The Arizona sentinel., 1900-03-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORAT1ON
 of the WESTERN COAST OIL COMPANY.

E7 NOW ALI, MEN BY THESE PRESENTS EA That we the undersigned Frank .. Daggett' Il. H. Markham, G. D. Palten, E. F. Brooks, Pcriy LangdelI, Frank C. Bolt and c. D. Daggett desiring to become incorporated under the provisions ef Title 12 of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona as approval March 9th 1897 do hereby asso- ciates ourselves together for the purpose Of ncor porating under the said Statute and in pursuance thereof do hereby make declare and adopt the fol- lowing as our articles Of incorporation: ARTICLE l.
 The name of this corporation shall be the ''West- ern Coast oil Company and the principle place of business shaf he in the City of Yuma, Territory o Arizona and in the City of Pasadcna State of Cali fornia. The stockholders of the corporation meet ing in the former place. and the board Of directors as hereinafter constituted, meeting in the latter place. and the corporation shall have power estab fish branch offices for the transaction Of business at other places to be designated by the BJ Laws
 ARTICLE2.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation:
 First-To acquire by purchase or otherwise and to hold, sell exchange CT otherwise dispose 10 real and personal property.
 1 Second-To develop oil water or gas by means Of digging boring, tunnelling or other means, and to dispose of the same for the benefit of the Corpora | tion.
 Third-To construct and maintain such reservoirs. tanks ditches, pipes and plpe lines as may be con venent or necessary for the storage, sale or dstribu- ton of the oil water gas that may belong to the Corporation.
 Fourth-To refine oil, to manufacture all oil pro ducts and to purchase sell and deal in crude and refined oil and oil products.
 Ffth-To carry general mercantile business such as is proper and usual for the purpose of pur chasing and selling goods, articles or merchandise to it's employees or others desiring the same in the locality Of its general business.
 Sixth-To transact any manner of lawful business tbat may be necessary useful or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose of the Corporation.
 ARTICLES.
 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by the Corporation shall be the of S ,OOOOOO, divided into One million shares of the per value of One dol lar each and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in as follows, to wit: The entire amount thereof has been subscribed and will be paid in full upon the fling of these articles With the County Recorder of the Said County of Yuma, by the subscribers assigning and transferring to the Corporation certain leases, options and other prop erty now owned by the subscribers in tine State of California.
 ARTICLE4.
 The time of the commencement of this Corpora ton shall be when these articles of Incorporation are filed ill the County Recorders Office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE ,.
 The corporate power of the Corporation shall be vested in 8 Board of seven Directors who shall be chosen annually by the stockholders ill the meeting assembled for that purpose in the City of fuma' Territory of Arizona on the first day of February of each and every year. The said Board Of Directors shall choose President Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer whose term of office and duties shall be specified by the Bylaws. The said Board Of Directors shall be chosen by the stoclholdres by cumulative voting, each stockhoder being permit ted to cast many votes he holds shares of stock multiplied by the number of directors to be elected' and shall be permitted to cast all of said votes for anyone person. or to distribute said votes as he may desire.
 ARTICLE 6. The highest amount of indebtedness liability to which the Corporation is to at any time subject itself is the sum Twenty-Five thousand dollars
 ARTICLE 2. Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts.
 ARTICLES s. These articles of incorporation may be amended l any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting thereof called for that purpose, by major vote of the stock of the corporation, and by fling certificate of said amendments, duly cer- tiied by the proper officers Of the Corporation, in the same mal ner as provided by law for filing the original articles.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of JaLuary, 1900
 FRANK s. DAGGETT, lSeall
 H. II. MARKHAM, ISeall