The Florence tribune., 1900-07-21
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
ORANGE BELT OIL COMPANY.
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KNow ALL MEN DY THESE PRESENTS: That we, ". W. WILCOX, Nj. A. MURPHY and JOHN M. GARDINER, of the State of Cali fornia, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming Q cor poratiOn under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following
 articles of incorporation:
 ART4CLE1 1. The name of this corporation shall be the ORANGE BELT OIL COMPANY, and its principal place of transaoting busi- ness shah be Florence ' inal 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, carry ing, handling, storing, dealing in, buying Qnd selling oils. petroleums, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumeu, bltuminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub
 stances; and for such purposes, to buy and otherwise nequirc. hold, own, manage and operate rc1nerles, pipes, pipe lines, tanks,
 inanufactories. machinery, " Wharyes, tank cars, steam and sailing vessels for water
 tfansportatiou, and other works, property and appliances that may be deemed neces-
 sary or convenient by the board of directors; to purchase, acquire, own, exempt and sell it's stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds of other corporations; to establish and carry on agencies, qllees, storage tanks and
 houses, and to sell articles and products manufactured by itself or other persons or l corporations, in Arizona, California and other states and territories of the United States and foreign countries; to construct, l railroad from it's property to the nearest 1 connecting rail point for the purpose of 1 transporting freight and the products of said company to and from its property also l to construct, own, maintain and operate its | 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 OF aiding in the | convenient transaction of the Company | business, and to do and perform all things | necessary to transact the affnirs 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. | ARIlCLE3 5. The amount of capital stock shall be the snn of three hundred thou ! sand tSSO0,tOJ.6Jl dollars, divided into three 1 huudled thousand shares tS9o060l Of the ! par value of one dollar each, which ! capital stock, when issued, must be fully 1 paid in cash or property upon issuance of l the same, and shall forever be non-assessable 1 for any purpose whatever. and the same l shall be issued at such times and upon such conditions as may Le prescribed by the
 board of directors. and said directors are | hereby authorized to issue any or all of
 said stock, fully paid and uon-assessable, upon the condition of the transfer to this | corporation of property, or rig hts in prop l erty of ans 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 -assesSable.
 ARTICLE 4 The time of the commence | ment of said corporation shall be the first | day of July, 1s50, and the termination
 thereof on the first day of July, 1925, un- ] less the same De renewed pursuant to the
 laws of Arizona before the termination | hereof.
 1 ARTICLE5. The highest amount of in
 debtedness or liability towhich the corpora tion shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum Ct twenty thousand dollars (e20,0U01-
 ARTICLE 5. The affairs of this corpora tioa shall be conducted and managed by a l board of i've directors, and in said board shall be vested tho corporate powers ot the | corporation The names of the persons who are appointed to serve as directors o1 this corporation, until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are as follows i J. M. Gardiner, M. 4. Murphy, ". W.Wiicox,
 J. ". Lancaster and Howard B. Smith. l The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at 1 their annual meetings, which shall be held | on the first Tuesday after the first Nednes- l day Tn January Tn eocn year.
 l ARTICLE [. The private property of the | stockholders of this corporation shall be | exempt from all corporate debts and liaDiii- l ties of every kind, and the stockholders of ] this corporation are hereby exempted from
 any liability for the debts or liabilities of | this corporal
 ARTICLES. Tho capital stock of the cor | pcration shall be forever noD-assessable, l and each certificate thereof shall state IIpon
 it's face the number of shares represented | thereby, and that the same Is fully paid up | and non-assessabie-
 ARTICLE 8. The board of directors shall
 have power to pass bylaws and make amendments thereto, and the said eorpor-
 ation shall have power to increase. or I diminish it's capital stock by two-thirds l vote of the stockholders represented nt any regular stockholders meeting, or any l special meeting of stockholders called for | that purpose, and by filing the certificate | thereof and by publishing the same in the l same manner as is provided by law for the recording and publishing of these articles l of incorporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun-
 to set our hands and seals this 18th day of
 IsEALi Ii. A. MURPHY,
 tsEALl ". ". WILCOX,
 [sEALl JOHN NJ. GARDINER, | STATE OF CALIFORNIA. | COUNTY OF SAN BERNAKDINo.i
 On this 18th day of June, in the. year one | thousand nine hundred. A. D., before mo U. 1 Johnston, Notary Public in and for said | County of San Bernandino, State of Califor- | nia, residing therein, duly commissioned and l sworn, personally appeared Nj. A. Murphy, W. l W. Wilcox and John M. Gardiner personally | known to me to be the same persons whose | names are subscribed to the within instru- mont, and acknowledged to me that they | executed the same for the purpose and con- | sideration therein mentioned.
 l IN WITNESS WHEREOF. l have hercunto
 set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate trst above written.
 | [5EALj D. JOHNSTON, ] Notary Public in and for San Bernardino | County, State of California.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ss. COUNTY OF FINAL.
 1 l, f. A. Chamberiu. 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 Ed day of June. 4. D. 1900 at o'clock p. n., in book No. l, of articles 1 of incorporation.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this 29d day of June, 1900
 lsEALl F. A. CHAMBERLiH, Recorder. THos. c. PETITION, Deputy.
 First publication June Seth, 1900.
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