The Arizona sentinel., 1900-04-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the WESTERN COAST OIL COMPANY.

NOW ALI. MEN BY THESE PRESENTS $ Al IT. at we the undersigned Frank -. Dag9ett' h. II. Marim n, G. D. Palten, E, r. Brooks, Pcrly IangdeI Frank C. Bolt and c. D. Daggett desiring to becoase incorporated under the provisions CT Title 12 of the Revised Statutes of the Territory or Arizona. as approval March 9th ls07 do hereby asso- ia+es ourselves together for the purpose Of ncor- nora,inr under the said Statute, and in pursuance theref to hereby make, declare and adopt the fol- loving as our articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name of tlis corporation shall be the ''"esf ern Coast oil Company and the principle place Of busiress shall He in the City of Yuma Territory ol Arizona, and in the City of Pasadena, State of Call fornia. The stockholders of the corporation meet ing in the form place, and the board of directors as hereinafter constituted, meeting in the latter ,Iace and the corp ration shall have power to estab b branch offices fer tue transaction Of business at other places to be designated by the Bylaws
 ARTICLE2.
 The general nature of the business proposed to Dc transacted by the Corporation
 First-To acquire by purchase or otherwise and to hod sell, exchange CT otherwise GlspoSe Io r0i and personal property. second-To develop oil water or gas hy meal s ot diocing boring, tunne.ling or other means, and 10 dis}os Of the same for the benefit of the corpora ton.
 TbirC-To construct and maintain such reservoirs tanks diches, pipes and plpe lines as may be con vt or necessary for the storage, sals or d trlbu- toa of the oil water or gas that may belong to the Corporation.
 i Fourth-To refine on to manufacture all oil pro ducts and to purchase sell and deal in crude anu refined oil and oil products. l Fifth-To carry on general mercantile business such as is pr per and usual for the purpose of pu 1 chasing and selling goods, articles or merchandise o it's en npoyees or others desiring the same Tn the locality Of it's general business. l si,fh-To transact any manner of lawful business that may be necessary useful or convenient for the nurpose of carrying out the general purpose Of the Corporation.
 ARTICLES.
 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by the oorooration shalbe the sum of sI oOO,ooO, divided ip+n One million shares of the per value of One dol lar each and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in are follows, to wit The entire amount thereof has been subscribed ana VIII be paid in full upon the fling of these articles Wlh the County Recorder of the Said 'ounty or 1uma' b the subscribers assigning and transferring to the Cor9oraton ccrtair leases, options and othei prop ertv now owned by the su5c crioers ill the state or California.
 ARTICLE4.
 ql,e lime of the commencement of this Corpora tiap shall be when these articles of Incoiporatl'h ,.o slo1 in inc County Recorders Office of the Comfy of Yuma, Territory of Arizona and the torp,ination shall be twenty five years thereafter
 ARTICLES 3.
 The corporate power of the Corporation shau o0 vested in a Board of seven Directors who shall be chosen annually b. the stockholders in the meeting assembled for that pur pose in the City Of Huma' Ter, iov of rizona, CT the first day of February Of each and every year. The said Board of Directors shall choose a President, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer whose term of office and duties shall be specified by the Bylaws. The said Board of Directors shall be chosen by the stockholdres by cumulative voting each stockholder being permit ted as many votes as he holds shares Of stock, multiplied bv the number of directors 10 be electeG' and shai be permitted to cast aIl of said votes for anyone person. or to distribute said votes as he may q sire.
 ARTICLE6 6.
  to whi the Corporation is to at any time subject itself is the sum Of Twenty-Five thousand dollars
 ARTlCLE7.
 Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts
 ARTICLE s. These articles Of incorporation may he amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting thereof led for that purpose, by najori y vote of the stock of the corporation, and by fling certificate of said amendments, duly cer ifed by the proper officers of the Corporation, in the same mal ner as provided by law for filing the original articles.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of JaLuary, 1900
 FRANK $. DAGGETT, lSea!l
 H. H. MARKHAM, tScalI
 c. D. PALTET, lSealI
 E. r. BROOKS, lScail
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