Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-01
Articles Of incorporation Of the White
Mountain Oil Company.

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Mountain Oil Company.
The undersigned w. II. Clarke, A. Nc
Farland. l.. E. 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 be at Tucson, County of
Pima. and Territory Of Arizona, but this
Corporation proposes to carry ON busi-
ness in the State of Oregon, and in alt
States of the United States, and viii
have a branch Office at Portland in the
State of Oregon, and at 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 of
directory, and stockholders of said Com
pany may be held at Portland, Oregon,
or at such place or places as the bylaws
ARTICLE II.
That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaitum, and other IniTl-I
eral and hydrocarbon substances: TO-
transport and refine oil and other hy-s
otherwise prepare the same for market;
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work and operate, sell and convey oil,
and other hydrocarbon substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and ofser-
ate all necessary buildings and MAJ
chinery for snch purposes; to locate and
acquire water and water rights. placer
and lode claims under the laws of 0re-l
gon, Arizona, and 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 an1
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 III.
The amount of capital stock authorize
ed to be issued by this corporation Is
one million shares Isl ,000. .o00.u0l Of
the par value one dollar each, and whEn
issued the same shall be forever non
assessable.
ARTICLE ".
The time of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the date these ar.
ticics are filed in the Office of the county
recorder OF the said County Of pima,
and this corporation shall exist for TWEEN.
ty-ive years from and after such com
siencement.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs Of this corporation shall be
conducted by board Of directors Eve
Id number, who shall be stockholders I'M
the company, to be elected On the last
Monday OF March in each year and hold
for one ycar and nutil their sucetssorsl
arc clccted. OF appointed.
The officers OF this corporation shall hc
q President, and Vice President, to be-
elected by the directors from their own
number, d secretary, treasurer. general
manager. and such otheT officers, a. the
board of directory by its bylaws may
determine. That the directors, and cfIs~
errs for the current year, TO serye mp TO
the eiection ia March. az provided above
and until their SUCCESSORS are elccted, or
appointed are: Dirceturs--W. n. Clarke.
A. McFarland, L. Is. Clarke, fsc0. Pear.
so,, and lanes W. crrcde, Ofjscers--3
President, M. III. Clarke. Nice-p President,
a. &aEs n
Treasurer. W. IA. Clarke: GeasraI- Man
agcr, Geo. Pearson
ARTICLE vi.
This corporation shail never be allow
ed to contract any debt or dehts, beyond
the vainc Gifts assets.
ARTICLE VII.
The private property of the stockhosd-
ers of this corporations shall be exempt
from NIL liability for the debts of this
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles Of incorporation may be
amended By d two thirds yofe Of the
Of this corporation at amy.
regular nseeting OF the stockholders or
any special nseeting calied for that par-
pose, and the aslsendmeHtx shall be fsted
with the county recorder 81 said coun-
~ Of Pima and printed as rcqaircd by
law.
ARTICLE TX.
The directors OF this corporation may
adopt bylaws for the guidance of this
Mt their first or amy subse-
quentiy mceting, and elections 81 fdiirrctors
and Stockholders meetings laannai)
shall be held yearly on the last Monday
al March OF each year.
In witness whereof. We have i,ercunfo
set our hands and seals this 30th day of
April, 1901. Il
w. III. Clarke, Seal
A. Mcfarland, Seal
L. B. Clarke. Seal
Geo. Pearson, Seal
James w. Creedc, Seal
Ten cent Rev. stamp canceiled.
STATE q California, :.
County OF Los Angeles. J
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