Arizona republican., 1901-09-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the OIL DISTRIBUTING
 COMPANY"


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the under signed have this day voluntarily asso- ciated ourselves together for the pu:- pose of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby make. execute and adopt the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name Of said corporation shall be ''B aumont Oil Distributing Company. and it's principal place of transactinS business shall te f1oenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, with branch offices at Beaumont. Texas; New York. Bos ton. Chicago and London. England. ana at such other places as may be deter mined by the Board of Directors and stockholders, where regular and spe- i cial meetings of the Directors and stockholders may be held and any anI all of the business may be transacted ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the different kinds of business proposed to be trans acted by this corporation is as follows. to-wit:
 l To buy. sell. and otherwise dispose of crude and other oils.
 [ To purchase. lease, locatS. bond. pr otherwise acquire. own, exchange. hy- | pothecate and deal in, work. mine, eX- plore and develop mining claims. oil. mineral, timber and agricultural lands. oil. gas. ssphaltum, water ard water { rights.
 To do general real. estate, mercan- tile and mining business in all it's ! branches.
 To own. handle and control letters patent and inventions.
 To borrow money and execute mort gagss or deeds of trust to secure tho. same to issue bonds and other evil '. dences of indebtedness, and in genera! to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corpo- !, rat ton, not inconsistent with the jaws of the United States and the Territory of AriZCLa.
 ARTICLE III. Among the powers of this body cor porate shall be: To have perpetual sue I cession, to sue and be sued by it's cor porate name; to have a common seal and alter the same at pleasure: to pre- scribe the mode of making transfer of stocks or interest O: irs stockholders. to make contracts: to acquire and transfer property of every kind and de- scription. both real and personal. and to possess the same powers private individuals now enjoy; to establish by laws and make all rules and regulations deemed expedient for the manageme Fl of it's affairs not inconsistent with tr1 laws and thc constitution of the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE ".
 TEe amour: of the capital stock oi the corporation shall be Two M;lliol Dollars G, 900. .coO.00) divided into Twenty Thousand (2O.000, shares, O. the par value of One Hundred Dollars (sl0O.O0) each, fully paid up and forevei non-assessable.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of the commencement oi this corporation shall be the date oi the filing of these articles of incorpo ration in the office of the Secretary ol Arizona and the termination therso: shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE VT.
 The affairs of this corporation shal be conducted by q Board of Directors and may be increased at any regulS meeting of the stockholders up to any number. bot not more than fifteen. wh' who shall be elected annually by tht stockholders of .hc corpoi alton on tn, first day of September in each year Until the first day of September 1g0s the following named persons shall serTs as Directors: R. l.. Cox. A McCuilagh JI. IDEOOhS. IT, w. Campbell. R. Oliver, A. s. Fischer. $ E. Morss.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent. tC which this corporation shall subject it. self at any time, shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500.0O000.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from ail corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set cur hands and seals thi. fourth day of September, 1901.
 R. F.. BROOKS. (Seai.)
 l.. L. COX. (Seal.)
 k. OLIVER (Seal.
 H. MASTERSON. Seal.
 w. T CAMPBELL. (Seal.l
 W. l.. MURPHY. (Seal.)
 A. s. FISHER. (Seal.l State of Texas, County of Jeff rson. ss On this fourth day of September, il the year 1901. before me- Walter Crawford. q Notary Public in and foi the state and county aforesaid. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn . personally appeared R. l.. Cox, R. E. Brooks. H. Masterson. R. Oliver. w. T Campbell, w. L. Murphy. known to rle to be the persons described in. whose names are subscribed to. and who exc cuted the annexed instrument. an they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes anc consideration therein expressed IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the said state and county. the day and year last above written.
 II (Seal) WALTER J. CRAWFORD