The Holbrook news., 1917-09-21
Frank c. Jordal
By Frank H. Cory. Deputy.
  Articles of Incorporation of Boice Gates Johnson Cattle Combdny


 Know all men by these presents:
 That we, the undersigned, majority of whom are citizens and residents of the State of Califor mia, have this day associated together for the pose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of California, and we hereby certify:
 I.
 That the name of said corporation shall be Boice Gates Johnson Cattle Company.
 II.
 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 tion by the erection of buildings 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 under the laws of any state of the United States. public ands 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 other sub stances; to buy, sell andy 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 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 f. nancial or managing agent or representative; to do and perform all other things in connection with the formation and control of other corpora tons to the same extent an individual: to make. execute and deliver leases, either 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 Tn furtherance of, or as auxiliary to. or in connection with independent of the purposes aforesaid.
 III
 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 of those who are 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 112O Buena Vista St, South Pasadena, California. W. D. Johnson Jackson County, Mis- souri, Post office address s21 Live Stock Exchange Building, Kansas City, Missouri. Henry Levinson SS6 N. Andrews Boulevard, Los Angeles. Calf.
 VI
 That the amount of capital stock of said corpor- shall be Two Million Dollars (S2OOO O0OOO) )divided into Twenty Thousand shares of One Hundred Dollars (s1OO.OO each.
 That the amount of stock actually subscribed is Five Hundred Dollars (s5OO.O and the same has been subscribed by the following persons:
 Names. No. of Shares Amount. Henry s. Boice One S100.00 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, a 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 ora c1bscrihad fO tba foraooipcr inc sfT,1-