Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-21
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Los An.
gcles and Beaumont Oil COMPANY.


Meigs, N, i. Emerson, c. w. Baidride
and F. G. Baldridge, hereby associat
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the pur
poses OF forming a corporation unde
the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
ARrICLEI.
The name OF this corporation shall b,
the the Los Angeles and Beaumont Oh
Company, and the principal place foi
transacting its business shall be at Tue.
son. Pima County, Territory of Arizona
but proposes to carry on business in tn,
States of California, and Texas and vii
have an office at Los Angeles, in the
State of California.
ARTICLE ii.
That for the purpose for which this
corporation is formed, are drill for, aud
develop oil, asphaltum; and other miner
ais; to transport and refine oil or other.
wise prepare the same for market: to &C.
quire purchase, hold, improve, work
and operate, sell and convey oil wells
oil machinery, oil and mineral lands and
to erect all necessary buildings, and
machinery necessary for said purposes
to procure locate and purchase water
and water rights; to locate under the
laws of California, Arizona, and the
United States, placer and lode mining
claims; to construct bitches, fumes, or
pipe lines, to issue, sell and convey
stocks, bonds, mortgages; to purchase
acquire, sell and convey real and
personal property; to farm and
to cultivate any lands acquired by the
and generally to do all nec-
essary to carry on said business.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock au-
thorized to be issued is one Million
{ / 900, ,000) shares of the par value OF
One Dollars each and when issued shall
be forever non assesable.
ARTICLE
The time of the commencement of this
shall be the date these art
lcles are filed with the County Recorder
Of the said County of Pima. This cor
poration shall exist for twenty-five years
from its commencement.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board of Directors COM
posed of Eve or more stockholders, to be
first eltcted on the LIST day of July, 1901
and until each annual election there
after.
The following are the names of the Die
rectors who are to serve until the FIRST
annual meeting and until their success
sors are elected, to-wit, II. l.. Squires,
n. S. Meigs, N. J. Emerson, c. w. Bal
dridge and F. G. Baldridgc.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount ofindebtedness to
which this corporation small be subject
I'd shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
1850, ,oO0l.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property Of the stockhoId-
ers of this corporation shall be exempt
from liability for the corporation debts.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articIes of Incorporation may he
amended by a two-thirds vote OF the
of this corporation AZ any
regular meeting of the stockholders or
any special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the amendment shall be filed
with the County Recorder Of said Coun-
ty of Pima. and printe3 as required by
law.
ARTICLE
That the Directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation
at their first meeting. Elections of Di.
rector and stockholders meeting annual
shall be held yearly ON the hrst Monday
in July of each year.
In witness whereof we have hereuuto
set our hands and seals this 14th day oi
Nav, 1901, IN duplicate.
N. J. Emerson, Seal
c. W. Baidridge Seal
H. l.. Squires Seal
N. s. Meips Seal
r. G, Baidridge Seal
State of California, a4ss
County of Los Angeles J a
Before nee, Ross r. Htckox ] kotary
Public in and for the said EQNuty 81 Loi
and State Of caIifofnsa reEson'
ally appeared, H. L. Sqnisss. NJ 3
Meigs, N. ]. Emerson. c. w. Raldridgs
and r. G. Baldridge, known TO me TO bs
the persons who executed the within
instrument and who are mentioned IN
the same and they and each of them ack
to me that they and each ol
them executed the said Articles of Incor
poratiou Of The Los Angeles and Bean
mont Oil Company, for the purposes ant
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal o
Office this 14th day of May, A. ID. 1901
Seal Ross j. HicKcoX
Notary Public in and for the Count,
of Los Angeles, State of California.
Ny comission expires February 2Sth
1904.
10 cent Interna Revenue Stamp prop
erly cancelled.
State Of California,
County OF Los Angeles.
/. c. w. Bell, County Clerk Of TIN
County OF Los Angeles, aud ex-officit
Clerk OF the Superior Court Of the Stat
of California, in and for said County
the same being a Court OF Record, Dt
uEpray CERTIFY that Ross T.. Hickco,