Arizona republican., 1901-01-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -of- CATALAN OIL COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents: That we, the undersigned, this day vol untarily associate ourselves together for the purpose O. 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 "Gabian oil Company" and it's principal place of transactinG business shall be Pho nix, Arizona, With branch offic in the city and coun- ty of san Francisco state of calif1r- mia, and at such ether place or places as may be hereafter determined by tn, board of directors of the company: that the names of the incorporagors are F. Arata, F. NJ. Onion, Jno, T. Long, II, l.. Welch. Aug F. Chamot. Will C. Hays, s. H. Regensburger, j. E. Olsen. F. N. Bclgraro.
 second: That the g neral nature If the business is the acquiring possession of and tide to oil and mineral lands by location, purchase bond, lease or gift: acquiring, holding and owning said land and the disposal of the same by sale, bond leas CT gift: acquiring, hold ing, owning and dispOsng of rights and franchises incident to the main business of the corpora- ton; tn" development and improve ment of lands acquired by the corpn- ration by the sinking of wells or shaf z, or by the driving of tunnels CT drifts, the erection of buildings, h1istng works. warehouses, factories, furnaces or mills necessary to the proper con- duet of the busn' ss of the corporation: the construction of trans and oth 'r reads pipe lines, fumas, ditches. tanks and every other thing necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corporation; the buying and selling UtI m' rShandise, oils, minerals, metals, timber. lumb r, and agricultural pro duCtiors: and to do and perform all acts and things D rtainng there to or conceded herewith which may En proper and necessary or useful to the main purpose of this corporation. not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of tn" United States, and the laws of the territory of Arizona made and provid ed for the gove rnment of corporati-ns. Third: That the amount of the capi tai stock is five hundred thousand (S500 O00.00) dollars: that the number of shares into which 1t Is divided is five hundred thousand (5OO,O0O), of the par capital stock of the company shall be paid in at such times and in such man ner as the board of directors shall de- termine and authorize. Fourth: That thu term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty five (25) years from and after the date of it's incorporation. Fifth: That the business Ofsaid cor poraton shall be managed and con- trolled by a board of seven directors, who shall be elected at meeting of the stockholders of said corporation u be hcld on the third (3) Tuesday of January in each year, and shall serve for one year from the date of their said election, and until their successors arr elected and qualified. Sixth: That lthe ind btedness of the corporation shall mt exceed two- thirds G-3 of the amount of its cap;- tal stock. seventh: That the capital stock of the corporation shall be non-asssessa- ble: and the private property of the | stockholders is to be exempt from cor pOratn debt. In Witness Whereof We have hrreun- l, to set our hands and seals this 4th day | of January, A. D. 1901.
 F. ARATA.
 F.. M. ONION.
 JNO. T. LONG.
 H. l.. WEIGH.
 AUG. r. CHAMOT.
 WILL C. HAYS.
 z. H. REGENSBURGER.
 J. E. OLSEN.
 F. N. BELGRANO.
 State of California, County of San | Francisco, ss.
 On the fourth of January, in thr year one thousand nine hundred and one, before me. R. B.~Treat. notary pub llc in and for the said city and county. residing therein, duly commissioned | and sworn, personally appeared r. Ar IT