The Arizona sentinel., 1901-07-10
[10c. Revenue Stamp Cancelled.l ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OIL COMPANY. |"


 Know all men by these presents That we, the undersigned residents of the County of Los Angeles, California, have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corpora tion under the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona, and we do hereby certify:
 1. That the name of the corporation shall be the Central Pacific Oil Company and it's principal place of business shall be in the City Of Yuma County of Yuma, Territory of Ari- zona, and also in the City of Los Angeles, Cali fornia.
 2. That the general nature of the business proposed to be carried on by said corporation, and the purposes for which said corporation Is organized, are:
 (a) To acquire land by purchase, or other wise, for all purposes whatever; to explore and develop the same for oil, petroleum, asphalt, or any kindred substance, or for any mineral of any character that may be found thereon.
 Cb) To engage in and carry on the business of developing, handling, buying and selling all petroleum, or kinded substances or any mineral substance whatever, whether to be mined, or developed otherwise.
 Co To acquire, in any manner, any fran chise, or easement, or right-of-wsy for pipe line, tram or railway necessary for the carry ing on of the cempany's business.
 (d) To engage in the business of producing, refining, or distilling oil of all grades, or any products thereof, or gas, natural or artificial.
 (e) To acquire and operate vessels, or any convenience for the transportation of any of the products of the corporation, and to con- struct the same, or any appliances or struct ures necessary for the utilization thereof.
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 (g) To acquire the stock of other corpora tions at such time and in such quantities and under such conditions and terms as may here matter be determined ny the Board of Direct Ors; to sell such stock of other corporations under such conditions and terms as may here matter be imposed by the Board of Directors; to establish tankage or storage for oil or kind red products whether purchased or owned by this company or not; to sell or lease lands to persons, companies, or corporations in such wise and manner as the Board of Directors of the said corporation may hereinafter de- termine.
 3. That the amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Million Dollars, and the same shall be divided into Five Million Shares of par value Of One Dollar each.
 4. All of said stock shall be forever non assessable, and each certificate shall so state upon its face.
 5. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be this 18th day of May, A. D. 1901, and the corporate life shall endure twenty-five years therefrom.
 6. That the officers of said corporation who shall conduct its business shall be board of nine directors, who shall be elected Ut the an nual meeting to be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday of each calendar year from date hereof, that is to say, on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in each month of May and in each year next succeed ing date of this organization
 2. That the following arc appointed directors of the corporation to serve until the election and qualification of their successors: ". E. Baxter of Los Angeles California. F. NJ. Fowler of Los Angeles, California. D. o. Mccarthy of Los Angeles California. George E. Stewart of Ventura, California. Charles A. Barlow of Bakersfield, California. Walter H. Wren of Los Angeles, California Edward A. Clay of Los Angeles, California. < c, NJ. Wood of Los Angeles, California. J. Harvey Mccarthy of Los Angeles, California g. That the private property of each officer and stock-holdcr shall be exempt from all cor porate debts.
 9. The highest amount of indebtedness to which the corporation shall at any time subject itself shall not exceed the sum of 10OOOO.OO. ' 10 That the time when, and tke, conditions on which the capital stock shall be paid in are: At such periods as shall be hereafter fixed by the Board of Directors; the stockholders shall sell the stock ailotred to them for that purpose and turn the proceeds thereof into the treasury; other stock of the company shall be disposed Of from time to time as the Board of Directors may direct.
 Witness the hands and seals of the ineorpor ators this l6th day of May, A. D. 1901.
 r. M. Fowler, (Seal)
 D. o. Mccarthy. (Seal)
 Geo. E. Stewart, (Seal.)
 J. Harvey Mccarthy, Cseal.y STATE OF CALIFORNIA. lee
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES,
 On this 16th day of May, A. D. 1901, before me Omar H. Hubbard, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Los Angeles, California, person ally appeared J. Harvey Mccarthy F. M. Fow Ter D. O. Mccarthy and George E. Stewart, to me known personally to be the persons who ex- ecuted the foregoing instrument and they sev- orally duly acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purposes and consider ation therein expressed.
 Witness, my hand and official seal the day and year first above written.
 OMAR H. HUBBARD, INotarial Seal Notary Public in and for the