Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-31
ARTICLES OF INCOR PORATION
 - OF THE - THE NEOSHO OIL AND GAS
 COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents, thai
 we. whose names are hereunto at1Xed, do
 hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the
 laws of the territory of Arizona. ana 10 Una, end we make the following statement:
 First: The names of the incorpordtors are: M. " Snyder, Erie, Kansas; F. M Denton. South Mound. Kansas; H. J. Harris, Kansas City, Mo-: A. F. Feldt, Kansas Clty Mo-; c. W. Sellers, Beloit, Kansas, and Il. F. Paddock, Marion, Kansas, and the name of the incorporation shall be the Neosho Oil and Gas Company. The principal pla e In which the business of said corporation lth- in the Territory O. Arizona Is to be transa-i- ed is at Jerome. Yavapai county, ,Arlzona'd.-d the principal place of business outsioe "I said Territory of Arizona. shall be the ch of Erie, Neosho Junty, Kansas, at whlr'- meetings of stots holders and the board 'f directors may es isid. and the corpora tl".. may have such brs.uch offices either within or without the TT It0ry of Arizona as ma! be established b. le board of directors.
 Second: The ..leral nature ot the bns.- ness proposed to 2 transacted by thls cUrpo- ration is as foliu'-. to wit:
 To make cont acts; to purchase, lease, bond, locate or ,tterwlse acquire, own, eA- change. sell. or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mortgape. hypotnecate and deal in real estate and any of all kinds of personal prop erty. mines, mining claims, oil lands, mln- eral lanos, oil, gas, asphaltuIn, petroieulh' coal. asbestos salt water and water rights, and machinery, and to work, mine. explore operate and develop the same, to engage ID the business of supplying the above named products to indivi 1uals and public and private corporations and to engage ln the general manufacturing and smeltlng busl- ness: and iD general to do all things neces sary to the proper conduct o1 the business of this corporation in the territory or Arl- zona and elsewhere. not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the terrl- tory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be two hundred and fifty thou-and dollars, lS25O OOO) divided into two hun dred and fifty thousand (25O,OOO) shares of the par value of one dollar (Sl.OO) each. At such times as the board of directors may by resolutions direct, said capltal stock shall be paid into this corporation, either In cash or by sale and transfer to it real estate or personal property for the uses and pur- p)sas of said corporation, in payment for 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 Tn the transaction, the judgment Of the direc- tors as to the value of the property shall be cO0clQSlVe-
 Fourth: The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of 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 ln number. and the following named snail con- stitute the board of directors until their sue cessors are elected; NJ. V. Snyder, F. M. Denton, A. F. Feldt, H. J. Harris, c W. Sellars and H. r. Paddock. Thereafter the board of directors shall be elected among the stockholders on the first Monday Ill Jan uary of each year. The officers of said corporation, until their successors are elect ed, shal be M.V. Snyder, President; H. J. Harris, Vice President: F. NJ. Denton, Treasurer and A. F. Feldt, Secretary.
 Sixth: The highest amount Of indebted ness or liability. direct or contingent. to which this corporation is at any time sub ject, shall be S25.000, which amount does not exceed twO-thirds of the amount of capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of 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 1 our hands and seals this 18th day of July, |