The Arizona sentinel., 1900-07-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION / of the THE ACME STOVE & LIGHT COM
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We, Harry P Layton and Thomas B Fergu- son, Jr desiring to incorporate ourselves under the provisions of the law of the Territory of Arizona. and especiallyan act of the Legislative Assembly thereof entitled "An Act Concern ing Corpor Ation," approved March Sth, 1887, or the purpose of engaging inthelawful enterprise business pursuits and occupation hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe and acknowledge according to law these articles of incorporation, and declare.
 The name assumed by this Corporation, and by which it shall be known is The Acme Stove and Light Company, and the time of the com mencement of this Company shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the off ce of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma Terrl- tory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty ve years thereafter.
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 The enterprise, business pursuits and Occupa- tion in which this Company proposes to engage is that of acquiring all patents, patent rights and processes for the manufacture and utiliZa- tion of oil and gases resulting from the super heating of oil tor the purpose ot heating cook stoves, ranges, houses and for all the purposes for which the ordinary heating stove may be used, together with the manufacture o1 light for Illuminating purposes in any and all forms that such light may be produced in the utiliza- tion of gases arising from the heating or super heating of oils, naptha, benzine, or any other of the properties known as mineral oil, and to use the same either for the purposes above named or for the purpose of furnishing power for boilers, steam engines, naptha or gasoline engines and to any other manner of device to which such power may be applied; and to buy own and sell stores, store-houses, factories, machinery and other appliances necessary to manufacture and sell any article produced by this Company, and also to dispose of said rights and take the pay in the stock of other com panies or subcompanies that may be organized for the purpose of procuring such patents, and to do any and all things that may be necessary to be done to prosecute the business in all of it's different branches.
 The Directors of this Corporation shall have tull power to purchase patents, patent rights and processes for the manufacture and utiliza- tion of gases arising from the heating or super heating of oil, gasoline, or any other substance upon which there may be patent, and it may be for the interest of this Company to purch ase, and use in payment therefor the Capital Stock of the Company, its mortgage bonds and deben- lures, or any other written evldenc9 of in- debtedness, or cash as they may determine.
 An Executive Committee may be appointed by the Board of Directors from among its mem bers, which Committee shall have power to do and perform any and all of the duties of the Board of Directors, and all acts of said ex- ecutive Committe shall have the same force and effect ii performed by the Board of Directors.
 The place where this Corporation proposes to have its principal offices and place of business is in thevillege of Yuma, county of Yuma, Ter ritory of Arizona with a chief branch office in the City of New York, and other offices at such places as the Board of Directors may establish.
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 The Capital Stock of this Company shall be