Arizona republican., 1901-02-11
Wichita oil company"

the city of Phoenix county of Maricopa. territory of Arizona, and the other In the city of Los Angeles. county oe Los Angeles, state of California;; the stockholders meeting in the former place and the board of directors in the latter.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed 'o De sansacted is: 70 acquire by purchase, lease. To- -a:ion or other, 'e, real and person. al property. part rlarly such as may be deemed useful e. convenient for the purpose of develop , oil. gas or other minerals. and to let improve, hypoth- ecate, sell, lease, or therw ise enjoy or dispose of the same. g. To sink or construct wells. tun- nels or other me ans for the develop ment of oil. ras or other minerals, and to extrart from the ground oil gas or other minerals and to use. sell, dis pose of or otherwise enjoy the same. 2. To construct roads, pipe lines for water. oil. or gas. and such other works as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying Cm such business as the cor poration may desire to become engag- ed in.
 {. To purchase, use. seu or otherwise deal in oil, gas or other minerals or ma- chinery, buildings and works incidental Afhe use of the purposes herein indi- ,. To do any and all lawful acts that may be necessary or convenient in or der to carry out the general purposes herein indicated.
 ARTICLE ". The capital stock of the corporation shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand (700.000) dollars. which shall be divided into seven hundred thou sand GOO, ,O00) shares, of the par value of one dollar (s1.0O each. of which twen- ty-five thousand (25,O00) shares have been subscribed, which stock was paid for at the time of subscription. ARTICLE V. The time of commencement of this | corporation shall be when these arti- ! cles are filed with the county recorder | of the county of Maricopa, territory of Arizona and the termination of the corporation shall be twenty-five (25) l years.
 ARTICLE VI. The corporate power of this corpora rtion shall be vested in a board of five 1 directors. who shall be stockholders. | holding at least one share of stock in | his own name on the bo5ks of the com pany, and the times when they shall be elected shall be at the hour of three o'clock D. m. on the fifth day of Feb | nf plph nf A | office of the company or the princi- pal place of business of the company | in the city of Phoenix in the county of | Maricopa. territory of Arizona, which | place of business is hereby established ! to be at the office of the Wichita oil | company. in said city, which place, may be changed at any time by vote of the stockholders. ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness | or liability to which the corporation is al any time to subject itself shall be | the sum of fifty thousand (5O.000)y dol i lars.
 ARTICLE VIII. l Private property shall be exempt | from corporate debts. ARTICLE TX. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote of the stockholders. duly assembled in any | regular or special meeting, called in ac- | cordance with the bylaws. which shall be hereafter adopted by filing with the county recorder of said county of Mari | copa, territory of Arizona, a certificate thereof. and by publication of said cer- .,, 1.,, law in the case of original articles Cs | incorporation.
 In witness whereof We have hereun.o set our hands this 2sth day of January 1901.
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 | J. O. DAVIDSON. CHAS. R. McLAIN.
 A. O. McLAIN. LEON PHIPPS.
 GEO. EASTON. State of California, county of Los An
 gsles, ss.
 On this 2Sth day of January. fin the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one. before me. Caroline | WeHe, notary public in and for said county, residing therein, duly commis- stoned and sworn. personally appeared J. o. Davidson. Chas. R. McLain. A. O.. McLain. Leon Phipps and Geo. Easton. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing, instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same of their free act and deed.
 Notary CAROLINE, WELTE. i Public Notary Public in and for the | Seal) county of Los Angeles, state
 of California. Filed and recorded at request of F.. J. Bennett. Jan. 31 1901. at 1O:20 a. m, book 5, Articles of Incorporation.
 B. F. McFALL,
 County Recorder
 By A. S. Arthur, Deputy.
 Territory of Arizona, county of Mari copa, ss.
 I. R. F. McFall, county recorder in and for the county and territory afore- said, hereby certify that I have com pared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation filed and recorded in my office on the 31st day of January, 1901. in Book No. 5 of Articles of Incorporation, at page -. and that the same Is a full true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof
 | (seaD F. F. McFALL,