The oasis., 1909-06-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We
the undersigned, H. w. Kelsey, d. II. Kelsey
W. F. ChenOweth, and w. A. O'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 40 hereby adopt the following articles of
incorporation.
Article |. 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 NOGALES GAS COM
PANY, and the principal place OF transacting
business OF said corporation is Nogales County
of Santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III. The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted by said corpora
ton is to manufacture sell and distribute
Illuminating gas, and to construct, operate,
and maintain Illuminating gas plants, sys-
tens, 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
MeXien, and TO supply individuals and cor
porations therein. with Illuminating gas, for
cooking, heating, lighting and power purposes,
and tor all other purposes for which gas is now,
or may be hereafter used.
ARTICLE III. 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 Tin
GLIDING its own)
Tt mortgage, pledge and hypothecate its
property or any part thereof, and TO issue its
own notes, bonds and obligations OF every
kind.
ARTICLE ". The amount of capital stock of
this corporation is to be one hundred thousand
dollars $500 O00.00) 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.
ARTICLEV. The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be upon the filing OF
certified copy of these articles of incorpora-
ton with the auditor of the Territory, and its
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-
iona. 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.
ton OF such directors each year. No person shall
be eligible as director un ess he is bona-tide
stakeholder of the corporation.
Said direc tors 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 dire tors
and may also appoint such subordinate officers
and agents as it may d. EN- 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, aud amend the same. The
directors for the first year and until the ell. c..
ton of their successors at the first annual meet
ing of stock holders are H. w. Kelsey, d r.
Kelley, w. +. Chenoweth, and w. A. 0'Connor,
and the officers for the first year and until
their successors are elected and qualified, are
II. W. Kelsey, president, D. K. Kelsey vice.
president, w. F. Chenoweth. treasurer, and w.
A. O'Connnr, Secretary.
| ARTICLE VII The highest amount of indebt-
edness and liability, direct or contingent, to
which this corporation is at any time to sub
| ct 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
orr hands and seals this 2Sth day of May A. d.
1909
H. w. KELSEY,
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