Arizona republican., 1901-03-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of RAINIER OIL COMPANY.

Know all men by these prer r 2, that we, the undersigned, this 6a, vdlunta- rlly associate ourselves .o g,ther for the purpose of forming Corporation under the laws of the Tyr.'itory of Arizona. And we do hereby certify:
 First; That the name of said corpor- atlon shall he Rainier Oil Company and it's D. nclpal place Of transacting business shall be Phoenix, Arizona, with branch offices ip the city and county of san Francisco. sth.c of Call fornia, and at such other place CT places as may Ae hhrtafter determined by inc beard of dre, tors of the com pany; that the names of the incorpor- atlrs arc; F., M Onion, De Witt B. Lowe. Clinton A. Harrison. R. w. Heath. F. A. Shepard, Wm. N McCar- thy and J. B. Olsen.
 Second: That the general nature of the business Is the acquiring possession of and title to oil and mineral and tim Der lands by location, purchase, bond, lease or gift; holding. owning and dis posing of said lands by sale. bond, lease or gift developing, improving, working and operating said lands by the sinking of shafts. boring of wells, the driving of tunnels or. drifts, the re- covery. extraction. refining and reduc- tion of oils, petroleum. asphaltum. gas, hydro carbon and volatile substances, borax, ores. metals and minerals, the erecting of buildings. hoisting works, pumping plants, warehouses, reduction works, smelters, refineries. furnaces and mills. and using. working and oper ating the same the constructing. buy ing. holding. owning. operating and disposing of by sale ar otherwise, trans, rail and other roads, pipe, tel egrnph. telephone. light and power lines, fumes. ditches, tanks. dams and reservoirs: acquiring, holding, owning, using and disposing of town sites. res- ervoir sites, dam sites, mill sites. water and other rites and franchises necessa- ry and incident to the main business of the corporation; buying, selling and dealing in merchandise. oils, asphal- tum, gas. hydro carbon and volatile substances, borax, ores, minerals, me- tals, chemicals, timber. lumber, fuel, and all other articles and things neces- sary to the proper conduct of a gener- Ill Oll, S. nlllllIS. siNtitliiS anu iN- lining business; and to do and perform any and all acts and things pertaining thereto or connected herewith which may be proper and necessary or useful to. the main purposes of the corpora tion, not inconsistent with the consti- tuition of the United States and the laws of the Territcrv of Arizona.
 Third: That the amount of capital stock is five hundred thousand $500 000) dollars: that the number of shares into which it Is divided Is five hun dred thousand t5OO,0OO), of the par value of one (S1 00) dollar each. That the capital stock of the company shall be paid in at such times and in such man. ner as the board of directors shall de- termine and authorize.
 Fourth: That the term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty five C25) years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 Fifth That the business of said cor poratio shall be managed and con trolled by a board of seven directors, who shall be elected at a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the first CD Tuesday of March in each year and shall serve for one year from the date of their said election | and until their successors are elected | and qualified.
 Sixth: That the indebtedness of the corporation shall not exceed two thirds | (2-3) of the amount of it's capital stock.
 Seventh: That the capital stock of the corporation shall be non assessa- | ble; and the private property of the 1 stockholders is to be exempt from cor ! porate debt.
 ! In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands anl seals this 18th day oi February. 1901.
 F. NJ. ONION. (SeaD
 De WITT B. LOWE. (SeaD
 CLINTON A. HARRISON. (seaD I R. w. HEATH. (SeaD
 r. A. SHEPARD. (SeaD Wm. N. MCCARTHY. (SeaD
 J. B. OLSEN. (Seal) State of California, City and County oi
 San Francisco. ss.
 On the 18th day of February, in tho year one thousand nine hundred and one. before me, A. K. Dag gctt, notary public in and for tht said city and county. residing therein duly commissioned and sworn, person ! ally appeared E. NJ. Onion, De Witt B B. Lowe, Clinton A. Harrison. k. w Heath, r. A. Shepard, Vim. N Nc. Carthy and J. E. Olsen. known to mt | to be the persons described in, whose names are subscribed to and who exc. cuted the annexed instrument, ant they acknowledged that they executed | the same.
 Tn witness whereof I have hereuntt set my hand and affixed my official sea at my office in the City and County ot San Francisco, the day and year in thi. certificate first above written.
 (SeaD A. K. DAGGETT,
 Notary Public in and for the City | and County of San Francisco
 State of California.
 l. R. stamp, 10c, A. K. D.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Mari
 copa. ss.
 | I, B. F. McFal, county recorder il and for the territory and county afore | said, hereby certify that 1 have com pared the foregoing with the origina articles of incorporation of the Rainie' oil Company. filed and recorded in m. office on the 25th day of February, A. D 1901. In Book No. of Articles of In | pn inn nd t,ot ha cQy to