Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-22
LEGAL NOTICES
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 OF F. w. WOOLWoRTH co.

We, the undersigned, all being per sons of full age and at least two thirds being citizens of the United States, and at least one of us a resi- dent of the State of New York, de- string to form a stock corporation (other than a moneyed corporation, or a corporation provided for by the banking, the insurance, the railroad and the transportation corporations laws, or an educational institution or corporation which may be incorpo- rated as provided in the educational 'aw) pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Law of the State of New York, do hereby make sign. acknowledge and file this Ger tificate for that purpose as follows:
 First-The name of the proposed corporation shall be "F. W. Wool worth CO" Hereinafter referred to as the "Company'O.
 Second-The location of it's prin- cinal office in the State of New York shall be in the City of Watertown, in the County of Jefferson and State of New York.
 Third-The purpose or purposes for which the Company is formed are as follows:
 CD To purchase, acquire. receive and take over. upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as the boah of directors of the Com pany shall determine or agree to, all or any part of the assets and prop erty of every character whether tan gible or. intangible and including goodwill of (a) F. W. Woolworth &. Co, corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York; (b) S. H. Knox & Co.,, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York: Gel F. M. Kirby & Co.,, cor poration organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsyl. vania: (d) The F. P. Charlton & G.. a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Con- necticut; Gel The five and ten cent" store business of c. S. Woolworth; 1; and (fl The five and ten cent" store businesses of W. H. Moore, W. H. Moore & Son = subject to the debts. liabilities and obligations of said corDorations and busi- nesses. and to nav therefor either the sum of s64 99S 900 by the issue and delivery of 150.OO0 shares of its fully paid and non-assessable seven per cent cumulative preferred cspital stock and 4999S0 shares of its fully paid and non-assessable common cap ital stock or such other amount or amounts. payable in such manner, as the board Of directors shall in its dis cre'ion determine.
 To empower any of the officers or directors of said F. W. Woolworth x Co. s. H Knox & Co.,. F. M. Kirby & Go. and The F. P Charlton & Co. and said c. S. Woolworth and w. H. Moore to be and become incorpora- tors. directors and stockholders in this Company. and as such incorpora- tors, directors and stockholders tbI vote for and authorize the acauisi- ton of the property and shares of stock Cor either) of said F. w. Wool worth & Co.,. s. H. Knox & Co.,, F. M. Kirby & Co.,. and the E. P. Charl- ton & Co.,, and said five and ten cent" store businesses of said c. S. Woolworth, W. H. Moore and W. H. Moore & Son. and to relieve the in corporators and directors of this Com pany from any disqualification which might otherwise exist from so act ing.
 @ To establish and conduct a general department store business and five and ten cent" store busi- ness.
 (3) To carry on all or any of the businesses of dry goods merchants, cloth manufacturers, furriers, haber- dashers, hosiers'. manufacturers. im- porters, wholesale and retail dealers of and in textile fabrics of all kinds; milliners, dressmakers, mantuamak- CTS, tailors. matters. clothiers, furnish CTS. outftters, glovers, lace manufac- turers. feather dressers, boot and shoe makers; manufacturers and i'm porters, and wholesale and retail dealers of and in leather goods house hold furniture, ironmongery. china and glassware, crockery and other household fittings and utensils, orn- aments, bric-a-brac, stationery. mo- tions, toys and fancy goods; dealers in meats and provisions, drugs. chem icals and other articles and commodi- ties of personal and household use and consunlption; and generally of and in all manufactured goods, ma terials,e provisions and produce.
 (4) To buy, sell, manufacture. re pair, alter and exchange. let on hire. export, and deal in all kinds of arti- cles and things which may be re- quired for the purposes of any of the said businesses. or commonly sup piled or dealt in by persons engaged in any such businesses. or which may seem capable of being profitably dealt with in connection herewith.
 (5) In furtherance, and not in linn itation. of the general powers con ferred by the laws of the State of New York, and of the above stated pur- poses. it is hereby expressly provided that the Company shall have the fol- lowing further and additional powers, that is to say:
 (a) As principal. agent, commis- sion merchant or consignee, to ac- quire, by purchase or otherwise, own, hold take on lease or in exchange. nsortgage. lease. sell or otherwsse dispose of any and all real and per sonal property. rights and privileges. suitable or convenient for any of the