Arizona republican., 1901-12-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the under signed, have this day voluntarily as sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming and becoming a corp oration under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona. and in that behalf and to that end we do hereby adopt and duly exc cute the following Articles of Incorpo- ration, and do hereby certify and de- clare as follows:
 FIRST: That the name of said Corp oration shall be california oil Com panies."
 SECOND: That the purposes for which it Is forme,, are to acquire oil bearing lands by purchase lease. drill wells thereon, and produce crude petroleum and other mineral suo- stances, and to sell. refine and store the same and to generally deal in crude and refined petroleum and its kindred by-products, and as well construct. manage and own oil tanks and pipe lines for the storage, sale or delivery of the same. To acquire. purchases own, hold, improve. cultivate, sell, lease and generally deal in real and personal property of every kind. To buy. sell and generally deal in all kinds of public and private stocks. bonds. se- curities, cattle, horses. live stock, and as we'll other kinds of personal property, and deal in the capital stock and bonds of other corporations; to issue stock, certificates, notes. bonds, mortgages or other evidence of indebtedness. and to dispose of the same for the benefit of the corporation.
 | To explore for. discover. buy, or l otherwise acquire or own water and water rights and privileges for use or | for sale or for irrigation, mining, do- nestle or power purposes:
 | To issue bonds or certificates of in- ! debtedness, and to buy. sell and deal in the same;
 To create, generate. J-se and sell cleo | trical power for manufacturing me | chanical or motive purposes; To locate, construct, purchase or | otherwise acquire and to use ditches. aqueducts. pipe lines, tunnels. wells and
 other appliances and property for or
 in connection with the above or other purposes incidental thereto. and as | well to sell the same to acquire | others whenever business necessities | may require.
 l To develop, own or acquire water. water rights and privileges Gncluding canals. aqueducts, fumes. ditches and pipe lines for connecting same) for
 sale to. or for the use of the inhabi- | tants of any county, village, town, irri- | gation district or farming neighbor-
 hood for any of the foregoing purposes
 and as well to furnish the same or
 either of them with electricity and electrical power for illuminating. mo- tive. mechanical, manufacturing and
 other purposes.
 To lay out towns and townsites and
 to scarry on and conduct any and all
 business and do all acts and things
 that may be necessary for the develop
 ment. growth. improvement to pro-
 mote the fostering of the welfare of
 the same.
 To generally acquire. own. use sell. or otherwise dispose of, and as well
 deal in all kinds of property, and also
 to incur indebtedness. execute mort
 gages, and to carry on any kind of business that may be necessary or in , cidental to the carrying out of each or
 any of the foregoing purposes. THIRD: That the place where the , principal business of this corporation Il shall be transacted is Phoenix, Mari
 copa County. Territory of Arizona, and that 1t shall have branch offices in the : City and County of Los Angeles. State I of California, and at such other places
 as the Board of Directors may here after designate for the purpose oi
 holding meetings of the Directors and
 
 bonds and mortgages. the occupancy o
 offices and the general transaction o . business.
 ' FOURTH: That the terms for whici said Corporation shall exist shall b.
 twenty-five t25 years from and afte
 the date of its incorporation.
 FIFTH: That the number of Di if rectors of said Corporation shall b.
 seven and that the names and resi- l. dences of Directors who are appointe'
 for the first year and to serve until tn IT election and qualification of their sue Ia cessors are as follows:
 | Names Whose Residence is a e A. c. Easton, Los Angeles. Ca d k. H. Groenendyke, Los Angeles, Cal ,-t F. A. Nance, Los Angeles, Ca if l.. A. Crandall Los Angeles, Ca IF Otis G. Gould, Los Angeles. Ca ,t c. s. Mann. Los Angeles, Ca
 J. P. Stocksdale, Los Angeles, Ca f. SIXTH: That the amount of capita E, stock of said Corporation is One Mil ,e lion Dollars (s1, ,OOO OOO) and the numbe -v of shares into which it is divided I. One Million 1000, ,00O) of the par valu ,yl of One Dollar.
 ,e SEVENTH: That the amount ( ,e capital stock which has been actual Q subscribed is Seven Hundred (7OO) Do m lars. and the following are the name ,o of the persons by whom the same Ina ne been subscribed, to-wit:
 rs Names of Number of ,y Subscribers. Shares. Amour orl A. c. Easton 100 S1O0
 E. H. Groenendyke 100 1Oo a F. A. Nance 100 100. -xIT