The Arizona sentinel., 1900-04-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the WESTERN COAST OIL COMPANY.

 WESTERN COAST GIL COMPANY. TT NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS -EzA T<at we, the undersigned Frank = Daggett H. T Narkm n, G. D. Palten, E, F. Brooks, Pery fanedell, Frank C. Bolt and C. D. Daggett desiring to become incorporated under the provisions Of Title F. of the Revised Statutes Of the Territory Of Arizona as approval March 9th 1S97 do hereby asso cates oursevcs together for the purpose of incor- poratins under the said Statute, and in pursuance there-f do hereby make, declare and adopt the fol- lowing as our articles of incorporation:
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 The name of tIis corporation shall be the ''West- syn Coast oil Company and the principle place or business shall he in the City of Yuma Territory Of Arizona, and in the City of Pasadena, State Of Cali fornia. The stockholders of the corporation meet ing in the form place, and the board of directors as hereinafter constituted, meeting in the latter nlaco and the corporation shall have power to cs5ab fish branch offices for tEe transaction of business at other places to be designated by the BJ Laws
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 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation: First-To acquire by purchase or otherwise and to hoId sell! exchange CT otherwise dispose 10 real and personal property.
 second-Eo develop oil, water or gas by means Of 3ioriaa. boring, tunnelling CT other means, and to die7cs Of the same for the benefit of the Corpora l ton.
 Q1irG-To construct and main tain such reservoirs. tanks, ditches, pipes and pIpe lines as may be con v.net or necessary for the storage, sae or d>triou- ton of the oil water or gas that may belong to the Corporation.
 FoDrth-ro refine oil, to manufacture all oil pro duets and to purchase sell and deal in crude and refined oil and oil products.
 Fifsh-To carry on general mercantile business such as is proper and usual for the purpose of pur- chasing and selling goods, articles or merchandise to it's e ,ovees or others desiring the same in the locality of its general business.
 Sixth-To transact any manner of lawful business that may be necessary useful or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose of the Corporation.
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 The amount of the Capital Stock authorized by the orporation shall be the sum of $l, ,0Oo,O00 divided into One million shares of the per value of One dol 1ar each and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in are as follows, to wit: The entire amount thereof has been subscribed and will te nsid in full upon the fling of these articles with 4ba County Recorder of the Said County of Yuma, by the subscribers assigning and transferring to the corDoraton certain leases, options and other prop ertv now owned by the subscribers in the State oi California.
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 The time of the commencement of this Corpora ton shall be when these articles of Incorporation gre filed in the County Recorders Office of the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona, and the termination shall be twenty five years thereafter.
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 The corporate power Of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of seven Directors who shall be chosen annually by the stockholders in the meeting assembled for that purpose in the City of Iuma' Territory of Arizona on the first day of February oi each and every year. The said Board of Directors saa! choose President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer whose term of office and duties shall be specified by the By Laws. The said Board oi Directors shall be chosen by the stockhoidres oy cumulative voting. each stockhoder being permit ted to cast as many votes he holds shares Of stocR multiplied by the number of directors to be elected' and shall be permitted to cast all of said votes for anvone person, or to distribute said votes as he may d sire.
 ARTICLE 6.
 The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability to whi h the Corporation is to at any time subject itself is ths sum of Twenty Five thousand dollars ARTICLE :.
 Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts
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 These articles Of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting thereof led for that purpose, by majori vote of the stock of the corporation, And by fling certificate of said amendments, dul cer- tiaed by the proper officers of tho Corporation in the same ual ner as provided by law for filing the original articles.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
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