The oasis., 1909-06-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
June l9-July 24.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, the undersigned. H. w. Kelsey, b. K. Kelsey. W. k. CnenoWeth, and w. A. 0'Connor have associated ourselves and do hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming corpora ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and o hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation.
 ARflCLE l. That the names of the incor porators are H. W. Kelsey, D. R. Kelsey, W. F. Chedoweth, and A. O'ConOr: the name of the corporation is THE NOGALES GAS COM PANH and the principal place Of transacting business oi said corporation is NOgales, County of santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE H. The general nature of the buNj- ness proposed to be transacted by saiG corpora ton IS to manulaeture, sell and distribute Illuminating gas and to construct, operate, and marntain Illuminating gas plants, sy>- tcms, apparatus, pipes, mains ani laternlS therefor, in the Town of NOga es, County of santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona and in the Town oi Nogales, State of sonora, Republic of Mexlc and to supply individuals and cor porations therein. with Illuminating gas. for cooking, heating, lighting and power purposes ana TOT all other purposes for which gus is now, or may be hereafter used.
 ARTICLE ] l. To engage in buying selling and dealing in general merchandise goods and wares of every description, and to rarry or conduct and maintain stores therefor: 10 bnv ana sell, deal In, and in every way acquire And transfer real estate and personal property and 10 lea'e, mortgage and hyp"thecate the same 10 own, buy and sell and deal it. the stocks and bonds and securities of corporations Gu- cluding it's own):
 Tc mortgage, pledge and hypothecate its property or any part thereof, and to issue its own notes, bonds and obligations ui every kind. ARTICLE ". The amount of capital stock of thls corporation is to be one hundred thousand dollars t$l00 000.00) divided into one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each, and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in shall be as pres cribed by the board of directors of said cor pOratiOn.
 ARTICLE V. The time of the commencement or this corporation shall be upon the filing of a certified copy of these articles of incorpora- tlon with the auditor of the Territory, and it's termination sha be twenty-five years there after.
 ARTICLE VI. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors to pc elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting, which shall be held in Nogales Ari- zona. on the first Monday of July of each wear. The ofncerS of tn corporation shall be a president. vice-preSdent. secretary, and treas urer, ana shall be elected by the directors from among themselves, immediately after the elec- ton of such directors each year. No person shall De eligible as director unless he is bnna-fde stock holder of the corporation.
 Said directors and officers shall holl office for one year next ensuing their election and until their successors are elected and qualified The board of directors shall have power to fill vacancies occurring on the board of dire tois ana may also appoint such subordi ate officers ana agents as It may em necessary The board of directors shall have power to adopt bylaws for the government of thi. cor. poratlon, not inconsistent with these articles ol lncorpation, or with the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, aud amend the same The directors for the first year and until the el C. ton 0t their successors at the first annual meet ing Of stock holders are H. w. Kelsey, D R. Kelsey w. F. Chenoweth, and w. A. O'Connor asn ana the officers for the first year and until their successors are elected and qualified, are H. w. Kelsey, president, D. R. Kelsey, vice president, w. F. Chenoweth treasurer, and W. A. OConnor, Secretary.
 ARTICLE VII The highest amount of indebt. edness and liability, direct or contingent to which this corporation is at any time to sub ject itself, is the sum of sixty-fve thousand dollars, and the private property of the stock holders of this corporation is to be exempt from corporate debts and liabilities of every kind.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set l909
 H. w. KELSEY