Arizona republican., 1901-03-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of RAINIER OIL COMPANY.

 we, the undersigned, this day volunta' rily associate ourselves together for tho purpose of forming corporation undel the laws of the Territory of Arizona And we do hereby certify:
 First: That the name of said corpor ation shall be Rainier Oil Company, and it's principal place of transactins business shall be Phoenix. Arizona with branch offices in the city ant county of San Francisco, state of Cali. fornia, and at such other place ol places as may be hereafter determined by the beard of directors of the com. pany; that the namss of the incorpor' ators are: E. NJ. Onion, De Witt E Lowe, Clinton A. Harrison. R. W Heath, F. A. Shepard, Wm. N. McCar. thy and J. B. Olsen.
 Second: That the general nature oi the business is the acquiring possession of and title to oil and mineral and tim Der lands by location, purchase, bond lease or gift; holding. owning and dis posing of said lands by sale, bond lease or gift developing. improving working and operating said lands by tie Oi s.Edits, oi "ViiS the driving of tunnels or drifts, the re. covery. extraction, refining and reduc' tion of oils. petroleum. asphaltum. gas hydro carbon and volatile substances borax. ores, metals and minerals. the erecting of buildings. hoistilg works pumping plants, warehouses, reduction works. smelters, refineries, furnace: and mills. and using. working and oper ating the same; the constructing, buy ing. holding. owning, operating ant dlsposing of by sale or otherwise trans. rail and other roads, pipe, tel egraph, telephone, light and powel lines. fumes. ditches, tanks. dams anC reservoirs: acquiring, holding, owning using and disposing of town sites. res ervoir sit ee, dam sites, mill sites, water and other rites and franchises necessa ry and incident to the main business o the corporatlon buying, selling ant dealing in merchandise. oils, asphal tum. gas, hydro carbon and volatile substances, borax. ores. minerals, me tals, chemicals, timber. lumber. fuel and all other articles and things neces sary to the proper conduct of gener. al oil, mining milling. smelting and re fining business: and to do and perform any and all acts and things pertaining thereto or connected herewith whicf may be proper and necessary or usefu to. the main purposes of the corpora ton, not inconsistent wi.h the consti tuition of the United States and tho laws of the Territory of Arizona
 Third: That the amount of capita stock is five hundred thousand (s500.. 000) dollars; that the number of shares into which it is divided is five hun. dred thousand (500. .0C0). of the par value of one (s1.00) dollar each. That thu capital stock of the company shall be paid in at sush times and in such man ner as the board of directors shall de. termine and authorize.
 Fourth: That the term for which said corporation is to exist is twenty. five (2O years from and after the date of its interpretation.
 Fifth: That the business of said cor. poration shall be managed and con. trolled by beard of seven directors who shall be elected at meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the first CD Tuesday of March in each year and shall serve for one year from the date of their said election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Sixth: That the indebtedness of the corporation shall not exceed two thirds (2-3 of the amount of it's capital stock.
 Seventh: That the capital stock of the corporation shall be non- assessa- ble; and the private property of the stockholders is to be exempt from cor porate debt
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands anl seals this 10th day of February. 1901.
 E. M. ONION. (SeaD
 De WITT B. LOWE. (SeaD
 CLINTON A. HARRISON. (SeaD
 R. w. HEATH. (SeaD
 r. A. SHEPARD. (SeaD
 Vim. N. MCCARTHY. tSeaD
 J. B. OLSEN. (Seal.) State of California, City and County of
 San Francisco, ss.
 On the 18th day of February, in the year one thousand nine hundred and one, before me, A. K. Dag gett, a notary public in and for the said city and county, residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn, person. ally appeared F. M. Onion, De Witt B. B. Lowe, Clinton A. Harrison. R. w. Heath. r. A. Shepard. Vim. N. Me. Carthy and J. B. Olsen, known to me to be the persons described in. whose names are subscribed to and who exc cuted the annexed instrument, and