Arizona republican., 1911-04-26
OF INCORPORATION OF THE ARIZONA CADDO OIL
 AND GAS COMPANY.

- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS:-That we, Clyde N. Thomp- - son and J V. Van Eaton, both Of Phoe- nix, Maricopa county, Arizona have this day associated ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of the territory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the following ar 1 ticles of incorporation:
 Article |.
 ! The name of the corporation shall be Arizona Caddo oil and Gas company. and its principle place of business shall be Phoenix, Arizona, but other offices may be established either within or outside of Arizona, at such places as the board Of directors of the company may designate, where meetings of di- rectors and stockholders may be held. and any and all corporate business ! transacted.
 Article IT,.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is: To buy. sell. lease, or exchange oil lands, and 1 to deVelOpe. prospect and bore for oil ! nd gas; and to construct, equip. operate or maintain pipe lines for oil or gas; | to erect storage tanks, and to do any and all things connected with the de- i VelOpmsnt of land for oil or gas or the 1 transportation thereof; to construct or ! buy oil tanks. or anything of like na- ! ture for the transportation of oil; to l maintain and operate warehouses and | To refine oil to handle for market and | otherkise produce and deal in the pro- | | ducts or by-prOducts thereof; to do | general manufacturing and mercantile | business; to own, handle and control | | letters patent and inventions. and | shares of it's own capital stock and | ! that of other corporations, and to vote | any shares of other corporations. owned | ! by it, the same as a natural person | might do; and in general to transact | any and all business in any part of | the world. appertaining or incidental to | the objects of this corporation. Article ill.
 The capital stock of the corporation | shall be five hundred thousand dollars $500. O.000.0O). divided into five hundred | thousand shares (5OO,OO0) of the par value of one dollar (S1.OO) each, which l shall be paid for at such times and in | such manner as the board of directors | may designate. All or any portion of | the capital stock may be issued in | payment for real or personal property. | services, or any other right or thing Of | value necessary for or incidental to | the advancement of the purposes Of the corporation, and when so issued, be- come and be full paid. the same as though paid for in cash at par; and | the directors shall be the sole judges of the value Of any property right or thing acquired m exchange for capi- tai stock. No shares of capital stock | shall be issued until fully paid for in the manner and at the price prescribed | by the board of directors, and thereaf- ter the same shall be n-assessable.
 Article ".
 The commencement Of the corpora tion shall be the day these articles are filed in accordance with the law. and | it shall endure for the full term of | twenty-five (2O years thereafter. with the privilege of perpetual succession, as provided by law.
 Article V.
 The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by board of directors and such officers as the directors may elect or appoint. The number of di- rectOrs shall be five (J) and shall be elected from among the stockholders at their annual meeting to be held on the second Monday in April of each year. Until the first annual meeting Of stock holders, the following named persons shall be the directors and officers of this corporation: DireCtOrs-Sims Ely, George U. Young. Frank Thomas James Bark and J. V. Van Eaton; of- ficers-president. James Bark; vice president. .....................; secre- tary- treasurer, J. V. Van Eaton. Stock holders may vote either in person or by 2roxy at all stockholders meetings.
 Article VI.
 The directors shall have the power to .dopt. amend and rescind bylaws, and to fill vacancies occurring in the board of directors from any cause.
 Article VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness | or liability to which the corporation may at any time subject itself. is one hundred thousand dollars (S1OOOOO.O0)
 Article Will.
 The private property of StOckhOld- 1 CTS shall be exempt from corporate debts of this corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 14th day of April. 1911.
 CLYDE N THOMPSON,
 J. V. VAN EATON
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Maricopa, ss Before me, R C. Stanford. a notary public in and for the county of Mari copa, territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared Clyde N. Thomp- son and J. V. Van Eaton, known to me to he the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they eX- ecuted the same for the purposes and therein expressed. Given under our hand and seal of of- ; flee this 14th day of April. 1911.
 R. C. STANFORD, Notary Public My commission expires June 2S, 1913