Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-24
Articles of Incorporation Of the Buen9
Vista Oil Company.


That we, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose of forming corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona, do
adopt the following Articles OF lncor-
poration:
First: The name of the corporation
shall be the "Buena Vista Oil Com
pany."
Second: The names OF the incorpora-
tors are,
NAMES. RESIDENCE.
T. II. Ijams, Kansas City, Missouri.
R. H. Knight, Los Angeles, California
J. A. Arnold, az
Walter III. Wren, ''
Third The place where the princi-
pal business OF said corporation is to be
transacted, is Tucson, Pima Co. in the
said Territory, but the corporation pro
poses to carry on business in the County
of Los Angeles, State of California, and
at such other place or places in said
State, or other States or Territories OF
the United States as may be found nee
essary, and the corporation will have a
main Office and stock transfer office in
the City of Los Angeles, County of Los
Angeles, State of California. and in Kan
sas City, State OF Missouri.
Fourth: The general nature OF the
business proposed to be transacted is:
lst. To buy, or otherwise acquire, to
prospect for, to hold, own, manage,
operate, improve and develope oil lands,
mining claims. mineral rights, oil wells,
and other real estate and interests and
rights IN any of said property.
End. To engage in and carry on the
business of mining, operating, exploring
tunneling or drilling for, developing,
producing, refining, distiling, treating,
manufacturing, preparing, handling,
storing, dealing in, buying and selling
oil, petroleum, coal gas, asphaltum,
bituminous rock and other minerals and
hydro-carbon substances and products
of such substances and for such pur-
poses to buy or otherwise hold, own,
manage and operate refinaries, pipe
lines, tanks, manufactures, machinery,
tank cars and other works and appliances
that may be incident or auxiliary to
said business; to purchase, erect, own
and maintain all buildings necessary to
the protection OF the company s
machinery, or necessary to the carrying
on OF its work, or that may be deemed
necessary or convenient therefor by the
Board of Directors.
Sd. TO rent or leaseto others. toim-
prove, sell manage, pledge and otherwise
dispose of, or any part of, any OF the real
or personal property owned by said cor
poration, or in which it may have any
interest.
4th. Also to take and acquire, by
purchase or exchange, or other lawful
modes, to hold, own, sell or otherwise
dispose of the capital stock or bands of
other corporations.
9Th. To procure or purchase water and
water rights, to develop water by tun.
neling submerged dam or otherwise, to
buy or sell water or water-rights, to
construct bitches, fumes and pipe lines
to convey water for the use of said com
pany, and for other purposes.
9th. To issue. sell and convey stock,
bonds and mortgages, purchase, acquire
an hold, or sell and convey real or per-
sonal property OF whatsoever kind, and
to do all things necessary to carry on
the business of the company.
Fifth. The amount of the capital
stock authorized is Six Hundred Thous-
and Dollars 5000, ,000), to be divided
into six hundred thousand (600,O00)
shares of the p value of One Dollar
($l 00) each,
Sixth. The corporation will begin
business on the first day of March, 1901
and will terminate in twenty-five (25y
years from that date.
Seventh. The affairs of this corpora.
tion will be conducted by board OF di-
rectors, consisting of five (5) persons,
including president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, and at the op-
tion OF the board of directors, an assist
ant secretary, an assistant treasurer,
and an executive committee.
Election OF directors shall be held an.
nually on the first day OF March, and the
election of officers at the first meeting OF
the board OF directors thereafter.
Eighth. That the names of the di-
rectors who are appointed for the first
year, and to serve until the election and
qualification OF such officers, are as fol-
lows, to-wit T. II. ljams, Erasmus
Wilson, r. II. knight, j. l.. Arnold and
Walter II. Wren.
Ninth. The higest amount of indeb-
tedness or liability to which this corpor-
alton shall subject itself is fifty thous-
and dollars ($50,0OO)
Tenth. Private property of the men,
bers of this corporation shall be forever
exempt from corporate debts.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 2Gth day OF
February, 1901.
T. II. Ijams. (ScaD