Arizona republican., 1901-04-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the ARCOLA EXTENSION OIL COM
 pANY

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of the
 ARCOLA EXTENSION OIL CON-
 PANY.
 Know all men by these presents, that We, the undersigned, Llewellyn H. Bartlett, of the city of Boston. county cf Suffolk, of the state of Massachu- setts, WillWm Moore. Fred H. Hanson. Thomas F. Allen and Charles E. Rig , ney, of the city of Bakersfield, county Of Kern and state of California, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpora : tion under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and We do hereby certify: 1st. That the name of such corpora : ton shall be The ArcOla Extension oil Company"
 End. That the general nature of the business to be transacted shall be the ! acquiring. holding. managing. operat- ing and developing oil claims, mineral rights, oil wells and other real estate and interests and rights in any of said properties; to engage in and carry on the business of producing, refining, dis tilling and manufacturing. buying and selling, oils, petroleum, natural gas, as- phaltum and other mineral and hydro carbon substances, and for such pur- poses to buy and otherwise acquire and operate renneries, pipelines. tanks: manufacture machinery, tank cars and other works, property and implements that may be incident or auxiliary to said business, or that may be deemed necessary or convenient by the board or directors. Also to take and acquire by purchase, exchange. or other law ful mode. and to hold own. sell or oth- erwise dispose of. the capital stock and bonds of other corporations: to lease or otherwise dispose of the rights, prop erty, stocks and bonds of this corporations; also to borrow and loan money upon security and otherwise for the purposes of the cor poration; to issue bonds of indebted | ness, payable in money or proper ty: to act as agent. broker, contractor or trustee in respect to the foregoing purposes; also to. establish and carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses. and sell articles and products manufactured by itself and other per- sons Or corporations in California and other states and foreign countries.
 Third: That the principal place of business of said corporation shall be at fhoenix Maricopa county. Arizona territory, and the places outside of said territory where it may keep branch i offices and trasact it's business and con- duct its affairs thereat shall be at bakersfield in the county of Kern and state of California. and in any other state or place which shall be deter mined by it's stockholders or directors. subJect to the control of the stockhold- : CTS rom time to time, and it's business may be deemed to require same, as Is speciically set forth in these articles.
 Fourth: That the amount of capital stock authorized is three hundred thousand dollars (sSOO, 900. .OO), and the number of shares into which it is to be divided are three hundred thousand '5oo,0o0, of par value of one dollar HL0O each the value of which stock Is to be paid in cash or upon install ments as the directors may provide. or Tn real or personal property, contracts, agreements, leases, ma cninery, machines or materials. n the discretion of the board or directors, upon the issue and delivery or said stock from time to time. Pre- l. rerred shares of stock may be issued upon such terms and conditions as may be provided in the bylaws. That the time or commencement of the said cor poration Is the twenty fifth day of March, nineteen hundred and one d9OD. and the time of termination of said corporation is the twenty-fifth day of March, A. D. nineteen hundred twenty six Q926).
 sixth: That the. persons or officers authorized to transact, manage and control the business and affairs of said corporation shall consist of the stock holders holding a majority in the amount of outstanding stock of the cor poration, and board of directors com posed of such number of members as may be chosen by the stockholders al such time and in such manner as may be provided in the bylaws of the corporation. The original bylaws shall be adopted by the vote or signature of stockholders holding a majority of the subscribed stock. Any resolution adopt- ed by the holders of a majority in amount of the outstanding stock. whether adopted by vote or signature or such holders witho 1t a meeting, snail absolutely control the affairs of