Arizona republican., 1901-04-24
ARTICLES OF IN CORPORATION
 os the CALIFORN' A MINING AND OIL COMPANY.

have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a Corporation, under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
 FIRST: That the name of said Cor poration shall be the CALIFORNIA MINING AND OIL COMPANY.
 SECOND: That the purposes for which it is formed are, to acquire, hold. own, locate, operate, manage, enjoy. buy, sell, lease. mortgage, convey, deal in. develop and improve mining and mineral lands, mineral claims, ditches, fumes, reservoirs, tanks, pipe lines. boring and drilling tools and machin- cry, corporate stock and shares, town lots and town sites. and other real, per- sonal and mixed property of every kind and character. and all and singular the proceeds, rents. issues and profits thereof of every kind and character:
 TO ENGAGE in mining for precious me tals and other minerals, and reduc- ing gold, copper and silver bearing ore. and any and all other kinds of ores and minerals:
 TO ERECT. and operate mills, smelters and reduction works of any and al kinds and to en- gage in the business of mill ing and reduction of ores of all kinds;
 TO ENGAGE in and carry on the business of boring, exploring, mining for, producing, distilling, refining. man. ufacturing. transporting, piping, carry ing. hauling. handling. storing, deal- ing in. buying. selling and trading in oil, coal, petroleum, natural gas, as- phaltum, bitumen, hydro o-carbon, bi- luminous rock, sand stone and build ing materials of every kind, and the various products of each.
 TO ACQUIRE. hold, own, locate, op- crate. manage. enjoy. sell. lease. mort gage. convey, deal in. develop and i'm prove water water rights and water privileges and franchises.
 AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, to ac- quire. buy. sell enjoy. hold, lease, mort gage. control, hypothecate. use, possess and enjoy lands, easements, franchises manufacturies, machinery, pipe lines and pipes, conduits, acqueducts, refin- cries, reservoirs. tanks. appurtenances 
 things necessary or convenient for thu proper carrying on and conducting said businesses, and each of them.
 TO BORROW AND LOAN MONEY execute promissory notes and othel evidences of debts and securities.
 AND GENERALLY, to do any and all things necessary to the purpose: herein set forth to the same extent and effect as the same might or could b' done by a natural person
 THIRD: That the principal place oi business of said Corporation shall be at Phoenix, in the Territory of Arizona in the United States of America; ant the places outside of said Territory where it may keep branch offices an( transact its busineess and conduct its affairs, shall be at the City of Bedding in the County of Shasta, State of Cal ifornia, and at such other places Towns. Counties and States as the of ficers or Directors, stockholders or man mine.
 FOURTH: That the amount of cap. ital stock of said Corporation hereby authorized is Five Million Dollars (s5.. 000. .000) and the number of shares into which 1t is divided is Five Million shares of the par value of One Dollar each; the value of which stock is to bt paid in cash, or upon such lnstallment. as the Directors may provide, or in req estate, personal or mixed property contracts, agreements, labor, machin. cry. merchandise, materials, or any such articles as the Directors may pro vide for. or the stockholders may re, solve, upon the delivery from time tC time of said stock. Preferred stocl may be provided and issued upon nsucf terms and conditions as the Board o Directors may determine.
 FIFTH: That the time of the com mencement of this Corporation shall bt the 29th day of March, in the year o our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one; and the same shall continue for the period of twenty-five years, anC shall terminate on the 29th day o March, in the year of our Lord, on, thousand nine hundred and twenty-six at l2 o'clock noon.
 SIXTH: That the persons and off cers who shall have the management and control of said Corporation shal be stockholders holding two-thirds oi the standing stock of the Corpora, ton and Board of Directors to bt composed of such number of member. as shall be provided in the bylaws and shall be chosen by the stockhold. CTS, on the last Friday in March oi each year.
 THE ORIGINAL BYLAWS shall bt adopted by the vote or signatures o the stockholders holding two-thrds o all the outstanding stock which ha. been regularly subscribed.
 ANY RESOLUTION adopted by tho stockholders by like amount of stock whether by vote or signatures, at a meeting or otherwise. shall absolutely control the officers of the Corporation and the tenure of the offices of the ofii cers and Directors, so far as indicated in said resolution. The Board of Dl rectors shall have the management ant control of said Corporation and it's bus mess. subject to the action of the stock, holders.
 SEVENTH: That the number of it. Directors shall be seven, and the names and residences of those who are ap, pointed as the Directors for the firs year are:
 R. $. Roycroft. residence. Bella Vista Cal. 25,o00 shares.