Arizona republican., 1901-01-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of GABlLAN OIL COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents: That we. the undersigned, this day vol untarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corp,ra- ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and W. do hereby certify
 First That the name of said corpo- ration shall be "Gabian oil Company" and its principal place of transactlns business snail be Pho nix Arizona, with branch offic s in the city and coun- ty of san Francisco state of caifor- mia, and at such ether place or places as may be hereafter dct, rmined by thn board of directors of the company: that the names of the incorp0ra;or9 are .. Arata, F.. M. Onion. Jno. T. Long, II. L. wel5s,, Aug. F. Chamot. WIFI c. Hays. 2. II. Regensburger, S. B. olsen. F. N. Belgrano
 Second: That the g'neral nature of the business Is the acquiring possession of and title to oil and mineral lands by location. purchas2 bond, lease or gift; acquiring, holding and owning said land and the disposal of the same by sale, bond leas or gift; acquiring. hold ing, owning and dispOsing of rights and franchises incident to the main business of the corpora tion; thu development and improve ment Of lands acquired by the corpo- ration by the sinking of wells or shafs, or by the driving Of tunnels or drifts. the erection of buildings. hoistirg works. warehouses, factories. furnaces or mills necessary to the proper con- duct of the busn,s ss of the corporation: the constructioR of trans and other reads ,psSDe lines, humss. ditches, tanks and every other thing necessary to the proper conduct of the business of tn" corporation; the buying aud selling of mrrchandise. oils, minerals, metals, timber, lumb.r, and agricultural pro- ductlors: and to do and perform all acts and things rtaininS there to or conceded herewith which may br proper and necessary or useful to the main purpose of tsls corporation. not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of ttn United States and the laws of the territory of Arizonl made and provi1- ed fer the government of corporaticns. Third: That the amount of the capi. tal stock is Ee hundred thousand (s5OS ,O0O.eO) dollars; that the number of shares into which it is divided Is five hundred thousand (5O0,00O, of the par value of one (sD dollar zach. That the capital stock of tse company shall be paid lr at such times and in such man ner as the board Of directors shall de- termSne and authorize.
 Fourth: That thu term for which saN corporation is to exist is twenty five (25) years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 FiftG: That the business ofsaid cor- poratlon shaH be managed and con- troHed by q board of seven directors, who shall be elected at meeting of the stockholders of said corporation U be held on the third (3) Tuesday of January in each year, and shall serve for one year from the date of their said election, and until their successors arc elected and qualified
 Sixth: That the indc cbtedness of the corporation shall not exceed two thirds (2-3) of the amount of its cap.- tai stock.
 Seventh: That the capital stock of the corporation shall be non-asssessa- ble; and the private property of the stockholders is to be exempt from cor poratr debt.
 In Witness Whereof we have hrreun- to set our hands and seals this 4th day of January, A. D. 1901.
 r. ARATA.
 F.. M. ONION.
 JNO. T. LONG.
 II. l.. WEIGH.
 n< AUG. r. CHAMOT.
 WILL C. HAYS.
 s. H. RcGENSBURGER.
 J. F. OLSEN.
 r. N. BELORANO. State of California, County of Sa9 Francisco, ss.
 On the fourth of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, before ms. K. E. Treat, q notary pub lie in and for the said city and county. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared F. Arr ata, F. M. Onion, Jno, T. Long. II. L