The border vidette., 1928-11-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Arizona Mutual Insurance Association

Arizona Mutual Insurance Association
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the under.
signed, have associated together for
the purpose of forming corporation
not for pecuniary profit. under the laws
of the State OF Arizona, and we hereby
adopt the following articles of incor.
pOratiOn:
ARTICLE T.
(a) The names, residences and post
Office addresses of the corporators are:
F. M. Lynch, E. L. Spriggs and M. g.
Lynch. whose resdenc-s and postoffice
addresses are Nogales, Arizona.
(b). The name of the corporation
shall be Arizona Mutual Insurance
Association. -
ic). The corporations principal place
OF business shall be Nogales. Santa
Cruz county. Arizona. Branch Offices
may be established at any other place
or places whore the business of the
corporation may require, and the cor
pOration may transact business In the
State OF Arizona and in other States.
ARTICLE II
The gel eral nature OF the business
to be transacted by the corporation is:
To promote the spirit OF fraterna-
lism; to relieve the unfortunate and to
provide for the families of deceased
members.
To purchase and acquire real and
personal property necessary to the OBJ
loot 20 nff nd 70 al
dispose of same.
To accept or reject membership; to
adopt rules for the admission, suspen-
sion or expulsion of members; to issue
certificates of mem bership; to adopt
rules for the conduct and management
of the business of the corporation.
To levy assessments upon members
for the payments OF salaries OF officers
and agents of the corporation and for
the payment to persons designated by
members to receive certain specified
sums of money in case of the death OF
such member; to collect the assessments
SO levied; to provide for, aud collect
employ agents and pay them suitable
compensation, and to pay the expenses
incident to the carrying on OF the OBJ
JoCCS VI tu0 COFpOraIlOn.
ARTICLE III
The time of the commencement of the
corporation shall be the date the Ari
zona Corporation Commission issues q
certificate of incorporation, and time
of its termination shall be twenty. five
years,
ARTICLE Nv
The officers of the corporation shall
be President, Vice. President and a
Secretary Treasurer, who shall be elect.
ed by the mem bers at. their annual
meeting to be held in the general office
of the corporation on the first Monday
in April 1929, and on the first Monday
in April of each year thereafter; and Of
the holding of such annual meeting no
notice other that these articles need be
given to the mem bers and said officers
shall hold their Office for one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The business of the corporation shall
be conducted by board of trustees
and the three officers above provided
shall constitute said board of trustees.
The board OF trustees shall have full
authority to do every act and thing and
to transact any business within the
power of the corporation.
The board of trustees may adopt by
laws and may alter, amend or repeal
the same. but the members at their an.
nual meeting or at any special meeting
may alter, amend or repeal such by
laws and may adopt new or additional
bylaws.
Any vacancy in any OF the above off.
ces may, be filled, for the unexpired
term by election by the board of trus-
tees.
ARTICLE
The members and their private prop
shall at all times be except from cor
porate debts.
ARTICLE vi
E L. Spriggs. of Nogales, Arizona,
who has been bona tide resident of
the State of Arizona for at least three
(3) years last past Is hereby appointed
Statutory Agent of this corporation.
upon whom all notices and processes,
including the service of summons, may
be served, and when so served shall be
deemed, taken and held to be lawful
personal service upon this corporation,
provided, however. that the board of
trustees may revoke this appointment
of Agent at any time, and shall have
the power to fill any vacancy created
by said revocation or by the death or
resignation of said Agent.
In Witness Whereof. we have here.
unto set our hands this the 10th day OF
November, 1928.
F. M. LYNCH
E L SPRIGGS
M. c. LYNCH