The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
OF
 INCORPORATION
OPHIR OIL COMP ANY.
CT THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs: That VIC, JOHN M. GARDINER. Il. k. HURLBUp and N. J. MANSON, of the State of Cali fornia, have this day associated ourselves poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 AR1lGEE l. Tho name of this corpora tion shall he the 0PHIR OIL COMPANY, and its principal place of transaetinS, busi- ness shall be Florence, Pinal county. lerrl- 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.
 ARTICLE 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, distillins, treatlng. manufacturing, piping, earrying, handling. storing, dealing in, buying and selling oils, petroleums, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bituminous 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, manufactures, 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, e-empt and sell its stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds Of other corporations; to establish and 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 railroad from it's property to the nearest
  transporting freight and tie products Of said compuny to and from it's property; also to construct, own, maintain and operate its own telegraph and telephone lines, and such other means of rapid communication as may now or hereafter be in existence for the purpose of facilitating or aiding in the convenient transaction Of the Coupany's business, and to do and perform all things necessary to transact the affairs and busi- ness of the corporation, within and without the Territory of Arizona, and requisite and proper for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the objects herein specified.
 ARTICLE 3. The amount of capital stock shall be the sum of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ts850,eOO), divided into six hundred and fifty thousand shares l6590l0) of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock, when issued, must be fully paid in cash or property upon Insurance of tue same, and shall forever be non-assessabie for any purpose whatever, and the same shall be issued at such times and upon such conditions as may be 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, upon the condition of the transfer to this corporation of property, or rights in prop erty, of any description, which said corpora tion IS hereby authorized to acquire, own 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.
 ARTICLE 4. The time of the commence FDFD0FRtTnn day of April. 1850, and the termination thereof on the 14th day of April, 1925, un- less the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination here0f.
 ARTICLES. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which the corpora tlon shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of nye thousand (S5,0Ga} dollars.
 ARTICLE 5. The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted and managed by board of seven directors, and in said board shall be vested the corporate powers of the corporation. The, names of tine persons who are appointed to serve as directors of this corporation, until their successors arc duly elected and qualified, are us follows: J. M. Gardiner, H. k. Hurlbut, N. J. Manson, Jno. Martin, Vim. B. Hooper, Warren Gileien and J. ". A. Of.
 The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at their annual meetings, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- day in January i'll each year.
 ARTICLE [. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts and liabiii- ties of every kind, and the stockholders of this corporation are hereby exempted from any liability for the debts or liabilities of this corporation.
 ARTICLES S. The capital stock of the cor poration shall be. forever non-assessable, and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is fully paid up and uOn-aSseSsabie.
 ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall have power to pass bylaws and make amendments thereto and the said corpor- ation shall have power to increase or diminish its capital stock by two-thirds vote of the stockholders represented at any regular stockholders meeting, or any special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose, and by filing 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
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun- to set our hands and seals this Ath day of
 LsEA1l JOHN NJ. GARDINER.
 tsEAIl H. k. HURLBUT,
 tSEALl N. J. MANSON.
 5TATE OB.CALIFOKNIA.
 COUNTY. OF Los AsGELEs.
 On this sth day Of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred. before me Ming May, Notary Public in and for said Los Angeles County, residing therein, duly com DIsslDu6u uilu sworn, ltIrCu appeared John NJ. Gardiner personally known to me to be the same person whose name is sub scribed to the within instrument, and knowledged to me that he executed the tame.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand aad affixed my official seal ut Los Angeles, in said county, the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 [sEALi MING MAY, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county
 State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRAEcIsco.} 3D.
 On the 4th day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred, before me, W. T.. Hess, Notary Public in and for the said city and county, residing therein, duly com miSsioned and sworn, personally appeared II. k. Hurlbut and N. J. Manson, known to me to be tho persons described in whose name, all subscribed to and who executed the annexed instrument, and they aclsnow- ledged to me that they executed the same.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in the city and county of San Francisco the day and year in this certifi-
 lgEALl WIT HESS, Notary Public in and for the city and county
 of San Francisco, State of California, 1915
 Claus Spreekels building.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 CoUNTY:oF FINAL. ss.
 l, F. 4. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County of Pinal, Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed instrument was filed and recorded at request of Chas, D. Reppy on the 1lth day of April, A. D. 1900, ct ? o'clock ?. n., i'll book No. l, of articles of incorporation, page 197.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this !. xl.arr r.f rx.atf