The oasis., 1909-07-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, H. w. Kelsey, D. R. Kelsey w. F. ChenOweth and w. A. O'Connor have associated ourselves and do hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming a corpora. tion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation
 ARTICLE l. That the names of the ipcor- porators are H. W. Kelsey, D. R. Kelsey, w. F. Chenoweth and w. A. O'COnOr: the name of the corporation is THE MORALES GAS COM PANY, and the principal place of transacting business of said corporation is Nogales, County of Santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be tran sacted by said corpora ton IS to manufacture, sell and distribute Illuminating gas, and to construct, operate, and maintain Illuminating gas plants, sys- tcms apparatus, pipes, mains and laterals therefor, in the Town of Nogaes, County of santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona and in the Town Of NOgaleS, State of Sonora, Republic of Mexico, and to supply individuals and cor porationS therein, with Illuminating gas, for cooking, heating lighting and power purposes and for all other purposes for which gas is now or may be hereafter used.
 ARTICLE II. To engage in buying, selling and dealing in general merchandise. goods and wares of every description, and to carry on, conduct and maintain stores therefor; To buy and sell, deal in, and in every way acquire and transfer real estate and personal property, and to lease, mortgage and hypothecate the same. To own, buy and sell and deal in the stocks and bonds and securities of corporations Gn- cluding it's own):
 TC mortgage, pledge and hypothecate it's property or any part thereof, and to issue it's own notes, bonds and obligations of every kind.
 ARTICLE ". The amount of capital stock of this corporation is to be one hundred thousand dollars ($l00 00000) 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 of this corporation shall be upon the filing of a certified copy of these articles of incorpora- tion with the auditor of the Territory, and it's termination shall be twenty-five years there. after.
 ARTICLE VI. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors, to be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting, which shall be held in Nogales, Ari- zona. on the first Monday of July of each year. | The officers of this corporation shall be a president, vice-president. secretary, and treas urer, and shall be elected by the directors from among themselves, immediately after the cleo tion of such directors each year. No person shall be eligible as director unless he is bona-fide stock-holder of the corporation. Said directors and officers shall hold 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 directors, and may also appoint such subordinate officers and agents as 1t may deem necessary. | The board of directors shall have power to adopt bylaws for the government of this cor poration, not inconsistent with these articles of incorpation, or with the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, and amend the same. The directors for the first year and until the elec- tion of their successors at the first annual meet ing of ock-holders are H. w. Kelsey, b R Kelsey, W. F. Chenoweth, and w. A. o'Connor and 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. O'Connor, Secretary.
 ARTICLE VII The highest amount of indebt edness and liability, direct or contingent, tC 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 exemp from corporate debts and liabilities of every kind.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto sci our hands and seals this 2Sth day of May A. D 1909.
 H. w. KELSEY, | D. R. KELSEY