Arizona republican., 1901-03-21


 mess hereinafter specified, andswe do makes slgnf adopt, acknowledge and publish these articles of incorporation. And we hereby certify:
 First: That the foregoing are the corporators. Pe
 Second: That the name of the said corporation shall be the Guaranty oil Company.
 Third: That the principal place of business of the sail corporation, with in said To-. VI of Arizona, shall be Pto-'''-, Arizo. and the place for the 'ransaction of il -eneral business shall be in the state C. California, with an executive. branch, usiness and trans fer office in the cit and county of San Francisco. state of Talifor mia; the To- cation of the works c :, sail company to be at such place in the state of Cali fornia, or elsewhere, as the board of di- rectors may determine ;the board of dl- rectors may hold special and regular meetings n the city and county of San Fran cisco. state of California, and with the consent of five members of the board of directors may hold special and tNe t'oA hhsVtii6S ot thC VOINS VI Sdiu company, wherever the same may be located. upon giving to the directors two days notice of said meetings.
 Fourth: The general nature of the different kinds of business proposed to be transacted by this company is to buy. sell, lease. deal in, locate. claim. divert, acquire, maintain. develop, im- prove or erect and construct all kinds of property-real. personal and mixed, mines and mining claims. oil claims and oil wells, and land producing crude petroleum and other mineral oils, as- phaltum, water and water rights, franchises. goods, wares. merchandise, materials. refining works, tanks, pipe lines, cars and receptacles for the transportation of oil, dams tunnels, pipes. fumes, levees, viaducts, reser- voirs, acqueducts, canals, bridges, em- bankments. excavations across. over and under any water course, lake, river or stream, waterway or public high way. and to engage in the operation of producing oil. and of reduction and re- fining works for the reduction of oil, and the manufacture and production of any and all of the by-proiucts of crude petroleum, mineral or other oils or as- phaltum, and to deal in the same, to generate, deliver, sell. lease and deal in electricity, water and oils. and to per- form all acts incidental thereto and permissible under the laws of the state of California and of the Territory of Arizona and of the United States.
 To borrow money. execute mortgages on. or deeds of trust. to the property of said corporation. 70 secure the same 10 secure any bonds or notes that may hereafter be issued by said company.
 To take and acquire by purchase. ex- change. CT other lawful manner. and to hold, sell or otherwise dispose of the capital stock and bonds oe this and oth- CT corporations, or any other cnrpor. alton, and to deal in it's own capital stock and stocks and bonds of all kinds.
 To have perpetual succession; to sue and be sued by its corporate name: to have common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to prescribe the mode of mixing transfers of stock or inter- ests of its stockholders; to make con- tracts: to acquire and transfer proper ty; to possess the same powers in such respects as private individuals now en- joy: to establish bylaws; to make rules and regulations deemed expedient for the management of it's affairs not inconsistent with the laws of the Unit ed States and of She state of California and of the Territory of Arizona. as provided by section 23S of the revised statutes of Arizona
 Fifth: The amount of the capital stock of said corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars (s5O0 OOO). di- pided into five hundred thousand shares or the par value of one dollar ($1) each, and said stcck shall be fully paid up be- fore issue: and shall be non-a ssessa- ble; provided, however, that said stock. or any part thereof. may be issued for property, or any other valuable con- sideration. and the several incorporat. ors hereof do each hereby subscribe five C) shares of said stock respective. l..
 sixth: 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 county recorder of the County of Maricopa. Territory of Arizona, and the termina ton thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter. Upon the vote If three-fourths If the capital stock at any regular meeting called and betj for that purpose, the period of exist ence may be extended for twenty five years.
 Seventh: The affairs of this cor poration shall be managed and con ducted by, and shall be vested in board of directors, consisting of seven CD persons. to be elected from, and by. the stockholders of this corporation on the first Monday of May in each year, with the first Monday of May in the year 1903, provided, how. ever. the following stockholders shall serve as the board of directors until the regular election in May, 1903. ani until their successors arc elected and qualified, namely, the said J. c. Griffir, Martin l.. Griffin. T. J. Shea. Thomas Gardiner. Thomas r. Ryan. Hugh Mclsaac. and Daniel A. Ryan, pro. vided further that m the event of vacancy in the board of directors be- fore any annual meeting or thereafter, said vacancy may be filled by ma jor ity of the members of the board of di- rectors in office; and it Is further pro- vided that four CD members of the board of directors shall constitute quorum for the transaction of busi- ness, and that any meeting of the