Arizona republican., 1901-01-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of CATALAN OIL COMPANY.


 That we, the undersigned, this day VOL untarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corp-ra- ton under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and w do hereby certify
 First That the name of said corpo- ration shall be "Gabilan oil Company" and it's principal place of transacting business shall be Phoenix. Arizona. with branch offices in the city and coun . ty of san Francisco state of caiifor- mia, and at such ether place or places as may be hereafter determined by the board of directors of the company: are F. Arata. F.. NJ. Onion. Jno. T. Long, H. l.. Welch. Aug. F. Champt, Will c. Hays. s. H. Regensburger. ;. B. Olsen, F. N. Belgrano.
 Second: That the g'neral nature of the business IS the acquiring possession of and title to oil and mineral lands by location. purchasc bond. lease or gift: acquiring, holding and owning said land and the disposal of the same by sale, bond leasc or gift; acquiring, hold ing, owning and disposing of rights and franchises incident to the main business of the corpora ton; thu development and improve ment of lands acquired by the corpo- ration by the sinking of wells or shafts, or by the driving of tunn2ls or drifts, the erection of buildings hoistirG works, warehouses. factories. furnaces or mills necessary to the proper con- duct of the busint ss of the corporation: the construction of trans and other reads pipe lines, fiumss. ditches, tanks and every other thing necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corporation: the buying and selling ot merchandise. oils, minerals, metals, timber. lumb r. and agricultural pro- ductionss and to do and perform all acts and things pertaining there to or conceded herewith whicl may tn proper and necessary or useful to the main purpose ol this corporation. not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of l thr United States, and the laws of tn, | territory of Arizona made and provia' ed for the government of corporatiIns Third: That the amount of the cap' | | ($5OO, 900 GO) dollars: that the number ol shares into which it is divided Is Ave hundred thousand (5O0,00O) of the pai value of one (sD dollar cach. That thu capital stock of the company shall bt paid ir at such times and in such man ner as the board of directors shall de- termine and authorize.
 | Fourth: That the term for whicl said corporation is to exist Is twenty five t25) years from and after the dat of its incorporation.
 Fifth: That the bus;ness ofsaid cor poratlon shall be managed and con trolled by board of seven directors who shall be elected at meeting O the stockholders of said corporation be held on the third (8 Tuesday O January in each year, and shall serv' for one year from the date of thei said election. and until their successor arc elected and qualified.
 Sixth That the ind cbtedness of tn corporation shall n-t exceed two thirds (2-3) of the amount of its cap. tai stock.
 Seventh: That the capital stock Q the corporation shall be non-asssessa ble; and the private property of tn stockholders is to be exempt from cor poratn debt.
 In Witness Whereof we have hrreun to set our hands and seals this 4th ds. of January, A. D. 1901.
 r. ARATA.
 F. M. ONION.
 | JNO. T. LONG.
 H. l.. WEIGH.
 AUG. F. CHAMOT.
 WILL C. HAYS.
 s. H. REGENSBURGER.
 J. B. OLSEN.
 F. N. BELGRANO.
 State of California, County of Sa Francisco, ss.
 On the fourth of January, in tho yea one thousand nine hundred and ont before ms. R. B. Treat. notary pub lie in and for the said city and county residing therein. duly commissions and sworn, personally appeared r. AT