The Florence tribune., 1900-05-12
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
OPHIR OIL COMP ANY.
oF THE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THEsn PRESENTS. That aIri N. J.. MANSON, of the State Of Cali fornia, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming D cor. poratiOn under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE l, The name of this corpora tiOn shall be the OPHlR 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 oisco- and the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, with offices at such other places as may be designated by the board of direc- tors ot said corporation.
 ARTICLE :. 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, Gil wells and other real estate, and interests and rights Tn any of said properties; to engage i'll and carry on the business of bor- ing and exploring for, producing, refining, dlstiiilnE, treating, manufacturing, piping, carry ing, handling, storing. dealing in, buying and selling oils, Petroieums, natural gas, aslh6ttUln, hltumen, DitumlnOus rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sab stances; and 1 or such purposes, to buy and otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage and operate rciiEeries, pipes, pipe lines, tanks manafGetories, machinery, wharves. tank cars, steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, and other works, property and appliances that may be deemed neces- sars or convenient by the board of directors ! to purchase, acquire. own, pre-empt and sell it's 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 corporations, in Arizona, California and other states and territories Of the United States and foreign counties; to construct, maintain, ow n and operate it's own line of railroad from its property to the nearest connecting rail point for the purpose of transporting freight end the products of 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 conysnient transaction Of the Company's business, and to do and perform aii things necessary to transact the affairs and busi- ness of the eorpoTat ion, within and without tie Territory of Arizona, and requisite and proper tor the purpose of carrying out all or any ofthe objects herein specified.
 ARJICLEs. Tho amount of capital stock shali be the sum of six hundred aud fifty thousand dollars ,S5 lo,000), divided into six hGndl ed and fifty thousand shares l5lJ,Goll 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 shall forever be non-assessabie for any purpose whatever, and the same shall be issued ct such times and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the board of directors, and said directors are hereby authorized to issue Gny or all Of said stock. fully paid and non -assessable, upon the condition of the transfer to this corporation of property, or rights in prop crty, of any description, which said corpora ton is hereby authorized to acquire, own and deal in, and each certificate of stock shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby. and that the same is forever non-assessable.
 ARlifIE | The time of fha Qonrnpuen- ment of said corporation shall be the i4th day of April. 1900, and the termination thereof on the 14ta day of April, 1925, un- less the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination hereof.
 ARTICLE5 5. The highest amount of in- debtelness or liability to which the corpora tiol shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of five thousand (SSG0o) dollars.
 ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora ton shall be conducted and managed by q board of seven directors, and in said board shall be vested the corporate powers Of the corporation. Tie 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; J. M. Gardiner, Fl. E. Hurlbut, \. J. Manson. Jno. Martin. Vim. B. Hooper, Warren Gillelen and J. ". 4. Of.
 The directors of this corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at their annual meetings, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Nednes- day in January in each year.
 ARTICLE '. The private property. of the stockholders of this compensation shall be exempt from all corporate debts and iiabiii- ties Of every kind, and the stockholders of this cooperation are hereby exempted from any liability for the debts or liabilities of
 ARTICLE g.. The capital stock of the cor poration shall be forever non-assessabie. and each certificate thereof shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented fhpFpl,T- hc Iz n and non-agsessabie.
 ARTICLE 9. The board of directors shall have power to pass bylaws and make amendments thereto and tie said corpor- ation shall have power u, increase or diminish its capital stock by a two-thirds vote of the stock holders represented at any regular stockholders meeting. or any special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose, and by filing the certificate 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- to set our hands and seals this 4th day of
 IsEALl JOHN M. GARDINER,
 LsEALl H. k. HURLBUT,
 tsEALl N. J. MANSON.
 -TAIE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELEs.l 3D.
 On this gth day of April, ill the year one thousand nine hundred, before me Nina May, a Notary Public in and for said Los Angeles County, residing therein, duly com missioned and sworn. personally appeared John M Gardiner personally known to me to be tEe same person whose name is sub- scribed 10 the within instrument, and aclKnow ledged to me that he executed the same.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand aad affixed my official seal at Los Angeles in said county. the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 [sEALj NINA MAY, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county
 State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 70 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCIsC0.l 9s.
 On the 4th day of April, iii the year one thousand nine hundred, before me, W. T. Hess, Notary Public in and for the said city and county, residing therein, duly com missioned and sworn, personally appeared II. L. Hurlbut and x. J. Manson, known to EIe to be the persons described in whose name, all subscribed to and who executed the annexed instrument, and they acknow- ledged to me that they executed the same.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 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 sss frst above written. " urSs Notary Public in and for the city and county
 of San Francisco, State of California, 1915
 Claus Spreclsels building.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY soF FINAL. so
 IF. A. Chumberlin. Recorder in and for the County of Pinai Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed instrument was filed and recorded at request of Chas, D. Reppy on the 11th day of April, A. D. 1900, at o'clock D. nl., in book No. 1, of articles of incorporation, page 1B.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this il th day of April, 1900.
 lszALj B.A. CHAMBERBIN.
 Recorder.
 THos. 6. PEvrox, Deputy. St