The Florence tribune., 1900-05-05
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION
 -oF TIE OPHIR OIL COMPANY.


 tornia, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles or incorporation:
 ARTICLE 1. The name of this corpora tiCn shall be the OPHiR OIL COMPANY, and its principal place of transacting, busl- ness shall be Florence, Pinal county. Terri tory of Arizona and the City of San Fran cisco, and the City of Los Angeles, Cali tornia, with offices at such other places as may be designated by the board of direc- tors of 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 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 and selling oils. Detroleums, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumcn, bituminous rock and other mineral and hydrocarbon sub stances; and for such purposes, to buy and otherwise acquire, hold, own, manage and operate rehnerieS, pipes, pipe lines, tanks manufactures. 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; l; 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 corporations, 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 tho nearest connecting rail point for the purpose ot transporting freight and the products of said company to and from its property also to construct, own, maintain and operate its own telegraph and telephone lines and 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 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.
 ARTICLE 3. The amount of capital stock shai, be the sum of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars (S650, ,000), divided into six hundl ed and fifty thousand shares (55G, ,Ge0) of the par value of one dollar each, which capital stock, when issued, must be fully paid in cash or property upon assurance of the same, and shall foreVerbe 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 hereby authorized to issue any 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 erty, 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-ass5ssable.
 ARTICLE 1. The time of the commence ment of said corporation shall be the 14th day of April, 1900, and the termination or dnp of Arsrf less the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before the termination hereof.
 ARTICLES. 5. 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 (S5,000l dollars.
 ARTICLE 6. The affairs of this corpora ton shall be conducted and managed by a 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 J. A. Gardiner, H. R. Hurlbut. N. J. Manson, Jno. Martin. Wm. B. Hooper, Warren Gillelen and J. ". A. Off.
 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 Wednes- day in January in each year.
 ARTiCLE7. I. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be 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.
 ARTICLE 8. The capital stock of the cor poration shall be forever -assessable. its face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is fully paid up and non-assessabie.
 ARTICLE g. The board of directors shall have power to pass bylaws and make amendments thereto, and the said corpor- atlon shall have power to increase or diminish its capital stock by a two-thirds vote of the stockholders represented at any regular stockholders meeting, or any special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose, and by fling 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 of incorporation.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereun- to set our hands and seals this ith dey of April, 1900.
 tsEALl JOHN NJ. GARDINER,
 lsEALl H. R. HURLBUT,
 lsEALl \. J. MANSON. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELEs.i ss'
 On this 9th day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred, before me Ming May. Notary Public in and for said Los Angeles County, residing therein, duly com mlssioned and sworn, personally appeared John II. Gardiner personally known to me 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. 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.
 lsBAIi MING MAY, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRAECIsCo.f 3D.
 On the 4th day of April, in 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. R. Hurlbut and N. J. Manson, known to name, all subscribed to and who executed the annexed instrument, and they acknow- ledged to me that they executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I 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 certif- cate first above written.
 l5BALl ". T. HESS, Notary Public in and for the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, 1915 Claus Spreckels building,
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTYsoF FINAL. 3D.
 l, F. A. Chamberlin, 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 11th day of April, A. D. 1900 at o'clock p. m., in book No. 1, of articles of incorporation, page 1G.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal, this [sEALl F. A. .CHAMBERLIN.
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