Arizona republican., 1902-05-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE THE EUREKA OIL AND GAS COM
 PANY

THE EUREKA OIL AND GAS COM
 PANY.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That We. whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming g corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement;
 First: The names of the corpora tors .are: T. K. Wilkins and I. w. Davis. and the name of the corporation shall be THE EUREKA OIL & GAS COM PANY. The principal place iii which tfe business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans acted is Phoenix MaricoDa County. Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corpora ton outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City Of Lima. in the State of Ohio. at which meetings of the Board of Directors may he held. and the corporation may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the Board of Di- rectors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to ba transacted by this corporation is as follows. to-wit: To purchase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire. own. exchange. sell or otherwise dispose Of. pledge, mort sa%e. hypothecate and deal in real es- tate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines. mining claims. oil lands mineral lands. oil gas. asphal- tum. petroleum. water and water rights and machinery. and to work. mine. eX- plorc. operate and develop the same; to to a general real estate. manufac- turing and mercantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capitol stock of other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages, 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 GbliGa- ticns 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 eXte:t that natural person might or could do. and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business Of this corpora ton in the Territory and elsewhere. not , e! States and the Territory Of Arizona. Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Three Million dollars ($3,0GG.cG0) di- vided into Three Million shares of the par value of one dollar (S1.00) each. At such time is the Board of Directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation eir l1.- sal y1d rl e i fer to ii Of real or personal property, fer the uses and purposes of said coz pcration in payment for which shares Of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock So issued shai. tnereupOn and thereby be- come and he fully paid up and non assessable. and in the absence Of actual fraud in the transaction the judgment i of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive. l Fourth: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the i date Of the filing of these Articles of i Incorporation in the office Of the See reta:.y of Arizona, and the termination i thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs Of this corporation shall be conducted by q Board Of Six ] (6) Directors and the following named shall constitute the Board Of Directors until their successors are elected. J, W. Davis. T. K. Wilkins, A. D, Miller H. E. Williamson. r. C. Zaurot. $ A Sellers. Thereafter the Board of Di- rectors shall be elected from among the stockholders as the bylaws Of the cor por5 tion may provide.
 sixth: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability. direct or con- tirgcat. to which this corporation is at any time subject snail 5e Twenty-Five Thousand dollars (S25.G0Gl.
 Seventh: The private property oi the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts cf any kind whatsoever.
 T-I WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereuntO set our hands and seals this Third day of May, 1902.
 J. W. DAVIS. (Seal.
 T. K WILKINS. (Seal. State of Ohio.
 County of Allen. ss.
 On this 3rd day of May. in the year 1902, before me. II. T. Williamson. z Notary Public in and for the State anC County aforesaid residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn, personally |. appeared J. w Davis and T. k W l! l1ins. known to me to be the person: described in. whose names are sub scribad to and who executed the an !neXcd instrument, and they acknowl edged to me that they executed tn same for the purposes and considera
 tions therein expressed
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I havr hereunto set my hand and affixed m, official seal. at my office in the sai, State and County. the day and yea
 last above written.
 CNotary Scal)
 II. r. WILLIAMSON.
 Notary Public, AIian County. ohio NJ commission expires June 5th. 1903 uI;sus-A H.:W yOb.S l. GV3 i#m] Territory Of Arizona,
 County Of Maricopa ss.
 l. F. r. NcFall. County Recorder i
 ard for the County and Territory aCore said, hereby certify that l have com , pared the foregoing copy with the orig ! mai Articles of Incorporation of th EUre la oil and Gas Company filed aH'
 recorded in my cfl.ce on the Sth day O