Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Chico
Commercial Oil Company.
now ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS


That We, the undersigned, all OF whom are
citizens and resden,s ot the state OF California,
United States of America, under and by virtue
of the provisions OF the laws of the territory OF
Arizona, do hereby, certify, agree AMI declare
each for himself. and not ole for other
that we have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose oi forming
eorporation; and that We VIII, and by tht Sc
presents do form ourselves into body polite
and corporate under and by virtue uI the laws
of the territory OF Arizona and we TO further
certify and declare;
First: That the name OF the said corporation
shall be and is the Chico Commercial Oil
Company" and that the names OF the incorpor
ators are Thos. Bicknell, AL Abraham, }. A.
McFeely. A. G. Eames, J. q. DAILY, W. j. Costar
Thos n. Crew, and its principal place of bust
ness shall be Tucson. Pima county, Arizona and
Chico, Butte county, California.
Second: That the purposes for which said
corporation is formed are within the territory
of Arizona and tho state Of California to hold
own and lease real and personal property, and
10 acquire the same by location, pure chase
lease or otherwise, to prospect for, by such
means as may be deemed proper and most ex-
pedient, oil, oil products, bitumen, bituminous
rock, natural gas gold, silver, copper coal aud
other precious metals, and for that purpose, to
locate. own hold, acquire lease or construct
fumes, bitches and pipe line, for carrying and
conveying oil, water and gas, and also TO locate.
own, purchase or lease, water, water rights,
claims and privileges. To erect, hold, own and
maintain tanks, tank houses, and storage
plants for OIL, gas and other products. To con-
struct, maintain, ow n, lease and operate elee-
tric power plants, high and low tension trans
mission lines, and to sell, lease and dispose OF
| electric current, to erect pole lines tramways,
roads. bridges, fumes, aqueducts; to deal in all
| OF said commodities and business, and to sell,
! hypotecate, buy and pledge the same. and gen.
orally to do all and every needful or nyenient
| thing or act that may be connected in or about
said business of producing, buying and selling
| oil, coal btumen, bituminous rock, precious
| metals of all kinds,-water. water bitches, hu-
/ mes, pipes and electric power, telephone lines
and instruments, telegraph lines and instru,
| ments and everything that may pertain to said
| business: To borrow and lend money, to give
and take ali classes OF security therefor: To
issue bonds and to provide for the payment OF
| the same with interest and to secure the pay
ment OF thessame by mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument OF Instruments.
| Third That h amount of the capital stock
! of said corporation is five hundred thousand
| 1880 ,0Oo0ol dollars, and the number of shares
| is five hundred thousand $3.50 000) of the par
value OF one dollar each.
That said capital stock is to be paid in BY the
subscribers in monthly payments OF ten pei
cent each commencing with the date OF sub
| scription.
| Fourth: That said corporation to commence
| from the date of filing these articles with the
county recorder of Pima county, ,Arizona, and Il
torxpire, unless extended, twenty-five years
| from said date.
Fifth: The affairs of the corporation are tc
be conducted by board OF directors, consist
ing of seven persons. The officers of the cor
poration shall be q president, vice president
sec -etary and treasurer. The hoarG of direc
tors shall be elected annually, ON the first Mon
day in April ln each year, and the officers are
to be chosen by the board OF directors from
| their own number.
The director who win serve until the frs
| Monday in April 1892 are Thos Bicknell, A
Abraham, J. A. McFeeley, A G. Eames J. G
Daily, W. J. Costar and Thos n, Crew.
Sixth The greatest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which the corporation may Al
any time subject itself, shall not exceed thirt,
1901 per cent of its subscribed capital stock.
| Seventh The private property of the incor
porators. or stockholders shall not be liable fol
the debts Df the eorpOr. tion.
| In witness whereof, we have hereunto set oul
hands and seals this l4th day OF Mare A. ID
1891.
Thos Bicknel. Sea
AL Abraham, Sea
A. McFeely, Sea
A. q Eames, Sea
Jno. c. DAILY, Sea
W. J. Costar, Sea
Thos. n Crew, Sea
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, lee
County of Butte.
On this lith, day OF March In the year of oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred and one be
| !ore me, Park Henshaw, notary public in and
Tor the county OF Butte, state of California, re
personally appeared Thos. Bicknell, AL Abra
ham J. A, McFcely, A. G. Eames, J. D. Daily, W
J. Costar and Thos N. Crew known to me to bt
the persons described IN and whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument, and
acknowledged to me that they executed The
same.
l In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official, at my office, In
the county of Butte, the day and year in this
Seal ''' PARK HENsHAw,
Notary public in and for the county of Butte
state of California.
| 10 cent L. 8. Int. Rev. stamp cancelled.
1st pub Mar. 18th 1901 last Mar. %, 1901