Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-29
Articles Of Incorporation Of the White
Mountain oil Company.

The undersigned w. II. Clarke, A. Nc
Farland. L. E. Clarke, Geo. Pearson and
James w. Creede, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the
purpose of forming corporation under
the laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this Corporation shall be
White Mountain Oil Company and the
principal place for the Transaction Of it's
business shall be at Tucson, County of
Pima. and Territory of Arizona, but this
Corporation proposes to carry on bnsi-
ness in the State Of Oregon, and in all
States of the United States, and will
have a branch Office at Portland In the
State of Oregon, aud at snch other
places in the same State and in other
States, as the board of directory may
declare by resolution, or as may be
provided for by bylaw Of the Com
pany, and all meerings of the board OF
directory, and stockholders of said Com
pany may be held at Portland, Oregon.
or at such place or places as the bylaws
of said Company may direct.
ARTICLE II.
That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaltum, and Other min
era1 and hydrocarbon substances: TO
transport and refine oil and other hy-
drocarbon substances and minerals aud
otherwise prepare the same for market;
to acquire, purchase, hold, improve,
work and operate, sell and convey oil,
and other hydrocarbon Substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and oper-
ate all necessary buildings and ma.
chinery for such purposes; to locate and
acquire water and water rights, placer
and lode claims under the laws OF Ore
gon, Arizona. and every other State and
Territory of the United States; to
construct and maintain bitches. fumes
and pipe lines; to issue. cell and convey
and acquire stocks, bonds, and mort,
gages; to purchase, acquire, hold AMI
convey real estate and persoual prop
erty; to farm and cMitivate any lands
acquired by this corporation, aud raise
cattle for salc, for use and for market,
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to cairy on all of said
businesses or any one OF thefn,
ANtIILH III.
The amount OF capital stock authorixs
ed to be issued by this corporation is
one million shares f$l ,000, ,OOO.UOl Of
the par value one dollar each, and when
issued the same shall be forever nom
assessabie.
ARTIcLEIy.
The tifne Of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the date these ar
t:cies arr iird ir the Office 0f the es,t.Hty
recorder Of The said county Of Pima.
and this corporation shall exist for twess-
ty-iiye years from and aftrr such coisa-
naeneenent. 4
ARTICLE v.
The afIairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by board OF directors, fvs
in nuinExr, who shall be stockholders N
the company, to bt elected ON the Inst
Monday of March 10 each year and hold
for one year and uutii their snrcrss0rs
are excited, or appointed.
The officcrs Of this corporation shah bc
q President, and vice-p -prcsidcnt, TO be
eIecsed by the directors from their owu
nunsher, q secretary, tFeaspreT, gensral
manager. and snch other ciI5ceTs, % sl5e
| board OF fiisrxtcry By its bylaws may
dsserniae. That the saircrtoTa, and OH.
eers Tor the esFsrnt rear, 70 s<rye np 20
the eisctson In Margh, ~ provided ahoTw
end until their ssaercxs1gs pTr csUtFd, os
app0iuted are: Difsetoys~~W. III. Clarke,
Al. Mcfarland, T.. H. Clarke. GsAa. Pear
son and Ias.ses M. CreexIr. OtExrs--
President. w. RI. Clarke; vicr.rrssdeHt.
| "a. Mcfarland; SECRETARY, a. McPasinnd;
Treasasrv. w. n. Clarke; GeacraI.Man
agef, Geo. Pears0H.
ARTICLE WI.
This corporation shall Heyes be allow
cd 10 contraet any debt or debts, heyend
shc yaine ofits assets.
ARTICLE VII.
TIE privafs pxopcrty d. fhr stoekhold-
Eegs Of this c0fputafioa shah he exesapt
from mn liability f,r the debts VI this
|corporatioa.
AsTIcEE vrir.
These articlra cf cfinrorpcratiou may be
ameudcd BIZ d twU thirds sote of the
st0ckioifIcrs of khis cprparatiDa ut any.
REGULAR me<tiug of ste stdckholdeTs or
anx apecinl nseeting calIex3 fpr that pur-
tsoor, ana the aneasl lnlxnts shall b. Fled
With ttr rounsy rcccrs1er III ssid enan-
III uf Pins and printed - reqsis<d ly
iaw. 81
4RrIcLE II.
The tinectors III aAiA corporation may
aippk by-lawa M ~ 9nsdance Of this
|cofpOrAtion at their 6yst or amy suise-
qacutiy meeting, and tlext tions ofdiTrc4ors
and stockhOidsrS naeetinEs tannnnlI
shall b heId ye1riy - xle last MondaY
0f March of ftaCh year.
III witneAa wIesrof. NJ havE hrfeuntc
set our haass md scais this 3ath day Of
NJ, III. CLARKE, Srai
a. McIsafiassd, Seaa
Z. R.Elerke, Seal