Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-03
Articles Of Incorporation Of the White
Mountain Oil COMPANY.

The undersigned W. IT. Clarke, A. Nc
Farland, l.. f. Clarke, Geo. Pearson and
James w. Creede, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the
purpose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the Territory OF Arizona
ARrICLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall he
WHITE Mountain Oil Company and the
principal place for the Transaction of it's
business shall be at Tucson, County of
Pima. aud Territory of Arizona, but this
corporation proposes to carry on busi.
ness in the State of Oregon, and in all
States of the United States, and will
have branch Office at Portland In the
State OF Oregon, and at such other
places in the same State and in other
States, as the board of directory may
declare by a resolution, or as may be
provided for by bylaw of the Com
pany, and all mecrings of the board OF
directory. and stockholders of said Com
pany may be held at Portland. Oregon,
or at such place or places as the bylaws
OF said Company may direct.
ARTICLE ii.
That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaltum, and other min
eral and hydrocarbon substances; TO
transport and refine oil and other hy-
drocarbon substances and minerals and
otherwise prepare the same for market;
to acquire, purchase, hold, improve,
work and operate, sell and convey oil,
and other hydrocarbon substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and oper-
ate all necessary buildings and ma
chinery for such purposes; to locate aud
acquire water and water rights, placer
and lode claims under the laws OF Ore
gon, Arizona, and every other State and
Territory of the United States; to
construct and maintain bitches, fumes
and pipe lines; to issue, sell and convey
and acquire stocks, bonds, and mort
cages; to purchase, acquire, hold AMI
convey real estate aud personal prop
erty; to farm and cultivate any lands
acquired by this corporation, and raise
cattle for sale, for use and for market,
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to carry on all Of said
businesses or any one OF them.
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of capital stock authoriz.
ed to he issued by this corporation is
one million shares Isl 200, ,O00.uO) of
the par value one dollar each, and when
issued the same shall be forever nom
assessable.
ARTICLEIv.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date these ar.
ticles are filed in the office of the county
recorder OF the said County Of Pima,
and this corporation shall exist for twen-
ty-Gve years from and after such COM
mencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by board Of directors, five
in number, who shall be stockholders in
the company, to be elected on the last
Monday of March in each year and hold
for one year and until their successors
are elected, or appointed.
The officers of this corporation shall be
a President, and Vice President, to be
elected by the directors from their own
number, a secretary, treasurer, general
manager, and such other officers, as the
board of directory by its bylaws may
determine. That the directors, and off,
GERS for the current year, To serve mp TO
TIE election in March, as asprovided above
and until their successors are elected, or
appointed are. Dircctors--W. III. Clarke,
A. Mcfarland, L. r. Clarke, Geo. Pear.
son and James w. Creole. Officers
President. w. II. Clarke; Vice President,
A. Mcfarland: Secretary, A. Mcfarland:
Treasurer. w. II. Clarke; General Man
ager. Geo. Pearson.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall never be allow
ed to contract any debt or debts, beyond
the value ofits assets.
ARTICLE VII.
Ike private property ofthe stockhold-
crs of this corporation shall be exempt
from all liability for the debts of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles Of incorporation may be
amended by two thirds vote of the
stockholders of this corporation mt any,
regular meeting OF the stockholders or
any special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the amendments shall be filed
with the county recorder of said coun-
ty of Pima and printed as required by
law.
ARTIcLEIx.
The directors Of this corporation may
adopt by-laws for the guidance of this
corporation at their first or any subse-
meeting, and elections OF directors
and stockholders meetings (annual)
shall be held yearly on the last Monday
of March of each year.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto
set our hands aud seals this 30th day OF
April, 1901.
w. III. Clarke, Seal
A. Mcfarland, Seal
l.. e. Clarke, Seal
Geo. Pearson, Seal
James w. Crecdc, Seal
Ten cent Rev. stamp cancelled.
State of California,
County of Los Angeles.
Before me Edward l.. Hutchison. a no
tary public in aud for the County of Los
Angels, State Of California, personally |
w. II. Clarke, A. McFNiand, !
l.. Il. Clarke. Geo. Pearson aud James
w. Crcede, known to me to be the per.
sons who executed the within instru- |
ment (ahd who are mentioned in the
samel and they and each OF them
acknowledged to me that they and each
of them executed the said articles of in |
Of White Mountain Oil
c company for the purpose and consider [
H.. rein N pregSed