Arizona republican., 1900-09-09
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 T rritory of Arizona,
 do adopt the following Articles of h. cOrpOratiOn:
 First. The name of the corporation
 shall be the James Neil Oil Com
 pany."
 Second. The names of the incOr-
 pora,ors are: James Neiu Players
 Club. \ " York City. N. Y; Edythe
 Chapman. New York: J. w. Evans,
 Los Angeles. California: G. r. Herr, Los Angeles. California: R. H. 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 Les Angeles, State of Cali
 fornia. and a such other place or places in said State. CT other states or
 territories of the United States as may be found necessary and the corpora
 ton will have a main office and a stock transfer office in the City Of Los
 Angeles. County Of Los Angeles, State of California.
 Fourth. The general nature of the
 business proposed to be transacted is;
 1st. T. buy. to otherwise acquire, to prospect for. to hold, own. manage, Op-
 crate, improve and develop oil lands,
 mining claims, mineral rigk',s. oil wells and other r5al 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, tunneliAg or drilling for, develop ing. producing. refining, distilling. treating, manufacturing, preparing, handling. storing, dealing in, buying and selling oil petroleum. coal. gas, q asphaltum. bituminUus 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- , fneIies. pipe lines. tanks. manufac- tories. machinery, tank cars and other works and appliances that may be in cidelt 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- velienr theref1r by the board of di , rectors
 2. To rent ov lease to others. ito inn prove. sell. manage. pledge and other wise dispose Of. or any part Of any of 1 the real or personal property owned by
 said corpora ton. or in which it may | have any interest.
 1. Also 70 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 corpnratin
 5.h. To procure or pGrchase water and water rights. to develop water by tunneling. submerged dam or other wise. to buy or sell water or water rights, 10 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 m"rtgage= purchase. ac- Cuire and hold. or sell and convey real or personal property of whatsoever kind. and do 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 ($25O, ,GOOl, to be divided into two hundred and fifty
 thousand (25O0OO) shares of the par
 value of one dollar G1.OO) each Sixth. The corporation will begin
 business on the lst day of September.
 1900, and will terminate in fifty (5O) years from that date. Seventh, The affairs of this corpo-