Arizona republican., 1911-04-27
ARTICLES 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 corporation un- der the laws of the territory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the following ar | ticles of incorporation:
 1 Article |.
 1 The name of the corporation shall be | Arizona Caddo oil and Gas company, and it's principle place of business shall | be Phoenix. Arizona, but other offices may be established either within or outside of Arizona, at such places as l 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 II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is: To buy, sell. lease, or exchange oil lands, and 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 velopment of land for oil or gas or the transportation thereof: to construct or buy oil tanks, or anything of like na- ture for the transportation of oil; to maintain and operate warehouses and tO refine oil to handle for market and otherhise produce and deal in the pro duets or by-products thereof; to do a 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 III.
 The capital stock of the corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars $500, O,OO0OO). divided into five hundred thousand shares (500,000) Of the par value of one dollar C$1.OO) each, which 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 Tn 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 ton shall be the day these articles are filed in accordance with the law. and it shall endure for the full term of twenty-five t25) years thereafter. with the privilege of perpetual succession, as provided by law.
 Article V.
 The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors
 
 elect or appoint The number of di- rectOrs shall be five (5) 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 T.. Young. Frank Thomas, James Bark and J. V. Van Eaton; of James Bark; vice president, .....--.---.....-..- secre- tary- treasurer. J. V. Van Eaton. Stock holders may vote either in person or by proxy 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 ($10O, ,OOO.00.)
 Article VIII. The private property of stOckhold-
 
 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. 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 be the persons whose names are 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 |