Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-09
Article Of Incorporation Of the Oecidental
El Rey Oil Company.

KNOW all men by these presents-Tha
we, the undersigned, for the purpose Z
forming corporation under Chapter II
Title XII of the Revised Statutes of tn
Territory of Arizona, to transact III
business hereinafter mentioned, do adop
the following Articles of incorporation
First. The names OF the incorpora
tors are: b. F. Suiter, Oakland; Nj. b
suiter, Oakland; F. M. Graham
San Jose; G. E. Hailstone, San Francis
co; M. IL. Yost, San Francisco.
Second. The name of the cornoratior
is Occidental Ell hey Oil Company
and the principal place for transsctins
business shall be at Tucson in the Terri
tory OF Arizona, but said corporation
proposes to carry ON business ia the
City and County OF San Francisco, Stats
OF California, and in such other cities
counties and states as may be found nee
essary or advisable. The corporation
will have main office and stock trans.
fer office in the City and County of San
Francisco, State of California.
Third. That the purposes for which
such corporation is formed are to pros.
pect for, explore and discover natural
gas, petroleum, asphaltum, minerals,
coal oil, or other oils, gases, minerals and
colatile substances to drill, develop and
operate wells for the extraction OF natsa-
raj gas, petroleum, asphaltum, minerals,
coal, oil and other oils, gases and yola.
tile substances; to produce, acquire,
own and sell natural gas, petroleum, as
phaltum, minerals, coal oil and other
oils, gases and volatile substances: to
carry on the business OF boring wells, OF
producing, buying, selling, refining, dis
thiiBg and manufacturing oils, petroleum
natural gases, asphaltum and other min
erals and hydro-carbon substances, and
for such purpose to buy, lease, or other
wise acquire, own and operate manu-
facturies, refineries, machinery, pipe
lines, tanks, tankcars, railways, ships
and other works, property and ap-
pliances that may be incident or auxila-
ry to said business or that may be deem
ed necessary or convenient by said cor
poration TO sell, lease, or otherwised dis
pose OF the rights, properties, and lands
oil this corporation 70 establish aud
carry on agencies. offices, aud manufac-
turies, and TO sell articles and products,
manufactured by said corporation. or
other persons or corporations In Calii0r-
mia and other states, territories and
foreign countries TO buy. acquire, hold,
improve, develop, control, sell, lease,
mortgage or hypothecate oil bearing or
other land or lands and personal proper
ty of every kind !; to buy and acquire by
appropriation and diversion, lease, own,
possess. and otherwise deal In water,
water rights and privileges, and TO ap.
ply the same directly or indirectly aa
power for the purposes Of generating
electricity, steam or other motive power
in the operation and management Of the
husinessof said corporation TO construct,
own, buy, sell, and operate
water bitches, canals, acquodncfs,
fumes and pipe lines to enter into any
obligation or contract pertaining To the
business OF said company and generally
TO do and perform any and all acts and
things necessary or proper for carrying
on the business OF said company. or ei-
fecting any or all Of the above mentioned
purposes.
Fourth, The amount OF the Capital
stock authorized is Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ls5OD, ,0O0) divided into Five
Hundred Thousand shares OF the mar
value Of One Dollar{sl) per share each.
fully paid up and forever worcestershire.
Fifth: This corporation will begin
business on the date OF tho incorporation
thereof duly affected and completed, and
will terminate In twenty-6ve years from
that date.
Sixth: The affairs OF this corporation
will be conducted by Board of Direct
ors consulting of Ave persons including
the President, yies-P President, Secretary
and Treasurer, and at the option Of the
Board OF Directors, an assistant se-
cretary and an assistant Treasurer and
IN Executive COMMITTEES. Election oil
Directors shall be held sannually on the
18th day Of April and election OF officers
at the iirst mfeting Of the Board q Di
rectors thereafter.
sevenths That the directors who are
appointed for the first year, are: b. r.
suiter, Oaklandy M. b. .9uitaT )aklands
r. NJ. Graham, San Jnae; C. Hail
stone. San Franciscoi n. II. Yost, San
Eigsh:-The highest amount u ] inddebt-
sdness or liability 10 which this cofpo-
ration shall subjectitseif is0ne Hundred
Thousand Dollars (tl00, ,000). f
Ninth. Private property Of the mem
bers of this corporation shall be exempt
rom corporate debts.
Tenth. These Articles OF Incorpora-
lion may be altered and amended BY q
bwo.thirds vote Df all the stoekholders Of
this corporation at sny regular meeting
,f said stockholders or any speoial meet
ing expressly called for that purpose,
aud the same shall be fled with the
County Recorder Of Pima County, in the
Territory OF Arizona 40 required by Law.
Given under our hands this lGth day
,f April 1901.
Signed, sealed and delivered In the
OF John q. Jury.
Ten cent Revenue stamp Cancelled.
Signed: F.M. Graham,
C.E. Hailstone.
M. Fl. Yost,
Mayme Bass Suiter,
3. +. Suiter,
State OF California, lss
County OF Santa Clara.
Before me, John G. Jury, Notary
Public in and for the County OF Santa
Clara, State OF California, personally
peared +. M Graham. G.. u. Hailstane,
NJ. II, Yost, Mayme Bass Suiter and B.
F. Suiter, personally known TO me to b
the persons described ia and who ex-
ecnted the foregoing instrument, and
they and each Of them acknowledged 70
me that the andy eacl, Of them executed
The said instrument for the purposes and
therein expressed
In witness whereof, have hereunto
vet INV hand and affixed my Official seal
1T my office in said County Of Santa
Clara, State OF California, the date and
year In this certificate above written.
Seal JOHN g. JuRyy
Notary Public in and for the County