The Holbrook news., 1917-10-12
Articles of Incorporation of Boice Gates Johnson CattLe Combanu

DJ AiS'iiiA H. NOiJf DSPN1S' Articles of Incorporation of Boice Gates Johnson Cattle Company Know all men by these presents:
 That we. the undersigned. a majority of whom citizens and residents of the State of Caifor- nia have this day associated together for the pur pose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of California, and we hereby certify:
 That the name of said corporation shall be Boiee Gates Johnson Cattle Company.
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 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 rsal property for investment purposes; to plat. -subdivide and sell land to improve lands held by the corpora tion 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 or territory in the United States, or from the United States, or by entry under the laws of any state of the United States, 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 deed in trust of any part all of the pro- perty of the corporation, and to execute mortga- and trust deeds covering real or personal pro- perty of the corporation to secure borrowed mo- ney, bonds or loans; to pledge shares of the capi- tai stock of the corporation 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 bonds of this corporation for property for shares of stock or bonds of other corporation; to organize and control subsidiary corporations; to act f. nancial or managing agent or representative; to
 
 with the formation and control of other corpora- tions to the same extent as an individual: to make execute and deliver leases either as lessor 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 other acts and things which an individual could do, and to engage in any business in which an in- dividual could engage In furtherance of, or as auxiliary to- or in connection with or independent of the purposes aforesaid.
 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 ton shall be five, and the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year are follows: Henry s. Boice. 1855 s. ElMolino, Pa sadena. California; Carroll W. Gates; All Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, California: Egbert J. Gates 112O Buena Vista St, South Pasadena, California. W. D. Johnson Jackson County, Mis- souri, Post office address 921 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 1000 OOOOO 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.O 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- vinson. Egbert J. Gates. W. D. Johnson. State of California. County of Los Angeles. s.s. 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 duly commissioned and sworn, personally appear ed Henry S. Boice, Carroll W. Gatss, and Henry Levinson, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- ment, and acknowledged to me that they have ex- ecuted me same
 In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 (Notary Seal) Jas. s. Lawshe, No tary Pablic in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My commission expires No- vember 19, 1918.
 State of Missouri, County of Jackson, S. S.
 On the 3Oth day of July. 1917 before me. Rufus p. Woodbury, Notary Public in and for the County of Jackson, State of Missouri. residing therein, 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, I have hereunto set my land and affixed my official seal the day and year n this certificate first above written. Notary Seal. (Sgd) Rufus P. Woodbury. No ary Public in and for the County of Jackson, | State of Missouri. My commission expires Febru. | try 19, 1921. State of California County of Los Angeles, s. s. On the 2nd day of August 1917, before me- Jas. | ;. Lawshe, a Notary Public in and for the county | # Los Angeles State of California, residing there n duly commissioned and sworn, personally ap- ,eared Egbert J. Gates, known to me to be the