and the residenee M and postotfice address of each of whom IS No ciated themselves together for the purpose of form ng corporation under the laws of the and do hereby adopt the Following Articles of Interpretations, and do hereby certify that: The name of this corporation, and by which a be & sEEk to bR9 o5s ts PANY" The names. residence, and postoffice address of the inc9TpoFstoFs are $; LeekeT. Itae zona The principal office and place of trans be at Nogaies, Santa Cruz County. Arizona but br4nch offices and places of business may be pses ehe United countries , ti; as the Board of S DirectoEs may by lngs of he directors may be had and corporate businrss transacted.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ts5o. .OOO. .oO). divided One Hundred Dollars (SlOOOOI per share. The osPsat e stoek snn De % pHd & in & to the tFeasnry conditions the Board of Directors shall de Gea or propery or Y Sy 0l dered. or by the transfer of any other valuable the corporati%n; in, exchange for which shares 1s when sa be of a ever non-assessable. The judgment of the di- og tSng s9 oT in change, for shares of the capital stock. when shall. in the absence of actual frau l, he con elusive.
 The purpose for which this corporation is formed is to purchase and acquire the good carried on and conducted under the name of The El Paso Store" and the general nature of carry and conduct said business, and to retail dry goo s. haberdashery and clothing business, and to carry on the business of inn ine dey goods, fancy goods. ciosks. suits, enr- teins. boots and shoes hosiery. gents furnish. dry goods and clothing. both useful and orna- goods. wares and merohandise appertaining and relating to the dry goods and fancy goods seii cioaks, suits and other articles of wearing apparel, and to do and transact everything ne the successful conduct of said business Also, ate ca sn te leases and contracts. and to transfer and sign cessary and incident to said business
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 The time of the commencement of this copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the Ge of the AT'cona Inc f5 County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, and years thereatter, with the right of renewal and perpetual succession as provided by law
 
 be conducted by Board of Directors consist ing of three mem hers, each ot whom shall be a cease to be :, stockholder, he shall also at the be elected annually by the stockhoiders at their regular annual meeting. which shall be held at on the first Monday of Febr11Es in each year and shall hold their office until their succes; meeting of the stockholders shall be held on that time. ana until their snccessors are elect ed and aualifed: the incorPor9,tnrs whose the Board of Directors of this corporation.
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 The officers of of th,s corporation shall be s and Treasurer. and such other officers and mine. ~ho 5 sha be Chosen snnuaS % bs tbe directors, either by election or appointment, shall hold their office until thi successors are 06Sssn and % the na she 5t 6D the successors are chosen and qualified, s. Leeker nis s shaI be Vic President, and Rae F. ' LeeEer shall be Secretary and Treasurer.
 prepare and adopt bylaws for the government of the eoGporati"n and nay t smead the same By-iaWs or any amendnsnts m thereto her shall re- CTS i. any regular meeting or at special meet ing called for that purpose. Any vacancy in msinins @ members m Of the Board by ia appointment from among the stockholders
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 The highest amount of indebtedness liab- uity, either direct or co2ticgcrt t2 Yhich this cofpofatioh is at any tiulc to subject itself shall not exceed the amount of two-thirds (sI) of the capital stock And the private property of the stock holders of this poratlon shall be forever exempt from the payment of corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have herennto set our hands and eeals this 18th day of May, A. D.. 1916.
 s. LEEKER, Seal.
 l.. CHERNIS. Seal.
 RAE F. LEEKER Seal. STATE OF ARIZONA, ss