The Arizona sentinel., 1901-06-05
lUc. Revenue Stamp Cancelled. ARTICLES OF INCCRPOR ALTON
 OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC GIL COMPANY. !"

Know all men by these presents: That we. the undersigned residents of the County Of Los Angeles California. have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpora ton under the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona and we do hereby certify:
 |. That the name Ot the corporation shall be the Central Pacific oil Company" and its principal place of business shall be in the City Of Yuma. County of Yuma Territory Of Ari- 2ona. and also in the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia.
 ,. That the general nature of the business proposed To be carried ou br said corporation. and the purposes for which said corporation is organized. are:
 (a) To acquire land ny purchase. or other wise. for ali purposes whatever; to explore and develop the same for oil. petroleum. asphalt or any kindred substance. or for any mineral of any character that may be found thereon. (b) To engage in and carry on the business of developing. handling. bI-ing and selling all petroleum. or kinded substances; or any mineral substance whatever, whether to be mined, or developed otherwise.
 (c) To acquire. in any manner, any fran chise. or easement. or righ--of-way for pipe line, tram or railway, necessary for the carry ing on of the companyS business.
 (d) To engage in the business of producing refining or distilliGg oil of all grades or any products thereof or gas. natural or artificial (c) 10 acquire and operate vessels. or any convenience for tie transportation of any of inc products of the corporation, and ia cca- scruct the same. or any appliances or >sruct- ur,S necessary for the utilization thereof
 @ To acquire any patent rights that may aid in the accomplishment of the purposes of th" corporation.
 tgD To acquire the stock of other corpora t:oH> at such time and in such quantities and under such conditions and terms as may here matter be determined by the Board Of Direct ors: to sell such stock of other corporations under such conditions and terms as may here matter be imposed by the Board of Directors; 10 establish tankage or storage for oil or kind red products whether purchased or owned by IhiS company not; to sell or lease lands to lnerSOnS, companies, or corporations in such wise and mann r as the Board of Directors of the said corporation may hereinafter de- jerminc.
 5. That the amount of the capital stock Of this corporation shall be Five Million Dollars and the same shall be divided into Five Million haree Uf par value of One Dollar each.
 
 sSsessaOie, aIrd each certificate shall so state upon its face.
 3. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be this 18th day of May. A. D. 1901. and the corporate lite shall endure twenty-five years therefrom.
 6. That the officers of said corporation who shall conduct it's business shall be board of nine directors. who shall be elected at the an nuh meeting to be held the first Tuesday after the second Monday of each calendar year from date hereof. that is to say, on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in each month of May and in each year next succeed jag date of this organization.
 C That the following are appointed directors of the corporation to serve until the election and qualification of their successors: W. F.. Baxter ot Los Angeles California. F. M. Fowler of Los Angeles. California. D. O. Mccarthy Of Los Angeles, California George E. stewart of Ventura. California. Charles A. Barlow of Bakersfield. California. Waiter H. Wren Of Los Angeles. California. .dward A. Clay cf Los Angeles California |. M. Wood of Los Angeles California. J. Harvey Mccarthy of Los Angeles, California. g. That the private property of each officer and stock holder shall be exempt from all cor l'orate debts.
 g. The highest amount Of indebtedness to which the corporation shall s.t any time subject i->elf shall not exceed the sun O. Sl0O0OO.Oo. 10. That the time when. and the conditions "n which the capital stock shall be paid in are: At such periods as shall he hereafter fixed by the Board of Directors; the stockholders shall sell the stock allotred to them for that purpose Ind turn the proceeds thereof into the treasury; ether stock Of the company shall be disposed of from time to time as the Board of Directors may direct
 Witness the hands and seals Of the incorpor- ators this 10th day of May, 4. D. 1901
 r. M. Fowler, (Seal)
 D. O. Mccarthy. (Seal)
 Geo. E. Stewart, (Scal)
 J. Harvey Mccarthy. (Seal) STATE OF CALIFORNIA. lss
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, On this 16th day of May, 4. D. 1901, before me Omar H. Hubbard. Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, California, person ally appeared J. Harvey McCarthy, F. M. Flow Ter. D. O. Mccarthy and George E. Stewart, to re known personally to be the persons who cx- 3uted the foregoing instrument, and they sev- rrally duly acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purposes and consider at:on therein expressed. Witness, my hand and official seal the day and year first above written
 OMAR H. HUBBARD, [Notarial Scal.I Notary Public in and for the
 County of Los Angeles. California. My Commission expires in June 1902 lI0 cent Rev. stamp cancelled. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. LC. W. Bell. County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County, (the same being Court of record, hay ing a Clerk and seaD do hereby certify that Omar II. Hubbard by whom the annexed ccrti- fcate of acknowledgement was signed. was. at tho time Of signing the same, to-wit on the 18th cay of May. A. D. 1901, a Notary Public in and Ioy said County. duly commissioned and sworn /! .d authorized to take such acknowledgements i,is.t am acquainted with hls signature. and believe that the signature of said Notary Pub [ llc to said original certificate of acllno7ledg- ment is genuine; and that the annexed irstru- r7ent is executed. acknowledged and certified il accordance with the laws of the State of California. In witness whereof. I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said court at my office this 16th day of May. .Ig0I.
 C. w. BELL. County Clerk and eX-Offcio clerk of the Super
 for court.
 By SAM KUTZ. Deputy Clerk. tSeal of said Superior courtl
 t1Oc. revenue stamp cancelled TERRITORY OF ARIZONA
 COUNTY OF YUMA. l C. Cronin. County Recorder in and for th" CouRty of Yuma. Territory of Arizona. 60 hereby certify that the above and foregoing is true full and correct copy of the original Ar tirleS of Incor1,orato of tba f.c,trol l1,c;e,l;1