Arizona republican., 1901-05-07

 certify and set forth:
 First: That the name of said corpor- ation Is and shall be "The California Consolidated Crude oil Company"
 Second: The names of the incorpor- ators are Andrew B. Bennisop, John ). Meyers. Charles l.. Moore. William Dieffenbacher and Horace w. Sloan. Third: That the principal place of business and office of this association is the city of Phoenix. county of Mar icopa, Territ'~" of Arizona.
 Fourti T.dl the purposes for which sai6 70. poration is formed. and the gen. e.ai nature of the business is to be transacted by 1t are:
 To engage in the business of mining for oil and refining the same and of selling 1t for profits; to acquire by deed, will, gift, grant or otherwise, lands. tenements. hereditaments. leasehold estate, water, water rights. oil wells, pipe lines. bonds. notes, bills, claims, ev- idences of indebtedness, stocks or bonds of incorporated companies. patent rights and licenses, property of every kind and every estate, right. in terest and appurtenance. in or to or concerning real or personal property of every name and nature. legal and equi- l table and to have and to hold, use and enjoy. manage and control. grant as- sign. transfer and convey, cucumber by | mortgage or deed of trust, and other wise dispose of the same, and every part thereof or interest therein, and to sell or exchange the capital stock of this corporation. or any part thereof, | for the capital stock of other corpora tions. or any part thereof and for oth- CT property rights or franchises. as the board of directors of this corporation may deem necessary for the purposes of this corporation and the transaction of its business; also to establish agen- cles and offices in this territory and in the state of California and elsewhere, and to employ any and all kinds of ser wants. laborers. employees and assist ants to carry on said business of min ing for oil and Of refining and selling the same. and to sell oil and products mined by isself or other persons or cor poratlons in California and other states and territories of the United States Of America and in foreign countries; all of the aforesaid subject to such re- strctions as are provided by law.
 Fifth The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million d.o00.000) dollars, divided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar Gl.00) per share: five hund- red shares Of said stock shall be issued to the individuals named above as the incorporators of said company, az their interests may appear on the subscrip- ton book of this company, and no stock shall be issued until the same is fully paid up. and the remaining stock shall be issued when and as the same is sold to subscribers; and the whole of the stock of this company shall be non assessabe except by amending these articles of association.
 Sixth: The time of the commence ment of business of this company shall be the day of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the re- corder of the county of Maricopa. Ter ritory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there after unless sooner wound up in con- formity with the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Seventh: The affairs of this company shall be conducted by a board of five directors. and the above named incor- porator" shall be and constitute the board of directors of this company until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the board of directors shall hereafter be elected annually on the first Monday of April of each year. No person is eligible to be a director of this corporation who is not a stockhold- CT thereof and any director ceasing to be a stockholder his office at once be- comes vacant, and may oe filled by the board of directors at its next meeting.
 Eighth; The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from and not liable in any case for any of the debts created by this corporation.
 Ninth: The board of directors shall have power to elect a president, vice. president. secretary and treasurer, from their own board, and to make bylaws, rules and regulations necessary to car ry into execution the affairs of this company.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 18th day of April, A. D. 1901.
 Names Of Cor Amt of stock
 porators. subscribed Andrew B. Bennison ..........5 .50e shares John J. Meyers ............. 800 shares H. w. Slcan ..................5O 300 shares William Dieffenbacher ..... 800 shares Charles l., Moore ...........5 300 shares State of California, city and county of
 San Francisco, ss:
 Before me. Geo. T. Knox. notary public in and for the city and county of San Francisco, State of Califor- mia. on this day personally ap- peared Andrew B. Bennison, John j.. Meyers. Charles l.. Moore. William Dieffenbacher and Horace w. Sloan, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they, and each of them. executed the same for the purpos- and consldera- ton therein expressed
 (SeaD GEO. T. KNOX,
 Notary Public.
 Ten ct. I. R. stamp cancelled.
 Filed and recorded in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa county, Arizona. this 29th day of April A. D., 1901.