The Arizona sentinel., 1901-06-12
Iloc Revenue Stamp Canceiicd.l ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "GEEIRkL PACIFIC OIL COMPANY. |"

 Eons. and we do hereby certify: i. That the name of the corporation shall be the Central Pacific Oil Company" and its principal place Of business shall be in the City | of Yuma. County of Yuma, Territory of Ari- | zona. and also in the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia- . That the general nature of the business proposed to be carried on by said corporation. and the purposes for which said corporation is organized. are: (s) To acquire land by purchase, or other wise, for all purposes whatever; to explore and develop the same for oil, petroleum, asphalt, or any kindred substance, or for any mineral of any character that may be found thereon CD To engage in and carry on the business of developing. handling, buying and selling all petroleum, or kinded substances; or any mineral substance whatever whether to be mined, or developed otherwise.
 (c) To acquire, in any manner, any fran chise, or easement, or right-Of-way for pipe line, tram or railway, necessary for the carry ing on of the cOmpany's business
 60 To engage in the business Of producing, refining or distilling oil of all grades or any products thereof or gas. natural or artificial (e) To acquire and operate vessels, or any
 
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 6g) To acquire the stock of other corpora tions at such time and in such quantities and under such conditions and terms as may here matter be determined by the Board of Direct ors; to sell such stock of other corporations under such conditions and terms as may here matter be imposed by the Board of Directors; to establish tsnkage or storage for oil or kind red products whether purchased or owned by this company or not; to sell or lease lands to persons, companies, or corporations in such wise asd manner as the Board of Directors of the said corporation may hereinafter de- termine.
 g. That the amount Of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Million Dollars, - and the same shall be divided into Five Million Shares of a par value of One Dollar each. f. All of said stock shall be forever non- aSsessable and each certificate shall so state upon its face.
 s. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be this 10th day of May, A. D. 1901, and the corporate life shall endure twenty-five years therefrom-
 G. That the officers of said corporation who shall conduct it's business shall be board of nine directors, who shall be elected at the an nual meeting to be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday of each calendar year from date hereof, that Is to say, on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in each month of May and in each year next succeed ing date of this organization.
 r. That the following are appointed directors of the corporation to serve until the election and qualification of their successors: w E. Baxter of Los Angeles, California. F. M Fowler of Los Angeles, California. D. O. Mccarthy of Los Angeles. California. George E. Stewart of Ventura, California Charles A. Barlow of Bakersfield, California Walter H. Wren of Los Angeles, California Edward A. Clay of Los Angeles, California. C. Nj. wooduf Los Angeles, California. J. Harvey Mccarthy Of Los Angeles, California. G. That the private property of each officer and stock holder shall be exempt from all cor porate debts
 e. The highest amount of indebtedness to which the corporation shall at any time subject itself shall not exceed the sum of s1OO,OOO.O0- 10. That the time when. and the conditions on which the capital stock shall be paid in are: At such periods as shall be hereafter fixed by the Board of Directors; the stockholders shall sell the stock allotred to them for that purpose and turn the proceeds thereof into the treasury; other stock of the company shall be disposed of from time to time as the Board of Directors may direct.
 Witness the hands and seals of the incorpor- ators this 10th day of May, A. D. 1901.
 F. M. Fowler, (Seal)
 D. O. Mccarthy. (Seal-)
 Geo. E. Stewart, (Seal)
 J. Harvey Mccarthy, (Seal) STATE OF CALIFORNIA. l
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. 00
 On this 18th day of May, A. D. 1901, before me Omar H. Hubbard, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Los Angeles, California, person ally appeared J. Harvey Mccarthy, F. M. Fow- Ter, D. O. Mccarthy and George E. Stewart, to me known personally to be the persons who ex- ecuted the foregoing instrument, and they sev- erslly duly acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purposes and consider ation therein expressed.
 Witness, my hand and official seal the day and year first above written.
 OMAR Fl. HUBBARD, lNotarial Seal.l Notary Public in and for the
 County of Los Angeles, California. My Commission expires in June 1902
 IfO cent Rev. stamp cancelledl
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, lee COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. I,C. w. Bell, County Clerk and ex-oficio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County, (the same being Court of record, hay ing aClerk and sesD do hereby certify that Omar H. Hubbard by whom the annexed certi- Acate of acknowledgement was signed, was, at the time of signing the same, to-wit. on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1901, Notary Public in and for said County. duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take such acknowledgement; that am acquainted with hlS signature, and believe that the signature of said Notary Pub llc to said original certificate of acknowledg- mcnt is genuine; and that the annexed inStru- ment is executed. acknowledged and certified in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
 In witness whereof, have hereunto signed ny name and affixed the seal of said court at ny Ofnce. this 10th day of May, 1901.
 Cw BELL, County Clerk and ex-oficio clerk of the Super
 for court.
 By SAM KUTZ, Deputy Clerk. [Sesl of said Superior court
 I1Oc. revenue stamp cancelled.l TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF YUMA. Ss
 EC.P CrOnin County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing k true full and correct copy of the original Ar ticlesO Incorporation of the Central Pacific Oil Company" as;the same appears on record in my efhce in Book of Bonds and Agreements, at page IIS. ct sea-, records of said. County of Yuma.