Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-05
Articles Of Incorporation Of the White
Mountain Oil COMPANY.

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Mountain OIL Company.
The undersigned w. II. Clarke, A. Me-
Farland. l.. Il. Clarke, Geo. Pearson and
James w. Creede, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the
purpose Of forming corporation under
the laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
ARTICLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall be
White Mountain Oil Company and the
principal place for the Transaction of its
business shall he at Tucson, County OF
Pima, and Territory of Arizona, but this
Corporation proposes to carry on bust
ness in the State of Oregon, and in all
States OF the United States, and will
have q branch office at Portland in the
State of Oregon, and az such other
places in the same State and in other
States, as the board of directory may
declare by resolution, or as may be
provided for by bylaw of the Com
pany, and all meerings of the board oi
directory, and stockholders of said Com
pany may be held at Portland, Oregon,
or at such place or places as the bylaws
OF said Company may direct.
ARTICLE II.
That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaItum, and other min
erai and hydrocarhoa substances; 10
transport and refine oil aud other hy-
drocarbon substances and minerals and
otherwise prepare the same for market;
to acquire, purchase, hold. improve.
work and operate, sell and convey oil,
and other hydrocarbon substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and oper.
ate all necessary buildings and ma
ehinery for such purposes; TO locate and
acquire water and water rights, placer
and lode claims under the laws OF Ore.
gon, Arizona aud every other State and
Territory of the United States. to
construct and maintain bitches. fumes
and pipe lines: to issue. sell and convey
and acquire stocks. bonds, and mort.
cages: to purchase, acquire, hold aH5
convey real estate and personal prop
erty: to farm and cultivate any lands
acquired by this corporation. and raise
cattle for sale, for use and for market.
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to carry on all of said
businesses or any one OF them.
ARTICLE Ill.
The amount Of capital stock authorix-
cd to be issued by this corporation il
one million shares [Sl 200, 0O0.sAgl oi
the par value one dollar each. and when
issued the same shall he forever aon.
assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The time Of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the date these ar.
ticlcs are filed In the Office of the county
recorder Of the said County OF Pima,
and this corporation shall exist for tweu-
ty-hve years from and after &nch eosn-
nicncement.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs Of this corporation shall ise
conducted by "a board oi directors, Eve
in number. who shall he stockholders in
the company, to be elected an the last
Monday Of March in each year and bold
for one year and until their Successors
are eiscted, or appointed.
The ofscers OF this corporation ahaii he
President, aud Vax- President, TO be
elected by the dirertows from iileis awn
manager. and such OF her osilorrs, as the
beard OF dircctory bs iss bylaws may
determine. That the directors, and Off
GERS fur the current year, to SERVE up 10
the clection In Masch, asprovided above
snd until their apecessora arc eiCcted. of
appointed arr: Directors-W, ia. Clarke,
A. MeEasiand, l.. u. Clarke, Geo. Pear
son and James W, Creedc. oshoss--
fresideut. W. n. Clarke, Viee~Presidsus,
A. MeFasiand; SECRETARY, A. MeF Fariand;
Treasurer. W. u. Clarke; General. Man
agcr, Geo. Pearson.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall never he allow.
cd to contract any debt os debts. beyond
the vaine ofits assets.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property Of the stockholsi-
ere of this corporation shall be sssmapt
fron NIL liability for the debts of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VII,
These ariicirs of incorporation may be
by a two thirds vote of the
stockholders OF this corporation at aus.
reguIar meeting OF fsse stockholders or
any special meeting called for that par-
poae, and the amendments shall be hied
with the county rrrorsier of said conn.
ty OF Pima and printed as required by
law.
ARTICLEIx.
The directors OF this corporation may
adopt by-laws for the guidance Of this
at their first or any subse-
gsentiy meeting, and siections ofdircctors
and stockholdcf'a meetings tannuaij
shall be held yearly on the last Monday
uf March Of each year.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto
vet our hands aud seals this 30th day of
April, 1901.
". II. Clarke, Seal
A. Mcfarland, Seal
l., +, Clarke. Seal
Geo. Pearson, Seal
James w, crecde, Seal
Ten crnt Rev. stamp cancel|ed.
STATE OF California.
County Of Los Angeles.
Before me Edward L. Hntrhison, ano-
tary public in and for the County OF Los
Angela, State OF California, personally
w. II. Clarke. 4. Mcfarland,
l.. Is. Clarke. Geo. Pearson and James
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