The border vidette., 1911-04-29
| ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION q OF THE
 ST. LOUIS AND ARIZONA OIL AND GAS COMPANY.


 KNOW All MEN BY THEsR PRESENTS: That we, the unders'gn areby ;.sSj +ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming Corportion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end do desire;
 FIRST: The name of the Coroorati"n shall be the ST. LOUIS AND ART The principal office of the Cam pany in Arizona shall be at Nogales. $ lnta Cruz County, and the Company may have such other offices. principal or branch, either within or without the Territory of Arizona. as may be est.b- lished by the Board of Directors, at which meetings of the Stock holders and Board of Directors may be held.
 SECOND: The time of the commence ment of this Corporation n shall be the poration in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Arl- ,zona. and certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor of the Terri tory Of Arizona, and the ternltn ation thereof shall be twenty five years there after. unless the same he renewed. dissolved before that time by major ity vote ot it's mem bcrs, or by opera tion of law.
 THIRD: The general nature of the business of this Corporation is as fol lows. to-wit: To locate. buy. bond cquire. own. lease, possess, operate or sell or otherwise dispose of mines 'or mining claims or prospects of gnid. silver and copper. and all other kinds of miuing or mineral lands or pros- poets; to buy, lease, or otherwise ac qu re, to hold and own. manage. oper- ate, improve. mortgage. sell. convey or otherwise dispose sof, and develop lands, concessions. franch iscs, righ ts of way. mining claims, oil wells and oil lands, gas and other real 'aie. water rights, and interest in any of said prop critics: to engage in nnd carry on the business of miniog of bui'dirgs and operating stamp mills, and other mills, extracting the precious and other metals, boring, digging, drilling, tun-- ,neling, and exploring for, prod ucing. refining, distilling. treating, mlnu featuring. piping. carry ing, hauling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling oil. petroleum, mineral, gas. aSphal tum, -bitumep. b.tumenOus rock. and other mineral and hydrocarbon snb stances. and the products of all such substances; and for such purposes to buy, contract for, lease or otherwise ate. mortgage, sell, or otherwise is- pose of ref neries. pipe. lines, tanks. cars, menufacturies. machinery and other works. property and appliances, franchises and rights of way for tran sporting and freighting. may be necessary or incident to or auxiliary to sad business or pertaining thereto. or that may bs deemed necessary or con. venient or appurtenapt by the Board of Directors of said Corporation. also as a factor or agent to engage in and carry on any of the occupations herein mentioned or any portion thereof. Also to establish and carry on agency, of fees. stores, storage tanks, structures appliances and houses, and to bny and sell all articles or products manufact- ured by itself or other Corporations in Arizona. or in any other Staie or Ter ritory of the United States, or in for .eign countries Also to purchase or acquire, hold, pledge. hypo- ehares of tho capital stock of other corporations or of this corporation, and also bonds. d=5entures, bills. prom!s Bory notes, mortgages and pledges or ] this or other corporations, partnerships 1 or persons; to -bc-row or lean moucy, | nufacture electricity. obtain rights of | way. erect poles. string wires and buy | or sell electricity, also to bargain and | agree for. buy, sell, hypothecate. mort | gage, and In any and every way and | manner deal in and with goods. wares I and merchandise. real estate. mines and mining machinery. chose in &C., tiou, and other property in possession | or in action, or In expectancy. and to l make. do and transact all and every |
  kind soever; to sign, acknowledge. ex- | ecnte. and deliver such deeds. c0ven- | ants, tndentnrea. mortgages, hypothe- | bottom ries, bills of lad:ng, | bills. bonds, notes, receipts, evidences of debts, release and satisfaction Of judgments and such other instruments of writing Of whatsoever kind and nature es may he necessary or convenient or proper in the pre- mises; to buy. procure. hold. own. sell, let, demise, mortgage. construct. equip, | maintain, and operate railroads. ferries, oramways, stage lines, and any and all other means of transportation, inciud- Ing equipments thereof and therefor. Tor mining or for any other lawful use or purpose; to build. construct, manu- facture, to repair, buy, own and oper- ate, lease, sell, mortgage. or otherwise nll kinds of boats, barges, sailing vessels. and all kinds of water craft and any and all things incident or pertaining thereto: to acquire, locate. manufacture, pro- cure. construct, buy, hold, own, sell, lease, let, demise, mortgage, maintain, operate, develop. distribute, transmit and furnish both for itself and others, water rights, wator power, electric light, electric light plants, electric power, steam power, and any and all other kinds of power for any and all lawful business and purposes; to treat, smelt, mill. stamp, and reduce ores, bullion and concentrates Of every kird, nature and description; to erect. construct. maintain, operate. buy, old. own. sell. lease. demise, mortgage pr otherwise dispose of mills. smelters,
 :. IL l