Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-01
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Los An
geles and Beaumont oil Company

ssles and Beaumont OIL Company.
The undersigned, II. L. squires, N, S.
Meigs. N. ]. Emerson, c. w. Baidridpe
and +. G. Baldridge, hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow.
ing articles OF incorporation, for the pur-
poses OF forming a corporation under the
laws OF the Territory ofArizona.
Article l..
The name of this corporation shall be
the Los Angeles and Beaumont oil
Company, and the principal place for
transacting its business shall be at Tuc-
son, Pima County, Territory of Arizona
put proposes to carry on business in the
States OF California and Texas and will
nave an ofhce at Los Angeles, in the
State of California.
Article ii.
That for the purpose for which this
corporation is formed, are: drill for. and
develop oil, asphaitum, and other miner
ais; to transport and refine oil or other
wise prepare the same for market: to ac.
quire, purchase, hold, improve. work,
and operate, sell and convey oil wells.
OIL machinery, oil and mineral lands and
to erect all necessary buildings. and
machinery necessary for said purposes
to procure, locate and purchase water
and water rights; to locate under the
laws OF California, Arizona, and the
United States. placer and lode mining
claims; to construct bitches, fumes, or
ppe lines, to- issue, sell and convey
stocks, bonds, mortgages; to purchase.
acquire, sell and convey real and person
| al property; to farm and to guilty. ate
any lands acquired by the corporation.
and generally to do all necessary to
carry on said business.
ArticIe III.
The amount of the capital stock au-
thorized to be issued is one Million H.
600 JOOo) shares of the par value of one
dollar each and when issued shall be
forever worcestershire.
Article Nv.
The time of the commencement of th;e
corporation shall be the date these arti--
eles are filed with the county recorder of
the said County Of Pima This corpor-
alton shall exist for twenty-five years
from its commencement.
Article V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted ty board of directors COM
posed OF i've or more stockholders, to be
first elected on the lst day OF July, 1901
and until each annual election there
after.
The following are the names Of the d.
rectors who arc to serve until the FIRST
annual meeting and until their succes.
sors are elected, to-wit, III. L. Squires,
y. =. Meigs, N, J. Emerson, c. ". Bal
dridge and r. @. Baidridge.
Article vi.
The highest amount Of indebtedness to
winch tins corporation shall be subject
ed shall be fifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
o0o1.
Article VII.
The private property of the stockhoid-
ers OF this corporation shall be exempt
from liability for the corporation debts.
Article VIII.
These ARTICLES of incorporation NAV he
amended by a two-thirds vote OF the
stockholders of this corporation at auy
regular meeting of the stockholders or
any. special meeting called sor that pur.
pose, and the amendment shall be fIed
with the county recorder of said County
OF Psma, and printed as required by law.
Artieic TX.
That the directors Of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporatiou
mt tiaeir hrsk meeting. Eiections of d.
rcctors and stockholders raectinr fannu-
all shall be held yearly ON the 6rst Mon
day in July Of each year.
In witress whereof we have hereunto
f,sFg has n a Il r.
May, 1901, in duplicate.
NJ Emerson. Seal
c. w. Baidridge, Seal
II. L. Squires. Seal
N. S. Meigs, Seal
+. @. Baldridge, Seal
State Of California, 4
County OF Los AnecIes -
Before me, Ross T. Hickcox. n notary
public IN and for the said County OF Los
Angeles, and State Of California, person
ally appeared, II, L. Souires. n. s.
Msigs. n. ]. Emerson, c. w. Batdrsdse
anu r. g. Baidridge, known to me 10 &c
the persons who executed the within
tnstTusnent aud who are mentioned i'm
the same and they and each OF them ack-
noWiedRed to u,c that they and each Of
them executed the said articles of iscor.
poration Of The Los Angeles and Beau.
mont Oh Company, for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Office
this 18th day OF May. A. D., 1901.
SEAL. Ross r. Hekcox,
Notary Psblic in and for the County Of
Los Angeles. State of California.
My commission expires February 2sth,
1904,
l0ceut lnteFnai Revenue Stamp pro-
perry cancelled.
State Of California,
County Of Loa Angeles. ss
|, c. w. Bell, County Clerk of the
County Of Los Angeles, and ex-officio
Clerk Of the Superior Court of the State
of California, IN and for said County.
the same being a Court Of Record. no
HEREBY CERTIFY that Ross T. Hickcox
whose name Is subscribed to the certifi- |
cate Of the proof or acknowledgment |
of the annexed Instrument, and thereon |
written, was. at the time OF taking srch |
proof and acknowledgement, a Nota. |