Arizona republican., 1901-02-12
nwIchita oil company ?

c1pal places or business, one being m the city of Phoeniy. county of Maricopa. territory of Arizona, and the other in the city. of Los Angeles. county ot Los Angeles. state of California; the stockholders meeting in the former place and the board of directors in the latter.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed 'n ,e '-ansacted Is:
 ' 'r, acquirs by purchase. lease. To- e. ion or other\ se, real and person. al property, part, ,,,arly such as may be deemed useful convenient for the purpose of develop. 2 oil, gas or other minerals, and to let improve. hypoth- ecarte. sell, lease. or otherwise enjoy or dispose of the same.
 ?. 10 sink or construct wells, tun- nels or other means for the develop ment of oil. gas or other minerals, and to cxtract from the ground oil, gas or other minerals. and to use, sell, dis pose of or otherwise enjoy the same.
 3. To construct roads. pipe lines for water. oil. or gas. and such other works as may be necessary for he purpose of
  poration may desire to become engag- ed in.
 {. To purchase, use. sell or otherwise deal in oil, gas or other minerals or ma chinery, buildings and works incidental to the use of the purposes herein indi- cated.
 5. To do any and all lawful acts that may be necessary or convenient in or der to carry out the general purposes herein indicated.
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of the corporation shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand 70O,0o0) dollars. which shall be divided into seven hundred thou sand (7000O0O shares of the par value of one dollar ($1.0O) each, of which twen- ty-five thousand (25.OOD shares have been subscribed. which stock was paid for at the time of subscription.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of commencement of this corporation shall be when these arti-' cles are filed with the county recorder .the county of Maricopa. territory of Arizona and the termination of the corporation shall be twenty-five (25) years.
 ARTICLE VT. The corporate power of this corpora rtion shall be vested in board of five directors. who shall be stockholders holding at least one share of stock In his own name on the books of the com pany, and the times when they shall be elected shall be at the hour of three o'clock p. m. on the fifth day of Feb ruary of each and every year, at the office of the company or the princi- pal place of business of the company in the city of Phoenix, In the county of Maricopa. territory of Arizona, which place of business is hereby established to be at the office of the Wichita oil company. in said city. which place, may be changed at any time by vote of the stockholders, ARTICLE VII. The highest amount of indebtedness | or liability to which the corporation is al any time to subject itself shall be the sum of fifty thousand (5O.O00) dol lars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property shall be exempt 1 from corporate debts. ARTICLE TX. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by vote of the stockholders, duly assepbled in any ! regular or special meeting, called in ac- 1 cordance with the bylaws. which shall be hereafter adopted by filing with the county recorder of said county of Mari copa, territory of Arizona, a certificate thereof, and by publication of said cer- tifiate in the same manner required by law in the case of original articles cs | incorporation.
 In witness whereof We have hereun.o set our hands this 18th day of January, | 1901.
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 J. O. DAVIDSON. CHAS. R. McLAIN. A. O. McLAIN. LEON PHIPPS. GEO. EASTON. | State of California, county of Los An geles, ss.
 On this 2Sth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine | hundred and one, before me, Caroline | Wehe. notary public in and for said county. residing therein, duly cornmis- stoned and sworn, personally appeared J. o. Davidson, Chas. R. McLain. A. 0. McLain. Leon Phipps and Geo. Easton, | known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing | instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same of | their free act and deed. | Notary fNApnJINE, yUI,T | Public Notary Public In and for the | Seal) county of Los, Angeles, state of California. Filed and recorded at request of F.. J. Bennett. Jan. Sl, 1901. at 1o:2O a. m, book 5. Articles of Incorporation. B. F. McFALL, | County Recorder. | By A. s. Arthur, Deputy. 1 Territory of Arizona, county of Marl- | copa, ss.
 | I. B. F. McFall, county recorder in and for the county and territory afore- said, hereby certify that I have com pared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation filed and recorded In my office on the 3lst day of January. 1901, in Book No. of Articles of Incorporation. at page -, and that the same is a full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof.
 (seaD R. F. McFALL, | County Recorder.
 By A. s. Arthur, Deputy.