The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-02-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, having as- sociated ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona do hereby adopt the following articles of incor- poIation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The incorporators are M. T. An derson, D. l.. Bouse, and A. A. Mi chael all of Morenci. Greenlee County, State of Arizona, and the name of said corporation shall be ''The Green lee Cash Store Co.," It's principal place of business within Arizona, shall be Clifton, Arizona, but other of fices may be established and main Lained within or outside the State of Arizona at such place as the Boaro Of Directors may designate, where meetings of stockholders and direct ors may be held and any and all cor poraJe business acted.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is, to wit; To transact a general mercantile buSi- ness and to manufacture, produce, buy. sell, import, export, lease, ex- change, hire, let, invest in, mortgage, trade and deal in and otherwise ac- quire and dispose of goods, wares and merchandise and property of all kinds in all branches and in business neces- sary and incidental thereto or con rected herewith.
 To take, acquire, hold, own, sell, lease, mortgage, improve, cultivate ofh i-n 6nn1 in fnfn To manufacture, buy, sell and otherwise deal in lumber of all kinds. To raise, purchase, sell and other wise deal in farm and dairy products, cattle and all other live stock and gen. orally to conduct agricultural business To own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of it's own capital stock and that of other corporations owned by it the same as natural person might do; to borrow money and to issue bonds, notes, de hentures and other evidences of in debtedness and secure payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise; to act as agent, trustee, broker or in any other fiduciary capa- city and in general to do and perform such acts and things and transact such business in connecton with the | foregoing objects not inconsistent with law, in any part of the world, as the Board of Directors may deem of advantage to the corporation. | ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock of the corporation shall be fifty thousand ($50,000l di- vided into one thousand shares of the par value of fifty ($50. 00) dollars 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 or purpose of the corporation, and all shares of capital stock. when issued in exchange here. 1 for, shall hereupon and thereby be. come and be fully paid the same as though paid for in cash at par, and shall be non-assessable forever: and the judgment of the directors as to the value of any property, right or thing acquire din exchange for capital stock shall be conclusive.
 ARTICLE ". The commencement of the corpora. tion shall be the date of the issuance to it of certificate of incorporation by the Arizona Corporation Commis sion, and it shall endure for the full term of twenty-five years thereafter with the privilege of perpetual sue cessior as provided by statute
 ARTICLE V.
 | Ire affairs of the corporation shall he conducted by a board of directors and such officers as the boadr of di- rectors may elect or appoint. The number of the directors shall be de s1gnated by the bylaws and shall be elected from among the stockholders the first Monday in February of each year.
 Until the first annual meeting of the stockholders and until their sue, cessors have been elected and have been qualified. the following named persons shall be the officers and di- rectors:
 | D. l.. Bouse. se...'.... President
 A. A. Michael. Vice President M. T. Anderson. Sec Treas.
 ARTICLE VI. The directors shall have power to adopt, amend and rescind bylaws. to fill vacancies occurring in the board 1 from any cause, and to appoint from nittee and to vest said committee with all the powers granted the direc- tors by these articles.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebted ness or liability to which the corpora ion may at any one time subject itself is twenty-five thousand ($25, ,000) dol lars.