Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-14
Articles Of Incorporation Of Texas and
California Oil and Refining Com.
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California Oil and Refining Com.
Tany.
Know all men by these presents: That We,
L. j. Barber, j. j. Lockwood and C. A. Benway,
have this sixth day OF February ,l90i, associated
ourselves together and become Incorporated
under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and
we do hereby certify:
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That the name of this corporation is Texas
and California Oil and Refining company, and
its principal place OF business Is at Tucson. Ari
IONA, with branch ofices at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and at Beaumont, Texas.
That the purpose and general nature of the
business to be transacted for which said cor
poratioD Ia formed, are:
To buy and otherwise acquire, to hold and
own, manage, operate. improve and develop
lands, mining claims, mineral rights, oil wells,
and other. real estate, and interests and rights
TO engage in and carry on the business of
boring. drilling. quarrying. tunneling and ex-
ploriug for, producing, refining, distilling.
handling, handling storing, ii dealing in Bnyiig and ssl
ing oil, petroleum, natural gas, asphaltum,
bitumen, bituminous rock, and other mineral
all such substances. gold. silver, copper, quick
silver, gypsum, stone and any and all other
metals, minerals and products; and for such
hold, own, manage. and operats retneries, pipe
lines, tanks, manufactures, machinery,
wharves, tank ears. and steam and sailing YES
property and appliances that may be incident
or auxiliary to said business or that may be
found necessary or convenient by the board
| Also TO take aud acquire by purchase, ex.
change or other lawful modes, and 10 hold.
own. sell and otherwise dispose OF the capital
| stock and bonds of other companies.
! To buy. own, bold, sell. cucumber, convey,
| work, operate, and deal In mines and mining
lands and claims and the products Of mines.
| and water rights and systems and any and all
kinds for any and all purposes; to buy, own,
| hold. SELL cucumber, convey and deal In stocks,
bonds. real estate and personal property.
| otherwise for the purposes OF the corporation
to issue evidences of Indebtedness payable In
money or property; 70 construct, own, and Op-
/ crate pipe lines and othersmeans OF transporta,
! ton. mining, manufacturing and other plants
/ aud other buildings works and improvements
to act as agent, broker. contractor or trustee
| Also.to establish and carry on sgencies on
| ces, storage, storage tanks and houses. and to
sell articles and products manufactured by u
self or other persons or corporations, In Cali
fornia, Arizona, Texas, and other states and
! territories OF the United States of America and
| in foreign countries.
/ That the principal place Of business of said
| corporation shall be Tucson, Pima county, Ter
ritory OF Arizona. and the places outside Of said
territory where II may keep branch Offices and
transact its business and eondnct its affair
at Beaumont, Texas.
That the time OF the commencement pf said
corporation Is the l1th day of February 1901 ant
| the time u It's termination is the iith day o
February. 1876.
That the amount OF the capital stock authoriz
ed is seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
$3.50 oo0, and the number of shares into whieh f
Is divided is seven hundred and Atty thousant
fs5oO00l shares OF the par value OF one doliai
! t$i) each.
That the affairs of said corporation shall b,
conducted by . board OF Ave directors wht
shall DO electedDn the second Tuesday Of Jnn'
of each year.
That the highest amount OF Indebtedness ol
liability TO which said corporation ahsIl al N
time subject itself, is two hundred thonSans
dollars ts2oo,9 o,900.1
in said corporation shall be exempt from al
debts OF said corporation.
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I That the following persons shall constitute til,
frst board of directors Of the corporation an,
saccessors are duly elected and qualifiei towii
| J. B. Treadweil, G. L. Hanson Z. j. Barber. j
i J. lockwood and C.. A. Bcnway.
Il In WithSN& WMHfNHfs We nave n&fGuukO @ct 0N
hands and seals the day and rear first abov,
/ written.
II ]. b. TREADwKlL Seal
c. L. HANSON, Seal
L. j. BARBER, Seal
Il j. j. LOCKWOOD, Seal
Il g. A. BENwAY, Seal
Ten-eent revenue stamp cancelled
State of California.
County Of Los Angeles. -.
4 On this 9th day of February, I'm the year oil
our Lord. one Thousand nine hundred and one
before me, Calvert Wilson. notary public II
and for said county OF Los Angeles, state Of Cal
ifornla. residing therein, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared J. b. TreadweIl
G. L. Hanson, L. J. Barber, J. j. lockwood and
G. A. Benway, known 10 me 70 be the person,
4 wh0Re names are subscribed TO the within ant
foregoing instrument, and aeknow ledgetf to m,
that they executed the same for the purpose
and consideration therein expressed.
In witness whereof have hereunto set M,
hand and afiixed my oflcial seal the day and
year In this certificate first above written
(6eai) CALVERT WILSON.
Notary public In and for said County OF Lol
Angeles, State OF California.
my commission expires July 25, le0ll
q Ten-cent revenue stamp cancelled.
First pub. Mar. II last Mar. l6, G