Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-28
Articles Of Incorporation Of the White
Mountain Oil Company.

Mountain Oil Company.
The undersigned w. II. Clarke, A. Nc
Farland. l.. E. Clarke, Geo. Pearson and
James w. Creede, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the
purpose OF forming a corporation under
the laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
ARrICLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall be
White Mountain Oil Company and the
principal place for the Transaction of it's
business shall be at Tucson, County of
Pima. and Territory of Arizona, but this
Corporation proposes to carry on busi-
ness in the State of Oregon, and in all
States of the United States, and will
have a branch Office at Portland in the
State of Oregon, and at such other
places in the same State and in other
States, as the board of directory may
declare by resolution, or as may be
provided for by bylaw of the Com
pany, and all meerings of the board OF
directory, and stockholders of said Com
pany may be held at Portland, Oregon.
or at such place or places as the bylaws
OF said Company may direct.
ARTICLE II.
That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaltum, and other min
eral and hydrocarbon substances; TO
transport and refine oil and other hy-
drocarbon substances and minerals and
otherwise prepare the same for market;
to acquire, purchase. hold, improve.
work and operate, sell and convey oil,
| and other hydrocarbon substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and oper-
ate all necessary buildings and ma
chinery for such purposes; to locate and
| acquire water and water rights, placer
and lode claims under the laws of Ore
gon. Arizona. and every other State and
Territory of the United States; to
construct and maintain bitches, fumes
and pipe lines; to issue. sell and convey
and acquire stocks, bonds, and mort
cages; to purchase, acquire, hold AMI
convey real estate and personal prop
crty: to farm and cultivate any lands
acquired by this corporation, and raise
Cattle for sale, for use and for market.
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to carry on all Of Said
businesses or any one OF them.
ARTIcLE Ill.
The amount of capital stock authorix-
ed to be issued by this corporation u
one million shares ($I, ,o0O, ,O0G. .vOl oi
the par value one dollar each. and when
issued the same shall be forever non
assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The time of the commencement Of this
corporation shall he the date these ar
ticlcs are filed in the office of the county
recorder of the said County Of Pima,
and this corporation shall exist for twen-
ty-iiye years from and after such COM
mencemcnt. IS
ARTICLE Y.
The affairs of this corporation shall bs
conducted by a board Of directors, 6ss
in number, who shall be stockholders Il,
the company, to be elected on the last
Monday OF March IN each year and bold
for one year and until their Successors
are elected, or appointed.
The officers of this corporation shall b.
President. and yice-p President, TO b.
eiecsed by the directors from their own
number, q secretary, Treasurer, general
manager, and such other officers. ns the
hoard Of directory by its bylaws may
determine, That the directors, and OH
Gers for The current year, to serve up Il
the election Ia March, as provided above
end until their successors are elected. OF
appointed are: D;rectors--~W. III. Clarke
A. Mcfarland, l.. Il. Clarke, Geo. Pear
| son and James w. Creede. 0ficers--
President. w. n. Clarke: vice-pssidtnt
| A. Mcfarland; secretary, A. Mcfarland
Treasurer, w. II. Clarke; Gsneral- Man
ager, Geo. Pearson.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporations shall neves be allow.
ed TO contract any debt or debts. beyond
the vaIue ofits assets.
ARTICLE WI.
TIE private property Of the stockhold.
ers OF this corporation shall he exempt
from all liability for the debts Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles of incorporation may be
amended BIZ a two thirds vote of the
stockholders of this corporation AZ any.
regular meeting OF the stockholders or
any special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the arnendn1esits shall be flied
with the county recorder OF said coun-
ty of Pima and printed as required by
law.
ARTICLE lx.
The directors Of this corporation may
adopt by-iaws for the guidance Of this
corporation at their first or any subse-
ancntiy meeting, and electious ofdirectors
aud stockhoidcr's meetings tannuai)
shall be held yearly on the last Monday
of March OF each year.
Ia witness whereof, we have llereunto
set our hands and seals this 30th day Of
April, 1901.
w. III. Clarke, Seal
A. Mcfarland, Seal
T.. e. Clarke, Seal
Geo. Pearson, Seal
!. James w. Crcede, Seal
Ten ceut Rev. stamp cancelled.
State of California,