The Arizona sentinel., 1909-01-28
Articles of incorporation of Bouse TOwnsite, Land and Improve
 EneEt Company.

The undersigned, citizens of the United States hereby associate themselves for the purpose of creating corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and adopt, execute. and acknowledge the following as the Articles of Incorporation thereof:
 The name of the corporation shall be ROUSE TOWNSHIP, LAND
 AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
 Its principal place of transacting business shall be in Bouse, Yuma County, Arizona, and may have branch offices at such other places as may be designated by it's Board of Directors.
 The corpOratorS of this incorporation are E. Greenwo d. A. Philbrick, c. c. Thompson, N. II. Frame and II. E. Stone.
 The objects for which this corporation is es- tablished are: To purchase, acquire own. sell exchange. lease, mortgage manage, or O herwse dispose of ali real estate and personal property, ihc]ud- ing franchises of every kind and description, gas electricity. steam, water. electric light and power plants, and steam or water power plants stores, houses, and buildings Of every kind, bO'S'S LOiNi 4AtOl cry. farming lands and waterrights; to use, sell and distribute gas. electricity, water, steam, electric light and power, and steam or water power. and establish. maintain and operate all necessary works for the manufacture and de- velopment of the same; to acquire, construct, maintain and operate railways tramways, tele- phone and telegraph lines roads and bridges
 To acquire the good will property, rights, as sets and securities of any person. firm or cor poration; to engage in general brokerage and insurance business. and to enter into make and execute and perform contracts of every kind for any lawful purpose with any person, firm or corporation;
 To lend or borrow money and give or take se' curity for the same; to mortgage, pledge, or hy- pothecate all or any portion of it's property to secure any of it's indebtedness;
 To apply for. obtain. register. purchase. lease or otherwise acquire and hold, use, own, operate introduce sell, assign or otherwise dispose of trade marks, trade names. letters patent, inven- tionS, Improvements and processes;
 To use the stock of this corporation in the purchase of acquisition of any of the real or personal property herein mentioned:
 To conduct business in any of the states ter ritories, colonies or dependencies of the United States, the District of Columbia and in any foreign countries;
 To acquire all property, real, personal or mixed and to do any and all things whether connected with those hereinbefore specified or not, which may be convenient or necessary to carry into effect the objects for which this cor poration is formed.
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 The capital stock of this corporation shall be one million dollars divided into two hundred thousand shares of the par value of five dollars each, and the same shall be fully paid and non- 
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be issued and paid for upon the conditions and at the times provided for by resolution of the Board of Directors hereof at such price and up- on such terms as said Board may determine, in cash. labor, stock of other corporations, real or personal property, or other thing of value for the uses and purposes of this corporation, and in the absence of actual fraud in the transac- ton the judgment of said Board shall be con- elusive to the value of the services, property or other thing of value accepted in rayment for the stock of the corporation.
 uc llIDe Ol IUe COmIHFHcGUltuG Ol lHlS COF- poration shall be the day upon which these Ar ticles are filed n the office of the Auditor of the Territory of Arizona, and said corporation shall twenty-five years thereafter.
 VI
 The government Of the corporation is vested in Board of Directors consisting of not fewer than three nor more than nine members. who shall be elected at the annual stockholders and shall hold office for one year from the date of their election and qualification, and until their successors are elected and qualified; Provided however, that any vacancy or vacan- cies occurring in tho Board of Directors may be lllcd by said Board Such Board of Directors shall have the power to increase:the number of it's members, as hereinbefore limited, and in the event of such action shall designate the ad- litional members thereof who shall serve until 5heir successors are duly elected and qualified. Such Board of Directors shall have power to lold any meeting and transact any business for he company at any time or place within or without the Territory of Arizona, and all acts )f said board at such meetings held without said Territory, at any place other than at the established offices of the corporation, shall be yalid provided majority Of all the members of he board shall be present and shall vote in fa- | TOT of the action taken thereat, and such vote | hall be conclusive evidence of the sufficiency | If notice for such meeting; the board of direc- ors shall have power to establish bylaws and l make all rules and regulations necessary for he management of the affairs Of the corpora ion:
 The first board of directors of this corporation | hall consist of five members, and until their are elected and qualified the follow ng named persons shall constitute said board o-wit: K. Greenwood, A. Pkilbrich, C., c. | Thompson, N. II. Frame. H. E. Stone.
 VII.
 The officers Of this corporation shall be Pres dent, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and | uch other officers SIS the Boerd of Directors hall deem necessary fer tie transaction of it's business, suc officers to oe elected by the board f directors; provide}7, However th4e until their ! are duly o.e atel eu1 qualified the fol- | owing shall be the aH.s-a aerooc F Cireer- ! -oaa. President A E'aaorAciy, Vice President; }. F. Stone. seor5taIy sld Treasurer.
 VIII
 The time for holding the annual meeting of 1 he stockholders of this corporation is hereby | xed Tor the first Monday in January of each ear.
 The highest amount of Indebtedness or. liabiJ- ty to which this company is at any time to sub ect itself is six hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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 The private property Of the stockholders of his corporation shall be exempt from liability or the payment of corporate debts; and neither