Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-20
Articles of Incorporation OF the Barton
Oil Company. Of Sacramento.
California.

We, the undersigned, L. w. Nickel, c.
A. Willhitc, NJ. f. Gates, Emil F. Hintze,
Adolf Teichert. ]. Moulter, William Sex
ton, !. N. Barton, ID. Cook, ]. NJ. Glad
ding, Philip S. Driver, X. d. Finnle. j.
Tudsbcrry, ]. Free, Or. James A. Mckee,
W. F. Jackson, b. +. Howard, DIR. A.
Sc+loss. John Clauss, c. T. Barton, J..
N. Barton, IT,, F.. w. Peck and d. Clark,
do hereby associate ourselves together
and adopt the following articles OF in
corporation for The purpose OF forming
corporation under the laws OF the Ter
ritory of Arizona.
Article /.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Charlton Oil Company, and the
principal place of trahsacting its bnsi-
ness shall bc at Tucson, Pima county,
Territory of Arizona, but the corpora
ton proposes To carry on business IN
the state of California and will have an
Office at Sacramento, State cotCaftorma.
Article II.
! That the purposes for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphalt and other minerals;
t to transport and refine oil or otherwise
prepare the same for market, to acquire
lease, sub-iease, purchase, hold, improve,
work, operate, let, sub-let, sell and con-
| vey oil wells, oil machinery, oil and min
eral lands, and to erect all necessary
buildings and machinery for said pur-
/ poses; to procure, locate and purchase
water-rights; to locate under the laws
of California, Arizona and the United
States placer and lode mining claims;
to construct bitches, fumes and pipe
/ lines; to let, sub-let, sell and convey real
and personal property; to farm and cul-
tivatc any lands acquired by the corpor-
alton, and generally to do all things
necessary to carry on said business.
Article Ill.
The amount of capital stock authoriz-
cd to he issued is five huHdred thousand
shares of the par value of One Dollar
each, and when issued shall be forever
worcestershire.
Article ".
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall bc the date these arti-
cles are filed with he county recorder of
said County of Pima. This corporation
shall exist for twenty-five years from its
commencement.
Article Y.
The affairs of this corporation shall he
conducted by a board of directors COM
posed of eleven stockholders. The first
election of directors shall he held on the
fourth Monday of April, 1901, and until
such election l.. W. Nickel DIR. lanes A.
Mckee, NJ, Z. Gates, Adolph Tcichert,
D. Cook, ]. M Gladding Philip S. Dri-
yer, X. u. Finnie, ]. n. Barton, B. F.
Howard and ", F. Jackson shall serve
as such directors.
Article VI.
The highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation shall subject
itself shall be fifty dollars (S50.00).
Article VII.
The private property of the stockhold-
ers of this corporation shall be exempt
from liability for the corporate debts.
Article VIII.
These articles Of incorporation NAV be
amended hp a two-thirds vote OF the
share of the capital stock of this corpor-
alton at any regular meeting of the
stockholders, or any special meet ing call
ed Tor that purpose, aud the amend
mentS chall I've filed with the county re-
cordcr of said county of Piu and print
ed as required by law.
Article IN.
That the directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation.
The stockholders annual meeting and
the election OF directors shall be held
yearly on the fourth Monday of April
OF each year. The term OF Office of the
directors shall be one year, and until
their successors are duly elected.
In witness whereof, we have bcrcnnto
set our hands and seals this 9Th day of
April, 1901.
]. n. BARTON, Seal
ADoLrH TEcuERr. Seal
]. n, MCKEE. Seal
ROBERT H. FlNNT. Seal
B. + HowAkD, Seal