The border vidette., 1911-04-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ST. LOUIS AND ARIZONA OIL AND GAS
 COMPANY.

KNOW ALI MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned hereby asso
 ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a 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 ARI- IONA OIL AND GAS COMPANY. The principal office of the Company in Cruz County. and tho C,-:np.ny may have such other offices, principal ar branch, eitEcr within CT without the Territory of Arizona. as may be estab- lished by the Board of Directors. at which meetings of the Stock holders
 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- zona, and certified copy thereof in tory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years there after, unless the same be renewed. or dissolved before that time by ma jor- ity vote of it's mem bers, 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, acq uire. own. lease, possess, operate, or sell or otherwise dispose of mines or mining claims or prospects of gold, silver and copper. and all other kinds of mining or mineral lands or pros pects; 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. franchises, rights of way. mining clnims. oil wells and oil lands, gas aud other real estate. water rights. and interest in any of said prop critics: to engage in and carry on the business of mining of buildings and operating stamp mills, and other mills, extracting tho precious and other metals, boring, digging. drilling. tun- neling, and exploring for. producing, refining, dfstilling. treating, manu- facturing. piping. carry ing, hauling. storing. dealing in, buying and selling gold, silver, copper, coal. iron. lead, oil. petroleum, mineral, gas. asphal- tum, bitumen. bitumenOus rock. and other mineral and hydrocarbon snb- stances. and the products of all such substances: and for such purposes to acquire. hold, own. manage and oper- ate. mortgage sell, or otherwise dis pose Of refneries. pipe. lines. tanks, cars, menufacturies. machinery and othe: works, property and appliances, franchises and rights of way for tran
  necessary or incident to or auxiliary to sad business or pertaining thereto. or that may be deemed necessary or con venient or appurtenant 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 buy and sell all articles or products mannfact- ured by itself or other Corporations in Arizona, or in any other State or Ter rtory of the United States. or in for eign countries A lao to purch7Se CT otherwise acquire, hold. pledge. hypo- thecate, sell or Otherwi iso dispose of shares of the, capital stock "f other or of this ccrrrration, and also bonds, debentures, bills. promis sorry notes. mortgages and pledges of this or other corporations, partnerships or persons: to borrow or loan money, | to give and receive mortgages. to ma nufactnre electricity. obtain rights of | way. erect poles. string wires and buy 1 or sell electricity. also to bargain and i 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. miues | and mining machinery, chose in ac- | tiop, end other property in possession l or in action, or in expectancy. and to | make, do and transact all ani every | kind of business Of what nature and | kind soever; to sigu, acknowledge. ex- i ecute. and deliver such deeds. coven- ants, indentures. mortgages. hyDothe- 1 bottom ries, bills of lading, bills. bonds. notes, receipts, evidences : of debts, release and satisfaction Of judgments and such other instruments of writing of whatsoever kind and nature as may be necessary or convenient or proper in tha pre- mises; to buy. procure. hDld. own, sell. let, delniso. mortgage construct eqnip. and operate railroads. forres. 5ramways. stage lines, and any and all other means Of transportation, inc'ud-