The Arizona sentinel., 1900-05-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY.

] HZ NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: EA That we, the undersig ed do hereby asso- cat e ourselves together for che purpose of form ing a Corporation under the general laws of the | Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose do hereby adopt, sign and acknowledge these Articles | of Incorporation.
 1 First The name of this Corporation is and shall be SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY, and the names of the Incorporators are J. P. Armstrong, Lewis Landreth, ". s. George, J. J. Jessup, F. S. Chase, John Nickson, A. NJ. Thomas, Bernard Potter, R. S Bassett, J. E. Davis and Fred J. Smith second. The principal place for the transaction of the business of the Corporation is and shall be the City of Yuma, in the County of Yuma, in the Territory of Arizona; but said Corporation shall have an office for the transaction of business in the State of California; at the City Los Angeles in said State of California, at which latter place meetings of the stockholders, directors and officers may be held
 | Third. The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this Corporation Is the location and development of petroleum and oil bearing lands and claims; the purchase, sale, own ership leasing, working and operating of oil bear ing lands and claims, and of lands carrying mineral bearing ores or earths of every kind and naturei the purchase and sale of real estate; loaning and borrowing of money, and to do and perform all things incidental to the general business of oil de- velopment and mining.
 Fourth The amount of capital stock authorized by this Corporation is and shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (s25OOOO to be divided into twenty-v thousand (25 OO shares of the par value of ten dollars CSIe) per share the same shall be non for f. fbn ata n suance in cash or property.
 Fifth. The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation for record in the office o the County Recorder of Yuma County in the Terri tory of Arizona; anu the termination thereof shal be twenty-five (29 years from and after said date. Sixth The affairs of this Corporation shall bt conducted by board of seven @ Directors, each o whom shall be stockholder therein; and said Di- rectors shall he elected annually by the stockhold CTS of said Corporation the first Monday in Jan uary of each year. The following persons have been chosen and shall be the Directors of said Cor poration for the first year, holding their office un | til the first Monday in January, 1901, and unti their successors are elected and qualified, viz; J. | Armstrong, Lewis Landreth, w. $ George, J. J Jessup, Bernard Potter, A. M Thomas and Fred J | Smith.
 Seventh The highest amount of indebtedness cl
 liability to which this Corporation is at any time tc subject itself is twenty-five thousand dollars (S25 UOO.)
 Eighth. The private property of the stoekhold- CTS of this Corporation shall be exempt from any and all corporate debts, and the stockholders there of shall be personally exempt from all liability from any of the debts of this Corporation. Ninth. The officers of this Corporation shall be | president, vice-president, a secretary and a l treasurer, who shall be chosen annually by the Board of Directors at a meeting to be held mme- diatey after the annual election of sail directors and such officers shall hold office for one year there after and until their successors are duly chosen | and qualified.
 Tenth. The amount of capital stock of this Corporation which been actually subscribed is one hundred and ten dollars (S1lO) and by the fol- lowing persons and in the number of shares set op Dosite their names: