Arizona republican., 1901-06-02

foilOWS.
 First; That the name Of said corpo- ration shall be "Esmeralda Oil and Development Company of Arizona. :" and it's principal place of transacting business shall be at the City of Phoe- nix. Territory of Arizona, with branch offices at the City and County of San Francisco. State of California. and at ouch other place or places as may here after be determined by the Board of Directors of the corporation; that the names of the corporators are: H. S. Field. w. J. Whitney, R. R. Haskell Herbert Mills. C. T. Behan, George Berg.
 Second: That the general nature of the business for which the corporation is formed is the acquiring possession of and tttle to oil mineral timber and agricultural lands. by location, pur- chase, bond. lease or gift; the holding and owning of said lands and the dis posal of the same by sale. bond, lease or gift; the acquiring possession of. title 10 and owning water rights and the disposal of the same by sale. bond lea5e or gift: the development and lm- provement of lands and water rights acquired by the corporation by the boring or sinking Of wells or shafts. or by the digging or driving of tunnels or drifts the erecting of buildings, hoist ing works. boring and drilling machin- cry. warehouses. factories. furna ces. mills and refineries necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corporation and the operation of the same the construction of trans and other roads, pipe lines, fumes. dltches, dams, tanks and every thing necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corporation and development of it's properties; the buying and selling of merchandise, oils. minerals. metals. timber, lumber, machinery, hardware and agricultural products, and to do and perform all acts and things per- tain,ng thereto or connected herewith which may be proper and necessary or useful to the main purpose and object Of this corporation not inconsistent with the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona made and provided for the gov ernment of corporations.
 Third: That the amount of the cap ital stock of said corporation is Five Hundred Thousand (5OO0OO) Dollars; that the number of shares into which it is divided is Five Hundred Thousand C500,00O of the par value of One CD Dollar each.
 That the capital stock shall be paid at such times and in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine and authorize.
 Fourth: That the term for which said corporation is to exist is Twenty five (25) years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 Fifth: That the business of said cor poratdon shall be managed and con- trolled by a board of seven @ Direc- tors who shall be elected at a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held on the second Monday in May of each year, and who shall serve for one year from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and qualified
 Sixth That the indebtedness of the corporation shall not exceed two thirds 2.O of the amount of its capital stock.
 Seventh: That the private property of the stockholders is to be exempt from corporate eebt.
 Eighth: That the capital stock of the corporation is to be forever nonL assess able and the Board of Directors io pro- hibited from levying assessments there on for any purpose whatsoever.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of May. A. D. 1901.
 H. $. FIELD (Seal. ]
 W. J. WHITNEY. (Seal.)
 R. R. HASKELL. (Seal)
 HERBERT MILLS. (Seal. )
 C. T. BEHAN. (Seal)
 GEO. BERG. (Seal) State of California, City and County of San Francisco ss.
 On this 21th day of May i'm the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ono before me, A. k. Dagget, . Notary Public in and for said City and County,