Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-08
Articles Of incorporation Of the Standard
Rock on Company"

Know all men by these presents. thas
we, the undersigned citizens and resi-,
dents of the United States OF America
have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose oi
forming corporation under and by
yirtnc OF the statutes and laws of The
Territory Of Arizona, and we hereby
adopt the following articles of incorpor-
alton:
ARTICLE
The names of the corporators arc: K.
A. Falkcnberg. NJ. ]. Henley, James q.
Steele, Alfred Fuhrtnan and K. l.. Bisby;
and that the name of said corporation
is and shall be the STANDARD Rock Oil
Company" with its principal place oi
transacting business at Tucson. Pima
county, Territory of Arizona. and with
branch Offices IN the City and County OF
San Francisco, State of California.
ARTICLEH.
The general nature of the business to
be transacted and the purpose for which
il is formed, are to buy and otherwise
acuu re, to hold and own, manage, oper-
ate. improve and develop oil lands. min
ing claims, mineral rights. water rights,
oil wells and other real estate, and IN
terests and rights in any of said proper
ties--also for the purpose of granting.
selling, leasing, barteTing, exchanging or
otherwise disposing of lands, mineral
claims and other real property, or in
terests in the same. To engage in and
carry on the business OF boring and ex-
ploring for, producing, refining, distiil-
$50 ~
carrying. handling, storing, dealing in,
buying and selling oils petroleum, natur-
al gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bituminons
rock, gypsum and other mineral and
hydro-carbon substances, and products
of all of such substances; and for such
purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
hold, own, manage and operate refine
ries, pipe lines, tanks, manufactures,
machinery. wharves, tank cars, and
steam and sailing vessels, for water
transportation and other works, pro-
perty and appliances that may be iu-
cident or auxiliary to said business or
that may be deemed necessary or con-
venient by the board of directors;
also for the purpose Of constructing.
erecting and operating telephone and
telegraph lines and railroads to trans
port petroleum, minerals, and like pro-
ducts; also for the purpose of buying,
selling, taking, owning, holding and
dealing in all kinds of public and private
stocks, bonds, mortgages, pledges, pat
erts for inventions, contracts and all
kinds OF personal property, also for the
purpose of loaning money with or with
out security; and for the purpose of bor-
rowing money on notes, mortgages, and
securities of all kinds and also for the
purpose of carrying on aud transacting
any and all kinds Of business in which
natural persons may lawfully engage.
with power to hold the meetings OF the
directors and the annual and all meet.
ings of the shareholders at San Fran
cisco, California.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock authoriz
ed by these articles is three hundred
thousand dollars ($300,000) divided
into three hundred thousand shares of
the par value of one dollar each, which
may be sold and issued by this corpora
ton for cash, property or value at par
or at such price or valuation as may
from time to time be fixed by the board
of directors, payable when issued, to be
fully paid up and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence at
the time its articles ofincorporation are
recorded in the office of the County Re-