Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Chico
Commercial Oil Company.

1 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
4 That we, the undersigned, all of whom ara
citizens and residents of the state of Califorilfh
i United States of America, under and by virtue
OF the provisions OF the laws of the territory "a
Arizona, DO hereby, certify. agree and declare,
that We have this day voluntarily associated
| ourselves together for the purpose of forming 4
| corporation and that We VIII, and by these
presents 40, form ourselves into d body polif5s
| and corporate under and by virtue of the laws
OF the territory OF Arizona: and we do further
certify and declare;
First: That the name of the said corporation
shall be and is the Chico Commercial OIL
Company" and that the names of the incorpars
stors are Thos: Bieknell. Al Abraham. j. a.
McFeely, A. G. Eames, ]. G. DAILY, W. j. Costar.
fhos n Crew. and Its principal place of busi.s
ness shall be Tucson Pima county, Arizona and
Chico, Butte county, California. g
Second: That the purposes for which said
corporation is formed are within the territorv
of Arizona and the state OF California to hold
own and lease real and personal property and
lease or otherwise, to prospect for, BY such
means as may be deemed proper and NEST ex.
pedient, oil, Oil products, bitumen, bituminoua
rock natural gas, gold, silver, copper, coal aud
other precious metals, and for that purpose to
locate own, hold, acquire lease or construct
numes bitches and pipe line, for carrying and
own, purchase or lease, water, water rights.
claims and privileges. To erect, hold, own and
maintain tanks, tank houses, and storage
plants for OIL, gas and other products. To con-
struct maintHin, own, lease and operate elec-
tric power plants. high and low tension trans
mission lines, aud to sell, lease and dispose OF
electric current to erect pole lines, tramWays
roads. bridges, fumes, aqueduets TO deal in All
OF said commodities and business and to sell
hypotecate, buy and pledge the same. and gen.
eraily 10 90 all and every needful or convenient
thing or act that may be connected in or about
said business of producing. buying and selling
oil, coal. bitumen. hituminous rock, precious
metals OF al kinds,-water, water bitches, flu
mes, pipes and electric power, telephone lines
and Instruments, telegraph lines and instru.
hs9n sna eSeryIninR ,na, may pertain 70 said
and take ali classes of security therefor To
issue bonds and TO provide for the payment OF
the same with interest and to secure the nav
ment OF the same by mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument or instruments.
Third; That the amount OF the capital stock
OF said corporation lis five hundred thousand
is five hundred thousand 1900 000O, OF the par
value OF one dollar each.
That said capital stock is to be paid in By the
subscribers In monthly payments of ten per
cent each. commencing with the date OF sub
scription.
Fourth: That said corporation to commence
from the date OF filing these articles with the
county recorder of Pima county Arizona, and is
toexpire, unless extended, twenty-five years
from said date.
Filth: The affairs of the corporation are to
be be conducted % by board OF directors, consist
poration shall be president, vice. president,
secretary and treasurer. The board of direc-
TORS snail DC eiected annually, on the first Mon
day in April in each year. and the officers are
to be chosen by the board oi directors from
their own number.
The director who viii serve until the first
Monday in April 1902 are Thos Bicknell, Al
Abraham. J. A. MeFeeley, A. g. Eames J. G.
DAILY W. J. Costar and Thos N, Crew.
sixth: The greatest amount OF Indebtedness
or liability to which the corporation may at
any time subject itseli, shall not exceed thirty
1901 per cent of its subscribed capital stock
Seventh: The private property of the incor-
porators. or stockholders shall not be liable for
the debts Of the corr ora ton.
In witness whereof, we have herennto set our
hands and seals this l4th day OF March A. d.,