Arizona republican., 1901-03-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of RAINIER OIL COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents. that we, the undersigned, this day volunta- rily associate ourselves together foi the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. And we do hereby certify:
 First: That the name of said corpor- ation shall be Rainier Oil Company" and it's principal place of transacting business shall be Phoenix, Arizona, with branch offices in the city and county of San Francisco, state of Cali fornia, and at such other place CT places as may be hereafter determined by .he beard of dreo tors Of the com pany; that the namss of the incorpor- at-rs arc: F. NJ. Onion, De Witt F. Lowe, Clinton A. Harrison. R. w. Heath. r. A. Shepard, Wm. N. McCar- thy and J. 5. 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 s5afts. boring of wells, the driving Of tunnels or drifts. the re- covsry. extraction. refining and reduc- ton of oils, petroleum, aspaaltum, gas, hydro carbon and volatile substances, borax, ores. metals and minerals, the erecting of buildings, hoisting works, pumping plants, wareh, uses, reduction works. smelters, reiinerles. furnaces and mE!s. and using, working and oper- ating the same; the constructing. buy ing. holding. owning, operating and disposlng of by sale nr otherwise, trans. rail and other roads. pipe. tel egraph. telephone. light and r-wer 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 vola tile 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- al oil mining, milling, smelting and re- 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 Territcry of Arizona.
 Third: That the amount of capital stock is five hundred thousand ($50o,- 000) dollars: that the number of shares into which it is divided is five hun dred thousand (50O. .0C0). of the par value of one S1 ,0o) dollar each That the capital stock cf the company shall be paid in at such times and in such man ner as the board of directors shall de- termne and authorize
 Fourth: That the term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty five (25) years from and after the date of it's incornoration.
 Fifth: That the business of said cor poration shall be managed and con- trolled by a beard of seven directors, who shall be elected at meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the first CD Tuesday of March in each year and shah serve for one year from the date of their said election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Sixth: That the indebtedness of tho corporation shall nct 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 stockholders is to be exempt from cor porate debt.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands anl seals this 18th day of February, 1901.
 F. M. ONION. (SeaD
 De WITT B. LOWE. (SeaD
 CLINTON A. HARRISON. (SeaD
 R. w. HEATH. (Seal)
 F. A. SHEPARD. (SeaD
 Wm. N. MCCARTHY. (SeaD
 J. B. OLSEN. (Seal.) State of California, City and County of
 San Francisco. ss.
 On the 10th day of February, in the year one thousand nine Hundred and one, before me, A. K. Dag gett. notary public in and for the said city and county. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn. person. ally appeared E. M. Onion, De Witt B. B. Lowe. Clinton A. Harrison, R. w. Heath. F. A. Shepard. Vim. N Me- Carthy and J. B. Olsen, known to me to be the persons described in, whose names are subscribed to and who exe- ciIfad fhn annnxaA iprA.n,.u.n.,4 ,..l