Arizona republican., 1901-10-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE EMPIRE OIL AND REFINING
 COMPANY"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ- ate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following state ment:
 First: The names of the corporators are: William C. Spenny. M. Thomas Brinker and Matthew K. English, ard the name of the corporation shall be the Empire oil and Refining Company. The principal place in which the busi- ness of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona. and the principal place of business Cf said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Colun- bus. in the State of Ohio. or such other place as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows, to-wit:
 To purchase. lease, bond. locate or otherwise acquire, own. exchange. seil or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort gage, hypothecate and deal In mines. mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas, asphaltum, petzoleunl, water and water rights, anS to work. mine. explore and develop the same; to do a general real estate and mercantile business; to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions; to bor- row money and execute mortgages O: deeds Of trust to secure the same, and in general, to do all things neceS- sary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory and elsewhere, not incon- sistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount >.of capital stock of this corporation shall be Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (s300, ,o0000) divided into One Million Five Hundred Thousand shares of the par value of Twenty Cents (s00 20) each At such time as the Board Of Directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and pur- poses of said corporation, in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued, and the capital stock so issued shall ther',- upon and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment Of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these. articles of incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporal ton shall be conducted by Board Of Five Directors. who shall be elected annually by the stockholders of the corporation.
 ixt ~bo hi iobo nf nf in debtedncss or liability. direct or cori tingent. to which this corporation is a any time subject shall be One Hun dred and Fifty Thousand dollars (s15O OOO, GOD.
 Seventh: The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of September. 1901.
 WILLIAM C. SPENNY. (SealD
 NJ THOMAS BRINKER. (Seal)
 MATTHEW K. ENGLISH. (Seal) State of Ohio, County of Richaway. ss.
 On this 18th day of September. in the year 1901. bsfore me, s. A. Webb. d Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared M. Thomas Brinker. Will liam C. Spenny. and Matthew K. Eng fish, known to me to be the persons described in, whose names are sub- scribed to. and who executed the an nexed instrument. and they acknowl- edged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considera- tions therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereuato set ny hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in the said