Mesa free press., 1900-04-13
Articles OF Incorporation.
OF THE
GLOBE OIL COMPANY.

a. ~ Ts
P. Smith and o, z. Hubbell.
g. That the name of the said Incorporated
company is THE Globe Oil Company" and its
principal place of transacting business shall be
at Phoenix, Maricopa County, in the Territory
of Arizona, with branch Office at the city of
Los Angeles, in the County of Los Angeles. in
the s ate OF California, and at sucn other places
as the Board of Directors shall designate. Said
company may also transact and carry on busi-
ness of the kind and nature hereinafter pro-
vided In any and all other states and territories
and countries whatsoever.
g. That the general business to be transacted
by this company is to acquire and hold by pur-
chase, lease Or otherwise, in the Territory of
Arizona, the State of California or elsewhere,
oil lands or mineral lands, or both or either,
containing or supposed to contain petroleum.
or other mineral oils, or COAL iron or precious
minerals, or all of said products, and to sell,
lease convey or otherwise dispose of the same;
to develop and improve such lands and to ex-
tract therefrom such oils, petroleum, coal, iron
and other minerals hY sinking wells. shafts,
tunnels, drifts, and making excavations there
on, or by any other process or method neces-
sary or proper for extracting and bringing to
aforesaid; also to acquire by purchase, lease,
const ruction or otherwise, wagon roads, rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone lines, pipe
lines, steam sailing veseels or other means
OF transportation or communication, and to
engage in any business whose object is to econ
omize in oxpea.i lures or facilitate in operating
the above named enterprise. Also to erect,
construct and equip rehns ries, sn,elters, roduc-
tinn works. machinery OF plants n.cessary or
convenient for refining said petroleum CT other
oils; to reduce ores and extract therefrom min
erals and other products. and to produce and
manufacture therefrom any and all articles OF
commerce producable therefrom, and to buy.
sell or otherwise dispose of and deal in al such
oils, petroleum, minerals or other products.
4. That the amount of capital stock of said
corporation is six hundred thousand dollars
($60O,0 ,0O0l divided into six hundred thousand
,0O0) shares OF the par value of one dollar
(S1. .00) each, which when issued shall be fully
paid up and -assessable; provided however
that tho Board of Directors may issue stock in
payment OF land purchased or leased, or in pay
ment of other valid obligations, and may sell
fully paid up stock for more or less than One
Dollar ($1) per share. The Board of Directors
may sell stock to provide funds to pay expen-
ses of incorporatin and other preliminary ex-
penses.
s. That the time of commencement of the
existence of this corporation is Immediately
upon filing of these articles with the County
Recorder of Maaicopa County, Arizona, and
such existence shall terminate at the expiration
of twenty-five years from and after the date of
such fling.
6. That the affairs of this corporation are to
be conducted by Board of Directors of not
less than five nor more than seven members,
who shall be elecled annually by the stock
holders, on the third Monday of January of
each year, except when this day shall fail on
legal holiday, when the election of said direc-
tors shall occur on the preceding Saturday. The
officera shall be a President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager, to
be elected by the directors from their own
number.
T. That the highest amount of indebtedness
or liability for which said corporation shall at
any time subject itself shall be One Hundred
Thousand Dollaas ($100,000)
g. That the private prop2rtv of the stock
holders Of the said company or corporation
shall be exempt from liability or corporate
debts of said company.
In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this Oath day of February,
1900.
'" NV. McQUIGe.
THOMAS H. NoxON.
A. J. WALLACE.
r. G. P, SMITH.
o. q. HUBBEkd..
State of California, GO
County of Los Angeles.
Nm this oath day of February, in the year OF
before me, Marie H. Huehner, Notary Public
in aud for said County of Los Angeles, State of
Californis, residing therein, duly commission
ed and sworn, personally appeared M. V. Nc
Quigg, T. Il. Noxon, A. J. Wallace, r. G. P.
Smith and o. z. Hubbell, known to me to be
tho persons described in and whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument and
to me that they executed the
same.
In Witness Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, the day and
year in this certificate first above written.
(SeaD MARIE IL. HUEHNER,
Notary Public in and for the County of Los An
geles, State of California.
10 Ct I. r. stamp cancelled.
State Of California, SIS.
/, C. w. Bell, County Clerk and ex-oficio
Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said
County (the same being court of record, hav-
ing clerk and seal), do hereby certify that
Marie H. Huehner, by whom the annexed certi-
fcate of acknowledgement was signed, was, at
the time OF signing the same, to-wit: on the
24th day of February, A. D. 1900, notary pub
lie in and for said County, duly commissioned
and sworn, and authorized to take such 40
that am acquainted with his
and believe that the signature of
said Notary Public to said original certificate
of acknowledgment is genuine, and that the
annexed instrument is made, executed, ac-
and certified In accordance with
the laws of the State of California.
In Witness Whereof have hereunto signed
my name and affixed the seal of said Court at
my office this 24th day of February, 1900.
(SeaD. q. w. BELL,
County Clerk and ex oficio Clerk of the Su-
perior Court.
10 ct. l. r stamp cancelled,
Territory of Arizona, GO