The oasis., 1901-05-18
ARTICLES OF INcORPORATIoN
 -OF THE NOn-AssesSable Oil CO.

htlOW dll ilCu bJ bhteN P' That we. Frank w. Marston, Ed. E Hesse, J. NJ. Gleaves, ;. F. Long: J. |. Le Feyre, have associated ourselves together for the purpose ot iOrmlug corporation for the transaction oi business under the laws ot the Iefrl' tory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation, Uo wit:
 That the name of said corporation is the NoN. AssEssABLEO OIL C0MPANf' That the principal place oi tran sacting business of said corporation IS Nogales. in the territory or Arlzohd, with branch office in the city anu county of San Francisco, state ol Call fornia; That the general nature of the uusi ness purposed to be transacted IS:
 To buy, sell bond, lease, rent, par ter. exchange, mortgage, hypothecate or contract concerning oil lands or other mineral lands in the territory of Arizona aud in the state of Call' fornia.
 TO drill for oil, and to develop, eK- ploit, improve or operate oil or othef mineral lands in the territory or Ari- zona and ia the state of California and ip connection herewith to hold lands other than mineral lands and to de' velop the same, to erect rehnerles, factories aud furnaces, mills and other structures, to construct reservoirs and build tanks, to lay condults ahn pipe lines, tramways aud other roaus and highways for transportation pur- noses, and to secure easements TOT tue same upon or through the lanos oi others;
 To buy, sell, hold, hire, let, ex- change, mortgage, pledge, hypothe, cate or contract for or concerniug all manner of personal property, lnclud- ing stocks, bonds, debentures, con tracts, mortgages. pledges, negotiable instruments and other evidences or ownership, indebtedness or obliga- uiOn; n To buy aud sell merchandise, oils, minerals, metals, tlmoer, lumoef dnu agricultural products; To enter into any and all manner or contracts m relation to, or connected with oil or other mineral products;
 To borrow or loan money, guarantee payments, indorse notes, checks, ollls of exchange and other negotiable in- truments and execute and become sureties on bO0ds;
 To do any and all things necessary, convenient or proper to be done ih connection with, or i0 the execution of the above enumerated purposes:
 That the amount of the capital stock of said corporation authorized to be issued l. five hundred thousand 1900. .O00l shares of the par value or one dollar tSl) each, the same to he lssueu at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the board or direc- tors may determine:
 That the term for which said cor. poration is to exist is twenty hve t23l years, commencing o0 the 2oth day or February, 1901, aud terminating on the 2sth day of February, 1926, unless renewed or dissolved as provided oy law; are to he conducted by board or dl- rector. consisting of five (5) members to he elected annually by the stock holders. on the second Monday in Jan nary of each year. The incorporators herein constitute the first board
 That the private property Of the stockholders in this corporation IS eX- empt from liability for corporate debts.
 In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of February, 1901.
 FRANK w. MARsToN, Seal
 ED. E. HEssE, Seal]
 ]. NJ. GLEAvEs, Seal
 S. r. LoNe. Seal
 J P. LIE FEvRE, Seal State of California,
 City and County Of ss.
 San Francisco.
 On this 18th day of February, A. D. 1901. before me, R R. Treat, notary public in and for said city and county of San Francisco, residing therein,