The Parker post., 1918-08-24

City of Phoenix, the capitol, this 18th
day of July, A D. 1918.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMIS-
SION.
F. A. JONES, Chairman,
lSeaD
Attest:
SAM w. PROCTOR. Secretary.
Know All Men by These Presents
That we, the undersigned, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming a corporation
under the laws of the state Of Ari-
zona, and in furtherance of that pur-
pose, and to that end, do hereby
adopt, execute, acknowledge and pup
lish the following articles OF incor
poratton:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be, and is, RANEY MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
The names, residences and post
Office addresses of the incorporatOrs
are as follows:
Name Residence POstOftice
7 Z Rarex Parker Arizona Parker Arizona
Celia H. Raney
Theodore Hodson,
G. E. Phelps.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place of business OF
this corporation shall be at its office.
in the town of Parker, Yuma county,
state of Arizona; but other
offices may be established and
maintained, either within OF
without the state of Ari-
zona, as the board of directors Of the
determine and designate, at any OF
which said offices meetings of the
stockholders, or meetings of the board
Of directors, may be held. and any
and all corporate business transacted
ARTICLE ".
The purpose of this corporation,
and the general nature Of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted and
carried on by it, shall be:
First: To conduct store or stores
for the purchase and sale, at retail
and wholesale, of dry goods, groceries.
crockery, glassware. hardware, har-
ness and trappings, automobile ac-
cessories, articles made from leather
notions, millinery, boots and shoes,
toys, stationery, confectionery, wall
paper, decorations, furniture carpets,
upholstery, mine supplies and equip
ment, farming implements, fruits
vegetables meats and breadstuffs as
we'll as all other articles OF merchan-
disc; and to do any and all of the
things hereinafter mentioned as fully
and to the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, within
or without the state of Arizona, and
to do any and everything, and to en-
gage in any and every business, which
may by it's board of directors be
deemed necessary, requisite, essential, :.
convenient or auxiliary to the carry
ing out of the objects and purposes
for which the corporation is formed.
In furtherance, and not in nmita-
ton, of it's general powers AMI pur-
poses, it is expressly provided that the
corporation shall have the following
powers, to-wit:
l. To acquire, own, handle, sell,
cucumber and otherwise deal in or
with any and all classes of property
to buy, or otherwise acquire, own.
hold, sell, and in any manner deal in
or with shares of capital stock of
this, or other, corporations; to pay
for property purchased or otherwise
acquired in cash, stock of the corpor-
alton, bonds or otherwise; to carry
on the business Of general merchants,
manufacturing, buying, selling, ex-
changing, or otherwise producing or
dealing in commodities of every des-
cription and kind, and by whatever
process the same may be produced
and sold, and generally without lin
itation as to amount
2. To borrow money and to issue it's
bonds, payable in cash or convertible
into stock of this corporation, deben-
lures, mortgages, promissory notes.
and other evidences of Indebtedness
therefor, and to pledge, sell, or other
wise dispose of the whole or any part
Of the property owned or acquired by
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