Arizona republican., 1900-11-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of tIa
OIL COMPANY, LIMITED

of (oak'aad) Alameda. Cal; Brew
ton y. Hayne of Berkeley,
cal; EDWARD w. Linforth of
Berkeley Cal; r. C. Stats of Berk-
tley, CAL: Hansford B. Griffith of
Berkeley. Cal, have this day associated
ourselves together for ',he purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws
IF the Territory of Arizona, and we do
hereby certify:
First. That the name of this cor
por7ation shall be the Puritan OIL
Company, Limited"
Second. 1'haia the general nature of
the business to be transacted shall be:
To engage in mining, trade and trans
portation; to acquire oil lands and min
ing claims of any and all kinds; to
mine. quarry, and drill for petroleum,
oil. asphalt, gold, silver copper, quick
silver, gypsum. stone and any and all
other metals, minerals and hydrocar-
bon substances and products; to buy
own. hold, sell, cucumber, work, OPP
crate ana deal in oil. oil wells, mines
and mining lands and claims and the
products OF mines and of oil wells.
and water rights ana systems of any
and all kinds for any and all purposes:
vsy, and deal in stocks. bonds, real es-
tate, and personal property; TO borrow
and lcan money upon security and 9TH
rwise for the purposes of the corpora
ton: to issue evidences of indebtedness
payable in money c. property; to con-
struct, own and operate telegraph, tel
ephone and pipe lines, and other means
Of trans portation, mining, manufac-
turing and ether plants, and other
buildings, works and improvements;
to act as agent. broker, com ractor, or
trustee in respect to the foregoing pur-
poses.
Third. Tat the principal place of
business of said corporation shall be
al, Phoenix, Marie opa county, Territory
of Arizona, and the places outside Of
said territory where it may keep
branch offices and transact it's business
and conduct its affairs ther5at, shall
be at San Francisco, in the STATE Of
California. and in any either state or
place which shall be determined by it's
stockholders or directors, subject to the
control of the stockholders, from time
to tins as It's business may be deemed
to require, ;he same as If specifically
set forth in these articles.
Fourth. That the amount If the
capital stock authorized is Five Humid
red Thousand ($50O. 0OO) Dollars. and the
number of shares into which it. is di-
vided = five hundred thousand (5O0,OOO)
shares. of the par value of One (SD
Dollar each, the value of which stock
is to he paid in cash or upon such in
stallments as the directors may pro-
vide. or in real and personal property,
contracts, agreements. labor. machin-
cry, merchandise or materials, in she
discretion of the board of directors.
upon the issue and delivery of said
stock from time to time.
Preferred shares of stock may be
issued upon such terms and conditions
as may be provided in the bylaws.
Fifth That THE time of the COM
mencement of said corporation is the
30th day of September, nineteen humid
red, and the time of its termI alton is
the Goth day of September, ninsteen
hundred and TWENTY-FIVE.
Sixth. That the persons or officers
authorized to conduct, manage and
control the business and affairs of said
corporation, shall consist of the stock
holders holding three fourths in
corporation, and a board of directors
composed of such number of members.
20 be chosen by ohe stockholders. as
may be provided in the bylaws of the
corporation. The original bylaws
shall be adopted by the vote or sigma
ture of the stockholders, holding two
thirds eff the subscribed stock. Any
resolution adopted by the holders of
ing stock. whether adopted by vote or
on signature of such shareholders with
out a meeting, shall absolutely control
the affairs of the corporation, and the
tenure of ofTice of it's directors and off
GERS, so far as iniicated in such reso-
luton. The board of directors shall
have the management and control of
the affairs of the corporation, subject
u such resolutions, or votes of the
stockholders. The names of the per-
sons appointed to serve as directors
until their successors are elected are:
c. ]. Talon. Brewton A. Hayne, Ed
ward w. Linforth, Il. c. Stats, Hans
ford 3. Griffith.
The directors will elect from their
number a president and vice president
ana may elect a managing director.
They will also elect a secretary, and
such other officers as they may require,
hone of whom need be directors, and
may confer on such officers such pow
ers as the said board may deem best.
Seventh. That the highest amount of
indebtedness to which the corpora ton
is at any time ito subject itself is
Three Hundred Thousand (sSO0,O00J
Dollars.
Eighth. That the private property
of each and every officer and stock
holder in this corporation is to be OK
empt from all corporate debts and liza
bilities, and from execution of any
and all claims against this corpora
ton; and no claims or demand against
the stockholders thereof shall exist
TO any extent No assessment shall be
made upon any stockholder except for
calls upon unpaid subscriptions to
stock.
In Witness Whereof. We have here.
unto set our hands this 18th day of
September, \. D., 1900.
HANSFORD 3. GRIFFITH.