Arizona republican., 1900-12-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of Normal Oil Company.

Know all men by these presents:
 That We, the undersigned, this day voluntarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the ter ritOry of Arizona.
 And we do hereby certify as sol- lows:
 First; That the name of said corpo- ration shall be Normal Oil Company" and its principal place of transacting business shall be at the city of Phoe- nix, territory of Arizona, w.-h branch offices in the city end county of San Francisco. state of California, ani at such other place or places as may be hereafter determined by the board of directors of the company; that the names of the incorporators are J. L. Geary, Jr W. II. LangdOn, G. s. Con- ner, F. II. Allen. D. H. Mosteller, c. M. Kelly. Frank H. Mills.
 Second: That the general nature of the business for which said corporation is formed is the acquiring possessi-n of and title to oil and mineral lands by legation. purchase. bond. lease or gift; the holding and owning said lands, and the disposal of the same hy sale, bond, lease or gift; the development and inn prGvemcnt of lands acquired by the corporati by the boring or sinking of wells O" shafts, Or by the digging or driving of Junels or drifts and erect ing of buildings, h0isting works, bor- ing anI drilling machinery, war houses, flctOriesf furnaces, mills and re- finGIies necessary to the prop 1T conduct of the business of the corporation: the construction of trans and other roads. pipe lines, flum-s. ditChss, dams, tanks, and ev- cry other thing necessary to the pro- per conduct of the business of the cor poration; the buying and selling of merchandise. oils, minerals, metals, timber, lumber and agricultural pro- duets: and to do anI perform all other acts and things pertaining thereto or connected herewith which may be proper or necessary or useful to the main purpose of this corporation not inconsistent with the laws of the ter ritory of Arizona made and provided for the government Of corporations.
 Third: Thas ,ha amount of lhe cap itaI stock of said corporation is seven hundred and fifty thousand C$75O,OO dollars; that lhe number f shares into which it is divided is seven hundred and fifty thousand G5O,OOO) of the par value of one CD dollar each.
 That the capital stock of the com pany shall be paid in at such times and in such manner as the board of direc- tors shall determin- and authorize.
 Fourth: That the term for which eoi in is- n i- five (25) years from and after the date Of its incorporation.
 Fifth: That the business of said corporation shall b. managed and con- trolled by beard of seven directors, Who shall b. elected at a meeting of the stockholders of said corporatiJn to be held on the fifth C5) day of Decem- ber in each year, and shall serve for one year from the date of their said election, ani until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Siz,h: That the Indebtedness Of the corporation shall not exceed two thirds ! (2-3) of the amount of it's capital stock. i Seventh: That the private prop,rty 1 of the stockholders is to be eXemr, from corporate c.bt.
 In witness whereof we nave hereunto O 1 set our hands and $ als this day | of December, 1"nn
 W. II. LANGDOE.
 J. l.. GEARY, Jr
 FRANK II. MILLS.
 F. II. ALLEN.
 GEO. M. KELLY.
 q. $. CONNOR.
 D. II. MONTPELIER. State of California. City and County of san Francisco, ss.
 On this Sth day Of December, in the yrar Ona Thousand Nine Hundred. be- fire me. A. K. Daggs-t. a notary pu3- lie in and for the said city and county, residing therein duly commissioned i and sworn, personally appeared w. H. 1 LanSdon, J. l.. Geary, Jr., Frank II. 1 Mills r. II. Allen, Geo. NJ Kelly, G. $. l Connor and D II. Mosteller. known to ] me to be the persons described in and