The Arizona sentinel., 1907-10-16
Articles 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- facture gas of all kinds, for lighting. heating manufacturing and other useful purposes
 , To store, sell, furnish. distribute and deal in 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;
 3 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;
 4 To sell. hypothecate, mortgage and other wise dispose of the property of said corpora tion, in part, or as an entirety:
 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 6AfC puTpOSCS Ol GulS COT TpOIdblOII-
 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, towit:
 Name Residence. Seth Hartley ..... .Colton California. z. T. Bell. ........... San BernardinO California. Arthur l.. Drew .... San Bernardino, California. Frederic ". Gregg San Bernardino, California Howard Surr. ..... San Bcrnardino, 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 ,,, ..
 ScriberS. No VI 0" ni0unO' Seth Hartley 1............S Sl00.00 z. T. Bell. Sl00.00 Arthur l.. Drew. .1..............Slo SloO.00 Frederic w. Gregg l........9 91OO. % Howard Surr... l............S1 S100 % IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 10th day of June 1907.
 z. T. BELL [Seall
 SETH HARTLEY CSeall
 ARTHUR l.. DREW TSeall
 FREDERIC w. GREGG GSeall
 HOWARD SURR GSeal] STATE OF CALIFORNIA (aa
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARIDNO. %
 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. w. STEPHENSON, Notary Public in and for the county of San Ber
 nardino. State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINo. {SS
 On this 18th day of June, in the year of ear Lord one thousand, nine hundred and seven before me, James II, Boyd, a 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. have hercunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 (Notarial Sesl) JAMES H. BOYD, Notary Public in and for the County of San
 Bernardino State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF SAN BBRNANDINo.
 On this 5th day of July in the year one thous 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. T. Bell, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument. and he acknowledged to me GQdt ne executed the same. In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written.
 (Notarisl Seal) s. s. DRAPER, Notary Public in and for the County of San
 Bernardino, State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDggo. "
 On this 1th day of July. in the year of our Lord enc thousand nine hundred and Seven be- fore me, Homer R. Scott, a notary public in and 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 bereunto 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,
 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINo [ No lffo
 Endorsed: Filed July I2, I9O7
 Charles Post County Clerk.
 By Frank M. Taylor, Deputy. I, Charles Post County Clerk of the county of certify the foregoing to be full, true and cor rect copy of the original Articles of Incorpora- tion of Yuma Gas Company, now remaining on file in my office,
 In witness whereof, I have hereuuto set my