Arizona republican., 1901-05-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the GOLDEN POPPY OIL COMPANY.

| iHdt we, the unuerSgned, nave tnl
 day voluntarily associated ourselve
 together for the purpose of forming
 and do hereby form a corporation un
 der the laws of the Territory of Ari
 zona. United States of America, and d,
 hereby certify and declare:
 I. That the names of the incorpora
 tors are: F. V. Finch, F. P. Hellwig, T
 c. Huxley, F B Granger. D. r. Hook ing.
 That the name of the corporation 1.
 and shall be Golden Poppy oil Com. pany.
 And its principal place of transact. ing business shall be at Phoenix
 County of Marlcopa, Territory of Ari.
 zona, with branch office at the City oi Oakland, State of California, and with
 ether branch offices at such other
 places as the Board of Directors of the
 corporation shall designate. Said cor
 poratlon may also transact and carry
 on business, of the kind and nature
 hereinafter specified and provided for
 in any other states, territories and
 countries whatsoever; and may hold It's
 annual meeting and other stockhold-
 CTS and directors meetings at the
 City of Oakland. State of California,
 or at such other place or places as may
 be determined on and designated by a
 majority of the Board of Directors of
 said corporation.
 II. The general nature of the busi-
 ness to be transacted by said corpo-
 ration, and the purposes for which 1t is formed are: To buy, locate, hire. and otherwise acquire and to hold, pos sess and own, manage, operate, cultl- vate, improve, develop, lease, demise. sell, assign and hypothecate lands, whether agricultural mineral or other wise, mining claims, water and water rigths, rights of way, mineral rights, oil, oil-wells, lease hold interests. and real estate and interests and rights of every kind in any real or personal property situate in the United States of America or elsewhere, and to exc cute and deliver leases, assignments, agreements. conveyances. bonds. mort gages and deeds of trust of or pertain ing to the same and of or pertaining to any property of said corporation.
 To engage in and carry on the busi- ness. in the United States of America and elsewhere. of boring. drilling and exploring for, producing. refining, dis tilllng. treating. manufacturing, ship ping. carrying. handling storing. deal ing in buying and selling oils. gyp- sum, petroleum, water. natural and other gas. coal, asphaltum. bitumen, bituminous rock, and other mineral, metallic or hydro-carbon substances, and for such purposes to buy and oth- erwise acquire. hold. owu. manage. con struct and operate refineries, pipe lines, tanks. manufacturies. machinery, tank cars and other works. property and appliances that may ne auxiliary to or useful in said business. or which may be deemed necessary or conve- nicnt therefor by the Board of Direc- tors of said corporation.
 Also to borrow and loan money, and to take and acquire by purchase. ex- change or ether lawful mode. and to hold. as security or otherwise, and own, sell. hypothecate. and otherwise dis pose of, the capital stock and ponds of this or auy other corporation.
 Also tc establish. utilize and carry on agencies. offices, storage tanks. and to sell articles and prod ucts manufactured. mined or otherwise obtained by said corporation CT any other person in the United States of America or elsewhere, to deal in mer- chandise and all forms of property, and in general to do. carry on. conduct, transact and perform any and all h n nd in of business that may be necessary or con- venient for carrying out the purposes above stated.
 III. That the amount of capital stock of said corporation authorized is and shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and the number of shares into which it is to be divided is and shall be Five Hundred Thousand of the par value of One Dollar each. which when issued shall be non- -assessa ble. Said amount of capital stock is to be paid at the times and upon the conditions below stated. to-wit: Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars thereof by transfer to said corporation of real within sixty days after the thereof, and the balance If said capital stock, amounting in par value to One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars shall remain in the treasury of said corporation to be dis posed of by the Board of Directors thereof, in the interest of and for the benefit of said corporation, at such times and upon such conditions and for such prices as said Board shall deter mine.
 ". That the time of the commence nent of said corporation shall be the late of the incorporation thereof, and | shall terminate twenty five (25) years rom said date of incorporation thereof.
 V, That the affairs of said corpora ion shall be managed and conducted by a Board of Five (5) Directors to be elected on the last Monday of March m each year. and the officers of said shall be a President, a Vice. President, Secretary and a Treasurer all of whom shall be elected by said Board of Directors.
 That the Directors for the first year md until the election and qualifica- ion of their successors are P. V. Finch, r. P. Hellwig. T. c. Huxley, F. B. Granger and D. P. Hooking.
 VI, That the corporation is not at iuy time to subject itself to greater liability than Ten Thousand Dollars. without the written consent of the