The oasis., 1904-04-16
ARTICLES OF fScorronATroS
 OF THE soNOITA OIL COMPANY.

citizen of the United States, being desirous Of forming a corporation under the laws ol the Territory of Arizona, hove this day yoluntar ilv nssociated ourselves together into body ! nolitic and corporate, and do hereDy 1nhKe ! sign and acknowledge. each for hilnseif, these 1 Articles of IncorporatsOn, and do hereoy
 |. fhe name of this corporation, and by | which il shall be authorized to act, IS the Sonoita oil Company.
 IT The nam-s of the incorporators are c. A. I Hartman c. E. Tuttle, L.. W; Jimmie, J 1 Teeter, F. Murray, C. N. Thomas ana V. K Brown The princi pal office or place ol trans acting the business oi this corporation shall be at the town of Nogales, santa Cruz County, | Territory of Arizona, with branch ofhces at such other place or places, either ID the uhIted States or foreign countries. as the Board oi Directors may from time to time determine;
 III. The time of the commencement oi thls corporation shall be the date of the filing oi ifs Articles of Incor poraton in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Crnz county, ATT zona, and certified copy thereoi m the olnce of the Auditor for the Territory oi Arlzoha' five years thereafter.
 iV The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall he Five Million Dollars ts5 too O0Oi divided into five million shares oi the par value of One Dollar each. AL sucn times and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may direct, said capital sIock shall be paid into the corporation, elther III cash or by sale or transfer to lt Ot real or per sonal property, for the uses and purpos sot said corporation. Tn pay-ior whieh shnres oi ! stock when issued shall be fully paid and non assessable. The capital stock may be Increased or decreased by the affirmative vote oi majority of the stock then issued; Dutln case of the increase of the capital stock each share holder shall have the privilege Of subscribing for such number of shares or the proposed m crease as he may be entitled to according to the number of shares held by him be:ore the stock is increased.
 V The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, either direct or contingent, 10 which fu Araf fiftn s shall not exceed the sum of One Mllloh Dollars t$l, GOO 600 and the private property oi the stockholders Of this corporation snan pe exempt from the payment of its corporate debts. .,.ho ho
 transacted by this corporation IS 10 locate
 buy bond acquire, hold, own, lease, possess, ! operate or sell, mortgage, pledge, hyp0theehte or otherwise dispose ol oil lands, mineral iahcs, oil gas, asphaltum, petroleum or any ol , lnei5 producis ateran water rights, townsites and
 real estate of all kinds and interests m any ol
 the said properties; to engage in and carry on
 the business of drilling wells building ana operating refneries, pipe lines and pumping stations, bui ldiDg and operating railroads ana
 teleph one and telegraph lines; to acquire
 title either in the United states or toieigh countries to oil or mineral lhnus ol hll klhus, any and all kinds Oi machinery, personal
 property and all other property Of any nature whatsoever requisite and necessary LOT tde transaction of it's business: 10 work, dispose oi and deal in the same and in the produces thereof: tO carry on and conduct general
 merchandise business and to that ena aeai III any and all commodities Of every klnd neces- snrv 10 the successful conduct Oi said business;
 to purchase, hold, own. control ana deal m
 the shares and properties oi other companies and corporations, 70 own, handle and control
 letters patent and inyentionsi to borrow
 money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or
 deeds of trust Go secure the same, aild gen
 eraltv to do things necessary or incident to
 the proper conduct Of the business of this cor
 poration, and tO do and perform each and
 every net and thing which is lawful for natural
 persons to do all of which business or occupa-
 lions may be carried on at such places, either in the United States or foreign countries as the
 Board ol Directors may deem for the best ln-
 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 inote
 than nine members, each of whom shall De a
 stock holder and whenever any Director ceases to be a stockholder he shal at the same time cease to be n director, They shall be elected annually by the stockholders vt their regular , annual meeting which shall be held at any oi
 the offices of the corporation on the nrst Mon- 7 day of March in each year, and sha.i hold thelI offices until their succt ss0rs are clecteu ahu | ounlifed Any vacancy in the Board Of Direc- , tors may be filled by the remaining members !, of the Board by appointment from among the Stockholders, and such appointment shall be
 for the uncXpired term for which the appoint ment is made. The first Board Of Directors 3 shall consist of the incorporators whose names
 are hereto subscribed. maJorty or th, - Board of Directors shall constitute quorum
 for the transaction Of business.
 , VIII Within ten days after tho election o any Board of Directors they shall meet at any
 of the offices of the corporation and elect th' officers of this corporation, who shall be q s president, vicepresident, secretary and treas urer, and such other minor officers or agents a' D the Board of Directors may deem necessary lol
 the best interests Of the corporation, The pre- sident, secretary and treasurer shall be mem I bers of the Board of Directors and the office o Secretary and that of Treasurer may be i lled r by the same person An the officers shall hole e
 their office during the life of the Board o } Directors bv whom they are elected. and unti
 their successors are elected and qualified unles'
 sooner removed by a vote oi two thirds ol th' I Directors.
 . K These Articles of Incorporation may bt altered or amended at any regular meeting ol I the stockholders or at any special meeting
 called for that purpose by n affirmative vote 8 of the majority of the stock then issued; ano
 the Board of Directors or any three stock , holders may call a meeting Of the stockholder' , for this or any other purpose not ineonsisten
 with law but notice of such proposed amend meut shall be given to each stoekhoider, elihei
 personally or Tn writing. at least twenty day' | | tf.,.r h tfah ah