The Arizona sentinel., 1900-05-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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 SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY.

az NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: EVA That we, the undersig ed, do hereby asso- ciat e ourselves together for the purpose of form ing a Corporation under the general laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose do
 ereby adopt sign and acknowledge these Articles of Incorporation.
 First. The name of this Corpor ration is and shall be SOUTHLAND OIL COMPANY, and the names of the IncorpOrators are J. P. Armstrong, Lewis Landreth, 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.
 econd. 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 oce 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.
 l 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 nature; 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 (s25OOO) to be divided into twenty five thousand OOo) shares of the par value of ten dollars CsIe) per share the shall be non- | lo ratt ata Q 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 in the office o the County Recorder of Yuma County, in the Terri tory of Arizona; and the termination thereof shal be twenty-five (25) years from and after said date | Sixth The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by a board of @ Directors, each ot | whom shall be stcckholder therein and said Di- rectors shall he elected annually by the stockhold CTS of said Corporation on the first Monday n Jan uary of each year. The following persons have been chosen and shall be the Directors of said Cor poraton for the first year, holding their office un til the first Monday in January, 1901, and untl their successors are elected and qualified, viz: J. P | Armstrong; Lewis Landreth, W. s George, J J Jessup. Bernard Potter, A. M Thomas and Fred l smith.
 Seventh. The highest amount of indebtedness oi liability to which ths Corporation is at any time to subject itself is twenty-five thousand dollars (S25 uOO)
 Eighth The private property of the stockhold- 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, secretary and a treasurer, who shall be chosen annually by the Board of Directors at a meeting to be held imme- diately after the annual election of sail directors, and such officers shall hold office for year there after and until their successors are duly chosen and qualified.
 Tenth. The amount of capital stock of this Corporation which las been actually subscribed is one hundred and ten dollars (S1lO) and by the fol- lowing persons and in the number of shares set Op- posite their names: