The Florence tribune., 1900-08-18
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
ORANGE BELT OIL COMPANY.
-oF THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, w. w. WILCOX, M. A. MURPHY and JOHN NJ. GARDINER. of the State of Cali fornia, 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:
 ARTICLE 1. The name of this corporation shall be the ORANGE BELT OIL COMPANY, and it's principal place of transacting busi- ness shall be Florence, Pinal county, Terri and the City of Los Angeles. California, with offices at such other places as may be designated by the board of directors 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 and develop land and mining claims, mineral rights, oil wells and other real estate, and interests and rights in 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, bitumeu, bituminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub otherwise acquire, hold, own. manage and operate refineries, pipes, pipe lines. tanks, manufactories. machinery, wharyes, tank cars, steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, ana other WOfkS, property and appliances that may be deemed neces- sary or convenient by the board of directors; to purchase, acquire, own, pre-empt and sell it's stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds of other corporations; to establish and carry on agencies, offices. storage tanks and houses, and to sell articles and products manufactured by itself or other persons or corporations. in Arizona, California and States and foreign countries; to construct, maintain, own and operate its own line of railroad from its property to the nearest connecting rail point for the purpose of transporting freight and the products of said company to and from its property; also to construct, own, maintain and operate it's own telegraph and telephone lines, and such other means of rapid communication as may now or hereafter be in existence for the purpose of facilitating or aiding in the convenient transaction of the Company $ 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 of the objects herein specified.
 ARTICLES. The amount of capital stock shall be the sum of three hundred thou sand (Ss0O, ,000.00l dollars divided into three hundl ed thousand shares (S00,000l of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock, when issued, must be fully paid in cash or property upon issuance of the same, and shall forever be -assessable for any purpose whatever, and the same shall be issued at such times and upon such conditions as may De prescribed by the board of directors, and said directors are hereby authorized to issue any or all of said stock, fully paid and non -assessable, upon the condition of the transfer to this corporation of property, or rights in prop 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 same is forever non- -assessable.
 ARTICLE |. The time of the commence ment of said corporation shall be the first day of July. 19O0 and the termination thereof on the first day of July, 1925, un- less the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination hereof.
 ARTICLE 5. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which the corpora- tion shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of twenty thousand dollars (S20 1000. ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora ton shall be conducted and managed by Q board of five directors, and in said board shali be vested the corporate powers of the corporation. The names of the persons who are appointed to serve as directors of this corporation, until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are as follows J. w. Lancaster and Howard E. Smith,
 The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at their annual meetings, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- day in January in each year.
 ARTICLE '. The private property Of the 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 any liability for the debts or liabilities of this corporation.
 ARTICLES 8. The capital stock of the cor poration 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 non-assessabie.
 ARTICLE9. The board of directors shall have power to pass by-laws and make amendments thereto, and the said corpor- ation shall have power to increase or diminish it's capital stock by two-thirds vote of the stockholders represented at 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 recording and publishing of these articles of incorporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun- to set our hands and seals this 18th day of June, 1900.
 IsEALl NJ. A. MURPHY, lsEALl w. w. WILCOX, (sEAL] JOHN M. GARDINER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINo.l On this 18th day of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred. A. D., De1Ore me U. Johnston, a Notary Public in and for said County of San Bernandino, State of Califor: mia. residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Nj. A. Murphy, " ". Wilcox and John Nj. Gardiner personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the within instru- ment. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and con- sideration therein mentioned.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 [5EALi D. JOHNSTON,
 Notary Public in and for San Bernardino County, State of California.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, s
 COUNTY OF FINAL.
 1,F. A. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County of Pinal, Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed instrument was filed and recorded at request of Chas D. Reppy on the 29d day of June, A. D. 1900. at o'clock p. m., in book No. l, Of articles of incorporation.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this 2sd day of June, 1900. -
 lsEALl F. A. .CHAMBEHLlN,
 Recorder.
 THos. G. PEYToN, Deputy.
 First publication June 30th, 1900.
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