The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-03-16
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 poration:
 ARTICLE |.
 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 Go. 3 Its principal place of business within Arizona, shall be Clifton, Arizona, but other of fees may be established and main tained 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 porale 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,
  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- nected herewith. . To take, acquire, hold, own, sell, lease, mortgage, improve, cultivate and otherwise deal in real estate. To manufacture, buy, sell and otherwise deal in lumber of all kinds. To, raise, purchase, ssell and other wise deal in farm and dairy products, cattle and all other live stock and gen. erally to conduct agricultural business
 To own, handle and control letters Eatent and inventions and shares of 1 it's own capital stock and that of other corporations owned by 1t the same as Ia natural person might do; to borrow money and to issue bonds, notes. de- Ehentures and other evidences of ip Edebtedness 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 iii general to do and perform such acts and things and transact sGck 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 (S50,000) d1- vfcied into one thousand shares of the par value of fifty (S50 -o0) dollars each, which shall be paid in, at such time as the Board of Directors may designate. in cash. real or personal i nTo?crty, services. lease option to nErchase, or any other valuable right O. thing, for the uses or purpose of the lccrporation, and all shares of capital stock. when issued in exchange here 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 W.
 | The commencement of the corpora- tfon 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.
 Thc affairs of the corporation shall lhe conducted by a board of directors and such officers as the boadr of di- lrectors may elect or appoint. The number of the directors shall be de iSIgnated by the bylaws and shall be IelecteG from among the stockholders lat their annual meeting to be held on the first Monday in February of each lyear.
 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 dl- rectoTs:
 D. l.. Bouse President
 A. A. Michael. . 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 from any cause, and to appoint from their own number an executive con- mittee 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 is twenty-five thousand t$25,000) dol lars
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of the corporation shall be forever exempt from it's debts or ob- Iligations. | ARTICLE TX.
 The corporation does hereby ap- point D. l.. Bouse, of Morenci, Ari- anna Whn has hpan a hnna fida resi-