Cochise review., 1900-05-29
Articles of Incorporation
 O.. TIE Santa Paula Gravity Oil
 Company.


 Company. Know all men by these presents that we Edward Durham, G. w. Witherell Il. blnshaIn, J. J; Lonergan, John kebman, rank J Hart, William Wincup, Neill E. Bai- ley, all ot the county of Los Angeles State ot California, hereby associate ourselves to- gether for the purpose of becoming incor porated under the provisions of Chapter 2. Title IF. of the Revised Statutes of inc Ter ritory of Arizona, and do hereby adont inc following articles of incorporation:
 The name of this corporation shall he santa Paula Gravity Oil Compony."
 ARTICLE H.
 The names of the incorporators of this cor. poration are Edward Dunham G. W. With. erell, Ii, A. Bing ham, J. J, Lonergan, John Rebman, Frank Hart. William Wincup, Ne!ll E. Bailey, d of Los Angeles county California.
 ARTICLE TIL The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be in the city of Bisbee, in the county of Cochise and Territory of Ari- zona.
 AaT CLEIv The general nature of the business pro ! posed to be transacted by this corporation ! Is and shall be the buying selling Ieasing owning, holding, possessing and operatinr of mines, mining claims, oil lands oil wells | real estate and personal property, the con l works | for refining crude petroleum and manufac- | turing petroleum products, and the purchase and sale of petr leum and petroleum pro | ducts: to acquire, own, hold sell and deal in | personal property and merchandise. and generally own, hold, acquire and deal in any | property, and to do or transact anything ing in any of said foregoing lines of busi- ness.
 ARTIcLEv.
 The amount of capital stock authorized Nt.N.. l. Il Hundred Thousand $500 COO. Dollars. to he divided into three hundred thousand (SOOOOO) | shares or the par value of One Dollar ($IOO) dltions upon which it is to be paid are as fol- | lows: All stock issued must be fully paid for III cash or property upon issuance, and shall whatever.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of | in uhe office of the County Recorder of Co., chise county, Arizona territory, and the termiDation thereof shall be twenty five (25) years thereafter unless the same be re- | newed pursuant to the laws of Arizona be- fore the termination thereof.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by a board of o five Directors to be elected annually on the first Monday ot April ot each year. provided, however. | Al these articles of incorporation the stock holders shall elect board of directors who shall hold office till the first Monday in | April l&l, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Each stockholder of this corporation. in all elections for directors and other elec- tions. and on the consideration of all aues- tions at stockholders meetings, shall have the ris ht to vote in person or by proxy the n number of shares owned by him, as given on the books Of the company, each share of stock being entitled to one vot-.
 The officers of the said corporation shall be President and Vice President, who shall be directors of said corporations; n General Manager and Secretary and Treasurer, and such subordinate officers and ass; stants as may be deemed necessary. All officers shall be elected by the board of directors after the annual elections of said directors, and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of said directors
 Vacancies in the board of Directors shali be filled as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VIII,
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability for which the corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of Five thousand lS5OO0l Dollars.
 ARTICLE AK.
 The private property of the stockholders or this corporation shall be exempt from | all corporate debts. and the stock holders of this corporation are hereby exempted from all haDiilty Tor any debt of said corporation.
 ARTICLE X. This corporation shall have an office for the transaction ot its business in the state of California, at the city of Los Angeles there in, and said oard of directors may meet and transact the business of said corpora | tion at said city, and the annual and other | meetings of the stockholders and the elec- tions may be held thereat
 ARTICLE xI
 Section l. The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend hy-laws for the government of the affairs of the corporation.
 Section 2. I he board of directors shall have the power to borrow money, execute corpol ate notes or bonds of the corporation and to secure the pay ment of the same by mortgage on property of the corporation, or in any other manner designated by said ly-laws not exceeding, however, said total indebtedness of S5,OOO, as limited in Article VIII hereof.
 ARTICLE XII.
 The corporate stock of this corporation shall be forever non -assessable, and each certificate thereof shall sta upon it's face the number of shares represented therehy, and that the same Is forever non -assessable ARTICLE II.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, by a two o-thirds l25l vote of the stock of the cor poration then issued, in favor ofsusa amendment, or by written assent to such amendment signed by the holders of two thirds ls3l oJ the subscribed capital stock and recorded and published as required by law.
 In witness whereof we have hereuuto set our hands and seals this the 2Sd day of March, l9O0.
 E. DUNHAM, [Seall | JOHN FREEMAN, iSeal | H. A. BINGHAM, tSeall