The Holbrook news., 1917-10-05
Frank c. Jordan

Frank '. Jordan
 Secretary of State
 By Frank H. Cory. Deputy. Articles of Incorporation of Boice Gates Johnson Cattle Company Know all men by these presents:
 That we, the undersigned, majority of whom citizens and residents of the State of Califor- mia, have this day associated together for the pur- pose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of California. and we hereby certify:
 That the name of said corporation shall be Boice Gates Johnson Cattle Company.
 That the purposes for which said corporation is formed are, to raise breed, sell. buy and deal in live stock of every kind, and to mortgage or pledge the same; to aquire real property by pur- chase lease otherwise and to hold real property for investment purposes; to plat. subdivide and sell land; to improve lands held by the corpora ton by the erection of buildings or other struc- lures or improvements thereon; to plant cultivate and otherwise to work farm and orchard lands; to develope and distribute water; to cultivate and improve land of other owners; to acquire by pur- chase from any state territory in the United States, or from the United States, or by entry
 
 public lands; to take and receive patents therefor to aquire timber rights by purchase. lease or otherwise; to make appropriations of water and water rights and to aquire the same by purchase, lease or otherwise; to own and operate oil wells: to lease oil properties; to lay and maintain pipe lines for the control of water, oil or other sub stances; to buy. sell and deal in merchandise of all kinds including livestock. and to maintain and operate stock farms, slaughter houses and packing houses; to own and operate stock cars or other means of transportation; to borrow and loan money, with or without security; to mort gage or pledge any real or personal property of the corporation to secure borrowed moneys or obligations of the corporation; to issue bonds of the corporation, and to secure the same by mort gage or deed in trust of any part all of the pro- perty of the corporation, and to execute mortga- ges and trust deeds covering real personal pro- perty of the corporation to secure borrowed mo- ney, bonds or loans; to pledge shares of the cap- tai stock of the corporation as security for loans of the corporatiOn to buy, sell and deal in and to hold for investment purposes shares of the capi- tai stock of any corporation including the capital stock of this corporation; to exchange shares of the capital stock of this corporation or bonds of this corporation for property or for shares of stock or bonds of other corporation; to organize and control subsidiary corporations; to act as f. nancial or managing agent or representative; to do and perform all other things in connection with the formation and control of other corpora tions to the same extent individual: to make execute and deliver leases either as lessor or les- see, of any property belonging to the corporation, and to act as general manager or broker in and about the matters and things for which this cor poration is formed; to do and perform any and all
 
 do. and to engage in any business in which an in dividual could engage In furtherance of, as auxiliary to. or in connection with or independent of the purposes aforesaid.
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 That the place where the principal business of said corparation is to be transacted is Los Ange- les, Los Angeles County, State of California.
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 That the term for which said corporation is to exist from and after the date of incorporation is fifty (5O Years.
 That the number of directors of said corpora tion shall be five and the names and residences of those who appointed for the first year are as follows: Henry s. Boice. 1855 S. ElMolino, Pa- sadena. California; Carroll w. Gates; All Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, California: Egbert J. Gates 1120 Buena Vista St, South Pasadena, California. W. D. Johnson Jackson County. Mis- souri, Post office address 92I Live Stock Exchange Building Kansas City. Missouri. Henry Levinson ss6 N. Andrews Boulevard, Los Angeles. Calf.
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 That the amount of capital stock of said corpor- shall be Two Million Dollars (2OOO OOO OO) divided into Twenty Thousand shares of One Hundred Dollars (s1OO.OO) each.
 That the amount of stock actually subscribed is Five Hundred Dollars (s5OO.OO, and the same has been subscribed by the following persons:
 Names. No. of Shares Amount. Henry S. Boice One sIOO.OO Carroll W. Gates 10000 Egbert J. Gates 10000 W. D. Johnson 10000 Henry Levinson 10000 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of July, 1917. Henry S. Boice, Carroll W. Gates Henry Le- yinson. Egbert J. Gates. W. D. Johnson. State of California, County of Los Angeles, ss. On the 14th day of July 1917 before me, Jas. S. Lawshe Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles. State of California, residing therein July commissioned and sworn. personally appear ed Henry s. Boice Carroll W. Gatss, and Henry Leyinson, known to me to be the persons whose | names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- nent, and acknowledged to me that they have ex- ,cuted the same.
 In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my land and affixed my official seal the day and year n this certificate first above written. Notary Seal0 Jas. S. Lawshe, No ary Pablic in and for the County of Los Angeles | State of California. My commission expires Mo- ,ember 19 1918. State of Missouri. County of Jackson. s. s. On the 3Oth day of July, 1917 before me, Rufus | ? Woodbury, a Notary Public in and for tue | County of Jackson, State of Missouri. residing | herein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally | appeared W. D. Johnson, known to me to be the person whose name Is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he exc uted the same
 In Witness Whereof. have hereunto set my land and affixed my official seal the day and year n this certificate first above written. Notary Seal. (SgdD Rufus P. Woodbury. No- ary Public in and for the County of Jackson, tate of Missouri. My commission expires Febru- ny 19. 1921.
 tate of California County of Los Angeles, s. s. On the End day of August, 1917. before me, Jas . Lawshe Notary Public in and for the county Los Angeles, State of California, residing there D duly commissioned and sworn, personally ap- cared Egbert J. Gates, known to me to be the erson whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he exc uted the same.
 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my and and affixed my official seal the day and year l this certificate first above written. Totary Seal Jas S. Lawshe Notary