The news-herald., 1902-07-12
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF THE
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
Company.

KNOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS Ihat
7ye the undersigned, have this day voluntarily
associated ourselves together for the purpose
of forming II. A.corporation under the laws OF the
State of California and we hereby certify;
First-That the name Of said corporation IS
SUNSET TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Second-That the purposes for which 1t Is
formed are: To purchase, construct. lease or
otherwise acquire, and TO hold, operate MAIN
tain. lease, sell or otherwise manage or dispose
of all kinds OF telegraphie and telephohlt
rights patents, licenses, franchises lines ~
struments. submarine or other cables machlh-
cry wires, poles materials, apparatus ana
other property appertaining to the leltgF"PH
or Telephone business; to deal in all KINDS "i
telephonic telegraphic and electrical mH1efl-
ais and supplies, and 10 contract Tor the con
etruction. maintenance and sale OF all KINGS ol
telegraphic telephone and electrical systems
and apparatus; TO receive, transmit ana oe-
liver telegraphic and tclephonlc messages Iof
hire, and generally 10 do and perform "u kll'S
of teegraphic and telephone business. prlfdte
or public, and everything pertaining therei"'.
40 do ii general district and local teIegfAph
and messenger business in various cllles
and towns in the State of California ana
elsewhere; to construct, maintain ana OPP
crate in cities and towns and elsewhere teIe-
phonic and telegraphic lines connecting the
houses and Offices of subscribers with lts cen
tral or branch Offices, and TO connect such OIL
fees, towns or other places by telephone ana
telegraphic wires: to acquire, hold and dlspoSe
OF shares and interests in the captalstock and
other property of other corporations and to
ACQUIRE and hold real estate for the purposes OF
its business, with power to SELL lease or other
wise dispose OF the same; to purchase, SELL
lease and acquire any and all kinds OF property
pertaining TO the purposes and objects OF SAID
corporation, and generally to do and perform
ali other acts and things which may be deemed
necessary or proper to establish and carry on
said business in the States OF California, Ore
eon, Nevada and the Territory Of Washington,
Utah and Arizona and elsewhere.
Third-That the place where its principal
business is 10 be transacted is the City and
County of San Francisco, in the State OF Crli-
fornia.
Fourth-That the term for which tits toeXist
is fifty CjO) years
Fifth-That the number of its Directors or
Trustees shall be seven CO, and that the names
and residences of those who are appointed for
the first year are:
NAMES RESIDENCES.
George S. Ladd San Francisco, California
John l. Snbin - San Francisco, California
Louis Glass. s........... San Francisco. California
William G. Oliver. San Francisco, California
Monroe Greenwood. San Francisco, California
Percy T. Morgan n...........B Berkeley, California
David Oakland, California
Sixth-That the amount of its capital stock
shall be Three Million ($3,000,o00) Dollars. di-
yided into thirty thousand (3o000) shares OF
the par value of One Hundred ($l00) Dollars
each
Seventh-That the amount Of said capitals
stock which has been actually subscribed is
One Hundred Thousand C$l00D00) Dollars, and
fhe following are the names Of the persons by
whom the same has heen subscribed. and the
opoOuntc tbCroof rnSpaptiYQlV TO Wit.