Arizona republican., 1901-02-10


 selves, and for such purpose de hereby adopt the following articles of incorpo. ration, to-wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the corporators hereof are i,he following, to-wit:
 J. o. Davidson, Wichita. Kansas; Charles R. McLain, Chicago. Illinois A. Q. McLain. Chicago, Illinois; Leon Phipps. Bakersfield. Cal; George Eas- ton, Los Angeles, Cal.
 ARTICLE IT.
 Tlie name of the corporation shall be Wichita oil company,
 The corporation shall have two prin- cipal places of business, one being in the city of Phoenix. county of Maricopa territory of Arizona, and the other in the city of Los Angeles. county ot Los Angeles, state of California; the stockholders meeting in the former place and the board of directors in the latter.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is: l. To acquire by purchase, lease. To- cation or otherwise, real and person al property. particularly such as may he deemed useful or convenient for the purpose of developing oil, gas or other minerals, and to let. improve, hypoth- ecate. sell. lease. or otherwise enjoy or dispose of the same.
 ?. To sink or construct wells, tun- nels or other means for the develop ment of oil. gas or other minerals. and to extract from the ground oil gas or other minerals, and to use. sell. dis pose of or otherwise enjoy the same. 3. To construct roads. pipe lines for water. oil. or gas. and such other works as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying cn such business as the cor poration may desire to become engag- cd in.
 {. To purchase. use, sell or otherwise deal in oil. gas or other minerals or ma chinery, buildings and works incidental to the use of the purposes herein indi- cated.
 5. To do any and all lawful acts tha; may be necessary or convenient in or der to carry out the general purposes herein indicated.
 ARTICLE w.
 The capital stock of the corporation shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand GOO,OO0) dollars, which shal be divided into seven hundred thou sand G0O,0O0) shares,o the par value oi one dollar $l.OO) each. of which twen- ty-five thousand (25,OOO) shares have been subscribed. which stock was paid for at the time of subscription.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of commencement of this corporation shall be when these arti- clcs are filed with the county recorder of the county of Maricopa. territory o Arizona and the termination of the corporation shall be twenty-five (25) years.
 ARTICLE VT
 The corporate power of this corpora rtion shall be vested in a board of five directors, who shall be stockholders holding at least one share of stock in his own name on the books of the com pany, and the times when they shall be elected shall be at the hour of three o'clock D. m. on the fifth day of Feb ruary of each and every year, at the office of the company or the princi. pal place of business of the company in the city of Phoenix in the county oi Maricopa. territory of Arizona. which place of business is hereby established to be at the office of the Wichita Oi company, in said city. which place may De changed at any time by vote of the stockholders.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is the sum of fifty thousand G0,oOO dol lars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote of the stockholders, duly assembled in any regular or special meeting, called in ac. cordance with she bylaws, which shal be hereafter adopted by filing with the county recorder of said county of Mari copa. territory of Arizona. a certificate thereof. and by publication of said cer. tifiate in the same manner required by law in the case of original articles ot incorporation.
 In witness whereof We have hereun.c set our hands this 2Sth day of January 1901.
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 J. O. DAVIDSON.
 CHAS. R. McLAIN.
 A. O. McLAIN.