Arizona republican., 1902-10-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS OFT AND GAS COMPANY

mat We, whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the terri tory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First: The names of the corporators are: P. H. Cherry. E. M Collins. IT V Gehm. A. N. Fellows. L. T. Tune M. Tschirner. H. c. Fellows, w. Fl. Hoffstot, C. H. Hunt, w. M. Armstrong. iS. B. Fisher. w. c. Jager, G. w. Lindsay, K. R. Johnston and c. D. Martin.
 The name of the corporation shall be THE ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS or, AND GAS COMPANY. The principal place in which the busi- ness of said corporation, within the ter ritory of Arizona, is to be transacted is Phoenix, Maricopa county. Arizona The principal place of business of said corporation outside the territory of Arizona shall be the city of Chanute in Neosho county, and state of Kansas at which meetings of the board of di rectors may be held, and the corpora tion may have such branch offices. either within or without the territory of Arizona, as may be established by the board of directors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted bv this corporation, is as follows, to-wit:
 To make contracts: to purchase lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire own, exchange, sell or otherwise dis pose of pledge. mortgage, hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines. min- ing claims, oil lands, mineral lands. oil. gas, asphaltum, petroleum asbestos salt, water and water rights and ma chinery, and to work mines explore operate and develop the same; to lay. erect and maintain oil and gas pipe lines for the purpose of transporting oil and gas to and from any and all oil and gas fields that are now developed or hereafter may be developed any where in the territory of Arizona and the state of Kansas, or elsewhere. and { to acquire the right-of-way therefor: and to do a general real estate. manu- featuring and mercantile business: to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions, and shares of capital stock of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mort 1 gages, or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages. notes, shares , of capital stock and other securities and obligations any and all rights. powers and privileges of individual owners thereof. including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do: and in gen. eral to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the territory of Arizona and the state of Kansas. or elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the | United States and the territory or Ari- zona.
 | Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be one million dollars (s1.0OO, ,0000Ol di- vided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar ($1.OO each. l At such time as the board of direc- tors may by resolution direct, said cap- ital stock shall be paid into this cor poration, either in cash of by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation, in payment for which ] shares of the capital stock of said cor poration, may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and | thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assesable, and in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shalf | be conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles or Incorpcra ton in the office of the secre- tary of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 | Fifth: The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted by a board of seven directors and the following named shall constitute a board of di- Irectors until their successors are elect ed:
 P. II. Cherry, H. V. Gehm, A. M Fellows, M Tschirner, H. c. Fellows, w. H. Hoffstot and c. D. Martin.
 Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected from among the stockhold- CTS as the Bylaws of the corporation may provide. The officers of said cor poration until their successors are elec- ted, shall be:
 P. H. Cherry. president; A. M. Eel lows. vice-president; c. D. Martin secretary; H. V. Gehm, treasurer.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability. direct or con- tingent to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be five hun dred thousand dollars ($500,00000) which amount does not exceed two thirds the amount of the capital stock
 Seventh: The private property of tho stockholders of this corporation sinai
 be exempt from corporate debts of ev.
 cry kind whatsoever.
 Tn witness whereof. we have hereunt;
 set our hands and seals this 25th day of September, 1902.
 P. H. CHERRY (SeaD c. D. MARTIN (SeaD.
 HENRY V. GEHM (SeaD. L. T. TUNE (SeaD
 A M. FELLOWS (SeaD.
 M TSCHIRNER (SeaD.