Cochise review., 1900-05-28
Articles of Incorporation
 O. TIE Santa Paula Gravity Oil
 Company.
O. THE

santa kaula STaVlty O1I
 Company. T, Know, all men by these presents that we Edward Durham, c. W. Witherell, H. A | ingham, J. j.; Lonergan, John kebman, ley all of the county of Los Angeles State of California, hereby associate ourselves to- gether for the purpose of becoming incor Title F. of the Revised Statutes of the Ter. ritory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTIoLEI.
 The name of this corporation shall be Santa Paula Gravity Oil Compony."
 @ ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators of this cor poration are Edward Durham, c. W. With erell, fl, A. Bingham, J. J. Lonergan, John Rebman, Frank J Hart. William Wincup. Neill E. Bailey, of os Angeles county' California.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee. in the county of Cochise and Territory of Ari- zona.
 AhT GLE iv
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation is and shall be the buying. selling, leasing, owning, holding, possessing and operating of mines, mining claims oil lands, oil wells, real estate and personal property. the con struction aud operation of mills and works for rehning crude petroleum and manufnc- turing petroleum products and the purchase and sale Of petrU leum and petroleum pro- ducts: to acquire, own, hold, sell and deal in personal property and merchandise, and generally own, hold, acquire and deal in any property, and to do or transact anything necessary for the carrying out and enFag- ing in any of said foregoing lines of 6usi- ness.
 ARTICLEy
 The amount of capital stock authorized by said corporation is and shall be Three Hundred Thousand (SS00, ,900l Dollars. to be divided into three hundred thousand iSOO O0O) shares of the par value of One Dollar GSi.0oj per share, and that the time when and con ditions upon which it is to be paid are as fol- lows: All stock issued must be fully paid for in cash or property upon issuance, and shall thereafter be non-assessable for any purpose whatever.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder of Co., chise county, Arizona Eerritory. and the (25) years thereafter, unless the same be re. nswed pursuant to the laws of Arizona be- fore the termination thereof.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by board of (A five Directors to be elected annually on the first Monday ot April of each year; provided however. that as soon as practicable after the filing of these articles of incorporation the stock holders shall elect board of directors who shall hold office till the first Monday in April. lsl, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Each stockholder of this corporation, in all elections for directors and other elec- tions. and on the consideration of all aues tions at stockholders' meetings shall have the rig Int to vote iu person or by proxy the number .s or shares owned by him. as given on the books of the company, each share of stock being entitled to one vote. The officers of the said corporation shall be a President and Vice President, who l shall be directors of said corporation; a General Manager. and 0 Secretary and Treasurer, and such subordinate officers and assistants as may be deemed necessary. All officers shall be elected by the board of directors after the annual elections of said directors, and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of said directors. Vacancies in the board of Directors shali be filled as may be provided in the by Jaws. ARTIcLR VIII, The highest amount of indebtedness ar 1 liability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of Five thousand lS5, ,0OOl Dollars. ARTICLE K.
 The private property of the stockholders Of this corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts and the stockholders of this corporation are hereby exempted from all liability for any debt of said corporation. ARTICLE X. | This corporation shall have an office for | the transaction ot it's business in the state of California, at the city of Los Angeles there | in, and said oard of directors may meet and transact the business of said corpora ton at said city, and the annual and other meetings of the stockholders and the cleo | tions may be held thereat. ARTICLE xI. Section l. The board of directors shall have the poOer to make, adopt and amend by-laws for the government of the affairs of the corporation.
 Section 2. The board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to secure the pay ment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said bylaws, not exceeding, however, said total indebtedness of S5,OOO, as limited in Article VIII hereof.
 he corporate stock of this corporation shall be forever non- Assessuble, and each certificate thereof shall sta c upon its face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is forever non- -assessable.
 ARTICLE H., These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock kholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose by a two-thirds l25I vote of the stock of the cor poration then issued, in favor ofsd,a amendment, or by a written assent to such amendment signed by the holders of two thirds l23l Of the subscribed capital stock and recorded and published as required by law.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the Esd day of