The news-herald., 1901-12-28
Articles OF Incorporation
of the
Trx.LA OIL &. REFINING
COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, have this day vol
UNFAIRLY associated ourselves together TOR the
purpose of forming Corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby
make, execute and adopt the following Artl-
cles of Interpretations:
CHAPTER I.
The name of said Corporation shall be Tex
La Oil & Refining Company, and its prlnclpal
place of transacting business shall be at Phoe-
! nix, Maricopa County Arizona, with Dranch
| Offices at Houston, Texas, and at such other
places as may be determined by the Board OF
Directors where regular and special meetings
of the directors and stockholders may be held
and any and all of the business may be trans
acted.
CHAPTER II.
The general nature of the different kinds OF
| business proposed to be transacted by this Cor
| poration is as follows, to-wit:
! To purchase, lease, locate, bond or otherwise
acquire own exchange, sell OF otherwise dis
pose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
deal in, work, mine, explore and develop Min
ing claims oil, mineral, timber and agrlcul-
tural lands, oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum,
water and water rights.
| To do general real estate, mercantile and
mining business in all its branches
| To own. handle and control lettc patent
and inventions.
To borrow money and execute mortgages or
| deeds of trust to secure the same, to issue
| bonds and other evidences of Indebtedness,
and in general do all things necessary to the
Droper conduct of the business of this corpora
! ton, not inconsistent with the laws OF the
United States and the Territory OF Arizona
! To prospect mine and operate for oil, gas
salt su1pher, copper, and other minerals and
! mineral products; to build and operate tank
cars and pipe lines TO handle the products OF
such corporation; to bore and put down wells
| for oil gas or other products, and to.deVelop
the same, and to refine, use, reduce manutac-
| ture and handle the product Of such wells, to
buy and sell oil and oil wells and mines OF all
kinds and operate the same; to buy and sell
all kinds OF property; to at any time dispose
of any portion or the whole of the property be-
longing to this corporation, by and with the con-
sent of two thirds of the capital stock issued and
by outstanding, and by action of the directors
SO authorized; 10 do any and all Of the things
| hereinbefore set forth to the same extent that
natural persons might or could do, and IN any
part of the world, as principals, agents, con
tractors, trustees or otherwise either alone or
in company with others.
ARTICLE III.
| Among the powers of this body corporate
shall be: To have perpetual success1on; to
sue and be sued by its corporate name; to have
a common seal and alter the same at pleasure;
to prescribe the mode Of making transfer OF
stock or interests of its stockholders; to make
contracts; to acquire and transfer property OF
every kind and description, both real and per
sonal and to possess the same powers in such
respects as private individuals now enjoy; tC
, establish bylaws and make all rules and reg
, ulations deemed expedient for the manage
ment of it's affairs not inconsistent with the
T laws and Constitution of the United States anc
the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of capital stock of the Corpora
| ton shall be Five Million dollars $500O,0000O
| divided into Fifty Million [5o,oo000o] shares, o
the par value of ten cents each, fully paid III
} and forever worcestershire.
ARTICLE V.
The time of the commencement of this Cor
poration shall be the date of the filing of these
+ Articles of Incorporation in the office of The
Secretary of Arizona, and the termination
| thereof snail De twenty-five years luered1IeI.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this Corporation shall be con
f Quoted by q Board of nine [9] Directors, who
shall be elected annually by the stakeholder.
of the Corporation on the First [lst] day of De
} cember in each year. Until the first day o
f December, 1902, the following named persons
shall serve as Directors: Walter c. Jones Gal
weston, Tex; A. Mcgary, Austin, Tex; S. c
: Brasher, Noah Allen, L. A. Hamburger HOus
ton, Tex; C. G. Watkins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3 c. j. G. Lowrey, Galveston, Tex; Geo B. Lan(
, and r. w. Mccormick, Rosenberg, Tex.
e ARTICLE VII.
r The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility direct hr contingent, to which this Cor
S poration shall subject itself at any time, i
Y One Million dollars Isl 000,000.]
: ARTICLE VIII.
The private property of the stockholders O
r the stockholders of this Corporation shall b.
e exempt from all corporatedebts
! IN EwITNEss wHEREoF, We have hereunto Sc