The Arizona sentinel., 1902-01-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Ca!iFornia-P Philippine Investment
 C9mpaay.

Company.
 Know All Men by These Presents: That VIC, tho undersigned, citizens and residents Of the United States of America, for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, do hereby adopt the fol- lowing Articles O. Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorpOr&tors are as follows: B. A. Stephens, Henry Nelson, J. M. Roland. w. E. Lanigan and E. M CoTey, all residents of Los Angeles county, State of California.
 ARTICLE II.
 Tie name of this corporation shall be Cali fornia-Philirpine Investment Company.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of trans&cting business of said corporation shall be Yuma, Yuma county, territory of Arizona, with branch offices at Los Angeles, California, and Manila, Philippine Islands.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of said corporation shall be one million dollars divided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar each.
 ARTICLE V.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation is that Of transportation, manufacturing commerce, trad ing, mining and agriculture; to purchase char ter, CT otherwise acquire and to sell, or other wise dispose of, vessels propelled by wind, steam or other power, and to operate the same for freight or passenger tradic on high seas, coast or inland waters; to build, purchase, or otherwise acquire, and to sell, lease or other n, ouays and docks; to establish, operate and maintain, Gni to sell, lease, CT otherwise dispose of, Gny and all kinds of factories for the manufacture of raw materials into con- merciGi articles, and to market the same; to es- tabiisn, operate and maintain wholesale alld re- tail paper supply, general commission houses, stores and shops for sale Of general Eerchan- disc; to acquire, by purchase, lease or other wise, to own, hold, possess and enjoy, and to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of. any and all kinds of timber mining and agricultural inter cStS, claims and eStat' S to develop the same, and market the products thereof; to establish, operate and maintain general job printin@. photo-engraying, Hshographing plants and saw-millS; to establish, operate and maintain general publishing houses for publication of newspapers and of ell kinds of printed matter, and literature; to transact all such business in the Territory of Arizona, and in all the other territories, colonies, districts and states of the United States of America, especially in the Philippine Islands, and in. other and foreign countries,
 ARTICLE VI.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility, direct or contingent to which said cor poration may ct any time be subject. shall not exceed the sum of six hundred and sixty-six thousand, six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-Six and two thirds cents.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The term for which said corporation is to ex- ist is twenty-five years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property Of stockholders shall be ex- empt from liability for debts of said corpora tion, and the subscril e1 capital stock thereof shall be forever non-asSessable.
 ARTICLE Tx.
 The number of directors of said corporation shall be five and the names and residences of the directors who arc appointed for the first year, and to serve until the election and qualil- cation of such officers. are as follows, to-wit; B. A. Stephens. Los Angeles, California. Henry Nelson, Los Angeles, California J. M. Roland, Los Angeles. Callfuonia. ". E. Lanigan, Los Angeles, California. E. M Coffey, Los Angeles, California. Witness the hands and seals of the incorpora- tors this 2nd day of December, 1901.
 B. A. STEPHENS, ISeall
 HENRY NELSON. [Seall
 J. M. ROLAND GSeall
 w E. LANIGAN, [Seall
 E. M. COFFEY, [Seall STATE OF CALIFORNIA, lss
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. On this End day of December, in the year 1901, in said County, before me- Ralph Hamlin, a No tary Public in and for the County of Los An goles State of California, residing therein and duly commissioned and sworn, personally ap- peared B. A. Stephens, Henry Nelson, J. M, Roland ". E. Lanigan and F. M. Coifey. known to me to be the persons whose names arc sub scribed to and who are described in and who ex- ccutcd the within instrument and acknowledged to me tha: they executed the same. In Witness Whereof, have hereunto afixel (Notaril my signature and seal of office in ScaD said County, the day and year
 in this Certificate first above
 written.
 RALPH HAMLIN, Notary Public in and for the County of Los An gelcs, California. . Recorded at request of J. ". Darlington, at II 80 Q. nl., December 5, 1901.
 C. P, GROWN,
 County Recorder. TERRITORY or ARIZONA,
 COUNTY CT YUMA.
 I, c. P. Cronin, County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, Go hereby certify that the foregoing is q true, full and correct copy of the Articles of Incorpora- ticn of the California-Philippine Investment Company, as filed for record this day. and which appears of record in Book of Bonds and Agreements page -, ct seq, records of Yuma County, aforesaid.
 h witness whereof I have hcreunto set r y
 hand ard affixed ny seal If office
 this 5th day of December, 4. D., (5eaD 1901.
 C.P. CEOTIN. County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona.