The Florence tribune., 1900-06-09
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
OPHlR OIL COMPANY.


 we, JOHN M GARDINER. H. R. HUlfLBUF and \. J. MANSON, of the State of Cali fornia, have this day associated ourselves together for tho purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 AaIICLE1. The name of this corpora tion shall be the OPHIR OIL COMPANY, and its principal place of transacting, busi ness shall be Florence, Pinal county. Terri tory of Arizona, and the City of San Fran cisco, and the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, with offices at such other places may be designated by the board of direc- tors 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, distiiling, treating, manufacturing, piping, carrying, handllng,. storing, dealing in, buying and selling oils petroleums, natural gas, nsphaltuin, bitumeu, bituminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub stances; and for such purposes, to buy and otherwise acquire. hold. own, manage and operate refineries, pipes, pipe lines tanks, manufactories, machinery, wharyes, tank cars steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, and other works, property and appliances that may be deemed neces- sary or convenient by the board of directors; to purchase. acquire. own, pre-empt and sell its stock and bonds and the stocks and bonds of other corporations; to establish and carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses. and to sell articles and products manufactured by itself or other persons or corpor ations, in Arizona, California and other states and territories of the United States and foreign counties; to construct, maintain. own and operate its own line of railroad from its property to the nearest connecting rail point for the purpose of | Of said company to and from its property; also 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 or aiding in the | convenient transaction of the Company's business, and to do and perform all things necessary to transact the affairs 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. ARTICLES 8. The amount of capital stock shall be the sum of six hundred md fifty thousand dollars (S61O000), divided into six hundl ed and fifty thousand shares to50.000) of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock, when issued. must be fully [ paid in cash or property upon Insurance of the same and shallforever be non-assessable for any. purpose whatever, and the same shall be issued at such times and upon such conditions may Le prescribed by the board of directors, and said directors are 1 hereby authorized to issue any or all of I said stock, fully paid and non -assessable. | corporation of property. or rights in prop erty, of any description, which said corpora ton is hereby authorized to acquire, own and deal in, and each certificate of stock l shall state upon it's face the number of | shares represented thereby. and that the ! same is forever non- -assessable.
 1 ARTICLE 1. The time of the commence ment of said corporation shall be the l4th day of April. iy00, and the termination i thereof on the 14th day of April, 1925 un- | less the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination l hereof.
 ARTICLE ,. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which the corpora
 tion shall at any time subject itself shall be | the sum of five thousand (x5,000) dollars. | ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora | tion shall be conducted and managed by board of seven directors, and in said board | shall be vested the corporate powers of the corporation. The names Of the persons who are appointed to serve as directors of | this corporation, until their successors are ! duly elected and qualified, are as follows: 1 J. M. Gardiner, H. R. Hurlbut, N. J. Manson.
 Jno. Martin. Vim. B. Hooper, Warren | Gillelen and J. W. A. Off.
 The directors of this corporation shall
 hereafter be elected by the stockholders at l their annual meetings, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Wednes- day in January in each year.
 1 ARTICLE '. The private property of the | exempt from all corporate debts and liabili- | ties of every kind, and the stockholders of | this corporation are hereby exempted from
 any liability for the debts or liabilities of | this corporation.
 ARTICLES 8. The capital stock of the cor | poration shall be forever non-assessable.
 and each certificate thereof shall state upon its face the number of shares represented 1 thereby, and that the same is fully paid up | and non-assessabie-
 | ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall l have power to pass bylaws and make
 amendments thereto, and the said corpor- 1 ation shall have power to increase or l diminish it's capital stock by a two-thirds l vote of the stockholders represented at any regular stockholders meeting, or any special meeting of stockholders called for l that purpose. and by filing the certificate 1 thereof and by publishing the same in the | same manner as is provided by law for the recording and publishing of these articles
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereun- 1 to set our hands and seals this 4th day of isEALl JOHN M. GARDINER, l [sEAL1 H. k. HURLBUT, 1 tsEALl \. J. MANSON. ] STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 l COUNTY OF Los ANGELEs.l ss. On this 9th day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred, before me Nina 1 May, a Notary Public in and for said Los | Angeles County, residing therein. duly com missioned and sworn, personally appeared
 
 | to be the same person whose name is sub scribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the anne.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto | set my hand aad affixed my official seal at l Los Angeles, in said county, the day and year in this certificate first above written: l [sEALi NINA MAY,
 Notary Public in andfor Los Angeles county State of California.
 STATE DE CALIFORNIA. | CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANcIsco.B sS' | On the 4th day of April, in the year one l thousand nine hundred, before me, W. T.. | Hess q Notary Public in and for the said city and county, residing therein, duly com
 missioned and sworn. personally appeared | H. k. Hurlbut and N. J. Manson, known to
 me to be the persons described in whose | name, all subscribed to and who executed | the annexed instrument, and they acknow- l ledged to me that they executed the same. | IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at
 my office in the city and county of San Francisco the day and year in this certih- cate first above written.
 l lsEALl w. T. HESS,
 Notary Public in and for the city and county
 of San Francisco, State of California, 1915 1 Claus Spreckels building.
 | TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, es
 CoUNTY.oF FINAL. | IF A. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County of Pinal Territory aforesaid. do i hereby certify that the annexed instrument was filed and recorded at request of Chas. D. Reppy on the 1lth day of April, A. D. 1900, at o'clock p. m. in book No. 1, of articles
 of incorporation, page IH.
 l WITNESS my hand and official seal, this
 lsEALl FLA. CHAMBERLIN.