Exhibit 3.236
WEST VIRGINIA
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
PROFIT AMENDMENT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 31, Article 1, Chapter 31 of the
Code of West Virginia, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles
of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is EMSTAT CORPORATION
SECOND: The following Amendment(s) to the Articles of Incorporation was
adopted by the shareholders (Note 1) of the corporation May 1, 19 98 , in the
manner prescribed by Section 107 and 147, Article 1, Chapter 31.
1. The name of the Corporation is EmCare of West Virginia, Inc.
THIRD: The number of shares of the corporation outstanding at the time of
such adoption was 750 : and the number of snares entitled to vote was 750 .
FOURTH: The designation and number of outstanding shares of each class
entitled to vote, as a class, were as follows.
CLASS Number of Shares
Common 750
FIFTH: The number of shares voted for such amendment(s) was 750 ; and the
number of shares voted against such amendment(s) was 0 .
SIXTH: The number of shares of each class entitled to vote as a class
voted for and against such amendment(s) was:
Number of Shares Voted
CLASS For Against
Common 750 0
SEVENTH: The manner in which any exchange, reclassification, or
cancellation of issued shares provided for in the amendment(s) shall be
effected, is as follows: N/A
EIGHTH: The amount of the authorized capital stock of this corporation is
not changed.
Dated_____________, 1998.
EMSTAT CORPORATION
Corporate Name
By: /s/ William F. Miller, III
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William F. Miller, III
Its _______________ President
and /s/ Scott W. Roloff
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Scott W. Roloff
Its _________________ Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
I, Anne B. Turner, a Notary Public, do hereby certify
that on this______________day of____________1998, personally appeared before me,
William F. Miller, III ,who, being by me first duly sworn, declared that he is
the President of EMSTAT CORPORATION that he signed the foregoing document as
President of the corporation, and that the statements therein contained are
true.
/s/ A. B. Turner
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Notary Public
My commission expires:_________________________
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
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CONSENT TO USE OF NAME
EmCare, Inc., a Delaware corporation qualified in the State of West
Virginia, does hereby consent to the use of name and amendment changing the name
of Emstat Corporation to EmCare of West Virginia, Inc. in the State of West
Virginia.
EMCARE, INC.
By: /s/ Scott W. Roloff
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Scott W. Roloff, Senior Vice President
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WEST VIRGINIA
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
EMSTAT CORPORATION
The undersigned, acting as incorporator(s) of a corporation under Chapter 31,
Article 1, Section 27 of the West Virginia Code, adopt(s) the following Articles
of Incorporation for such corporation:
1. The undersigned agree to become a West Virginia corporation by the name
of EMSTAT CORPORATION
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(The name of the corporation shall contain one of the words
"corporation," "company," "incorporated," "limited" or shall contain an
abbreviation of one of such words. (Section 31-1.11, W. Va. Code)
2.A. The address at the physical location of the principal office of the
corporation will be P.O. Box 1588, 715 Charleston National Plaza
street, in the city, town or village of Charleston , county of
Kanawha , State of West Virginia , Zip Code 25326 .
The mailing address of the above location, if different, will be
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B. The address at the physical location of the principal place of
business in West Virginia of the corporation, if different than the
above address, will be_________________street, in the city, town or
village of______________ ,____________________ County, West
Virginia, Zip Code .
The mailing address of the above location, if different, will
be____________________________________________________________ .
3. This corporation is organized as:
A. Non-stock, non-profit__________ .
or
B. Stock, for profit xx , and the aggregate value of the authorized
capital stock of said profit corporation will be 0 dollars, which
shall be divided into 750 shares of the par value of
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(no. of shares)
without par value dollars each. (If the
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(for sale "without par value," if applicable)
shares are to be divided into more than one class or if the
corporation is to issue shares in any preferred or special class in
series, additional statements are required within the articles of
incorporation.) (As provided by law, for the purpose of assessment of
the license tax, and for no other purpose, shares of stock having no
par value shall be presumed to be of the par value of $25 each; but,
if such stock was originally issued for a consideration greater than
$25 per share, the annual license taxes as are required to be paid to
the Tax Commissioner shall be computed upon the basis of the
consideration for which such stock was issued. W. Va. Code Section
11-12-78)
4. The period of duration of the corporation, which may be perpetual, is
perpetual .
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5. The purpose(s) for which this corporation is formed (which may be stated
to be, or to include, the transaction of any or all lawful, business for
which corporations may be incorporated in West Virginia), is(are) as
follows:
To provide medical care in the emergency units of various hospitals.
6. The provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the
corporation, which the incorporators elect to set forth in the articles of
incorporation, are as follows:
N/A
7. The provisions granting, limiting or denying preemptive rights to
shareholders, if any, are as follows:
N/A
8. The full name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s), including street
and street numbers, if any, and the city, town or village, including the
zip code, and the number of shares subscribed for by each is(are) as
follows:
Number of Shares
NAME ADDRESS (Optional)
Jane S. Krayer 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE 19805
9. The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the
corporation is One (1) and the names and addresses of the persons who are
to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of
shareholders/members, or until their successors are elected and shall
qualify, are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
Robert Devrnja 4402 Fairway Drive, Steubenville, OH 43952
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10. The name and address of the appointed person to whom notice or process may
be sent is
Corporation Service Company, P.O. Box 1588, 715 Charleston National Plaza,
Charleston, WV 25326
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I (We), the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws
of the State of West Virginia, do make and file this "Articles of
Incorporation."
In witness whereof, I(we) have accordingly hereunto set my(our) respective
hands this first day of April ,1992.
(All incorporators must sign below. Names and signatures must appear the
same throughout the Articles of Incorporation.) PHOTOCOPIES OF THE
SIGNATURES OF THE INCORPORATORS AND THE NOTARY PUBLIC CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.
/s/ Jane Krayer
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Jane S. Krayer -- Incorporator
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STATE OF Delaware
COUNTY OF New Castle
I,___________________ , a Notary Public, in and for the county and stale
aforesaid, hereby certify that (names of all incorporators as shown in
item 8 must be inserted in this space by official taking acknowledgement)
_______________________________
_______________________________ _________________________
whose name(s) is(are) signed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation,
this day personally appeared before me in my said county and acknowledged
his(her)(their) signature(s)
My commission expires August 1992
SEAL /s/ X
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(Notary Public)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PREPARED BY Dawn E. Szafranski.
whose mailing address is 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE 19805
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