Arizona republican., 1900-09-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 O. the JAMES NELL OIL COMPANY.

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That We. the undersigned. for the
 purpose of forming corporation under
 the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
 do adopt the following Articles of In corpora ton:
 First. The name of the corporation shall be ;he James Neill Oil Com pany.''
 Second. The names of the incor- porators are: James Neill Players Club. Nv York City. N. Y; Edythe Chapman, New York: J. w. Evans,
 Los Angeles. California; G. F. Herr, Los Angeles California; R. II. Knight
 Los Angeles, California. Third. The place where the princi- ! pal business of said corporation is to he transacted is Phoenix, in the said Territory, but the corporation pro- poses to carry on business in the | County of Los Angeles, State of Cali fornia. and at such other place or 1 places in said State, or other states or 1 territories of the United States as may
 be found necessary and the corpora 1 ton will have a. main office and a stock transfer office in the City of Los | Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State i of California
 Fourth. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is: 1st. IT. buy, to otherwise acquire, to prospect for to hold, own. manage, op-
 crate, improve and develop oil lands, ! mining claims, mineral rights. oil wells and other real estate and inter ests and rights in any of said prop erty.
 2d. To engage in and carry on the | business of minirg, operating, eXplor- ing, tunneling or drilling for, develop ! ing. producing. refining, distilling, treating, manufacturing, preparing, handling. storing. dealing in, buying and selling oil, petroleum. coal, gas. | sphaltUm. bituminous rock and other minerals and hydro-carbOn substances and products of such substances; and for such purposes to buy or otherwise hold, own, manage and operate re- | fineries. pipe lines. tanks. manufac- tories. machinery. tank cars and other
 works and appliances that may be in cident or auxiliary to said business: to purchase. erect. own and maintain all | buildings necessary to the protection of the company's machinery. or neces- sary to the carrying on of its work. or that may be deemed necessary or con- venient therefor by the board of di- rectors
 ,. To rent O. lease to others. to i'm prove, sell. manage. pledge and other- wise dispose of, or any part of, any of
 the real or personal property owned by said corpora ton. or in which it may have any interest.
 4. Also 10 tak-' and acquire, by pur. | chase or exchange or other lawful
 modes. to hold. own. sell or otherwise dispose of the capital stock or bonds Of | other corporations
 5th. To procure or purchase water
 and wa;er rights, to develop water by
 tunneling, submerged dam or other wise, [" buy or sell water or water righ-s. to construct ditches, fumes and
 pipe lines to convey water for the use
 of said company, and for other pur- poses.
 9th. To issue. sell and convey stock.
 bonds and mortgages. purchase. ac-
 quire and hold, or sell and convey real
 or personal property of whatsoever
 kind. and Go all things necessary to
 carry on the business Of the company
 Fifth. The amount of the capital
 stock authorized is two hundred and.
 fifty thousand dollars (S25O, ,OOOl. to be
 divided into two hundred and fifty
 thousand (25O.0OO) shares of the par
 value of one dollar ($1.OO each.
 Sixth. The corporation will begin
 business on the 1st day of September.
 1900, and will terminate in fifty (5O)
 years from that date.
 Seventh. The affairs of this corpo-