The oasis., 1904-04-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE sONOITA OIL COMPANY.

Territory Of Arizona hsvc this day volnntar- fly associated ourselves together into body polite and corporate, and do hereby make sign and acknowledge each for himself, these 1 Articles of lncorporatson and do hereby certify: which it shall be authorized Co act, IS the SOnoita Oil Company.
 IT, The nan,s of tue incorporators are C. 4. Hartman. C r. Futile, L. W Jimmie, J. Teeter F. Murray c. x Thomas and C. k Brown The principal office or place oi trans acting the business oi this corporation small De at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona, with branch offices such other place or piaceS, either m the Jhlttu States or foreign countries. AS the Board oi Directors may from time to time dctermine.
 IT. The time of the commencement ol tris corporation shall be the date ot the hing or i It's Articles of Incorporation in the office oi the Cuuutv Recorder oi Santa Cruz County, Afi- zona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor for the Territory ol Arizona, ! and the termination thereof shall be twenty ! five years thereafter corporMti1n shall he Five Million Dollars ! tSi u0n,O0O divided into five million shares oi the par Vane of One Dollar each. Al sucl , times and undcr such conditions as the Board 1 oi Dir, ctOrs may direct said capital stock shall be paid into the corporation either m cash or by sale of transfer c. it Oi real or per sonai property. for inc uses and purpos ol snid corporation, in pHy-iOr which shares Of the capital stock shall be issurd. ana said stock when issued shall be lully paid ana non HSse-shhie. The chNllNi riNh may bt thNiehrNN or decreased by the aiiirmntlve vote oi a majority of the stock then issued; but m case of the increase oi the capital stock each share holder shall have the privilege Of subscribing for such number ot snares oi the proposed m crease as he may be entitled to according to tho number of shares held by him before the stock is iucrea sed.
 linbilitv either direct or contingent, 10 winch this corporation is any time Co subject ilsen' shall not exceed the sum of One Million N : the stock holders ol this corporation shail Dc exempt from the payment Of IS corporate debts
 VI The general nature oI the business to be ! transacted by this corporation is to lOcale, i buy bond, acqurc, hold, own, lease, possess, l operate or sell, mortgage. pledge, hypothefa9e or otherwise dispose oi oil lands, mineral !alGs, i oil, gas asphaitum, petroleum or any oi their pfoiueis. aIcr and water rights, townstes aud ! reai estate Of all kinds and interests m any oi the said properties; tn engage in and carry on l the business oi drilling wells, building and operating refneres, pipe lines and pumping stations, bui ding and operating railroads ana , telephone and telegraph linesi tp acquire title either in the United States or foreign countries tO oil or mineral lands ct all klhus' any and all kinds Of machinery, personal property and all other property Oi aDy nature whatsoever requisite and necessary Tor the transaction Of it's business; io work, dispose ol and denl n the same and Tn the products thereof; tO carry on and conduct a general merchandise business anu to that end deal m uuy and an commodities Of every Kind neces- ! sary 10 the successful conduct Ol said business; ia purchase, hold, 0WHy control atid deal m i the shares and properties oi other companies and corporations, 10 own, h9udie ana control letters pNtent and inventions; to borrow money and execute notes bonds, morlgages or deeds Of trust Co secure the same, Ail Eeh- ! erniIy 10 do things necessary or incident to the proper cOhduet of the business of this cor. poration, and to do and perform each and every act and thing which is lawful for natural persons to do: all of which business or oecupn- lions may be carried on al such places, either in the United States or foreign countries as the Board of Directors may deem for the pest ln- terests oi the corporation.
 VII The business affairs os this corporation shall be under the management and eontrd and sbAli be condueted by Board Oi Directors consisting of uo less than three or no moie than nine members, each Of whom shall be a stock holder and wherever any pire for ceases to be stOckholder he shall at the same tune cease tO be director. They shall be elected annually by the stockholders Ht their regular annual meeting which E hall be held at any or the offices of the corporation on the first Mon day of March in each year, ard sha.l hold their offices until their succt ssors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board oi Direc- tors may be filled by the remaining members of the Board by appointment from among the stock holders, and such appointment shaii pc
 for the uneXpired term for which the appoint-
 nent is made The first Board Of Directors shall consist oi the incorporators whose names are hereto subscribed. majority ot the
 Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction Of business.
 VIII Within ten days after the election of any Board of Directors they shall meet at any of fhe offices of the corporation and elect the officers of this corporation, who snali pc a
 president, vice president, secretary and treas urer and such other minor officers or agents as the Board of Directors may deem necessary for inc hest interests of the corporation. The pre- sident secretary and treasurer shall be mem , bers of the Board of Directors and the office ol Secretary and that of Treasurer may be filled
 by the same person. All the officers shall hold their office during the life of the Board oi
 Directors by whom they are elected, auN untli 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 or the stockholders or at any special meeting called for that purpose by II affirmative vote
 inc Board of Directors or any three stock ' holders may call meeting Of the stockholders
 for this or any other purpose not inconsistent with law but notice of such proposed amend meut shall be given to each stock kholder, either
 personally or Tn writing, at least twenty days nr;ar to inc meeting at which such amend