Arizona republican., 1902-11-03

Articles oi Incorporation entered into this 18th day of August. A. D., 1902, by and between Jackson B. Adkins and H. H. Adkins, all of the county of Allen and state of Ohio, who hereby associate themselves to be a bond polite and corporate. under the laws of the terri tory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE I.
 The name oi the corporat0rs shall be Jackson B. Adkins and H. H. Adkins, and the name of the corporation shall be The Sugar Grove Oil and Gas Com pany, and the principal place of busi- ness of said corporation shall be Phoe- nix, in the territory of Arizona. with branch offices at CircleVille, Ohio, and such other places as may be found nee essary.
 ARTICLE IT.
 Said corporation is formed for the purpose Of buying. leasing, drilling and developing land for the production of petroleum and gas. and other minerals, for buying and selling such production. for owning lands, franchises and other property for the benefit and to sue cessfully carry on the business of said corporation, for laying pipe lines, and for doing all things necessary to sue cessfully carry into operation the pur- poses for which the corporation is formed.
 ARTICLE III.
 The capital stock oi the company shall be six hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of twenty (20) cents each. and the same may be exchanged for property purchased by said corpor- ation or may be sold from time to time for cash as may be determined by the board of directors of said corporation.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day when the Articles of Incorporat tion shall be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county of Mari copa in said territory O: Arizona, and said corporation shall continue for a period of twenty five years unless soon- Ter lawfully terminated.
 ARTICLE V.
 The officers of the company shall be Q president, a vice-president. a treas urer. a secretary and a board of direc- tors, consisting of not less than three persons nor more than fifteen persons.
 The officers above specified may be chosen from said board of directors, anu any peTSOIl may HOlu not more than two of said offices.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness to the payment of which said corpora tion may subject itself shall be six ty thousand dollars. ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of each officer and stockholder in said corpora tion shall be exempt from the payment of any of the corporate debts of said company.
 Tn witness whereof, the subscribers hereto have hereuntO set their hands and seals on the day and year first above mentioned.
 l. JACKSON B. ADKINS, H. H. ADKINS State of Ohio.
 Allen county, ss. Before me, the, undersigned authori- ty personally appeared Jackson B Adkins and H. H. Adkins, to me per sonally known to be the persons named in and who executed the foregoing Ar ticles of Incorporation who each being by me first duly sworn on oath say and acknowledge that they and each of them executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation for the uses and pur- poses therein expressed. JACKSON B. ADKINS, H. H. ADKINS. Sworn to- acknowledged and sub- scribed before me this 26th day of September, A. D.. 1902. (Sean HENRY c. NEELY. a Notary Public.