Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-19
Articles Of Incorporation OF the Barton
Oil Company, Of Sacramento.
California.

California.
We, the undersigned, l.. w. Nickel, c.
A. Willhite, NJ. Il. Gates, Emil F. Hmtze,
Adolf Teichert, J. Moulter, William Sex
ton, ]. N. Barton. d. Cook, ], NJ. Glad
ding, Philip S. Driver, K. d. Finnie: j..
Tudsberry, J. Free, DIR. James A. Mckee,
W. +. Jackson, B. +. Howard, DR.. A.
Schloss, John Clauss, c. T. Barton, J..
N. Barton, Jr., +. w. Peck and d. Clark,
do hereby associate ourselves together
and adopt the following articles OF in
corporation for the purpose of forming
a corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona.
Article /.
The name of this corporation shall he
the barton Oil Company, and the
principal place of transactlng its busi-
ness shall be at Tucson, Pima county,
Territory of Arizona, but the corpora
ton proposes to carry on business i'll
the state of California and will have an
office at Sacramento, State ofCalifornia.
Article II.
That the purposes for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphalt and other minerals;
to transpoI and refine oil or otherwise
prepare the same for market; to acquire.
lease, Sub-Iease, purchase. hold, improve,
work, operate, let, sub-lct, sell and con-
vcy oil wells, oil machinery, oil and min
cral lands. and to erect all necessary
buildings and machinery for said pur.
poses to procure, locate and purchase
water-rights; to locate under the laws
of EaI, Ax,y nA he tntt tod
States placer and lode mining claims;
to construct bitches, fIuncs and pipe
lines; to let, sub-lct. sell and convey real
and personal property; to farm and cul-
tivatc any lands acquired by the corpor-
alton, and generally to do all things
necessary to carry on said business.
Article III.
The amount of capital stock authoriz-
cd to be issued is five hundred thousand
shares of the par value of One Dollar
each and when issued shall be forever
worcestershire.
Article ".
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall he the date these arti-
cles are filed with the county recorder OF
said County of Pima. This corporation
shall exist for twenty-five years from its
commencement.
Article V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by board of directors COM
posed of eleven stockholders The first
election of directors shall be held on the
fourth Monday of April, 1901, and until
such election l.. w. Nickel, DR.. lanes A.
AfpL NJ EnH i l,,h
d. Cook, ]. NJ. Gladding, Philip S. Dri-
yer, X. d. Finnie, ]. N. Barton, 3. +.
Howard and w. F. jackson shall serve
as such directors.
Article VI.
The highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation shall subject
/ itself shall be fifty dollars ($50.0O).
Article VII.
The private property of the stockhold-
ers of this corporation shall be exempt
from liability for the corporate debts.
Article VIII.
These articles of incorporation may be
amended bp two-thirds vote OF the
share of the capital stock of this corpor-
alton at any regular meeting of the
stockholders, or any special meeting call
ed for that purpose, and the amend
mcnts chall be filed with the county re-
corder of said county of Pima and print
ed as required by law.
Article TX.
That the directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation.
The stockholders annual meeting and
the election of directors shall be held
yearly on the fourth Monday of April
OF each year. The term of office of the
directors shall be one year, and until
their successors are duly elected.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this Sth day of
April, 1901.
]. n. BARTON, Seal
ADoLPH TRTCHERr, Seal
]. A, MCKEE, Seal
ROBERT d. FNNIE, Seal
Is. +. Howard, Seal
STATE or CALIFORNIA,
County OF Sacramento.
On this Sth day of April in the wear
one thousand nine hundred and one, be.
fore me, benjamin F. Driver, a notary
public IN and for said county and state.
residing therein, duly commissioned and
sworn, personally appeared !. N. Bar
ton, Adolph Teichcrt, ]. A. Mckee,
Robert ID. Finnic and b. f. Howard
known to me to be the persons described
IN and whose names are subscribed tn
the within instrument and acknowledged
to me that they executed the same.
In witness whereof, have hcrcunto