The Arizona sentinel., 1900-07-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY.

sZ NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: E "A That we, the undersigned, do hereby asso- ciatc ourselves together fer the 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.
 First. The name of this Corporation is and shall be SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY, and the names of the Incorporators are J. P Armstrong Lewis Laudreth W. s. George, J. J. JeSsup, E. 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 he 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 directo>s 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 
 the purchase and sale of real estate; Ioaning 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 Cooperation is and shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (25OOOO) to be divided into twenty-five thousand (25 OOO) shares of the par value of ten dollars CSO per share the same shall be non assessable and shall be paid for at the date of is 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 ill the office of the County Recorder of Yuma County in the Terri tory of Arizona; anu the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (2j) years from and after said date
 Sixth The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by board of seven @ Directors, each of whom shall be stockholder therein; and said pi rectors shall be elected annually by the stockhold CTS of said Corporation on the first Monday in Jan uary of each year. The following persons have been chosen and shall be the Directors of said poraton for the first year, holding their office un til the first Monday in January 1901. and unti their successors are elected and qualified viz: P Armstrong, Lewis Landreth, ". s George, J. J. Jessup, Bernard Pott.r, A. NJ. Thomas and Fred J Smith.
 Seventh The highest amount of indebtedness CT liability to which this Corporation is any time fo subject itself is twenty-five thousand dollars (S25- UOO.)
 Eighth The private property of the stockhod- CT 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 a president, a vce-president, a secretary and a treasurer who shall be chosen annually by the Board of Directors at meeting to be held imme- diately after the annual election of sai directors and such officers shall hold office for one year there after and until their successors arc duly chosen and qualified.
 Tenth. The amount of capital stock of this Corporation which mas been actually subscribed k one hundred and ten dollars (S1IO) and ny the fol- lowing persons and in the number of shares set ou- pDsitc their