Nogales international., 1927-06-24
ARTICLES of INCORPORATION
OF
STEARNS MARKETING co.

PkESENfSi That we, the un
oerslgned, do hereby associate
ourselves together for the pprpos,
OF forming a corporation unde,
the laws OF the State Of Arizona
and Go hereby adopt the following
Articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE /.
The names, residences, and pos
office addresses OF the lncorporat,
ors are as follows: A. G. Stearns
r. 0. Box 1913, Nogales, Arizona
and r. w. Ashby, +. o. Box 3YS
Nogales, Arizona.
ARTICLE II.
The name Of this corporation is
"STEARNS MARKETING CO."
IAH14CLE Iii.
LIE principal pace OF business
OF me corporation snail he NO
gales, SANTA Cruz County. Arlzo-
4@' Dut The corporation may have
o@eh branch offices, wlrnln OF
without the State OF Arizona as
may be hereafter established bv
6he board OF Directors, and meet.
-"ss OF tne board OF Directors NAV
De held and any business trans
acted at any branch office.
ARTICLE Nv.
The general nature OF the bust
ness proposed to be transacted nv
the corporation is as follows:
10 carry on and engage in the
business Of marketing vegetables.
fruits and farm produce of ali
Nlnds whatsoever; to buy and sell
on behalf of the corporation and
upon commission for and on be-
naif OF and as factor and agent of
other persons, firms or corpora
tlons, vegetables, fruits and farm
produce OF any and all kinds what
soever; to do g. general marketing
brokerage, commission, forward
ing, exporting and importing bust.
ness; to act as customhouse brok-
ers; TO do a general business as
commission merchant and TO car
ry on and to undertake anv busi-
ness transaction or operation COM
monty carried on or undertaken hv
customhouse brokers, commission
men, factors, importers, exporters.
manufacturers agents. and in the
course Of such business to draw.
accept, lndorse, acquire, buy and
sell all or any negotiable or tran
sferable instruments and securi-
ties; to borrow and lend money:
20 make and perform contracts: to
purchase, lease or otherwise ac-
quire, own, exchange, sell, or dis
pose Of. pledge, mortgage, hypo-
thecate and deal in, real estate.
any and all kinds of personal
property of any person, firm. as
sociation or corporation, and pay
for the same in cash or stock,
bonds or obligations of this cor
poration, or otherwise.
To issue bonds, notes, deben-
lures or other forms Of corporate
obligations and to sell, pledge or
hypothecate the same and to secure
the payment thereof by mortgage.
pledge or otherwise upon all or
any part of the property of the
corporation; to purchase, acquire,
hold. sell and dispose of the stock,
bonds or other evidences of indebt-
edness of any corporation, domest-
lc or foreign, and to issue and ex-
change therefor it's stocks, bonds
or other obligations.
Without in any particular lima
ting any of the objects or pur-
roses or powers of the corpora
ion, the business or pur-
poses of the corporation shall be
from time to time to do any one
or more or all Of the acts and
things herein set forth, and
all such other acts, things
and business or businesses
in any manner connected there
with, or necessary incidental, cou-
venient or auxiliary thereto, or
calculated directly or indirectly to
promote the interests of the cor
poration or enhance the value of or
render profitable any Of its prop
erty or rights. as such corpora
ion may lawfully do; and in car
ying on it's business, or for the
purpose of attaining or further
ng any of it's objects, to do any
md all acts and things. and to ex-
,rcise any and all other powers
which co-partnership or natural
,erson could do and exercise, and
Which now or hereafter may be
authorized by law either as or
by and through principals, agents
attorneys, trustees, contractors,
factors, lessons, lessees, or other
wise, either alone or in conjunc'
ton with others and in any part
of the world; and in addition to
have and to exercise all the rights,
powers and privileges now or here.
after belonging to or conferred
upon corporations organized un-
der the provisions Of the law sau-
thorizing the formation Of such
corporations.
ARTICLE V.
The authorized amount OF the cap
ital stock of this corporation shall
pa One Hundred Thousand ($1OO.-
900. O.OO) Dollars, divided into one
hundred thousand (100,00O) shares
of the par value of One ($1.OOo
Dollar each. Upon subscription
therefor said capital stock shall be
paid into the corporation in such
manner and upon such terms as
the board of directors may fix in
cash, services, or by the sale,
transfer and assignment to the cor
poration Of property. property
riohts or interests therein, real or