Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-09
Articles Of Incorporation of The STANDARD
Rock Oh Company

Know all men by these presents, tina
we, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents of the United States of America
hare this day voluntarily ASSOCIATED
ourselves together for the purpose o
forming a corporation under and b,
virtue Of the statutes and laws of thu
Territory Of Arizona, and we hereby
adopt the following articles Of incorpor,
alton;
ARTICLE 1,
The names OF the corporators are: z
A. FalkenberE. NJ. ]. Heuley, James q
Steele, Alfred Euhrman and X. l.. Bisby
and that the name of said corporation
is and shall be the STANDARD Rock Oh
Company" with it's principal place o1
transacting business at Tucson, Pima
county, Territory of Arizona, and with
branch Offices in the City and County o1
San Francisco, State of California.
ARTIcLE1I.
The general nature Of the business to
be transacted aud the purpose for which
1t is formed, are to buy and otherwise
acqu re, to hold and own, manage, oper-
ate, improve and develop oil lands. min.
ing claims, mineral rights, water rights,
oil wells and other real estate, and IN.
terests aud rights in any Of said proper
fies-~aiso for the purpose of granting.
selling, leasing, haFtering, exchanging OF
otherwise disposing OF lands, mineral
claims and other real property, or in
terests in the same, To engage in and
carry on the business of boring ard ex-
ploring for, producing, refining, distill-
Ia "A,
carrying, handling, storing, dealing in,
buying and selling oils petroleum. natuf-
al gas, asphaitam, bitumen, tituminols
rock, gypsum and other mineral and
shydro-carbon substances, and products
Of ali of such substances; and for such
purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
hold, own, manage and operate refine
sries. pipe lines, tanks, manufactures,
machinery, wharses, tank cars, and
steam ard sailing vessels, for water
Transportation and other works, pro-
sperty and appliances that may be in
cident or auxiliary to said business or
that may be deemed necessary or con-
vcf,icnt by the board of directors;
also for the purpose Of constructing,
erecting and operating telephone and
telegraph lines and railroads to trans
port petroleum, minerals, and like pro.
ducts; also for the purpose of buying,
selling, taking, owning, holding and
dealing in all kinds of public and private
stocks, bonds. mortgages, pledges, pat.
ents for inventions, contracts and all
kinds OF personal property, also for the
purpose of loaning money with or with
oat security; and for the purpose Of bor-
rowing money on notes, mortgages, and
securities Of all kinds and also for the
purpose Of carrying on and transacting
any and all kinds OF business in which
natural perspns may lawfully engage,
with power to hold the meetings Of the
directors and the annual and all meet
ings of the shareholders at San Fran
cisco, California.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock authoriz
ed by these articles is three hundred
Thousand dollars $500, ,000l divided
into three hundred Thousand shares oi
the par value of one dollar each, which
may be sold and issued by this corpora.
ton for cash, property or valuc at par
or at such price or valuation as may
from time to time be fixed by the board
of directors, payable when issued, to be
fully paid up aud non'assessahle,
s. ARTICLE ". ''-
This corporation shall commence at
the time its articles ofincorporation are
recorded in the Office Of the County Re-