Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-19
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Chico
Commercial OIL Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY rHrss PRESENTS !:

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KNOW ALL MEN BY rHEs. PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned. alt Of whom are
citizens and residen.s of the state OF California
United states of America, under and by virtue
oi sne provisions Of the laws Of the territory oi
each for himself, and not one for the other.
that we have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves togeshss ior the purpose q forming
presents do, form ourselves into q body polite
and corporate under and by virtue Of the laws
certify and declare;
First: That the name OF the said corporation
shall be and 10 the "Chico Commerciai Oil
Company" and that the names Of the incorpor-
Merely. A. g. Eames, :. o. Daily, NJ. j. Costar.
Thos \. Crew. and Its principal place Of busi-
meas shall be Tucson. Pima county, Arizona and
Chico, Butte county, California.
corporation Il formed sre within the territory
OF Arizona and the state OF California 10 hold,
own ana lease real and personal properly, and
70 acquire the same BY location, purchase.
means a. may be deemed proper and most en-
pedtent, oil. oil products, bitumen bituminous
roSs, natural gas gold. silver. copper. coal aud
locate, own. hold, acquire lease or construct
fumes. bitches and pipe line, for carrying and
conveying OIL. water and gas. and also ito locate.
claims and privileges. To erect. hold. own and
maintain tanks, tank houses. and storage
plants for oti, gas and other products. To con-
struct, maintain, own, lease and operate eiec-
tric power plants. high and low tension trans
mission lines, and 20 sell, lease and dispose OF
electric current g erect pole lines tramways,
OF said commodities and business, and to SELL
hypotecate. buy and pledge the same and gen.
eraIly % 90 sll and every needful or convenient
said business OF producing. buying and selling
oil. coal, bitumen. bitumfnous rock, precious
metals of 81 kinda. water. water bitches. in-
a m q ~.
and Instruments, telegraph lines and instru-
ments and everything that may pertain 10 said
nusiness; us e To borrow and lend money. 70 give
issue bonds and 10 pruvide for the payment al
the same with interest. and to secure the pay
ment as q the same by mortgage, deed Of trust or
other Instrument OF Instruments.
Third; That the amount OF the capital stock
q said corporation fs ave hundred thousand
l$5O0 .00i dollars, and the number Oh shares
10 Ave hundred thousand t5Oo.oOo, of the par
That said capital stock is 10 be paid In By the
subscribers In monthly payments OF ten per
cent each. commencing with the date OF sub
Fourth: That said corporation 10 comma nee
from the date OF filing these articles with the
county recorder OF Pima county, "A Arizona. and II
20 expire, unless extended. twenty-five years
Fifth: The affairs Of the corporation are 20
be conducted BY . board Of directors, consist
ing OF seven persons. The officers of the cor
poratfon shall be president, vice president,
tors shall be elected annually, ON the mrs. Mon
DAY IN April IN each year, and the ofaeers are
70 be chosen BY the board Of directors rom
their own number.
. The director who win serve until the frst
Monday In April 1902 are Thos BickneIl, Al
Abraham. J: A. NcFesiey, A. @. Rames, J. g,
DAILY. ". Cestar and Thos n. Crew.
sixth: The greatest amount oil indebtedness
or liability 20 which the corporation may al
any any time snbject itseli. shaii mot exceed thirty
tsQl per cent of Its subscribed capital stock
seventh: The private property Of the fncor-
the debts OF the corporation
In witness whereof, we have hefeunto set our
hands and seals this fsth day of March A. D.
1901. -
Al Abraham, Seal
a. MeFeely, Seal
a. q, Eames, Ge&l
yno. G. DAILY, Seal
w. y. Costar Seal
Thos. n, Crew. Seal
srsaa County 81 eaiassss'A' 4 ansss. ~
On this 18th, day of March in the year al onr
Lord one Thousand nine hundred aud one be- |
ore me, Park Henshaw, q notary public IN and
Ios the county OF butte, state of California. re-
'fding therein. duly commissioned ana sworn,
appeared Thos Hieknefl. Al Abra. /
ham J. a, Merely A. @. EAmes. y. D. Daily. ". |
Ihe persons described in and whose names are |
70 the within instrument. ard
acknowledged TO me that they execntsd the |
In witness whereof, have hereunto sct mr.
aand and aflxed my Official, at my once, ID |
he county OF Butte, the day and year In thit I
ssaa first above written;
Notary public in and for the county of Butte |
state OF California.
o cent o. 8. Int. Rev. stamp cancelled.
LIST pub Mar. 18th 1901; last Mar. q. 1901