Arizona republican., 1900-11-14
ARTICLES OF 1NCoFPoRATIoN
 of the PURITAN OIL COMPANY, LIMITED

tley, Cal: Hansford B. Griffith of Berkeley, Cal. have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws iof the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
 First That the name of this cor poration shall be the Puritan Ol Company. Limited.
 Second. Ina. the general nature of the bus.ness-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 hydTocar- bon substances and products; to buy, own. hold, sell, cucumber, work, op- crate ard deal in oil. oil wells, mines and mining lands and claims and the products Of mines and of oil wells, and water rights and systems of any and all kinds for any an1 all purposes; to buy, own, hold, sell, cucumber, con- vsy. arl deal in stocks, bonds, real es- tate and personal property; to borrow and i-an money upon security and oth- crwlse fer the purposes of the corpora ton; to issue evidences of indebtedness payable in money CT property; to con- struct. own ard operate telegraph, tel ephone and pipe lines. and other means 1 of transportation, inning, manufac- turing and ether plants. and other 1 buildings, works and improvements; to act as agent. broker, contractor, CT trust.e in respect to the foregoing pur- | poses.
 Thud That the principal place of i business of said corporation shall be als Pfosnix, Maricopa county, Territory of Arizona, and the places outside of sai1 territory where it may keep branch offices and transact it's business and conduct it's affairs therat, shall be at San Francisco, in the State of i California. and in any ether state or i place which shall be determined by its { stoc no,ders or directors, subject to the control Of tde stockholders, from time to time as it's business may be deemed to require. IJ1e same as if specifically set forth in these articles.
 Fourth. That the amount of the capital stock authorized is Five Hund- red Thousand (s500,GoO) Dollars, and the number Of shares into which i, is di- viGed !s five hundred thousand (500,OOo) shares, of the par value of One $D Dollar each. the value of which stock is to be paid in cash or upon such in ssal.ments as the directors may pro- vide, or in real and personal property, contracts. agreenl5 Ets, labor, machir- cry. merchandise or materials, in the 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 mencenent Of said corporation is the S0th day of September, ninstsen rund- Ired. and the time of it's termi ation is the Seth day of September, nineteen hundred and twent! 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 amount of the outstanding stock of the corporation, and a board of directors composed of such number of members 70 be chosen by the 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 of the subscribed stock. Any lresolUrion adopt,d by the holders ot tWo-thirds in amount of the outStand- ing stock. whether adopted by vote ol on sigma ture of such shareholders with out 9 meeting, shall absolutely conSro the affairs of the corporation. and the tenure of office of it's directors and off cers, SC far as indicated in such reso- lutinn. The board of directors shal have the management and control ot the affairs of the corporation, subject to such resolutions, CT votes of the stCckholGlrs. The names of the per , sons appointed to serve as director: : ursil their successors are elected are C. J. Tallon. Brewton A. Rayne, Ed ward w. Linforth, R. c. Staats, Hans ford B. Griffith.
 The directors will elect from theil number a president and vice. -presiden and may elect a mara ging director , They will also elect a secretary, an( such other officers as they may require none of whom need be directors, ant may confer on such officers such pow CTS as the said board may deem best. Seventh. That the highest amount O , Indebtedness to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself i: , Three Hundred Thousand ($3OO,OOO : Dollars.
 Eighth. That the private property of each and every officer and stock holder in this corporation is to be eX- empt from all corporate debts and lia
 b!lities, and from execution of any I and all claims against this corpora ! tion; and no claims or d5 mand agains
 the stockholders thereof shall eXis to any extent. No assessment shall b. made upon any stockholder except fol calls upon unpaid subscriptions |, ] stock.
 In Witness Whereof. We have here. unto set our hands this 1Tth day O. ) September, A D., 1900
 IIANSFORD B. GRIFFITH.
 C. J. TALON.
 EDWARD w. LINFORTH.
 BREWTON A. HAYNE.
 REDMOND C. STRAITS.
 State of California City and County Of