The Arizona sentinel., 1900-07-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the THE PORTLAND OIL COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE-
 ents: That we, the undersigned, have a
 sociated ourselves together for the purpo
 of forming a corporation under the laws
 the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereb
 adopt, sign and acknowledge these Article
 of Incorporation, and certify and declar
 as follows:
 FIRST. That the names of the incor
 porators are E. ". Davies, Sidney Selove1
 T. J. Douglass, s. w Alexander. J B
 Alexander and c. Q. Stanton. That th
 name of said corporation is and shall be tn,
 Portland Oil Company, and it's principe place of transacting business is and shal
 be the City of Yuma, in the County O.
 Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
 SECOND. That the general nature of the
 business proposed to be transacted is: l. To buy, locate, or otherwise acquire sell, hold and lease mines, mining claims and mineral lands of every kind, including lands containing gold, silver, copper, petro- leum, coal, asphaltum, or deposits of a kindred nature
 Z. To open mines, bore oil or petroleum wells, to operate, manage and control the same, and to market and dispose of the products thereof, and generally to carry on the business of inning, including the min ing of coal. petroleum ard kindred sub- stances, gold and silver, and the business of refining and reducing the same into their various products, and the marketing thereof
 5. To construct, maintain, lease, acquire operate, manage and control telephone lines, pipe lines, and other conduts, for the transportation of oil or water, and to engage m the business of transporting oil, by pipe lines or other means, and to acquire and mold the land necessary or convenient therefor.
 A. To buy, or otherwise acquire, hold. lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of, manage and control, real and personal property. of every kind, including water, water rights. ana shares of stock in other corporations.
 THIRD. That the amount of canita1 stock authorized is five hundred thousand (5o0'O0O0 shares of the par value of one dol lar each, making in all five hundred thou- sand ($500OO0.0O dollars; all of which shall be enon-assessabIe; three hundred and nifty thousand (3500O000) dollars of which IS subscribed by the corporators. and shall be paid Ill immediately and unconditionalIv upon the organization of the corporation. and one hundred and fifty thousand n5o 1Vo) shares of which shall be placed in the treasury of the Company, to be d;sposed of oy the Board of Directors thereof of s,o,, l lines ana upon such terms and conditions IS they may deem advantageous to inc and shall be paid in at sucb 1 lme, and upon such terms and conditions IS said Board shall direct
 FOURTH. The time of the con,no,oo nen' o1 such corporation shall be the date 'f the filing of these Articlers of Incorpora- lon tor record in the office of the Conntrv aecorder of Yuma County, in the Territory 'f Arizona, and the termination of the said corporation shall be fifty years from and liter its commencement.
 FIFTH. The officers or persons by whom he affairs of the corporation are to ha con incted, are, and shall be a Board consist;no '1 hye Directors, and President Vice resident, Secretary, Treasurer and Gonerol manager to be chosen by said Board of 'irectors' That the following named ner- ons have been chosen to act and shall bo he Directors and officers of said as-rroro- lon uhCi theIr successors shall have baar noseil OF elected on the second Tuesday " 'une' I9Ol, as required by law. and shall lave qualified; namely, Director and pras. dent h. W. Davies, Director and Vtce-Pres uent Sidney Selover, Director and Secretary > w. Alexander, Director and Treasurer L. J. Douglass, Director and General Man lger c. Q. Stanton.
 elAIH. That the times at which cold and officers are to he elected oro u each annual meeting of the corporation o De nelo upon the 2nd Tuesday in Jnna 'f each year the first directors and oH,oorO however, who shall hold office pntil inc second Tuesday in June, 1901 sbon ho tto 'ooVe named directors and ofTicnre
 SEVENTH. The highest amount If ir leotedness or liability to which the cornoro Ion Is at any time to subject itself is and nall be the sum of ten thousand (sto oooI iollars, and that the private propertv of tbo stockholders in said corporation isto he and nall be exempt from corporate debts
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ohove named corporators have hereunto set tboir landS and seals this 9th day of Irne 1000
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