Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-08
Article Of Incorporation Of the Occidental
EI Rey Oil Company.

FL Rey Oil Company.
Know all men by these presents-Tha
We, the undersigned, for the purpose O
forming corporation under Chapter Ii
Title XII of the Revised Statutes of tn,
Territory of Arizona, to transact tn,
business hereinafter mentioned, do adop
the following Articles of Incorporation
First. The names OF the incorpora
tors are: b. F. Suiter, Oakland; nj. B
Suiter, Oakland; F. M. Graham,
San Jose; C. f. Hailstone, San Francis
co; NJ. II. Yost, San Francisco.
Second. The name of the corporation
is Occidental Ell hey Oil Company
and the principal place for transactinp
business shall be at Tucson in the Terri.
tory of Arizona, but said corporation
proposes to carry on business in the
City and County OF San Francisco, State
of California, and in such other cities
counties and states as may be found nee.
essary or advisable. The corporation
will have main Office and a stock trans.
fer Office in the City and County of San
Francisco, State of California.
Third. That the purposes for which
such corporation is formed are to pros
pect for, explore and discover natural
gas, petroleum, asphaltum, minerals,
coal oil, or other oils, gases, minerals and
colatile substances to drill, develop and
operate wells for the extraction of natu-
raj gas, petroleum. asphaltum, minerals,
coal, oil and other oils, gases and vola-
tile substances; to produce, acquire,
own and sell natural gas, petroleum, as
phaltum, minerals, coal oil and other
oils, gases and volatile substances: to
carry on the business of boring wells, OF
producing, buying, selling, refining, dis
tllling and manufacturing oils, petroleum
natural gases, asphaltum and other min
erals and hydro-carbon substances, and
for such purpose to buy, lease, or other
wise acquire, own and operate manu-
facturies, refineries, machinery, pipe
lines, tanks, tankcars, railways, ships
and other works, property and ap-
pliances that may be incident or auxila-
~ to said business or that may be deem-
ed necessary or convenient by said cor
poration to sell, lease, or otherwise die.
pose of the rights, properties, and lands
OF this corporation; to establish and
carry on agencies. offices, and manufac-
turies, and to sell articles and products,
manufactured by said corporation. or
other persons or corporations in Califor-
MIA and other states, territories and
foreign countries; TO buy. acquire, hold
improve, develop, control, sell, lease,
mortgage or hypothecate oil bearing or
other land or lands and personal proper
ty of every kind to buy and acquire by
possess. and otherwise deal In water,
water rights and privileges, and TO ap-
ply the eame directly or indirectly as
power for the purposes OF generating
electricity, steam or other motive power
in the operation and management OF the
business Of said corporation ito construct,
complete, own. buy, sell, and operate
water bitches, canals, acquoducts,
fumes and pipe lines to enter into any
obligation or contract pertaining to the
business of said company and generally
to do and perform any and all acts and
things necessary or proper for carrying
on the business OF said company, or ef-
fecting any or all OF the above mentioned
purposes.
Fourth: The amount of the Capital
stock authorized is Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars ts500, ,000l divided into Five
Hundred Thousand shares of the par
value OF One Dollar t$ll per share each
fully paid up and forever worcestershire.
Fifth: This corporation win begin
business on the date ofthe incorporation
thereof duly affected and completed, and
with terminate In twentv-fve years from
that date.
Sixth: The affairs OF this corporation
will be conducted by Board oil Direct
ora consisting Of Ave persons including
the President, Viee-P President, Secretary
and Treasurer, and at the option OF the
Board Of Directors, an assistant Se-
cretary and an assistant Treasurer and
an Executive Committee. Election oi
Directors shall be held annually on the
25th day of April and election OF officers
at the FIRST meeting of the Board OF Di-
rectors thereafter.
Seventh: That the directors who ara
appointed Tor the frst year, are: b. r.
Suiter. Oakland II. B. Suiter, Oakland;
r. NJ. Graham, San Jose; C. e. Hail.
stone, San Francisco; M. H. Yost, San
Francisco.
Eigth The highest amount OF indsbt-
edness or liability TO which this corpo-
ration shall hject itself 10 One Hundred
thousand Dollars lsl00, ,0001.
Ninth. Private property OF the mem
bers of this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts.
Tenth. These Articles OF Incorpora-
ton may be altered and amended by a
wo-thirds vote OF all the stockholders Of
this corporation at any regular meeting
OF said stockholders or any special meet
ing expressly called for that purpose,
and the same shall be fled with the
County Recorder OF Pima County, in the
Territory OF Arizona 40 required by Law.
Given under our hands this 10th day
OF April 1901.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence OF John Il. Jury.
Ten cent Revenue stamp Cancelled.
Signed: F. M. Graham,
G. E. Haiistone.
If. II. Yost,
Mayme Bass Suiter,
B. r. Suiter,
State OF California, SO
County OF Santa Clara.
Before me, John g. Jury, Notary
Public in and for the County OF Santa
Clara, State Of California, personally ap-
peared F. NJ. Graham, C. E. Hailstone,
M. III. Yost, Mayme Bass Suiter and b.
r. Suiter, personally known to me 70 be
the persons described in and who ak
ecuted the foregoing instrument, and
they and each OF them acknowledged to
me that the andy each Of them executed
the said instrument for the purposes and
consid Grafton therein expressed
In witness whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
at my Office ip said County Of Santa
Clara, State OF California, the date and
wear in this certificate above written.