Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-28
Articles OF Incorporation OF Beaumont
and Los Angeles Oil and Develop
memt Company.

| Know all men by these presents: That we
/ the undersigned, j. B. Treadwell, c. L. Hanson
! L. j. Barber, J. J. Lockwood and C.. A. BenWay
have this day associated ourselves together fol
! the purpose OF forming u corporation under the
| laws of the territory of Arizona, and We dc
hereby certify:
That the name of this corporation shall he
Beaumont and Los Angeles Oil.and Deyelep
ment Company.
That the purpose and general nature of the
| business To be transacted for which said cor
porAtion is formed, are:
To buy and otherwise acquire, to hold and
own, manage, operate improve and develop
lands, mining claims, mineral rights, oil wells
and other real estate, and interests and righ Is
in any Of said properties.
To engage in and carry on the business oi
boring, drilling. quarrying, tunneling and ex-
ptoring for, producing, refining, distill1ng,
treating, manufacturing, piping, carrying,
handling, storing, dealing in, buying and sell
ing oil, petroleum, natural gas, asphaltum.
bituBen, bltuminous rock, and other mineral
and hydrocarbon subs stances, and products OF
all such substances gold. silver, copper, quick
silver, gypsum, stone and any and all other
metals, minerals and products; and for such
other purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
hold, own, manage, and operate rebneries, pip
lines, tanks, manufactures, machinery,
wharves, tank cars, and steam and sailing yes
sells, for water transportation, and other works,
property and appliances that may be incident
o. auxiliary to said business or that may be
deemed necessary or convenient by the board
OF directors
Also to take and acquire by purchase ex.
change or other lawful modes and to hold,
own, sell and otherwise dispose of the capital
stock and bonds of other corporations.
To buy, own, hold, sell, cucumber, convey,
work, operate, and deal in mines and mining
lands and claims and the products of mines.
kinds for any and all purposes; to buy, own,
hold, sell, cucumber. convey and deal in stocks
bonds, real estate and personal property.
70 borrow ana loan money upon seeurity and
To issue evidences of indebtedness payable in
money or property; 10 construct, own, and OPP
crate pipe lines and other means OF Transports
ton mining manufacturing and other plants,
and other buildings, works and i'm rovements;
10 act as agent, broker, contractor or trustee
in respect 10 the foregoing purposes.
Also to establish and carry on agencies, Off
ces, storage, storage tanks and houses, and to
sci articles and products manufactured by it
self or other persons or corporations, in Cali
I ,rnia, Arizona, Texas, and other states and
territories OF the United States of America and
in foreign countries.
III.
That the principal place OF business of said
corporation shall be Tucson, Pima county, Ter
ritory OF Arizona, and the places outside OF sad
territory where ii may keep branch Offices and
transact Its business and conduct its affairs
theEeat shall be at Los Angeles in the state of
California, and at Beaumont, Texas.
".
That the time Of the commencement of said
corporation is the Sth day OF February, 1901, and
the time OF its terminati. is the Sth day of
Ieb uary, 1926
V.
That the amount of the capital stock author
lied Is two hundred and fifty Thousand dollars
($2tJ0. COOL and the number of shares into which
It is divided is two hundred and fifty Thousand
(250o00 shares OF the par value of one dollar
SD each.
That the affairs Of said corporation shall be
conducted by board OF five directors who
shall be elected on the second Tuesday OF June
OF each year.
That the highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall at any
time subject itself, is one hundred Thousand
dollars ($l00,OO0)
That the private property of ali stockholders
in said corporation shall be exempt from all
debts of said corporation.
TX.
That the following persons shall constitute
the board of directors of said corporation and
serve for the period of one year or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified towit
J. B. Treadwell, C. l.. Hanson, L. J. Barber, ].
]. lockwood and C. A. Benway.
In witness whereof, we have hereuntO set our
hands and seals this sixth day OF February,
1901.
J. B. TREADwELL, Seal.
G. L. HANSON, Seal.
l.. J. BARBER, Seal
J. J. LOCKWOOD, Seal
c. A. BENwAY. Seal.
Ten-cent revenue stamp cancelled
State of California, D.
County Of Los Angeles SO.
On this 9th day OF February, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one,
before me, Calvert Wilson, notary public In
and for said county of Los Angeles state of Cal.
ifotnia, residing therein. duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared J. b. Treadwell,
9. L. Hanson, L. J. Barber. J. J. Lockwood and
e; A. Benway, known to me TO be the persons
whose names are subscribed 10 the within in.
strument, and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and consid,
Grafton therein expressed
In witness whereof ] have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal the day and
year In this certificate first above written.
(SeaD CALVERT WILSON,
Notary public in and for said County OF Los
Angeles, State of California.
my commission expires July 25, l904l
Ten-cent revenue stamp cancelled.
LIST pub. Feb. 2sth; last pub. March 9th, 1901