The Coconino sun., 1925-08-28

shares of the par value of One Hum
dred Dollars ($100.00) each, an ag-
gregate of Twenty Five. Thousand
Dollars ($25, 5,0OO.OO) has been bona
fide subscribed and actually paid up
in lawful money of the United States
and is in the custody of the persons
hereinafter named as the first Board
of Directors; the remainder thereof is
treasury stock.
The name and places of residence of
the shareholders, and the number of
shares subscribed by each are as fol-
lows:
! Name Residence Shares
Arthur L. Cook, Ottawa, Kansas, 1O9
shares.
Robert E. O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 109 shares.
Luke w. O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 5 shares.
Sheba NJ O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 10 shares.
Miles T. Babb, Kansas City, Missouri,
2 shares.
Sarah H. Cook, Ottawa, Kansas, 10
shares.
Edward G. Cone, Ottawa, Kansas, 5
shares.
The Board of Directors of said cor
poration shall consist of five share
holders, and the names of those agreed
upon for the first year are: Arthur T..
Cook, Robert E. O'Brien, Luke w.
O'Brien, Miles 7. Babb and Edward
G. Cone. Three residents of Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri
vi
Said corporation shall continue for
a term of fifty 500 years.
VII
Said corporation is formed for the
following purposes, namely: To carry
on a general construction, contracting
and engineering business and lines Of
business incident and collateral there
to, including construction and building
of railroads, both standard, electrical
and other; bridges; dykes; dams;
levees; causeways; revetments; sew
ers; reservoirs; buildings of all kinds,
stone work and brick work of all
kinds; also excavating of all kinds,
grading, street paving, and other lines
and kinds of contracting and construc-
tion work; to buy, lease, own and sell
such real estate and such personal
property of all kinds as may be re-
quisite or pertinent to the foregoing
lines and kinds of business; to borrow
money, incur Indebtedness and to
mortgage and cucumber any and all
property and property interests or
rights of said company; to issue evil
dences of indebtedness and execute
securities therefor; and to enter into
and execute all manner of contracts,
writings and other instruments rea-
sonably or necessarily incident to said
lines of business.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
undersigned do hereunto set their
hands and seals this 17th day of Jan
uary, One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eighteen.
ARTHUR L. COOK (SeaD
ROBERT E. O'BRIEN (Seal)
LUKE w. O'BRIEN (SeaD
SHEBA NJ. O'BRIEN (SeaD
MILES T. BABB (SeaD
SARAH H. COOK (SeaD
EDWARD G.. CONE (SeaD
State of Missouri, County of jack
son, IS:
On this 17th day of January, 1918,
before me personally appeared Ar
thur L. Cook, Robert e. O'Brien, Luke
w. O'Brien, Sheba NJ O'Brien, Miles
Z. Babb, Sarah H. Cook, Edward G.
Cone, to me personally known to be
the persons described in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument and
they did then and there severally and
duly acknowledge that they executed
the same as their free act and deed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | do
hereunto set my hand and seal at my
office in Kansas City, Missouri, the
day and year last above written.
My commission expires June 80,
1921. EDITH L. STURMAN,
Notary Public, Jackson County, Mis-
souri,.
State of Missouri, County of jack
son, ss:
Arthur L. Cook, Robert E. O'Brien,
Luke W. O'Brien, Sheba M. O'Brien,
Miles T. Babb, Sarah H. Cook, Ed
ward G. Cone, each being severally
and separately sworn, on oath states
that he has read the above and fore
going articles of incorporation and
that the matters and facts therein Set
forth are true.
ARTHUR L. COOK,
ROBERT E. O'BRIEN,
LUKE w. O'BRIEN,
SHEBA M. O'BRIEN,
MILES T. BABB,
SARAH H. COOK,
EDWARD G. CONE
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of January, 1918.
My commission expires June 80,
1921.
IL. 81
EDITH L. STURMAN,
Notary Public, Jackson County, Mis-
souri,.
Filed for record and duly recorded
in my office on this 18th day of jan
uary, A. D., 1918, at 2 o'clock 55 min
utes P. M.
P. H. BOWLER, Recorder
BY j. r. Morrison, Deputy
Recorder of Deeds Certificate
State of Missouri, County of Jack
son, SIS:
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