Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Crude
Petroleum Company Of Texas.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THEsE PRESENTS ::

| hN0W ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, for the pur
poses hereinafter mentioned, have thi.
day voluntarily associated ourselves to
1 gether for the purpose of incorporating
under the laws of the Territory of Ariz
ona, a corporation to be known as the
Crude Petroleum Company of Texas"
and that this instrument shall constitute
and be our articles of ofincorpora ion; and
we do hereby declare and certify as fol
lows, namely:
LIST. That the name of this corpora,
ton shall be the "Crude Petroleum
Company Of Texas"
End. That the term for which said
corporation is to exist is twenty-five (25
years from and after the date OF it's in.
corporation.
3rd. That the enterprise, business
pursuit and occupation in which this
corporation proposes to engage in, is to
buy, lease and acquire by location, pur-
chase, and otherwise, to own and con.
troll oil lands improperly, and oil wells
and to sink oil wells and develop oil
lands, and to refine. manufacture, handle
and sell oil and oil products, and to own
or lease and control all necessary plants
and refneries therefor.
4th. That the places where the prin.
cipal business of said corporation Is to
be transacted are Tucson, Arizona. Los
Angeles, California and Beaumont,
Texas.
5th. The capital stock of this corpor.
alton shall be the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars $500 .000) divided into
five hundred thousand (500,000) shares
of the par value of one dollar ($l OO)
each, which capital stock shall be paid
in upon the call of the board OF direc.
tors OF this corporation, conditioned that
it shall be forever non. .assessable.
9th. That the private property of the
incorrorators, directors and stockhoid.
ers OF this company shall be exempt
from all corporate liability.
9TH. That the board OF directors oi
this corporation shall be five (5l, to be
elected annually on the first Tuesday in
June each year, and to serve one n
pear, or until their successors be duly
elected and qualified.
Sth. That the officers OF said corpora.
tion shall be president, vice president
and secretary, to be elected by the
board OF directors.
9Th. That the names Of the directors
who are appointed to act for the first
year and until their successors are
elected, with their Elaces of residence,
are as follows:
F. W. blanchard, Los Angeles, Cal
l. V. Redpath, /"
w. Wettleson, {"
L. M. Wettleson, I"
Clarence Blanchard, I"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 1st
day OF April, 1901.
+. w. BLANCHARD, (seaD
l.. V. REDPATH, (Seal)
w. WETTLESON, (Sean
l.. NJ. WETTLESON, (SeaH
G. w. BLANCHARD, fSeaN
Ten cent revenue stamp cancelledI.
State of California
County of Los Angeles, 49,
Before me, Amy G. Lester, a notary
public in and for Los Angeles county
California, on this let day OF April, per
sonally appeared F. w. Blanchard, l.
V. Redpath, w. Wettleson, L. M. Wet.
tleson, and G. W. Blanchard, known tc
me to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument
"H0 oShhoHiChSSu W HiS tttaE L0Gy exc
cuted the same for the purposes and
considerations therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
b reunto set my hand and off cial seal
this lst day of April, 1901.
[Seall AMY C. LESTER,
Notary public in and for Los Angeles
county, California.
Ten cent revenue stamp cancelled1.
My commission expires May 10, 1904.
Territory of Arizona !
County of Pima, ss'
l, Chas. A. Shibell, county recorder
in and for the county of Pima, territory
OF Arizona, do hereby certify that the
above and annexed lie true and correct
copy of the Articles of Incorporation OF
the Crude Petroleum Company of
Texas" filed and recorded April 2, 1901
at p. M, as appears of record now in
my office, in Book No. 2 OF Incorpora.
tions, at page 25S.
in WITNESS WHEREOF, | have
hercunto set my hand and affixed nv
official seal this I'd day of April, 1901,
iSeal CHAS. A. SHIBELL,
,u County recorder.
Ten cent revenue stamp cancelled,