The oasis., 1904-04-09
ARTICLES OF INcoRpoRATroN
 OF THE SONOITA OIL COMPANY.

Thomas and k, Brown, each Of whom IS a citizen of the United States, being desirous of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona hSye this day voluntar- 1 fly associated ourselves together into body polite and corporate, and do hereby make sign. and acknowledge. each for himself these Articles Of Incorporation, and do hereby certify:
 l. The name of this corporation, and by which it shall be authorized to act, is the SonOita oil Company.
 II. The names of the incorporators are c. A. Hartman, G. F: Futile, L. "; Jimmie, J Brown. The principal office or place of trans. acting the business oi this corporation shall be at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona, with branch offices al such other place or places, either in the United States or foreign countries, as the Board Of Directors may from time to time determine.
 IT. The time Of the commencement Of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of its Articles of Incorporation in the office Of the County Recorder Of Santa Cruz County, Ari- zona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 " The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Million Dollars tS5O0O,OOO) divided into five million shares of the par value of One Dollar each At such times and under such conditions AS the Board of Dir, ctors may direct, said capital stock shall be paid into the corporation, either in cash or by sale or transfer to it of real or per sonal property for the uses and purpos of said corporation, in pay-for which shares oi the capital stock shall be issued, and said stock when issued shall be fully paid and non assessabe. The capital stock may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote Of a majority of the stock then issued; but in case of the increase of inc pital stock each share holder shall have the privilege of subscribing for such number of shares ot the proposed in 1 crease as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him before the stock is increased.
 V. The highest amount oi indebtedness or liability either direct or contingent, 10 which this corporation is any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum of One Million Dollars tSl 100000 and the private property ot the stockholders or this corporation shall be exempt from the payment of It's corporate debts
 VI The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is to locate, buy, bond, acquire, hold, own, lease. possess, operate or sell mortgage, pledge hypothecate or otherwise dispose of oil lands, mineral lancs, oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum or any or their products. ater and water rights, townsites and real estate Of all kinds and Interests Tn any oi the Said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of drilling wells, building and operating rehneries, pipe lines and pumping stations, building and operating railroads and telephone and telegraph lines; to acquire title either in the United States or foreign countries to oil or mineral lands of all kinds, any and all kinds of machinery, personal property and all other property of any nature whatsoever requisite and necessary for the transaction of it's business. tO work, dispose Of and deal Tn the same ana Tn the prOduclS thereof; to carry on and conduct general merchandise business and to that end deal in any and all commodities of every kind neces- sary to the successful conduct of said business to purchase hold, own, control and deal in the shares and properties Of other companies and corporations, to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and gen eraliy to do things necessary or incident to the proper conduct of the business of this cor -st ...1 do. and aaha aA every act and thing which is lawful for natural persons to do; all of which business or occupa- tions may be carried on at such places, either in the United States or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem for the best in terests of the corporation.
 VII The business affairs of this corporation shall be under the management and control and shall be conducted by a Board Of Directors consisting of no less than three or no more than nine members, each of whom shall be stockhoder and whenever any Director ceases to be a stock holder he shall at the same time cease to be a director. They shall be elected annually by the stock holders at their regular annual meeting which shall be held at any of the offices of the corporation on the first M0n- day of March in each year, and shall hold their offices until their suect ssors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board of Dircc- tors may be filled by the remaining members of the Board by appointment from among the stockb boders, and such appointment shall be for the uneXplred term for which the appoint ment is made. The first Board of Directors
 
 are hereto subscribed majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute quorum for the transaction of business.
 VIII. Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors they shall meet at any of the offices of the corporation and elect the officers of this corporation, who shall be president, vice president, secretary and treas urer, and such other minor officers or agents as the Board of Directors may deem necessary for the best interests of the corporation. The pre- sident, secretary and treasurer shall be mem. bers of the Board of Directors and the office of Secretary and that of Treasurer may be fl He'd by the same person All the officers shall hold their office during the life of the Board of Directors by whom they are elected; and until their successors are elected and qualified unless sooner removed by vote of two thirds of the Directors.
 TX. These Articles of Incorporation may be altered or amended at any regular meeting oi the stockholders or at any special meeting called for that purpose by affirmative vote of the majority of the stock then issued; and the Board of Directors or any three stock holders may call a meeting Of the stoekholders for this or any other purpose not inconslstent with law but notice of such proposed amend