The Arizona sentinel., 1900-09-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
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 THE BONAIR OIL COMPANY. The undersigned, STEPHEN ". DORSEY and JAMES M. PEARSON, citizens of the United States, have this day associated them selves together for the purpose of forming Corporation under andby virtue of the lawsoftne Territory of Arizona and hereby adopt the fol lowing Articles of Incorporation, namely:
 ARTICLE FIRST.
 That the names of the corporators are Stephen w Dorsey and James'M Pearson: That the name of the corporation shall be
 THE BoNAIR OIL COMPANY That the principal place for the transaction of the business of the said corporation is and shall be the TOWN OF YUMA, in YUMA COUNTY, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, with branch Of. fees at such other places as the Board of Direc- tors may from time to time designate.
 ARTICLE SECOND That the general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by the said corporation shall be: mining. drilling and boring for crude and other oil petroleum gas aspnaitum or other volatile hydro carbon substances buying selling. leasing mortgaging owing or holding mineral or or other lands and personal property; and laying pipes and pipes lines for conducting oil or other substances erecting tanks, refneries, derrieks, machinery or other works for boring, drilling, producing, handling, treating or dealing in said products or substances; building roads, tram ways railroads or canals from the CompanyS property to any river railroad or highway; to build, operate, maintain, own or conduct gen. eral mercantile business, or to deal in any kind of merchandise or personal property; and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or needful to conduct general oil. mining or other business, either in Arizona or any other State or Territory of the United States.
 ARTICLE THIRD. That the amount of the Capital Stock of the said Corporation shall consist of One Million Shares of the par value of One Dollar each; and that the said stock shall not be issued by the Board of Directors except the same shall be fully paid up; and when so issued by said board of directors said stock shall be forever non as- sessable and no personal liability shall attach to the holders thereof.
 ARTICLE FOURTH. This Corporation shall commence business when its Articles of Incorporation are filed with the County Recorder of Yuma County. Territory of Arizona and shall continue for twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE FIFTH. The affairs of the said Corporation shall be managed by Board of seven Directors. The first Board of Directors shall be-
 Stephen W. Dorsey,
 James M. Pearson
 John P. Jones,
 William s. Allen,
 G. s. De Garmo.
 E. E. Powers and
 George Quigley, who shall hold their offices for period of ons year from the date these Articles are recorded or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 At the expiration of the year above stated, or sooner if the stockholders elect, new Board of Directors shall be elected by the stockholders of the said corporation, at regular meeting thereof
 The officers of the said Corporation shall con- sist of President, Vice President Secretary Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
 The President and Vice President shall be members of the Board of Directors; and no Director shall hold office who Is not bone fdeH stockholder of record in said Corporation and a failure to own or hold stock in said Corpora
  rectors.
 In the event of the d9ath, resignation, dis ability or disqualification of any director, the remaining members of the Board of Directors may fill the vacancy by the election of some bona fide stockholder.
 ARTICLE SEVENTH. The highest amount of indebtedness said Cor poration shall at any time create shall not eN- oaad tba S,r, of three hundred and thirty thou ARTICLE EIGHTH. That ali private property of the stockholders of said Corporation shall be exempt from all debts of this Corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereuntO- set our hands and seals this First day of Sep teniber, A. D., Nineteen Hundred.
 STEPHEN W. DORSEY, (SeaD
 JAMES M PEARSON, (Seal.l
 State of California, lss
 County of Los Angeles. On this First day of September. in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred, before me, P. E. Powers, notary Public in and for said Los Angeles County. residing therein, duly commits stoned and sworn. personally appeared stephen W. Dorsey and James M. Pearson, known to me to be the persons described in and whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they aCkQOWISShsct tO Gudt SuCy SAO~oS~~ sazse for the purposes and considerations tnere- in expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hereunto set my band and affixed ny official seal; at my office in the County of Los Angeles. the day and year in. this certificate first above written (SeaD E- E. POWERS. Notary Public in and fer the County of Los An eeles, State of California
 Territory of AriZonn.
 County of Yuma I. W F. Marvin, County Recorder in and for said county. do hereby certify that have COZ pared the within and foregoing instrument and tne same Is full tr;ce Gad correct copy os artl- cleS of Incorporation oe "TEe Bolair Ol Coz pa2y'' aS the same appsS-s of record Of Book , of Bonds acG Agreements, page e2o ct sea- ir records Of Yuma County, A-1zola- Tn witness whereof have hereu5co set ny hand ard sAxe6 ny 5@eG%1. seal ts+S 5c- o-g q Sepce-S5-, A- .. -s01-
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