Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 - OF THE - THE NEOSHO OIL AND GAS
 COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents, that we whose names are hereunto af1lXeo; do hereby associate ourselves together TOT the Dnrnose of forming a corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and to that end we make the following statement;
 First: The names Of the lncorpordtoTTs ara. M V. Snyder. Erie, Kansas; F. M. De,+on Sonth Mound. Kansas; H. J. Harris, Kansas City. Mo-: A. F. Feldt, Kansas Olty, Mo q. W. Sellers, BelOit, Kansas, and H. D Paddock Marion, Kansas, and the name of the incorporation shall be the Neosho Oll and Gas Company. The principal place ih which the business of said corporation "lth in the Territory of Arizona Is to be transact ed isa at Jerome. Yavapai county, Arizona and inc nri1cipal place of business outside of said Territory of Arizona, shall be the city of Erie. Neosho county, Kansas, at which ,oaetinos of stock holders and the board oi directors may be usld. and the corporation may have such briuch offices elther Wlthlh or without the Ter ItOry of Arizona as may be established by Jre board ot directors;
 Second: The general nature of the ousl- ness proposed tu be transacted by thls corpo- ration is as folloNs, to wit;
 TO make con; acts; to purchase, lease, bond. locate Or otherwise acquire, own, eA- change. sell, or otherwise dispose or, pleoge; mortgage, hypothecate and deal ln redl estate and any of all kinds of personal prop erty, mines, mining claims, oil lanos' mn mn eral lands. oil. gas, asphaltum. petroieum' coal asbestos. salt water and water rights, and machinery. and to work, mlne' explore oDerate and develop the same, to engage Tn fba bnsiness of supplying the above named products to individuals and public ana private corporations and to engage m the general manufacturing and smeltlhg ousl- ness: and iD general to do all tnlhgs tS neces sary to the proper conduct ot the business of this corporation in the territory or Ari- zona and elsewhere. not inconsistent Wlth fhe laws of the United States and the terrl- tory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall De two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, (S25000O) divided into two nun nun dred and fifty thousand (25O,OOO( shares of fine par value of one dollar (Sl.OO) each. Al such times as the board of directors may bv resolutions direct, said capital stock sha Il be paid into this corporation, either Tn cash or by sale and transfer to 1t real estate or personal property for the uses ana p9r- poses of said corporation, Tn payment TOT which shares of capital stock of said corpo- ration may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon and thereby be- come and be fully paid up and non-assess- able. and in the absence of actual fraud m the transaction. the judgment of the dlrec- tors as to the value of the property snail oe conclusive.
 Fourth: The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date ot the filing of these articles of the corporation Tn the office of the county recorder and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors, not less than two or more than eight Tn number. and the following named shall con- stitute the board of directors until their sue cessors are elected: M. V. Snyder, <. M. Denton, A. F. Feldt, H. J. Harris, .. W. Sellars and H. F. Paddock. Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected among the stockholders on the first Monday In J an uary of each year. The officers of said corporation. until their successors are elect ed, shal. be Nj. V. Snyder, President; Il. J. Harris. Vice President; F. M. Denton, Treasurer and A. F. Feldt, Secretary.
 Sixth: The highest amount ot indebted ness or liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation is at any time sub feet. shall be S25. 900, which amount does not exceed twC-thirds of the amount of capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property ot the stockholders and the agents of this corpora tion shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind or character whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day ot July,