Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-14
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Twas Oil
COMPANY.

Articles Of Incorporation Of the Twas Oil
Company.
Know all men by these presents: That we,
the undersigned. for the purpose OF forming a
corporation under Chapter Ii, Title XII OF the
Revised Statutes OF the Territory of Arizona, to
transact the business hereinafter mentioned,
do adopt the following articles OF ineorpora-
tion:
The names of the ineorporators are q. A.
HaIdinge, L Kearney, 4. n. Whiteside, a. l..
Brower and 8. Fleming.
:. Second
The name of the corporation is "Uvas Oil
Company" and the principal place for transac-
ting business shall be at Tucson. in the County
of Pima, and Territory of Arizona, but the cor
poration proposes to carry on business IN the
counties OF Santa Clara, San Benito. santa Cruz
and Monterey. in the State OF California, and az
such other place or places in said state and in
the other states or territories OF the United
States as may be found necessary, The coFpor-
alton will have main ONCE and STOCK Trans
fer office at San Jose, in the State OF California
Third.
That the purposes for which such corporation
is formed are 10 prospect for, explore and dis
cover natural gas, petroleum, asphaltum, min
erals, coal oil, or other oil, gaseous or volatile
substances; TO sink, drill, develop and work
wells for the extraction of natural gas, petro-
leum, asphaltum, minerals, coal or other oils,
gaseous or volatile substances; TO produce, ac-
quire, own and sell natural gas. petroleum as
phaltum, minerals, coal oil or other oils, case
Gus and volatile substances; to carry on the
business Of boring and constructing well and
prospecting for and acquiring, owning, buying
and selling, handling and dealing In natural
gas, petroleum, asphaltum. minerals, coal oil
or other oils, gaseous or volatile substances,
and, generally, to deal in crude and refined
petroleum and its kindred substances: TO con-
struct, buy and own oil tanks and pipe lines,
and all necessary appliances necessary thereto
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other products and substances above men
toned. TO buy, acquire, hold, improve, dew
elop. control, sell, lease. mortgage or hypothe-
cate oil bearing or other land or lands aud per-
sonal property of every kind; to buy and ae-
quire by appropriation or diversion, lease, rent,
own, possess and sell water, water rights and
easements therefore and to apply the same dir
ectly or indirectly as power for the purpose Of
generating electricity or other motive power
In the operation and management of any
branch OF business of the company: to con-
struct, complete. own, possess, run, bay and
sell, water bitches, canals. aqueducts. fumes
and pipe lines; to enter into any obligation or
contract pertaining to the business of said
company; and. generally, to do and perform
any and all acts and things necessary or proper
for the carrying out or effecting any or all OF
the above mentioned purposes.
Fourth
The amount OF ca pital sto b authorized Is
| seven hnndred and fifty thousand dollars div
ided into $50 600 shares of the par value of 81 0E
each, fully paid up and forever non-assessable.
Fifth
This corporation viii begin business on the
second day of April, 1901, aud will terminate in
| fifty years from that date.
Sixth.
The Affairs of this corporation win be con
ductesi by board ofdirectors consisting Of Ave
| persons, including the president, vice-presi
dent, secretary and treasurer, and at the option
OF the board OF directors an assistant secretary
and assistant treasurer. and an executive com
| mittee. Elections of directors shall be held an
nualiy on the first Monday In April. and eiec..
tions OF officers at the first meeting Of the board
OF directors thereafter.
Seventh.
| That the directors who are appointed for the
arst year are H: A; Hardinge, l. kesrney, Z, N
! Whiteside, A. L. Brewer and 8. Fleming, all ol
the City OF San Jose. California.
Eighth.
| The highest amount of Indebtedness or lab
ility to which this corporation shall subject It,
selfis two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
| Ninth.
Private property Of the members OF this cor.
poration shall be exempt from corporate debts
Tenth.
Among the powers Of this corporate body
| shall be: ]. To have perpetual succession. 3
| To sue and be sued by its corporate name. s
| To have q common seal and alter the same ai
| pleasure. l. To render the shares or interest
| of stock holders transferable and prescribe the
| mode OF making such transfers. $. To exempt
| the private property OF members from liability
| for corporate debts, which is hereby done. 6
| To make contracts acquire and transfer prop
| erty, possessing the powers in such respects 4,
| private individuals now enjoy. z. Toestablisf
| bylaws and make rules and regulations deemed
mot Inconsistent with the constitution and
| laws of the United States and the Territory O.
| Arizona. III. These articles OF Incorporation
vote Of all stockholders Of this corporation, a
| any regular meeting OF said stockholders. OIL
any special meeting expressly called for thai
county recorder OF said Pima county. as re
| quired by law.
| In witness whereof, we have hereunto set oul
hands and seals this eth day OF Msreh 1901. In
/ duplicate.
| H.A HARpisGesv 8 al
L. KEARNEY, Seal
| E. A. wHrTEsIpE, aeal
| A. l. BRowgR, Seal
| FLEMING, Seal
Signed, sealed and delivered in The gEesenc'
| OF WILL M BEGGS.
County Of Los Angeles. -
Before me, will NJ Beggs, Q notary public u
and for the county Of Santa Clara, sta' oi Cali
/ f0rnta. personally appeared III. A. Hardinge, 1
! Kearney. L. n. Rhiieside. A. /. Brewer and s
I Fleming, personally known 70 me to be the per
sons described in and who executed the fore
| going instrument tArtieies nf Incorporation o
| the Uvas Oil Company and they aud each o
| them acknowledged TO me that they and eacl
/ of them executed the same fnstrument for III,
/ purposes and consideration therein expressed
| Given under my hand and seal OF once, thi
| 9Th day of March, 1891.
WILL NJ REGGS,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Sant
Glars, State Of California.
My commission expires February M, 1908.
Territory OF Arizona, IS
hereby certify that the within instsnmeH
| was fled and recorded at the request Of W
Kirkpatrick March 2 A. D., 1891 Mt 20 n. m. II
Book 2. Interpretations at page 2is Et Seq.
Witness my hand and official seal the da
and year aforesaid.
CHAS. A. SHIBELL,
| County Recorder
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