Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-03
Articles Of Incorporation OF The Los An
gsles and Beaumont Oh Company.

1, 4
and F. G.. Baldridge, hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow.
ing articles of incorporation, for the pur.
poses OF forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory ofArizoua.
Article /.
The name OF this corporation shall be
the Los Angeles and Beaumont Oil
Company and the principal place for
transacting its business shall be at Tue
son, Pima County, Territory of Arizona
but proposes to carry on business in the
States OF California and Texas and will
have an Office at Los Angeles, in the
State of California.
Article H.
That for the purpose for which this
corporation is formed. are; drill for, and
develop oil, asphaltum, and other miner
ais; to transport and refine oil or other
wise prepare the same for market; 10 ac-
quirc. purchase, hold, improve, work,
and operate, sell and convey oil wells,
oil machinery, oil and mineral lands and
to erect all necessary buildings, and
machinery necessary for said purposes
to procure, locate and purchase water
and water rights; to locate under the
laws OF California, Arizona, and the
United States. placer and lode mining
claims; to construct bitches. fumes, or
pipe lines, To- issue, sell and convey
stocks, bonds, mortgages; to purchase,
acquire, sell and convey real and person
al property; to farm and to cultivate
any lands acquired by the corporation,
and generally To do all necessary to
carry on said business.
| Article III.
| The amount of the capital stock au-
| thorized tn be iSsu, Il is one Million Il,
/ 0o0, ,00O) shares OF he par value of one
dollar each and when issued shall be
/ forever worcestershire.
| Article Nv.
The timc OF the commencement OF this
corporation shall be the date these arti-
cles are filed with the county recorder OF
the said County of Pima. This corpor.
alton shall exist for twenty-five years
/ from it's commencement.
! Articlc Y.
+ The atlairs of this corporation shall be
conductedhy board of directors COM
posed of five or more stockholders, to be
! first elected on the 81 day OF July, 1901
! and until each annual election there
! after.
! The following are the names of the di-
/ rcctorS who are to serve until the first
annual meeting and until their success
sors are elected, to-wit, II. l.. Squircs,
! n. 5. Mcigs, NJ !. Emerson, {. W. Bal
bridge and F. 6. Baldridge.
/ Article vi.
! The highest amount of indebtedness to
/ which this corpora ton shall be subject
| ed shall be fifty Thousand dollars $780,.
/ 00O),
| Article VII.
/ The private property of the stockhold,
I ers OF this corporation shall be exempt
/ from liability for the corporation debts.
| Article VIII.
! These articles of incorporation may be
| amended by a two-thiris vote OF the
| stockholders OF this corporation at any
| regular meeting OF the stockholders or
any spc"ial meeting called tor that pur.
pose, and the amendment shall be filed
| with the county recorder OF said County
of Pima, and printed asrequired by law.
Article TX.
That the directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation
at their first meeting. Elections of di-
reetors, aud stockholders meeting Iannu,
all shall be held yearly on the first Mon
day in July ofeach year.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 18th day oil
May, 1901, in duplicate.
N. ]. Emerson. Seal
{. w. Baldridge, Seal
II. l.. Squires. Seal
N. S. Meigs, Seal
+. G. Baldridge, Seal
State OF California,
County OF Los Angeles ~
Before me. Ross T. Hickcox, n notary
public in and for the said County of Los
Angeles, and State of California, person
ally appeared, H. l.. Squires, N. S.
Meigs, N. j.. Emerson, {. w. Baldridge
| and r. G. Baldridge, known to ME to be
the persons who executed the within
instrument and who are mentioned in
the same and they and each of them ack-
| nowledged to me that they and each of
them executed the said articles of incor.
poration of The Los Angeles and Beau.
| mont Oil Company, for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed.
| Given under my hand and seal of Office
this 14th day OF May, A. D., 1901.
Seal. Ross T. HicKcox,
| Notary Public in and for the County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
! My commission expires February 2Sth.
| 1904.
f0ccnt Internal Revenue Stamp pro-
perly cancelled.
| State of California,
County of Los Angeles ~
!, {. w. Bell, County Clerk of the
County OF Los Angeles, and ex.officio
Clerk OF the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for said County.
the same being Court of Record, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that Ross T. Hickcox
whose name is subscribed to the Certif,-
cate OF the proof or acknowledgement
Of the annexed instrument, and thereon
written, was, at the time of taking such
proof and acknowledgement n Nota-
| ry Public in and for said County duly
commissioned and sworn, and author
ized by the laws of said State to take
the acknowledgements aud proof of deeds
or Couyeyanccs for land tenements or
hercditamcnts i'll said State of Califor-
MIA And further. that ] am well ac-
quaIntcd with the handwriting of such
| notary public, and verify believe that
the signature to said certificate of proof
or acknowledgment is genuine; and that
the annexed instrument is executed,
| acknowledged and certified in accord.
ance with the laws OF the State of Cali
tornia,
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said