Arizona republican., 1901-12-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "CALIFORNIA OIL COMPANlES.'

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the under signed, have this day voluntarily as sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming and becoming a corp oration under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona, and in that behalf and to that end we do hereby adopt and duly exc cute the following Articles Of Incorpo- ration. and do hereby certify and de clare as follows:
 FIRST: That the name Of said Corp oration shall be "California Oil Com panies."
 SECOND: That the purposes for which it is formed are to acquire oil bearing lands by purchase or lease. drill wells thereon. and produce crude petroleum and other mineral suo- stances. and to sell. refine and store the same and to generally Geal in crude and refined petroleum and it's kindred by-produots, and as well construct. manage and own oil tanks and pipe lines for the storage, sale or delivery of the same. To acquire, purchase. own, hold, improve, cultivate, sell lease and generally deal in real and personal property of every kind TO buy sell and generally deal in all kinds of public and private stocks. bonds. se
 
 as we'll other kinds of personal property. and deal in the ca pital stock and bonds of other corporations; to issue stock, certificates. notes, bonds. mortgages or other evidence of indebtedness, and to dispose of the same for the benefit of the corporation
 To explore for, discover. buy, or otherwise acquire or own water and water rights and privileges for use or for sale or for irrigation, mining, do- mestic or power purposes;
 To issue bonds or certificates of in debtedness. and to buy. sell and deal in the same;
 To create. generate, tse and sell cleo trical power for manufacturing me chanical or motive purposes;
 To locate, construct, purchase or otherwise acquire and to use ditches, aqueducts. pipe lines, tunnels, wells and other appliances and property for or in connection with the above or other purposes incidental thereto. and as well to sell the same or to acquire others whenever business necessities may require.
 To develop, own or acquire water, water rights and privileges Gncluding canals. aqueducts. fumes. ditches and pipe lines for connecting same) for sale to, or for the use of the inhabi- tants of any county, village, town. irri- gation district or farming neighbor- hood for any of the foregoing purposes and as well to furnish the same O. either of them with electricity and electrical power for Illuminating, mo tive. mechanical, manufacturing and other purposes.
 To lay out towns and townsites and to carry on and conduct any and all hue nd a that may be necessary for the develop ment, growth, improvement or to pro- mote the fostering of the welfare of the same.
 To generally acquire. own. use. sell. or otherwise dispose of, and as well deal in all kinds of property. and also to incur indebtedness, execute mort gages, and to carry on any kind of business that may be necessary or in cidental to the carrying out of each or any of the foregoing purposes.
 THIRD: That the place where the principal business of this corporation shall be transacted is Phoenix, Mari copa County, Territory of Arizona, and that it shall have branch offices in the City and County of Los Angeles. State of California. and at such other places as the Board of Directors may here after designate for the purpose of holding meetings of the Directors and Stockholders. the issuance of stocks. bonds and mortgages, the occupancy of offices and the genera; transaction of business.
 FOURTH: That the terms for which said Corporation shall exist shall be twenty five (20 years from and after the date of it's incorporation.
 FIFTH: That the number of Di- rectors of said Corporation shall be seven and that the names and resi- dences of Directors who are appointed for the first year and to serve until the election and qualification of their sue cessors, are as follows:
 Names Whose ReSidence is at A. c. Easton, Los Angeles. Cal. E. H. Groenendyke, Los Angeles, Cal. F. A Nance Los Angeles, Cal. l.. A. Crandall, Los Angeles, Cal. Otis G. Gould, Los Angeles, Cal. c. $. Mann, Los Angeles, Cal. J. P. Stocksdale, Los Angeles, Cal.
 SIXTH: That the amount of capital stock of said Corporation is One Mil lion Dollars Cs1.OOO. 000) and the number of shares into which it is divided is One Million 1000. .OCO) of the par value of One Dollar.
 SEVENTH: That the amount of capital stock which has been actually subscribed is Seven Hundred C700) Dol lars, and the following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed, to-wit:
 Names of Number of
 Subscribers. Shares. Amount A. c. Easton 100 s1OO.O0 F. Fl. Groenendyke 100 10000 F. A. Nance 100 10000 L. A. Crandall 100 10000