The Florence tribune., 1900-08-11

KNOW ALI MEN NY TREBB PRESENTS. That we, V. "; WILCOX, NJ; A. MURPHY and JOHN M. GARDINER, of the State of Cali forniu, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARIIGIE1. The name of this corporation shall be 6ne ORANGE BELT OIL COMPANY, and it's principal place of transacting busi- ness shall be Florence. r inal county, Terri tory of Arizona and the town of Cotton, and the City of Los Angeles, California, l with offices at such other places us may be deaignated by the board of directors of
 ARTlCLE2. 4he nature of the business to be transacted by said corporation is to purchase, acquire, lease, own, hold, control, manage, sell. operate, improve and develop 1 land and mining claims, mineral rights. oil wells and other real estate, and interests | and rights in any of said properties; to engage il; and carry on the business Of bor- | ing and exploring for, producing, refining, distiling, treating, manufacturing, piping, | carrying, haHdhng, storing, dealing in, buying and selling oils. petroleums, natural gas, aspslGltuIa bitumen. bitumBOus rock | and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub l stances; and for such purposes, to buy and | otherwise acquire, hold. own, manage and operate renneries, pipes, pipe lines, tanks. i manutactories, machinery, wharyes tank i cara. steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, aud other works, property ! and appliances that may be deemed neces- l SarS convenient the board or directors, | to purchase, acquire, own, pre-enpt and sell 1 its stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds | of other corporations; to establish and l carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses, aud to sell articles and products i manufactured by itself. or other persons or corporations, in Arizona, California and | other states and territories Of the United ] States and foreign countries; to construct, i maintain. own and operate its own line of ] railroad from it's property to the nearest i connecting rail point for the purpose of | transporting freight and the products of | said company to ana rom Its property: so l to construct. own, maintain and operate it's | own telegraph and telephone lines, and l such other means of rapid communication | us may HOW or hereafter bs in existence for the purpose of ffneiltating or aiding in the | convenient transaction of the Companys l 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 ofthe objects herein speeided. | skGlCAE3. Inc amount of capital stock l shalt be the sum of three hundred thou l sand (SS00,0v0.00l dollars divided into tnree | hundl cd thousand shares ts03t90) of the 1 capital stock, when issuea, must be fully | paid in cash or property upon issuance Of 1 tine same, and shall forever be non -assessable for any purpose whatever, and the same | shall be issued ct such times and upon such 1 conditions us 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 -assessa5le. upon he condition Of the transfer to this corporation of property, or rights in prop l 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 l same is forever non -assessable.
 | ARTICLE 1. The time of the commence i uent of said corporation shall be the first day of July, 1aa0. and the termination ! thereof on the first day of July, 1895, un- | less the same be renewed pursuant to the 1 laws of Arizona before the termination 1 hereof.
 ARTICLE 5. The highest amount of in- l dehte1ness or liability to which the corpora tion shisll at any time subject itself shall be | the sum of twenty thousand dollars tS20. .0O0).
 ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted and managed by q board of five directors, and in said board i shall be vested the corporate powers of the exploration. The names Of the persons who are appointed 10 serve as directors.ot this corporation, until their successors are auly elected and qualified, are as follows :: J. ad. Gardiner, sl, A. Murphy. W. W V tlc0x, J. ". Lancaster and Howard 5. Smith. 1 The directors Of this corporation shall l hereafter be elected by the stockholders at | their annual meetings, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- day in Januery in each year.
 1 ARTICLE .. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be
 
 ! tics of every kind and the stockholders oi th8s corporation arc hereby exempted from any liability for the debts CT liabilities of l this corporation.
 ARTICLES. The capital stock of the cor pofation 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 n0n-assessabie.
 ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall hare power to pass Dy-laws and make amendments thereto, and the said corpor- atIon shall have power to increase or diminish its capital stock by tvo-thirds vote of the stockholders represented Ut 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 ss is provided by law for the recording and publishing ot these articles
 IN WITNESS W WHEREOF. we have hereun- to set OUT hands and seals this 18th day of
 lsEALi II. A. MURPHY,
 lsEALl wv. WILCOX,
 GsEALl JOHN Ii. GARDINER, STATE or CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF SAN BERsARDINo.i ss'
 On this 18th day Of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred. A. D., before me D. Johnston. Notary Public in and for said County of San Sernandino, State of Caiifor- nia, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared Al. A. Murphy, V
 
 known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the within instru- nient, and acl<now iedged to me that they executed the same for Inc purpose and COIL sideratiofi therein mentioned.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto sci my hand and affixed ny official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 [sEALj D. JOHNSTON
 Notary Public in and for San Bernardino
 County. State of California.
 1 TERRITORY UE ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF FINAL. ~
 l, F. A. Chanberiin. Recorder in and for the County of Piiial Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed instrument was filed and recorded at request of Chas, D. Reppy on the 2Sd day Of June, A. D. 1900, at o'clock p. pn., in book No. l, of articles of incorporation.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this l Esd day of June, 1900.
 fsEAIl IA. CHAMBERLAIN,
 Recorder. l THos. c. PEyToN, Deputy.
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