The Florence tribune., 1900-06-16
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
@oF THE OPHlR OIL COMPANY.

kNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS. That and N. j. MANSON, of the State of Cali fornin, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE1. The name of this corpora tion shall be the oPHIR OIL COMPANY, and it's principal psace of transaeting, busi- ness shall be Florence, Pinal county. Terri tory of Arizona. and the City of San Fran cisco, and the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, with offices at such other places as may be designated by the board of direc- tors of said corporation.
 ARTICLE2. The nature of the business to be transacted by said corporation is to purchase, acquire, lease. own, hold, control, manage, sell, operate, improve apd develop land and mining claims, mineral rights, oil wells and other real estate, and interests and rights i'll any of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of bor- ing and exploring for, producing, refining, distilling, treating, manufacturing, piping, carrying, handling. storing, dealing in. buying and selling oils, petroleums, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bitnminous rock and other mineral and hydroearboa sub stances; and for such purposes, to buy and otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage and | operate reiineries, pipes, pipe lines, tanks, munufactories, machinery, Wharyes, tank | cars. steam and sailing vessels for water | transportation, and other works, property and appliances that may be deemed neces- | l to purchase. acquire, own pre-empt and sell | its stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds of other corporations; to establish and carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and l houses, and to sell articles and products
 manufactured by itself, or other persons or corporations, ill Arizona, California and l other states and territories of the United States and foreign counties; to construct, maintain. own and operate its own line of railroad from its property to the nearest connecting rail point for the purpose of l transporting freight and the products of I said company to and from its property a'so
 to construct, own, maintain and operate it's own telegraph and telephone lines, and l such other means of rapid communication
 as may now or hereafter be in existence for i the purpose Of facilitating or aiding Tn the l convenient transaction of the Company $ 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 l proper for the purpose of carrying out all
 or any of the objects herein specified.
 ARTICLES 8. The amount of capital stock | shali be the sum of six hundred and fifty l thousand dollars (S650.090l, divided into six hundred and fifty thousand shares t6JO.oOU 1 of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock, when issued, must be fully 1 the same, and shall forever be non-assesSable | for any purpose whatever, and the same 1 shall be issued at such times and upon such l conditions us may De prescribed by the board of directors, and said directors are hereby authorized to issue any or all of 1 said stock, fully paid and non -assessable.
 upon the condition of the transfer to this l corporation Of property, or rights in prop erty, of any description, W hich said corpora- l tion is hereby authorized to acquire, own | and deal in, and each certificate of stock i shall state upon it's face the number of
 shares represented thereby. and that the | same IS forever non-assessable.
 | AR1lCLE4 l. The time of the commence 1 Iment of said corporation shall be the lith | q f1T aV4rf ava1 fhe ftfe=.
 thereof on the 14th day of April, 1925, un- l less the same be renewed pursuant to the
 laws of Arizona before the termination l hereof.
 ARTICLE5 5. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to " hich the corpora
 tion shall at any time subject itself shall be
 the sum of five thousand (S5000) dollars. | ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora | tion shall be conducted and managed by a
 board of seven directors, and in said board 1 shali be vested the corporate powers of the 1 who are appointed to serve us directors of 1 this corporation, until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are as follows: J. NJ. Gardiner, H. k. Hurlbut, N. J. Manson. l Juo. Martin, Wm. R. Hooper, Warren
 Gillelen and J. WA. Off.
 l The directors of this corporation shall 1 hereafter be elected by the stockholders at their annual meetings, which shall be held
 on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- 1 day in January in each year.
 | ARTICLE '. The private property of the l stockholders of this corporation shall be | exempt from all corporate debts and liabili- ties of every kind, and the stockholders of this corporation are hereby exempted from l any liability for the debts or liabilities of | this corporation.
 l ARTICLE 5. The capital stock of the cor poratiou shall be forever non-assessable. 1 and each certificate thereof shall state upon
 it's face the number of shares represented
 thereby, and that the same is fully paid up 1 and non-assessabie.
 | ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall l have power to pass bylaws and make l amendments thereto, and the said corpor- | ation shall have power to increase or 1 diminish its capital stock by a two-thirds l vote of the stockholders represented at any 1 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 l same manner as is provided by law for the l recording and publishing of these articles 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun-
 to set our hands and seals this 4th day of
 isEALj JOHN NJ. GARDINER, tsEALl H. R. HURLBUT, tsEALl \. J. MANSON.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELEs.f
 1 On this 9th day of April, in the year one l thousand nine hundred, before me Nina l May. Notary Public in and for said Los 1 Angeles County, residing therein, duly com l missioned and sworn, personally appeared
 
 | to be the same person whose name is sub scribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the | same.
 WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto l set my hand aad affixed my official seal at | Los Angeles, in said county, the day and year
 in this certificate first above wit written; e;y
 Notary Public in and for Los Angelescounty l State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, .s I CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCI6CO.i ''
 On the 4th day of April, in the year one | thousand nine hundred, before me, ". T. Hess, Notary Public in and for the said | city and county, residing therein, duly com
 missioned and sworn. personally appeared 1 H. k. Hurlbut and N. J. Manson. known to me to be the persons described in whose
 name. all subscribed to and who executed l the annexed instrument, and they acknow- l lodged to me that they executed the same. l IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto l set my hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in the city and county of San l Francisco the day and year in this certih-
 cate first above written.
 lsEAL w. T. HESS. Notary Public in and for the city and county
 of San Francisco. State of California, 1915
 Clans Spreckels building.
 1 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ss l CoUETYsoF FINAL.
 L r. A. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County of Pinal, Territory aforesaid, do
 hereby certify that the annexed instrument l wasffled and recorded at request of Chas,
 D. Reppy on the i1th day of April, A. D. 1900,
 at o'clock p. m., in book No. l, of articles
 of incorporation, page 19l.
 l WITNESS my hand and official seal. this
 Il tn day of April, 1900. -
 IsEALl E. A. .CHAMBEhLl9 l r,,oc q pr1yro,r Tanutv 6f