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EXHIBIT 4(a)
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the Government of the United States, or any state, district, territory, or
colony thereof, and the governments, dominions, territories, and colonies of
foreign countries; and (2) shares of stock or certificates and interests in
corporations, firms, associations, trusts, partnerships, and joint-stock
companies.
To purchase, hold, sell, and reissue the shares of its own capital stock.
To make and enter into contract and agreement of every name, nature, and
description with any individual or individuals, firm, sunducate, association,
and corporation, whether private, public, or municipal, and with the government
or public authorities of the United States, or of any state, territory, colony,
or dependency thereof, and with any foreign government, or any subdivision
thereof.
To do all and everything necessary, suitable, and proper for the
accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any of the objects or
the furtherance of any of the powers hereinabove set forth, to the same extent
as natural persons might or could do in any part of the world as principals,
agents, contractors, trustees, or otherwise, alone or in company or partnership
with other persons, firms, or corporations.
FOURTH: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of this
corporation is ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00), divided into ONE HUNDRED
MILLION (100,000,000) shares of the par value of ONE CENT ($.01) each.
FIFTH: No holder of shares of any class of capital stock of the
Corporation shall have any pre-emptive right to subscribe to any additional
issues of capital stock of the Corporation or to any issues of securities of the
Corporation convertible into capital stock unless the Board of Directors shall
in its sole discretion otherwise determine and the only in such amount and at
such price as the Board may fix; and any shares of capital stock of the
Corporation or any securities of the Corporation convertible into capital stock
which the Board may offer for subscription may be offered to holders of shares
of any class or classes of capital stock at the time existing to the exclusion
of holders of shares of any other class or classes of capital stock at the time
existing.
SIXTH: The members of the governing board shall be styled "Directors:" and
the number of such directors shall be not less than three, but may be increased
or changed in the manner provided by Section 78.330 of the General Corporation
Act of Nevada. The first Board of Directors shall consist of three (3) members,
whose names and post office addresses are as follows:
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Name Address
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Route No. 1 P.O. Box 28
(via Austin, Xxxxxx)
Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Bus X. Xxxxxxxxx Route No. P.O. Box 29
(via Austin, Xxxxxx)
Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx XX 000 Xxxx 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000
SEVENTH: The capital stock of this corporation after the amount of the
subscription price or par value has been paid in shall not be subject to
assessment to pay debts of this corporation and notstock issued as fully paid
shall ever be assessable or assessed and the Articles of Incorporation shall not
be amended in this particular.
EIGHTH: The names and post office addresses of each of the incorporators
signing these Articles of Incorporation are as follows:
Name Address
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C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx
C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx
NINTH: This corporation is to have perpetual existence.
We, the undersigned, being each of the incorporators hereinbefore named
for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law
of the State of Nevada, do make and file these Articles of Incorporation, hereby
declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true and accordingly
have hereunto set our hands this 6th day of July, 1971.
/s/ C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
/s/ C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
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C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
STATE OF UTAH )
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COUNTY OF SALT LAKE )
[NOTARY SEAL]
On the 6th day of July, 1971, before me, a Notary Public, personally
appeared C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, and C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX, the
signers of the above instrument, who duly acknowledged to me that they executed
the same.
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My Commission Expires: Notary Public