Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-17
Articles Of Incorporation of the ella and
Colorado River OIL Company.


Know all men by these presents, that
we, the undersigned, for the purpose OF
forming corporation under Chapter 2,
Title 12,. of the Revised Statutes of the
Territory of Arizona. to transact the
business hereinafter mentioned, do adopt
the following articles of incorporation:
FIRST.
The names of the incorporators are, J.
s. O'Brien. N. E. Hawke, ]. w. Small,
K. L. Hart, George Christ. Jr., l.. c.
Kelly, ". B. Purcell, and A. A. Lysight.
SECOND.
The name Of the corporation is: The
ella and Colorado River Oil Company
and the principal place for transacting
business shall be at Tucson, in the Coul-
ty of Pima and Territory of Arizona, but
the corporation proposes to carry OF,
business in Arizona and the other States
and Territories OF the United States as
may be found necessary.
THIRD.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is drilling for
and developing oil, asphaltum and other
minerals, transporting and refining oils,
or otherwise preparing the same for
market, and to acquire, purchase, hold
improve, work, operate, sell and convey
oil wells, oil and mineral lands, and to
erect all necessary machinery and build
ings; to procure or purchase water and
water rights; to construct bitches, fumes
or pipe lines to convey water for the use
of said company; to issue, sell and con.
yey stock, bonds or mortgages; to pur-
chase, acquire, hold, or sell and convey
real estate or personalproperty of what
ever kind, and to do all things necessary
to carry on the business of the company.
FOURTH.
The amount of capital stock authoriz-
ed 10 one million dollars, divided into one
million shares (1,000,000) of the par
value of one dollar each, fully paid up
and forever worcestershire.
FIFTH.
This corporation will begin business
on the Sixteenth day of May. A. D.,
1901, and will terminate in 25 years
from that date.
SIXTH.
The affairs Of this corporation will be
conducted by board of directors con-
sisting of eight persons, including the
President, Vice President, Secretary, and
Treasurer, and, at the option OF the
board OF directors, an attorney, Assist
ant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer
and an Executive Committee, who shall
&c elected at special merting to be cali
ed by the Board of Directors within
thirty days after the filing of these Ar
ticles of Incorporation, and thereafter
such officers shall be elected on the first
Tuesday Of January of each succeeding
year.
SEVENTH.
That the directors who are appointed
for the first year are: J. S. O'Brien, N.
3. Hawke, ]. w. Small, K. L. Hart,
George Christ, Jr., L.,C. Kelly, w. B.
Purcell, andA. A. Lysight, all of the City
of Tucson, Arizona. Hereafter the cleo
tion of directors shall be held annually
on the FIRST Tuesday of January.
EIGHTH.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall
subject itself is twenty Thousand dallars,
$3.50, ,O0o)
NINTH,
Private property Of the members of
this corporation shall be exempt from
corporate debts
TENTH.
Among the powers of this corporate
body shall be: /. To have perpetual
succession. 2. To sue and be sued by
its corporate name. 8. To have a
common seal and alter the same at plea
sure. a. To render the shares or in
terest of stockholders transferable. and
prescribe the mode of making such trans
fers. 5. To exempt the private proper-
ty OF members from liability for corpor-
ate debts, which is hereby done. 6. To
make contracts, acquire and transfer
property, possessing the powers in such
respects as private individuals now en-
joy. Z, To establish bylaws and make
rules and regulations deemed expcdient
for the management of their affairs, not
inconsistent with the Constitution and
laws of the United States and the Terri
tory Of Arizona.
ELEVENTH.
These Articles of incorporation NAV
be altered and amended by a two-thirds
vote of all stockholders of this CORPORA
tion, at any regular meeting of said
or any special meeting ex-
pressly called for that purpose. and he
same shall be filed with the County Re-
corder of said Pima County, and with
the Secretary OF the Territory of ofArizonn