Mesa free press., 1901-02-01
ARTICLES OF 1NooRpoRA . ION
OF THE
PANY.

associate ourselves together for the pur-
,oso If forming n corporation, under The
avs OF ths Territory OF Arizona. Aud
We do hereby certify:
l. That the name ot said corporation
shall be "Arroy S-co OIL aud Develop
n.nt COMPANY" sud it's principnl place
II traDsac,ing business shall be at
Phoenix. Arizona, with branch offices in
the city and county of San Faanciscn,
State OF California. aud such olher place
Or places as may be- hereafter determined
by tho Board of Directors OF the Com
pAny.
That the names Of the incorpnrators
are: F. Morgan, Charles Meyers. H.
R. Earle, Frank Buchagnuni, :. S.
Simon, John FL. Watson and j. F. Sc
veDS.
2. That tho general nature Of tn
business is the acqnirng possersion ana
lille to oil and mineral lands by loc,l.
,ion. purchase, bond, lease ar gift. hold
ing RDd owning said Iands, and The dls
poshl "f the snne by sale, Iegse, bond
or glft; The deyeloplDent and improve
meut OF lands acquired by the corp }
alton b., the siusing OF wells. or shafts
or By the driyiDg nt tunnels aud drii,s
the erection Ut buildings. hoisiiuK work.
ware LoG -es, factories, furnaces. or mill,
necessary to the proper conduct Of the
business of the corporation, The con
struction OF Trans AID other roads, pipe
lines, flames, bitches, tanks aud ever,
other thing u. cttsary for The proper con
duct Of he business # The corporation
The buying aud selling OF merchandise
oils, minen"ls. metals. timber. lumber
aud agricultural prodpcIioDs: And to d,
and perform nl acts and things pertain.
ing thereto or connect sd Herewith whicll
may BE- proper and necessary or usrfuI
TO tne main purpose OF this corporation
not Inconsistent with The laws of Arizona,
msae aud provided Tor the government
OF c'itporations.
3. That the amount OF the Capital
Stock is Five Hundred thousand (5tO.
OOO) Dollar, that the number of shares
into which It is divided Is Five Hundred
Thousand l5O0,00O) shares Ut the par
value ot One ($1.00) Dollar each. That
the capital stock of the Company shall
he paid in at such times aud in such
manner as the Board OF Directors shall
determine and authorize.
4. That the tenn for which said Cor
polatioD is to exist its Twenty five (2j)
years from aud after the date of it's in.
3. That the business of said corpor-
alton shall be managed and controlled
by Board of Ssven directors Who ehall
be elected at meeting OF the al stockbold-
ers ut said corporation to be held on the
second Tuesday iu January ID each yesr.
And shall serve for ono year from the
date OF their said election, and up,Il
their successors are elected aud qnslifed.
6. That the Indebtedness OF the Cor:
poration shall not exceed two thirds of
the amount of it's capital stock. =.
z. That the private property Of The
is to be exemp, from cor
porate debts. -
In WITNESS whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 22nd day Of
DecsmberA. D. 1900.
J. f. MORGAN. (SesD
CHARLES $ MEYERS. fSeAD
H.. Il EARLE. (Seai)
F. BUCHAGNANI, { eal)
$ s SIMON, (S.al1
8a JOHN Fl. WA rSUN (SeaI)
F. STEVENS. iSeai
State Of California,
City and C"nntv'of San Francisco. So
On This 22nd day Of Decemb+r iu .h.
year One Thousand Nine Hundred, be.
fore m", A. K. DaRg.tt, Notary Public
in and for sad City and County, residing
Iherein. duly commissioned aud sworr.
personally appeared !. F. Morgan.
Charles Meyers. H. r. Earle, Frauk
S. s. Simon, John II. Wat
son and j. +. Stevens, know IL to me 10 be
the persons described in and whose
names are subscribed 10 the annexed in.
strnmeDt. and they acknowledged ths,
they executed The s sme.
Ia witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and sffix+d my officia. seal
At my flee iii the City and County of
San Francisco, the day and year in this
certificate first above written
A. X. DAGGErT, (Seal)
Notary Public in ard f,r :he City aud
Jounty of San francisco. State Of Cali,
Ornia.
10 ct [. r. stamp cancelled.
Territory of Arizona.
County of Maricopa.
I, F. w. Sheridan, County Recorder
n and for the county and Territory
aforesaid, hereby certify that 7 have