Arizona republican., 1901-12-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE OIL COMPANIES.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the under signed. have this day voluntarily as- sociated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming and becoming q corp oration under and by virtue of the statutes and laws of the Territory of Arizona. and in that behalf and to that end we do hereby adopt and duly exc cute the following Articles of Incorpo- ration, and do hereby certify and de- clare as follows:
 FIRST: That the name of said Corp oration shall be california Oil Com panies.''
 SECOND: That the purposes for which it is formed are to acquire oil bearing lands by purchase or lease, drill wells thereon, and produce crude petroleum and o1her mineral sub stances. and to sell, refine and store the same and to generally deal in crude and refined petroleum and its kindred by-products. and as well construct. manage and own oil tanks and pipe lines for the storage. sale or delivery of the same. To acquire, purchase. own, hold, improve, cultivate. sell. lease and generally deal in real and personal property of every kind To buy, sell and generally deal in all kinds of public and private stocks, bonds, se- curities, cattle. horses, live stock. and as we'll other kinds of personal property, and deal in the capital stock and bonds of other corporations; to issue stock, certificates. notes. bonds. mortgages or other evidence of indebtedness. and to dispose of the same for the benefit of the corporation.
 To explore for. discover. buy, or otherwise arnl1ira and water rights and privileges for use or for sale or for irrigation. mining, do- mestic or power purposes;
 To issue bonds or certificates of in- debtedness, and to buy, sell and deal in the same:
 To create, generate. use and sell cleo trical power for manufacturing me- chanical or motive purposes:
 To locate. construct, purchase or otherwise acquire and to use ditches. aqueducts. pipe lines. tunnels. wells and other appliances and property for or in connection with the above or other purposes incidental thereto. and as well to sell the same or to acquire others whenever business necessities may require.
 To develop, own or acquire water water rights and privileges Gncluding canals, aqueducts, fumes. ditches and pipe lines for connecting same) for sale to. or for the use of the inhabi- tants of any county. village, town, irri- gation district or farming neighbor- hood for any of the foregoing purposes and as well to furnish the sarne or either of them with electricity and electrical power for illuminating. rfo- tive. mechanical. manufacturing and other purposes. j.,
 tny r,c ta- a sf to carry on and conduct any and aii business and do all acts and things that may be necessary for the develop- ment. growth. improvement or to pro- mote the fostering of the welfare oi the same. -
 To generally acquire, own. use. sell or otherwise dispose of, arf. as wei deal in all kinds of property, and aise l to incur indebtedness, execute mort. gages. and to carry on any kind oi business that may be necessary or in cidental to the carrying out of each oi any of the foregoing purposes. ,n THIRD: That the place where the principal business of this corporatior shall be transacted Is Phoenix, Mari- copa County, Territory of Arizona, ant that it shall have branch offices in tht City and County of Los Angeles, Statt of California, and at such other place. l as the Board of Directors may here. | after designate for the purpose o | holding meetings of the Directors ant | Stockholders. the issuance of stocks | bonds and mortgages. the occupancy o offices and the general transaction o | business. FOURTH: That the terms for whiei said Corporation shall exist shall b, twenty-five (25) years from and afte the date of it's incorporation.
 | FIFTH: That the number of Di rectors of said Corporation shall b, seven and that the names and rest for the first year and to serve until tn election and qualification of their suc cessors, are as follows: Ia Names Whose Residence is d A. C. Easton, Los Angeles, Cal E. H. Groenendyke. Los Angeles. Cal F. A Nance, Los Angeles, Cal | l.. A. Crandall, Los Angeles, ca Otis G. Gould, Los Angeles ca c. S. Mann. Los Angeles, Cd J.>P. Stocksdale. Los Apyeles Ca | SIXTH: That the amount of capita stock of said Corpora ton is One Mil lion Dollars LOGO. 0O0) and the numbe of shares into which it is divided One Million Q.oOO.Co0) of the par valu of One Dollar. | SEVENTH That the amount c I capital stock which has been actuall subscribed is Seven Hundred (7O0) Dol
 lars. and the following are the name
 of the persons by whom the same ha
 been subscribed. to-wit:
 Names of Number of
 I Subscribers. Shares. Amoun I A. c. Easton 100 S10O.(
 E. H. Groenendyke 100 10O.( F. A. Nance 100 1tO.C
 L. A Crandall 100 1U0.l
 Otis G. Gould 100 100.t C. S. Mann IT. 100 l00.t