The Benson signal., 1916-05-27
Articles of Incorporation
Benson Canning and Packing Go.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS: That we the undersigned. having
associated ourselvee for the purpose of
| forming corporation under the laws of
Arizona do hereby adopt the following
articles of incorporation;
ARTICLE |. The incorporators are:
II. w. Etz, of Benson Arizona; William
Bennett. of Benson Arizona: J. A. Gumm.
of Benson, Arizona; Chas. E. Goetz, of
Benson. Arizona, and Chas. F. Moss. of
Benson, Arizona; and the name of the cor
poration shall be THE BENSON CAN
MING AND PACKING COMPANY. Its
principal place Of business in Arizona shall
be Benson. Cochise County. Arizona. but
other Offices may be established and main
tanned within or outside of Arizona at such
places as the Board Of Directors may
! designate. where meetings Of the stock
holders and directors may be held and any
! and all corporate business transacted.
ARTICLE H. The general nature of
business proposed to be transacted is. to
wit: To acquire, purchase. lease. bond and
operate, or otherwise dispose of. purchase.
mortgage and deal in, lands. buildings,
machinery and all other things necessary
for the manufacture of cheese. butter and
all other creamery products;
To can and otherwise preserve all kinds
Of fruit. vegetables. milk and all other
kinds Of farm products;
| To purchase. lease or in any other way
to acquire land. buildings and machinery
| for the manufacturing Of ice and the pack
ing or keeping in cold storage or otherwise
preserving all kinds of meat, eggs and all
/ other kinds of farm products:
To purchase. lease or otherwise acquire
lands and to operate the same for the pro-
duction of all kinds Of farm products;
| To purchase and sell all manner Of farm
products either by retail or Wholesale;
To purchase lease or otherwise ac-
quire and hold. real estate and water
rights in connection with, incident to and
necessary for the proper operation, con-
duct and management of its business;
To own, handle and control letters pat
ent and inventions and shares of it's own
capital stock and that of other corporations
and to vote any shares of stock of other
corporations owned by it the same as a
natural person might do;
Z. To borrow money and to issue bonds,
notes. debentures and other evidences Of
indebtedness, and secure the payment of
the same by mortgage, deed OF trust or
otherwise:
I To act as agent, trustee, broker, or in
any other hduciary capacity; and in gen.
eral to do and perform such acts and
things and to transact such business in
connection with the foregoing objects not
world as the board of directors may deem
| Il e AL
ARTICLE Ill. The Capital Stock of the
corporation shall be Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars ($l5 5,OOO). divided into one hundred
and fifty (5O shares of the par value of
One Hundred Dollars ($l0W each, which
shall be paid in at such time as the Board
Of Directors may designate, in cash. real or
personal property. services. lease, option
to purchase, or any other valuable right or
thing, for the uses and purposes of the
corporation, and all shares of the capital
stock. when issued in exchange therefor,
shall thereupon and thereby become and
be full paid the same as though paid for
in cash at par. and shall be non- assessible
forever. and the judgment of the directors
as to the value Of any property. services
right or thing acquired in exchange tor
capital stock shall be conclusive.
| ARTICLE w. The commencement of
the corporation shall be the date of the
issuance to it OF certificate Of incorpora-
tion by the Arizona Corporation Commis-
sion. and it shall endure for the full term
of twenty-five years thereafter. with privi-
lege of perpetual succession provided
| by statute.
| ARTICLE v. The affairs of the corpo-
ration shall be conducted by a board of
| directors and such officers as the said dir
ectors may elect or appoint. The number
of directors shall be designated by the by
laws and shall be elected from among the
stockholders at their annual meeting to be
held on the FIRST Tuesday after the FIRST
| Monday in January of each year.
Until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders and until their successors
have been elected and qualified. the fol-
lowing named persons shall be the officers
and directors: President. Chas. F. Moss;
vice-president, II. w. Ety. secretary and
treasurer. Chas. E. Goetz Directors II: w.
Etz, William Bennett ]. A. Gumm, Chas.
E. Goetz and Chas. F. Moss. ~
ARTICLE vi. The directors shall have
power to adopt, amend and rescind by
laws, to fill vacancies occurring in the
board from any cause, and to appoint from
| their own number an executive committee
and vest said committee with all the pow
ers granted the directors by these articles.
ARTICLE VII. The highest amount Of
! Indebtedness or liability to which the cor
poration may at any one time subject itself
is Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
| $7.5000O.
| ARTICLE VIII. The private property
Of the stockholders of the corporation shall
be forever exempt from its debts or obi
cations.
ARTICLE TX. This corporation does
hereby appoint J. N. Morrison. Of Benson.
Cochise county. who has been bona 6de
resident of Arizona for at least three years.
as its lawful agent in and for the state of
ARIZONA for and in behalf Of said COM
pany. to accept and acknowledge service
Of. and upon whom may be served. all
necessary process or processes in any &C: