The Arizona sentinel., 1900-04-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the WESTERN COAST OIL COMPANY.
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uI NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS EA Tkat we, the undersigned Frank .. Daggett h. fl. Merkman, G. D. Palten, E. F. Brooks, Pery Iangdell. Frank C. Bolt and c. D. Daggett desiring to become incorporated under the provisions ef Title 12 of the Revised Statutes Of the Territory Of Arizona as approval March 9th 1897 do hereby aEso- cates ourselves together for the purpose of incor- noraiing under the said Statute, and in pursuance thereof do hereby make declare and adopt the fol- lowing as our articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be the ''West~ erp Coast oil Company and the principle place or business shall he in the City of Yuma, Territory of Arizona. and in the City of Pasadena State of Cali fornia. The stockholders of the corporation meet ing in the form place, and the board of directors as hereinafter constituted, meeting Tn the laV'er naco and the corporation shall have power to estab fish branch offices for the transaction of business al other places to be designated by the By Laws
 ARTICLE2.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation:
 First-To acquire by purchase or otherwise ana to hold sell. exchange or otherwise dispose 10 real and personal property. Secoud-To develop oil water CT gas by means of digging, boring, tunnelling or other means, and to dispos of the same for the benefit of the Corpora ton.
 Tbird-To construct and maintain such reservoirs tanks, ditches pipes and pipe lines as may be con yenent or necessary for the storage sa9 or dlstrou tioo f the oil water or gas that may belong to the Corporation.
 Fourth-To refine oil to manufacture all oil pro- d,,cte and to purchase sell and deal in crude and refined oil and oil products.
 Fifsh-To carry on general mercantile business such as is proper and usual for the purpose oI chasing and selling goods articles or merchandise to it's ell ployees others desiring the same Ill the locality of it's general business
 Sixth-To transact any manner of lawful business that may be necessary useful convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose ot the Corporation.
 ARTICLES.
 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by the cornoration shall be the of $l, ,0OO,OOO divided into One million shares of the per value Of One ool- lar each and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in follows, to wit The entire amount thereof has been subscribed and Will he paid in full upon the fling of these articles with the County Recorder of the Said County of Yuma, by the subscribers assigning and transferring to the Cornoration certain leases options and other prop erty now owned by the subscribers in the State or California.
 ARTICLE4.
 The time of the commencement of this Corpora ton shall be when these articles of Incorporation are filed in the County Recorders Office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination shall be twenty five years thereafter
 ARTICLE ,.
 The corporate power of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of seven Directors who shall De chosen annually by the stockholders in the meeting assembled for that purpose in the City or funa' Territory of Arizona the first day Of February Of each and every year. The said Board of Directors shall choose President, Vico Presit ent, Secretary and Treasurer whose term of office and duties shall be specified by the By-La"s. The said Board Of Directors shall be chosen by the stocEholdres by cumulative voting each stockholder being permit ted to cast as many votes he holds shares Of stocK multiplied by the number of directors to be elected' and shall be permitted to cast all of said votes for anyone person. or to distribute said votes as he may d sire.
 ARTICLE 6.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the Corporation is to at any time subject itself is the sum Of Twenty-Five thousand dollars
 ARTICLE7.
 Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts
 ARTICLES.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders, at any special meeting thereof ca led for that purpose by majori vote of the stock of the corporation, and by fling certificate of said amendments duly cer- tifed by the proper officers of the Corporation, in the same mal ner as provided by law for filing the original articles.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set hands and seals thi, goth day of Jar nary, l900
 FRANK S. DAGGETT, lSeall
 H. H. MARKHAM, [SealI
 G. D. PALTEN, [Seal
 EF BROOKS, TSeaII