Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-10
Article Of Incorporation Of the Occidental
Ei Rey Oil Company.


we, the undersigned, for the purpose OF
forming corporation under Chapter III
Title XII of the Revised Statutes of the
Territory OF Arizona, to transact, the
business hereinafter mentioned, do adopt
the following Articles of INCORPORATION.
First. The names of the incorpora-
tors are: B. F. Suffer, Oakland; M. b.
Suiter, Oakland; F. NJ. Graham,
San Jose; G. E. Hailstone, San Francis
co; Nj. III. Yost, San Francisco.
Second. The name Of the corporation
is Occidental El hey Oil Company
and the principal place for transacting
business shall be at Tucson in the Terri.
tory of Arizona, but said corporation
proposes to carry on business in the
City and County Of San Francisco, State
OF California, and in such other cities,
counties and states as may be found nec-
essary or advisable. The corporation
will have main Office and q stock transz
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 natu-
raj gas, petroleum, asphaltum, minerals,
coal, oil and other oils, gases and yola-i
tile substances; to produce, acquire,
own and sell natural gas, petroleum, as
phaitum, minerals, coal Oil and other
oils, gases and volatile substances: to
carry on the business Of boring wells, Of
producing, buying, selling, refining, dis
tiiling gand 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, refReries, machinery, pipe
lines, tanks, 3tankcars, 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 otherwise dis
pose OF the rights. properties, and lands
OF this corporation; TO establish and
carry on agencies. offices, and manufac-
turies, and TO sell articles and products,
manufactured by said corporation. or
other persons or corporations in Catifor.
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 as
power for the purposes OF generating
electricity, steam or other motive power
in the operation and management Of the
businessof said corporation ito construct.
complete, own, buy, sell, and operate
water bitches, canals, acquodncts,
fumes and pipe lines; TO enter into any
obligation or actpertaining 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. OF ef-
fecting any or all Of the above mentioned
purposes.
Fourth: The amount OF the Capital
stock authorized 10 Five Hundred Thou~
sand Dollars t4500, ,000) divided into Five
Hundred Thousand shares of the par
value Of One Dollar ($I, per share each
fully paid up and forever worcestershire.
Fifth: This corporation win begin
business on the date ofthe inc0rpofnti ntion
thereof duly affected andcompleted, and
win terminate In twenty-five years from
that date.
Sixth: The affairs Of this corporation
will be conducted by q Board OF Direct.
ors consisting OF dve persons including
the President, Vice-p President, Secretary
and Treasurer, and at the option of the
Beard of Directors, an assistant Se-
cretary aud an assistant Treasurer and
an Executive Committees Election oil
Directors shall be held annually ON the
25th day Of April and election ol officers
at the FIRST meeting Of the Board OF Di-
rectors thereafter. 4 e
Seventh: That the directors who are
appointed for the FIRST year, are: B. F.
Sniter, Oakland N. B. Sniter, oakland !;
r. NJ. Graham, San joss y. Hail.
stone, San Francisco; M, n. yost, San
Francisco. ssm
Eigth The highest amount ofindebt-
edness or liability to which this corpo-
ration silalisub bjectitseH is0ne Hundred
Thousand Dollars ltl0, ,000l.
Ninth. Private property Of the MEM
bers OF this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts.
Tenth. These Articles OF Incerpora-
tion may be altered and asaended by .
two.thir,ls vote of aH the stock holders OF
this corporation at any regular meeting
of said stockholders OF any special meet
ing expressly called for that purpose,
and the same shall be filed with the
County Recorder Of Pima County in the
Territory Of Arizona 40 required by law.
Given under our hands this 10th day
OF April 1901.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of John g. Jury.
Ten cent Revenue stamp Cancelled.
Signed: II. M. Graham,
C.E. Hailstone.
NJ. III. Yost,
Mayme Bass Suiter,
B. +. Saiter,
State OF California, 60
County Of Santa Clara.
Before me, John g. Jury, q Notary
Public in and for the County Of Santa
Clara. State OF California, personaHy APP
peared +. NJ. Graham, G.. Z. fiailstone,
M. III. Yoet, Mayme Bass Suiter and y,
F. Suiter. personally known TO me TO be
the persons described in and who ex.
ecuted the foregoing instrument. and
they and each OF them Acknowledged TO
me that the andy each Of them executed
the said instrument Tor the purposes and
consideration therein expressed
IN witness whereof, Thave hereunto
SET nv hand and affixed my official seal
at nv Office in said County of Santa
Clara, State Of California, the date and
wear In this certificate above written. /
Seal Jor16 G. jury, j
Notary Public in and for the County
of c.nte fyjara gfatn of Callfornia