Arizona republican., 1901-12-07

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 other mineral svb- stances. and to sell. refine and store
 the same and to generally deal in crude
 and refined petroleum and it's 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 well 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 acquire or own water and water rights and privileges for use or for sale or for irrigation, mining, do- nestle 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 tricai power for manufacturing me chanical or motive purposes;
 To locate, construct, purchase or otherwise acquire and to use ditches. aoueducts. pipe lines, tunnels, wells and other appliances and property for CT 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 CT 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. irI'i- Sotiol district or farming neighbor- hood for any of the foregoing purposes and as well to furnish the same or either of them with electricity and electrical power for Illuminating. mo tive, mechanical. manufacturing and other purposes.
 To lay out towns and townsites and to carry on and conduct any and all business and do all acts and things that may be necessary for the develop me1t, growth. improvement or to pro- mote the fostering Of the welfare Of the same.
 To generally acquire. own. use. sell. or otherwise dispose of. and as well deal in all kinds of property. and also to incur indebtedness, execute mort sages, and to carry on any kind of business that may be necessary or in cidental to the carrying out of each or any of the foregoing purposes.
 THIRD: That the place where the principal business Of this corporation shall be transacted is Phoenix, Mari copa County. Territory Of Arizona, and that it shall have branch offices in the City and County of Los Angeles. State of California. and at such other places as the Board of Directors may here after designate for the purpose of holding meetings of the Directors and Stockholders, the issuance of stocks, bonds and mortgages. the occupancy of offices and the general transaction of business.
 FOURTH: That the terms for which sail Corporation shall ex:st shall be twenty-five C25) years from and after the date of it's incorporation.
 FIFTH: That the number of Di
 
 seven and that the names and resi- denccs of Directors who are appointed for the first year and to serve until the election and qualification Of their sue cessors. are as follows:
 Names Whose Residence is at A C. E,aston. Los Angeles. Cal r. r. Groenendyke. Los Angeles, Cal. r. A. Nance. Los Angeles, Cal. l.. A. Crandali, Los Angeles, Cal. Otis c. Gould, Los Angeles, Cal. C. $. Mann. Los Angeles. Cal J. P. Stocksdale. Los Angeles, Cal.
 SIXTH: That the amount of capital stock of said Corporation is One Mil lion Dollars (s1. .O0O. .GCO and the number Of shares into which it is divided is One Million Q,OO0,O0O) or the par value of One Dollar.
 SEVENTH: That the amount of capital stock which has been actually subscribed is Seven Hundred C1G0) Dol lars. and the following gre the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed, to-wit: Names of Number of Subscribers. Shares. Amount. 1 A C. Easton 100 S19O.00 r.. II. Croencudykc 100 10000 r. A. Nance 100 10000 l.. A Crandall 100 10000 Otis G. Gould 100 10000 | C. $. Mann loo 10000 J. r. Stockdalc 100 10000
 EIGHTH. That the private property Of the stockholders of said corporation is to be exempt from any and all lia-