The news-herald., 1901-12-28

AT houston, Harris County, Texas, and at such
other Places may be determined by the
Board Of Directors, where regular and special
meetings OF the Directors and stockholders
may be held and any and all OF the business
may be transacted
ARTICLE 2.
The general nature OF the different kinds OF
business proposed to be transacted by this
Corporation is as follows, towit:
To purchase, lease locate, bond or otherwise
I.acquire, own, sell or otherwise dispose Of
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in,
prospect for work, mine, explore and develop
mining claims oil, mineral, timber and agri-
cultural lands, oil, gas, asphalt, petroleum,
water and water rights
To build and operate tank cars and pipe
lines, tank barges and steam ships to handle
the product Of such corporation; to bore ana
put down wells, to buy and sell oil ana oil
wells and mines of all kinds and operate the
same; to build refneries, reduction works OF
all kinds and operate the same, to buy and sell
all kinds of property, to acquire by purchase,
subscription or otherwise, and to hold as IN
!, vestment any bonds or other securities or eVl-
dences of Indebtedness any shares OF capl-
tai stock created or issued by any other corpor-
alton or corporations, association or associa-
tions, Of the Territory OF Arizona, or Of any
other State, Territory or Country. TO purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer mortgage, pledge
or otherwise dispose Of any bonds or other Sc
curities or evidences of Indebtedness created
or issued by any other corporation or corpora
tions, association or associations, or the Terri
tory of Arizona, or any other State, Territory
or country and while owner thereof, to eXer-
else all the rights, powers and privileges OF
ownership To purchase, hold, sell, assign,
transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dis
pose of shares of the capital stock, of any other
corporation corporations, association or
associations, of the Territory Of Arizona or OF
any other State, Territory country, and
while owner OF such stock TO exercise all the
rights, powers ana privileges Of ownership, in
Guiding the right to vote thereon To aid in
any manner any corporation Or association of
which any bonds or other securities, or evil
dences of Indebtedness or stock are held by
this corporation and to do any acts things
designed to protect preserve, improve, Or en-
hance the value OF any such bonds, or other
securities, or evidences OF indebtedness or
stock. To do a general real estate, mercantile
and mining business in all its branches; to
own, handle and control letters patent and in
yentions to borrow money and execute mort
cages, or deeds Of trust to secure the same, to
ness, and in general to do all things necessary
to the proper conduct OF the business of this
corporation, rot inconsistent with the laws Of
the United States and the Territory OF Arizonu
to the same extent as natural persons might o.
could Go, and in any part OF the world, as prin-
cipals, agents, contractors, trustees or other
wise, either alone or i'll company with others;
and to have ore or more officers out OF the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and to hold, purchase, mort
gage and convey real estate and personal prop
crty outside Of this territory.
ARTICLE 5.
Among the powers Of this body corporate
shall be: to have perpetual succession, to sue
and be sued by its corporate name; to have
a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure;
to prescribe the code Of making transfer Oh
stock or interest of its stockholders;
to make contracts; to acquire and trans
fer property of every kind and de-
scription, both real and PERSONA, and
to possess the same powers in such respects as
private individuals now enjoy; to establish
, bylaws and make all rules and regulations
deemed expedient for the management of its
affairs, not inconsistent with the laws and
constitution OF the United States and the laws
OF the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE 4.
The amount of the capital stock of the cor
poration shall be two million ($2, 2,OO0 ,O0) do
lars, divided into twenty million shares oi the
par value of ten cents each, fully paid up and
; forever nOn-assessable.
ARTICLE ).
The time Of the commencement OF this cor
poration shall be the date of the filing Of these
articles of incorporation in the Office of the
Secretary OF Arizona, and the termination
thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
ARTICLE 6.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
Quoted by u board Of seven ~ directors, VINO
shall be elected annually by the stockholders
of the corporation on the 18th day of December
in each year. Until the 18th day Of December,
1902 the following named persons shall serve
as directors Charles B. Ingels, Kansas City,
Missouri; Geo. 3. Lang, Rosenberg, Texas;
Alexander Sampson, Noah Allen, John Lovejoy
NJ. L. Malevirsky, Houston, Texas, and Russell
W. Houk Beaumont, Texas.
ARTICLE 7.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility, direct or contingent to which this cor
poratioh shall be subject itself, at any time, is
one million ($1, 100000 dollars.
ARTICLE 8.
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from all cor
porat ton debts.
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
our hand and seal this December 1ltn, 1901.
ALEXANDER SAMPSON. [sEAL
NOAH ALLEN. [sEAL.l
JOHN LOVEJOY. [sEAL]
NJ L. MALEVINSKY. [sEAL7
State of Texas County of Harris.
On this the 18th day of December, in the year
1901 before me, Blanche D. Maleyinsky a no.
tary public in and for the state and county
aforesaid. residing therein duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared Alexander
Sampson Noah Allen, John Loyejoy and NJ L.
Malevinsky, known to lie to be the persons
described in, whose names are subscribed to
and who executed the annexed instrument
and they acknowledged 10 that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes and C0nsidera-
ton therein expressed.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set NV
hand and affixed my official seal at my Office