The Florence tribune., 1900-06-23
OF
 INCORPORATION
oPHlR OIL CONTAIN
OF THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, JOHN N. GARDINER, II. k. HURLBUT and N. j.. MANSON, of the State of Cali together for the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE 1. The name of this corpora tion shall be tho 0PHlR OIL COMPANY, and it's principal place of transacting, busi- ness shall be Florence, Pinal county. Terri tory of Arizona. and the City of San Fran cisco, and the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, with offices at such other places as may be designated by the board of direc- tors of said corporation.
 ARIICLEz 2. The nature of the business to be transacted by said corporation is to purchase, acquire lease, own, hold, control, manage, sell, operate, improve and develop land and mining claims, mineral rights. oil wells and other real estate, and interests and rights in any of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of bor- ing and exploring for. producing. refining. distiliing, treating, manufacturing, piping, carry ing, handling, storing, dealing in, buying and selling oils, petroleums, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bitnminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub stances; and for such purposes, to buy and otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage and operate reHneries, pipes, pipe lines, tanks, mauufaetOrles, machinery, wharves, tank cars, steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, and other works, property and appliances that may be deemed neces- sary or convenient by the board of directors; to purchase, acquire, own, pre-empt and sell its stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds of other corporations; to establish and 1 carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses, and to sell articles and products manufactured by itself, or other persons or corporations. in Arizona, California and other states and territories of the United States and foreign counties; to construct, maintain. own and operate its own line of : rssafl nA fNG farf ffaf hR connecting rail point for the purpose of transporting freight and the products of said company to and from its property; also to construct, own, maintain and operate it's | own telegraph and telephone lines, and such other means of rapid communication us may now or hereafter be in existence for the purpose of facilitating or aiding in the | convenient transaction of the Company's | business, and to do and perform all things necessary to transact the affairs and busi-
 ness of the corporation. within and without i the Territory of Arizona, and requisite and i proper for the purpose of carrying out all | or any of the objects herein specified.
 AhffCLhs. The amount of capital stock shalt be the sum of six hundred and fifty i thousand dollars (S6j0,000l divided into six | hundl ed and fifty thousand shares (650.000l
 Of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock. when issued, must be fully paid iu cash or property upon Insurance of | the same, and shall forever be non-assessable | for any purpose whatever, and the same 1 shall be issued at such times and upon such
 conditions may Le prescribed by the | board of directors, and said directors are
 hereby authorized to issue any or all of
 said stock, fully paid and non -assessable, 1 upon he condition of the transfer to this ! eorPorati on of property. or rights in prop erty, of any description, which said corpora
 tion is hereby authorized to acquire, own l and deal in, and each certificate of stock shall state upon its face the number of
 shares represented thereby. and that the
 same is forever non- -assessable.
 ARTICLES. f. The time of the commence i ment of said corporation shall be the 14th
 day of April, 1900 and the termination | less the same be renewed pursuant to the 1 laws of Arizona before the termination ] hereof.
 ARTlCLE5. ,. The highest amount of in
 debtedness or liability to which the corpora 1 tion shall at any time subject itself shall be
 the sum of five thousand (S5.0C0l dollars. | ARTICLE 5. The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted and managed by a l board of seven directors, and in said board | shall be vested the corporate powers of the | corporation. The names of the persons l who are appointed to serve as directors of this corporation, until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are follows {: J. Nj. Gardiner, Fl. k. Hurlbut, N. J. Manson. Jno. Martin, Mm. B. Hooper. Warren 1 t1iIielen and J. W. A. Off.
 The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at l their annual meetings, which shall be held | on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- | day in January in each year.
 | ARTICLE !. The private property of the l stockholders of this corporation shall be | exempt from all corporate debts and habili- ties of every kind, and the stockholders of | this corporation are hereby exempted from
 any liability for the debts or liabilities of
 this corporation.
 ARTlCLEs $. The capital stock of the cor | poration shall be forever non-assessable. l and each certificate thereof shall state upon 1 it's face the number of shares represented
 thereby, and that the same is fully paid up | and non-assessabie.
 ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall ] have power to pass bylaws and make amendmsnts thereto, and the said corpor- ation shall have power to increase or 1 diminish it's capital stock by a two-thirds | vote of the stockholders represented at any regular stockholders meeting. or any | special meeting of stockholders called for I that purpose, and by fling the certificate
 thereof and by publishing the same in the | same manner as is provided by law for the
 recording and publishing of these articles | of incorporation.
 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun-
 to set our hands and seals this ith day of
 lsEALJ JOHN NJ. GARDINER, ! lsEALl H. R. HURLBUT, l lsEALl \. J. MANSON. 1 sTATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY or Los ANGRLEs.{ ss.
 On this 9fh day of April, in the year one
 thousand nine hundred, before me Nina l May, a Notary Public in and for said Los 1 Angeles County, residing therein, duly com
 Inissioned and sworn, personally appeared
 John M. Gardiner personally known to me l to be the same person whose name is sub ] scribed to the within instrument, and
 acl1nowl ledged to me that he executed the
 same.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto
 set my hand aad affixed my official seal at 1 Les Angeles, in saitkcounty, the day and year I in this certificate first above written: l lEEALj NINA MAY, | Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county
 State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA | CITY AND CouHTY OF SAN FRANCIsCo.i '-
 On the 4th day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred, before me, w. T. | city and county, residing therein, duly com l missioned and sworn, personally appeared i ii. K. Hurlbut and N. J. Manson, known to me to be the persons described in whose
 name all subscribed to and who executed l the annexed instrument, and they acknow- 1 ledged to me that they executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto
 set my hand and affixed my official seal, at
 my office in the city and county of San l Francisco the day and year in this certah-
 su SEAL Al '''V'0 WIT. HESS, 1 Notary Public in and for the city and county I of San Francisco, State of California, 1915 | Claus Spreckels building.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, es
 CoUNTYsoF FINAL. s9
 l. +. A. Chamberlin. Recorder in and for
 the County of Pinal Territory aforesaid. do ] hereby certify that the annexed instrument was fled and recorded at request of Chas, i D. Reppy on the 11th day of April, A. D. 1900,
 at o'clock D. r., in book No. 1, of articles l of incorporation, page l97.
 1 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this ] ( q of r,rif 1qfA