The border vidette., 1911-05-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ST. LOUIS AND ARIZONA OIL AND GAS
 COMPANY,

COMPANY.
 KNOw ALI MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned hereby asso- ciate ourselves together for the purpose ot forming Corportion, under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end do desire;
 FIRST; The name of the Corporation shall be the ST. LOUIS AND ART- IONA OIL AND GAS COMPANY. The principal office of the Company in Cruz County, and the Company may have such other offices. principal or branch, either within or without the Territory of Arizona, as may be estsb 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 Corporati shall be the day of filing of the Articles of Incor- Poration in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County, Ari Eona, and certified copy thereof in the office o: tho Auditor of the Terri tory of Arizons, and the termination thereof shall be twenty Ave years therc- after, unless tha same be renewed, or dissolved before that time by 8 naJor- ity vote of its members, 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. acquire. own. lease, possess, operate, or sell or other wise dispose of mines or mining claims or prospects Of gold, silver and copper, and all other kinds of mining or mineral lands or pros- poets; to buy, lease, or otherwise ac- quire, to hold and own, manage, oper- ate. improve. mortgage. sell. convey or otherwise dispose of, and develop lands, concessions. ises, rights of way, mining claims oil wells and oil lands, gas aud other roai estate. wator rights, and interest In my of said prop critics; to engage in and carry on the business of mining of buildings and operating stamp mills, and other mills, extracting the precious and other metals, boring, digging, drilling. tun- neling. and exploring for, producing, refining, distilling. treating, rnanu featuring piping. carryiug, hauling. storing, dealing in, buying and selling gold, silver, copper, coal. Iron. lead, oil, petroleum, mineral, gas. asphal- sum, bitumen, bitumenoua rock, and other mineral and bydrocarbon sub substances; and for such purposes to
 buy, contract for, lease or otherwise acquire. hold, own, manage and oper- ate. mortgage, sell, or otherwise dis pose of re6neries. pipe. lines, tanks, cars, msnufacturies, machinery and other works, property and appliances, franchises and rIgbts of way for tran sporting and freighting. as may be necessary or incident to or auxiliary to said business or pertaining thereto, or that may bs deemed necessary or con- venient or sppurtensnt by the Board of Directors of said Corporation. also as Q 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 Aces. stores, storage tanks, structuros. appliances and, houses, and to buy and sell all articles or prod ucts manutact- ured by itself or other Corporations in Arizona, or in any other State or Ter ritory of tue United States, or in for eign countries Also to purchase or otherwise acquire. hold. pledge. hypo- thecate,~sell or otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock of other corporations or of this corporation, and also bonds, debentures, bills, promis sory notes, mortgages and pledges Of this or other corporations, partnerships or persops; to borrow or loan money to give and receive mortgages. to ma nufacture electricity. obtain rights of or soil 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 and merchandise, real estate. mines. and mining machinery, chose in &C., tion, and other property in possession or in action, or in expectancy, and to make, do and transact all and every kind of buslnoss of what nature and kind soever; to sign, acknowledge, ex- ecute, and deliver such deeds. coven- ants, indenturo5, mortgages, hyDothe- cations, bottomries, bills of lading, bills. bonds, notes. receipts, evidences of debts, release and satisfaction Of mortgages, judgments and such other 1 instruments of writing Of whatsoever kind and nature as may be necessary 1 or convenient or proper In the pre- nnises; to buy. procure, hold, own, sell, 1 let, demise, mortgage. construct, equip, | maintain, and operate railroads, ferries, | tramways, stage lines, and any and all | other means of transpor tation, inc,ud- l ing equipments thereof and therefor, l for mining or for any other lawful use 1 or purpose; to build, construct, manu- 1 facsure, to repair, buy, own and oper- l ate, lease, sell, mortgage, or other wise l hypothecate all kinds of boats, barges, 1 steamships, sailing vessels, and all Kinds of water craft and any and all | to acq ulre, locate. manufacture, pro- | cure. construct, buy, hold, own, sell, 1 lease, let, demise, mortgage, maintain, 1 operate, develop. distribute, transmit | and furnish both for itself and others, 1 water rights. wAtor power, electric light, electric light plants, electric power, steam power, and any and all I other kinds of power for any and all 1 lawful business and purposes; to treat, smelt. mill. stamp. and reduce ores, metals, bullion and concentrates of every kind, nature and description; to erect. construct. main tain, operate. buy, hold, own, sell, lease, demise, mortgage pr otherwise dispose of mills, smelters, l