The Arizona sentinel., 1896-01-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
BeaHhnrnais Petroleum Steam Cen
orator Company.

Know all men by these presents. That
we, the undersigned. VIM H H. Hart
Eugene de Beauharnais, John G.. Beatty.
Rene Woodward, and Herbert r. Beatty.
desiring to incorporate ourselves under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the
purpose OF engaging in the business here
matter specified, do make, sign, ADOPT.
acknowledge end publish these Articles of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The names of the persons hereby asso-
ciating themselves together for the pur-
pose aforesaid are VIM. III. II. Hart.
Eugene de Beauharnais, John C.. Beatty,
Rene Woodward, and Herbert T. Beatty
The name of the Corporation hereby FORM
ed is the Beauharnais Petroleum Steam
Generator Company. The principal place
for the transaction of its business shall be
in Yuma, in the Territory of Arizona,
with an executive and branch office at San
francisco, California; and that the Board
of Directors may hold regular and special
meetings in said City of San Francisco;
and with the further privilege of maintain
ing its plants and transacting its business
III all parts of the United States, the bust
ness mentioned in Article ii to be con-
Quoted solely and only in the United
States.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business pro-
posed to be transacted by this Corporation
| in the United States is to purchase and
secure United States letters patent, and to
acquire and secure by purchase or other
wise the right to use, and to give licenses
for rights to use in the whole United
States, or any part thereof, the patents and
| inventions of Eugene de Bauharnais and
to acquire United States letters patent, by
| purchase or otherwise, and to acquire all
real estate and personal property deemed
by the Board of Directors necessary and
| requisite to carry on and maintain the
business of the Company, and the construc-
| ton and manufacture of all machinery
| and appliances necessary to carry on said
business within the United States and the
| Territories thereof.
| ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of the
Corporation shall be One Million (S1 900. OOOl
dollars, divided into Ten Thousand (1O,-
OOO) shares, of the par value of One Hun
dred (1OO) dollars each, and shall be fully
paid-up before issue and worcestershire,
and the several incOrporators hereof each
do hereby subscribe to one share each OF
stock respectively.
| ARTICLE ".
! The time of the commencement of this
| Corporation shall be the date of the filing
OF these Articles of Incorporation in the
office OF the County Recorder of the County
of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five
years thereafter, with the power to renew
the period of extension not greater than
| twenty-five years upon the vote of three
fourths of the capital stock at any regular
meeting called and held for that purpose
ARTICLE V.
| The affairs of this Corporation shall be
| managed and conducted by, and shall be
vested in Board of Directors consisting of
five persons to be elected by and from the
stockholders of this Corporation on the first
! Monday OF October. in each and every wear
at meeting of this Corporation to be held,
at una, una County, Arizona; provided
the following named stockholders shall
serve as the Board of Directors until the re-
| guar election in October, 1896 and until
their successors are elected and qualified,
| VIZ: VIM. II. Il. Hart. Eugene de Beauhar-
nals, John G. Beatty, Rene Woodward, and
| Herbert L. Beatty; and, provided further,
| mat IN the event of q vacancy in the Board
OF Directors before any annual meeting
SAID vacancy may be filed by a majority of
the remaining members of the Beard of
Directors then in Office. And it is further
! provided that three members of the Board
OF Directors shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business, and that any
| meeting OF the BOard-of Directors at which
| three Directors, or more, shall be present,
shall be legal meeting either with or with
out notice to themselves, or the other mem
| bers.
! ARTICLE vi.
] The highest Indebtedness, direct or in
| direct to which this Corporation shall ut
any time be subject shall not exceed Twenty
| Thousand co, COY Dollars.
| ARTICLE VII.
| The private property of the stockholders
shall be exempt from the debts of this Cor =
| poratlOn, and no individual liability Of
stockholders shall exist for corporate debts.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board of Directors shall have power
| to establish Bylaws, name and designate
the officers of the Company, and make all
| necessary rules and regulations rs NAV be
by them deemed expedient for the manage
ment of this Cooperation, not inconsistent
with the laws OF the United States, and the
laws of the Territory of Arizona
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and seals this nineteenth day Of
September, A. D. 1895.
w. H. II. HART,
EUGENE de BEAUHARNAIs,
JOHN G.. BEATTY,
HERBERT L. BEATTY,
RENE WOODWARD,
State of California,