The Coolidge examiner., 1943-04-09
No. 2767O
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATE
OF THE
GILA RIVER COOPERATIVE
ENTERPRISES, INC.

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PRESENT. That we, the under
signed. five or more natural per
sons. do hereby voluntarily asso-
ciate ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming a non-profit
corporation under the Act OF Con-
gress approved June 10. 1910. Pub
lie Law No 642, 18th Congress
(the District of Columbia Coopera-
tive Association AcD and TO that
end duly adopt and acknowledge
the following Articles Of Incorpor-
alton:
ARTICLE l
The name of this corporation is
Gila River Cooperative Enter
prises. Inc
ARTICLE III
The purposes for which this co
operation is formed are as follows:
To engage in the manufacture,
production. processing. distribu-
ton. marketing. storing. handling.
sale or trade of goods and com
modities. at wholesale and retail;
to furnish personal business. edu-
cational. recreational. and all 9th
or types Of services: to construct
or acquire and operate establish
ments and facilities for supplying
any kind OF commodities to the
general public. both at wholesale
and retail. to construct or acquire
/ establishments and facilities for
/ furnishing any kind of personal,
/ business. educational. recreation
al. or othertype of services to the
/ general public: and TO engage in
any activity in connection with
any one or more OF the foregoing
purposes.
ARTICLE III
In furtherance OF. and not In
Limitation Of the general powers
conferred BY the District of Co
lumbia Cooperative Association
Act and the purposes herein set
forth. II is expressly provided that
this corporation shall have the
power 10 do any or all OF the fol.
lowing enumerated things:
(al To engage in copera-
tive enterprises relating to the
manufacture. production. pro-
cessing. distribution. market
ing. storing. handling. sale or
trade of goods and commodi-
ties of all kinds and 10 fur
nish personal business. edu
cational. recreatlonal. and all
other types OF services.
(bl To borrow money and
10 execute necessary instru-
ments OF credit. with authori-
" 10 give any kind or form OF
obligation or security there
for.
(cl To act as the agent or
representative of any member
OF the corporation in any OF
the above mentioned activi-
ties.
tdl To acquire In any man
! ner hold. sell, assign. transfer.
mortgage. pledge. or otherwise
deal in or with the capital
stock. bonds. or other securi-
ties or evidences OF indebted
ness of any domestic or for
eign. public or private corpor-
alton. and TO exercise fully the
rights OF ownership OF such
stock and other securities.
fe) To establish reserves
and TO invest the funds there
OF In bonds or such other prop
erty as may be provided In
the bylaws.
~ To cooperate with or
deal with any governmental
agency. or agencies. whether
national. state. county, or mu.
nicipal. or with any public or
private agency whatsoever in
the purchase. construction,
equipment. operation. main
tenance. or supervision OF any
undertaking OF this corporation
designed TO effectuate the pur-
poses herein set forth.
(g) To enter into, make
and perform contracts OF every
kind and description with any
person. firm, association, cor
poration, municipality, county,