Arizona republican., 1901-03-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

| gether for the purpose of forming a corporation, under the laws of the Ter
 tory of Arizona. and for that purpose ! and with that intent we hereby and i herein certify and declare;
 l. The name of this corporation
 shall be and is the Newhall Consoli- dated oil Company, of Phoenix, Ariz- | ona Territory
 | II. The names of the incorporators are F. c. Baker, Chas E. Hale, r. Fl. | Foote. all of Alameda, state of Cali | fornia; A. H. Castle, Albert E. Castle r. K, Lane, of San Francisco, Califor- nia Frank Reese of Los Angeles, Cal | ifornia.
 III. The principal place of business ] and office of this corporation Is Phoe- nix, county of Mar.copa, Arizona Ter | ritory, and 1t shall have branch of | flee and place of business in the city and county of San Francisco, state of | California. and at such other places as | the board of directors may from time to time deem necessary and proper for the | successful management of the corpora tion's business.
 W. The nature of the business, pur- i suit, occupation, enterprise, etc. pro- posed to be engaged in, maintained and 1 transacted by this corporation are: | To purchase. lease, bond, obtain title | to or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sel. or otherwise dispose of pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, explore, mine, develop. and deal in oil, gas, mineral lands, or any lands and interest there in, and to issue fully paid up stock therefor.
 To mine, bore for. excavate, extract, and collect mineral oil. petroleum, as pha.tum, coal. gas, liquid bitumen. and other hydro-carbon substances by whatever name known and other pro- ducts of similar character, together with all other minerals and substances of whatever nature and by whatever name known, contained in said land. To cut, sell and deal in wood, tan bark. lumber and timber. and to en- gage in the manufacture of lumber
 To buy or otherwise acquire. produce, deal in. handle. own, refine. sell, or otherwise dispose of mineral oils, pe troleum. gas, coal, asphaltum. liquid bitumen, and other similar products, together with all other mineral sub- stances whatever; also tan bark, wood, lumber. timbers and water, agricultu- ral products, and personal property of every nature and kind. To construct. buy, or otherwise ac- quire. hold. maintain, operate, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of. tele- phone and telegraph lines, refineries, tanks, reservoirs, pipe lines, tramways, roads, and other highways, for carry ing, transporting. and conducting. storing and refining of oil. gas, water and fluids of every description. coal, wood. tan bark. lumber and all other minerals and substances. To purchase and otherwise acquire water rights and appropriate water un- der the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona or any other state of this union; and to excavate and mine for. and deal in, and sel, orI otherwise dispose of water.
 To purchase, acquire, sell, and dis pose of, hypothecate. mortgage. ex- change and convey. and accept convey ances of real estate for refineries, warehouses, pipe lines, power and cleo trical lines. highways. rights of way. and for the purposes of agriculture. numbering. and any other purpose or DuSlHtsS UT tnt tOlipdHy.
 To purchase or otherwise acquire, and give, grant and sell, rights of way and easements as may be necessary and proper for the company's busi-i ness. , To build purchase. construct, own, and operate steamships or shipS or vessels of any kind
 To engage in the manufacture of any and all articles of commerce, and in the business of hotel and inn-keep- ing.
 To do a general real estate and mer- chandise business.
 To sell mines, oil wells, and stocks of this corporation and to acquire. own cell, or dispose of, p:edge and hypothe- cate the capital stock and bonds of other corporations or interests therein. to purchase, own hold and sell securl- ties, bonds and stocks of every de- scription.
 To borrow money and Eay interest on the same. and give security therefor, tol issue bonds, and secure the same by mortgage on the franchise. works. property income and revenues of the corporation. or property belonging 10 this corporation.
 To engage in the general transmits sion, distribution and disposal of cleo tricity. To utilize water and electric ity in the creation and production of mechanical power and light and 10 transmit. sell. and dispose of the same.
 To buy. sell own, hold, such personal and real property as may be necessary for the purposes of this corporation. and generally to do and perform all other things necessary or proper, and incidental to any of the purposes above set forth.
 V. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Six Hun dred Thousand Dollars (s600O00) di- vded into Six Hundred Thousand shares (60O,0Oo) of the par value of One Dollar ($t.0O each. One-half of said capital stock to-wit: Three Hundred Thousard tao0,ooo) sharea shall be is- sued to the individuals heretnabove