The Arizona sentinel., 1907-09-25
Afticles-of Incorporation of Yu-
 ma Gas Company.

| California;; and we hereby certify:
 First: That the name of said corporation shall be Yuma Gas Company.
 Second: That the purposes for which said corporation iS to be formed. are. 1 To produce, make. generate and maru- | facturc gas of all kinds for lighting. heating manufacturing and other useful purposes;
 To store, sell, furnish. distribute and deal iE all kinds Of gas; to dispose of the same to cities. towns, villages private corporations and individuals, and to condemn and otherwise | acquire rights of way. easements. franchises and other property. for purposes of manufac turing, marketing, selling, furnishing, conduct ing or transporting gas;
 | To purchase or otherwise acquire, lease. contract for, hold, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of all kinds, and wherever situated, including shares, bonds and securities of other corporations; To sell hypOthecate, mortgage and other- wise dispose of the property of said corpora tioR, in part, or as an entirety;
 r To acquire, hold, establish, construct, equip, operate, own and maintain pipe lines, gas plants and works, and to exercise all pow CTS necessary. proper or convenient for. or incidental to the carrying out of all, or any, of the purposes of this corporation.
 Third: That the place where the principal business of said corporation is to be transacted is the City of San Bernardno County of San Bernardino, State of California
 Fourth That the term for which said cor poration is to exist is fifty years from, and af- ter, the date of it's incorporation.
 Fifth: That the number of Directors of said corporation shall be five, and that the names and residences of the Directors who are ap- pointed for the first year and to serve until the election and qualification of such officers, are as follows, to-wit:
 Name. Residence Seth Hartley ...... Cotton. California. E. T. Bell. .......... San Bcrnardino, California. Arthur L. Drew -. San Bernardino, California. Frederic w. Gregg San Barnardino, California Howard Surr. .,....S San Bernardino, California. Sixth: That the amount of the capital stock of said corporation is Fifty Thousand Dollars, and the number of shares into which it is di- vided is Five Hundred, of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each.
 Seventh: That the amount of said capital stock which has been actually subscribed is Five Hundred Dollars, and the following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed and the amount subscrib- cd by each of them, to-wlt
 Names of Sub 70 c,,ou ,.
 ScriberS. N0' VI Sh"iO9' Aliouhu' Seth Hartley S1OOO0 z. T. Bell. SlOO.O0 Arthur L. Drew G........... SG0O.OO Frederic w. Gregg. .1.............. S1OO.OO Howard Surr.. 1............ S100.00 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hercunto set our hands and seals, this l9th day of June, 1907.
 E. T. BELL, TCealI
 SETH HARTLEY rSeall
 ARTHUR L. DREW TSeall
 FREDERIC W. GREGG TSeall
 HOWARD SURR TSeaIl STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARIDNO. SS
 On this 18th day of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven, before me, J, w. Stephenson, notary public in and for the county of San Bernardino, State of Cali fornia, personally appeared Frederic W. Gregg known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Witness my hand and official seal
 (Notarial SeaD J. ". STEPHENSON. Notary Public in and for the county of San Ser,
 nardino, State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ja
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 5"S
 On this l9th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and seven before me, James H, Boyd. notary public in and for said County of San .Bernar- dino, and the State of Califor- nia, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Arthur L. Drew and Howard Surr, known to me to be the per sons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In witness whereof, I have hercunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (Notarial Seal JAMES H. BOYD, Notary Public in and for the CountySOf San
 Bcrnardino. State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNANDINo. %
 On this 9th day of July in the year one tIous- and nine hundred and seven, before me, s. s. Draper, notary public in and for the county of San Bernardino, State of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn. per sonally appeared z. r. Bell, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and Ire acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand anG affixed my official seal the day and year first above written.
 (Notarial ScaD s. s. DRAPER Notary Public in and fer the County of San
 Bernardino, State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY GF SAN BEENABDFNO. 9''
 On this l1th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven. be- 
 for said county of San Bernardino, State of California. residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Seth Hartley, known to me to be the person whose name is. subscribed to the within instrument. and he ac- knowledged to me that he executed the same. In witness whereof, have herelnto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written (Notarial Seal) HOMER R. SCOTT, Notary Public in and for the county of San
 Bernardino, State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, u.,-,,,,e
 COUNTY OF SAN BEENARDINO. 9'-NO PHO
 Endorsed: Filed July l.? 1907.
 Charles Post, County Clerk
 By Frank M Taylor, Deputy I, Charles Post County Clerk Of the county of | San Bcrnardno State of California, do hereby | certify the fore5ol1S to be tull true and cor rect copy of the original Articles of Incorpora- ton of Yuma Gas Company, nov remaining on file in my office,
 In witness whereof, have hcreunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this l2th day i of July, 1907. CHARLES POST,
 Seal of ] County Clerk.
 Superior By FRANK M, TAYLOR, | Court Deputy.
 No 3S37. C. r. CURRY, Secretary of State.