Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-31
Articles Of Incorporation Of the White
Mountain OIL Company.

The undersigned w. II. Clarke, A. Nc
Fariand. L. Il. Clarke, Geo. Pearson and
James w. Crecde, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the
purpose of forming q corporation Under
the laws of the Territory OF Arizona.
ARTIcLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall be
White Mountain Oil Company and the
principal place for the Transaction of its
business shall be at Tucson, County OF
Pima. and Territory of Arizona, but this
Corporation proposes to carry on busi-
ness in the State of Oregon, and in all
States of the United States, and will
have branch Office at Portland in the
State of Oregon, and at such other
places in the same State and in other
States, as the board of directory may
declare by a resolution, or as may be
provided for bya bylaw of the Com
pany. and all meerings of the board OF
directory, and stockholders OF said Com
pany may be held at Portland, Oregon,
or at sach place or places as the bylaws
Of said Company may direct.
ARTICLE II.
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That the purpose for which this cor
poration is formed are: To drill for and
develop oil, asphaltnni, and other min
eral and hydrocarbon Substances: TO
transport and refine oil and other hy-
droearbon substances and minerals and
otherwise prepare the same for market;
to acquire, purchase. hold, improve.
work and operate, sell and convey oil,
and other hydrocarbon substances, oil
and mineral land, and to erect and oper-
ate all necessary buildings and ma
chinery Tor such purposes: to locate and
acquire water and water rights, placer
and lode claims under the laws of Ore
gon, Arizona, and every other State and
Territory of the United States; to
construct and maintain bitches. flumcs
and pipe lines: to issuc. sell and convey
and acquire stocks, bonds, and mort
cages: to purchase, acquire, hold an1
convey real estate and personal prop
crty; to farm and cultivate any lands
acquired by this corporation, and raise
cattle for sale, for nsc and for market,
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to carry ON oil Of said
businesses or any one of them.
ARTICLE III.
The amount OF capital stock authoriz-
cd to be issued by this corporation 10
ono million shares Isl ,000, 600 ,U0t Of
the par value one dollar each, and when
issued the same shall be- forever nom
assessabIe.
ARTICLE w.
The time of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the date thesc ar.
ticles are filed in the Office Of the county
recorder Of the said County OF Pima.
and this corporation shall exist fortweu
ty-iive years from and sitter such COM
niencetnent.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by a board Of directors, fiyc
In number, who shnii be stockholders In
the company, to be elected on the last
Monday of March in each year and bold
for one year and until their Successors
are elected, or appointed.
The officers of this corporation shail be
d President, and vice-prrxident, to be
elected by the directors from tiseir own
number. q secretary, treasurer, general
manager, and such other officers, as the
board of directory By its bylaws may
determine. That the directors, and cih--
GERS for the current year, to serve up TO
the clection In March, asproyided above
and until their Successors are elected, or
appointed are: Dircctors--W. III. Clarke.
A. Mcfarland, l.. E. Clarke, fsea. Pear
son and James w. Creede. 0fIieeFs-
President, wv. ri. Clarke; yicr~p President.
A. Mcfarland; Secretary, A. Mcfarland:
Treasurer, w. I'll. Clarke; CeneralMan-
ager. Geo. Pearson.
ARTICLE vi.
This corporatioH shall never hc allow
ed to contract any debt or debts. beyond
the value ofits assets.
ARTIcLEvu.
Tke private properly Of The ssockhoid-
from aIi liability for the debts Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
These arlicIca pf Incorporation may be
amended BY n two thirds vote of tho
stockhoIdcrs Of this corporation nj amy.
regular meeting al tl1e Stockholders or
any special meeting called for that pur-
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with the county recorder Of said coun-
IL Of Pima and printed an required by
law. @
ARTICLE TX.
The directors of this corporation mar
adopt bylaws FOR the guidance OF this
corporatios at fhcif first or any subse-
quently meetiag, and elections oftiirectors
and stockhoI1er's MEETINGS tannnal)
shall BE- heid yearly on the Hast Monday
OF March 0f ea<h year,
In witness wherrnf. We have hereunto
set orr hands and arals this 30th day Of
April. 1901.
w. n. Clarke, Seal
B A. Mcfarland, Seal
Il. II. Clarke, Seal
Geo. Pearson, Seal
James W. Crctde. Seal
Ten cent Rev. stamp cancelled.
State Of California,
County Of Los Angeles.
Before me Edward &. Hutchison, a mo-
tary pubiic in and for the County OF Los
Angelo, State or California, personally
appeared w. HI. Clarke, A. Mcfarland,
T.. r. Clarke, Geo. Pearson aud James
Nv. Crcede. known to me to be the PER