Arizona republican., 1901-02-03
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION OF
 THE MAJESTIC OIL COMPANY.

Know All Men by Tnese PreSents. That we, the undersigned. have this day voluntarily assocMtcd ourselves !, together for the purpose of forming and becoming a corporation uiider tile
 laws of the Territory of Arizona. and in that behalf and to that end we do | hereby adopt and duly execute the fol- lowing-Articses of Incorporation, and do hereby and herein declare and cer- !, tify as follows, towit:
 First. That the name of the said corporation shall be and is the "Majes-
 tic oil Company" and that its princi- pal place of transacting business shall be and is Phoenix. Marlcopa County. Territory of Arizona, and that 1t shall have branch offices at the City and County of San Francisco, State of Cal ifornia, and at Bakersfield, Kern Coun- ty. State of California, and that the names of its incorporators are: Chas. A. Zinkand, o. Weinhold. c. J. Rader, Grove P. Ayers. w. c. Carpenter. w. K. Coie. Chas. D. Parish, Ed Downer. Robert Hays Smith, Edward H. Aigel- tinger. James R. T. Mershon, w. j.. Black and Albert J. Behrens.
 Second. That the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the said corporation is the securing and acquir ing the ownership, pos session and right, title and interest of, In and to oil lands and mineral lands anc other lands and real estate, by To- cation, purchase, bond or lease of the same, and otherwise; and the disposal Of the same by sale. lease or bond or otherwise; the development of lands and property by sinking wells and shafts and otherwise and by driving of tunnels, and drifts. and the erection of buildings, hosts, warehouses, factories, furnaces. refineries, engines, nlachin- cry. power houses and mills and other structures necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corpora tion; the acquiring and construction of trans. tram ways and other roads, and pipes, pipe lines, fumes, ditches, and every other thing necessary to tho proper conduct of the business of the corporation; the buying and selling of merchandise. oils, minerals, metals, timber, lumber and agricultural pro- ductions; the production and genera ton of steam. electricity, gas, and other agencies and means of lighting, heating and motive power, and the us- ing, selling, renting, leasing bending and otherwise disposlng of the same: the refining of oils and the doing and performing of any and a.l acts not in- consistent with the laws of the terri tory of Arizona made and provided for the government of corporations.
 Third. That the amount of the capi- tai stock of said corporation is and shall be Three Hundred Thousand Dol lars ($30O, ,000.00). That the number of shares into which it Is and shall be divided is Three Hundred Thousand (S00.000) of the par value of One Dollar (s1.00) each; and that said capital stock shall be paid in at such times and in such manner and upon such con- ditions as the Board of Directors of said corporation shall from time 10 time determine and authorize.
 Fourth. That the term for which said corporation is to exist is Twenty five (25) years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 Fifth. That the business and affairs of said corporation shall be managed and controlled and are to be conducted by board of ten -10) directors. who shall be elected at a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the first Tuesday after the sec ond Monday in January in each year, and shall hold office and serve for one year from and after the date of their said election. and until the election of their successors.
 Sixth That the highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the said corporation Is at any time to sub feet itself is at no time to exceed the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars (s2o, ,ooo.OO).
 Seventh. That the private property of the stockholders of said corporation is to be exempt from any and all lia- bility for corporate debts of said cor poration.
 In witness whereof, we have here unto set our hands and seals th,s 23rd day of January, A. D., 1901
 Signed and sealed in the presence Of (seal) CHAS. A. ZINKAND,
 (seal.) O. WEINHOLD.
 (seal) c. J. RAIDER.
 (seal.) GROVE P. AYERS, .(seal.) ". c. CARPENTER,
 (seaH.) w. K. COLE,
 .(seal.) CHARLES D.. PARISH, (seal.) ED. DOwNER,
 (seal.) ROBERT HAYS SMITH, (scal.) REWARD H. AIGELTINGEP, (seal) JAMES R. IT. MERSHON, (seal) w. J. BLACK, (seal) ALBERT J. BEHRENS. State of California. City and County of San Francisco ss.
 On this 23d day of January, in the year A. D., one thousand nine hundred and one Q9O1), before me. R. B. Treat, a Notary Public in and for the said City and County of San Francisco, State of California, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Chas. A. Zinkand, o. Weinhold, c. J. Rader, Grove P. Ayers, w. c. Carpenter, W. K. Cole. Chas. D. Parish, Ed. Downer, Robert Hays Smith. Edward H. Aige,- finger James R. T. Mershon, w. J. Black and Albert J. Behrens, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed % and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and each and every one acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
 In witness whereof. have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year last above written.
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