Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-08-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
ILLINOIS OIL BOND COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN Ply THESE
PRESENTS -Tha; we. the under
signed have this day voluntarily asso-
ciated ourselves together for the pur-
pose of forming and becoming a corpo-
ration under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona. and in that behalf and to
that end we do hereby adopt and duly
execute the following Articles of In
corporation. and do thereby and herein
declare and certify as follows, to-wit:
|. That the name of this corporation
shall be the ILLINOIS OIL BOND
COMPANY, and that its principal place
of transacting business shall be and is
in the City and County OF San Fran
cisco. State of California. and that it
shall have branch offices at the City OF
Chicago, Cook County. State Of Illinois.
and at Phoenix Marcopa County Ter
ritory of Arizona: and that the names
Of lis incorporators are: James F..
Kerr Henry H. Davis. Charles f.
OBrien. Milton NJ Davis. Fred Roth
man. NJ F. Mullen. Thomas G.. Tridel.
of the City and County of San Fran
cisco. STATE Of California, and II. r..
Tritle and +. ID. Lane of Phoenix. Mari
copa County, Territory of Arizona.
III. The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted by this
corporation is the securing and acquir-
ing by purchase. gif;. demise or other
wise. the ownership. possession and
right, title and interest OF. In and to all
oil lands and mineral lands, and other
lands and real estate and mining
claims. real and personal property. by
location. purchase. bond Or lease OF the
same ana otherwise land the disposal of
the same by sale, lease or bond or 9th
erwise, and to sell shares of he capt.
tai stock Of this corporation. the devel-
opment Of lands and property by sink
ing wells and shafts and otherwise. and
by driving Of tunnels and drifts and the
erection of buildi gs. hoists, derricks,
warehouses. factories. furnaces, rsfin-
cries. engines. machinery, power houses
and mills. and other structures neces-
sary TO the proper conduct of the bust
ness or this corporation, and acquiring
ana construction of trans. tram ways
ana other roads and pipes. pipelines
fumes, bitches. and every other thing
necessary to the proper conduct of the
business of the corporations to hold
stock in other corporations: to appoint
such subordinate agents and officers as
the business Of this corporation may
require; to hold and own, manufacture
ana operate. improve AMI develop lands.
mining claims. mineral rights. oil and
gas wells, and other real and personal
property and interests and rights in
any of said properties the buying and
selling OF merchandise, oils. minerals.
metals. timber. lumber, and agricul-
tural productions: 10 engage in and
carry on the business of boring and ex-
ploring for, producing, refining, distill-
ing, treating. manufacturing, piping.
carrying. handling. storing and dealing
IN. buying and selling oils. petroleum.
natural gas. asphalium. btumen. btu
ninous rock, and other minerals. hy- !
substances and products of
any and all such substances, and for
such purposes to buy or otherwise ac- |
luire, mold and own. manage and oper- ,
lie. refineries, pipelines, tanks, tank .
machinery. wharfs, |
Ianks. and tank cars, and steam and !
falling vessels for water transportation.
ina other works or appliances that may /
De incids mt or auxiliary to the business.
'r that may be deemed necessary and
convenient by the Board OF Directors:
o operate, establish and carry on agen-
les, offices. storage tanks and houses;
o sell articles produced and products
manufactured by this or ether corpora
IONS persons. firms in Arizona Terri
DRY, or other states and territories of