Arizona republican., 1901-09-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF HOT SPRINGS FUEL & OIL COM
 PANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE- SENTS. That we. Charles N. Rix. How ard r. Ceilings, and A. A. Dausherty have this day associated ourselves to- ,.ether for the purpose of forming d corporation under the laws of the Teri:- rory of Arizona. and we do hereby cer- tify as follows:
 FIRST: The names of the corpora tors are Charles N. Rix. Howard F. Ceilings, and A. A. Daugherty.
 The name of the corporation is the HOT SPRINGS FUEL & OIL co.
 The principal place of transaetins business shall be at Phoenix. MaricopS County, Territory of Arizona. The corporation shall have the right to es . tablish branch offices in any state or territory of the United States.
 SECOND: The general nature of the business to be transacted is as follows:
 a. To conduct and carry on the business of exploring. drilling and oper- ating for petroleum oil, mineral oils. gas. minerals and mineral substances. and to locate and sink tesr wells for the . purpose of discovering petroleum oil. mineral oils gas and other substances, and conduct and carry on exploration for the purpose of such discovery.
 b. To drill and operate for petroleum III. and to purchase. lease and otherwise acquire real estate. leases thereon and rights therein in any State. Territory. Colony Possession or Dependency cf the United States. according to the laws thereof for the purposes of the corpora tion; or for the purposes of exploring the same and drilling and operating thereon.
 C. To obtain, secure. purchase, holi.
 
 merits. and rights of way for the pur- pose of laying pipes and lines to carry and transmit therein petroleum oil, gas. liquids and any property or products.
 d. To contract with the owners of real estate. to obtain. secure. and hold the exclusive right lease and privilege of operating for oil and gas thereon and to lay pipes. in. under or across th' same, to conduct and convey petroleum oil, gas, and other products and te, pra- vide for the payment for such rights. leases and privileges Tn portion Or part of the product obtained or pra- duced or in cash otherwise as de- sired.
 e. To construct, erect purchase. pro- vide. acquire, maintain and operate tanks, reservoirs or other receptacles for the purpose of storage of gas or other products.
 f. To own construct. charter. lease or otherwise acquire or hire, vessels vehicles. or railway cars for the pur- pose of transporting petroleum oil. coal. coke, asphalt or ore. mineral, mineral products and other products therein. To lease. purchase. obtain. maintain. acquire and hold. depots. stores, via ducts bridges, docks, wharves, ware houses, and terminal facilities for the purposes of the corporation
 E. To buy. purchase. or otherwise acquire sell, trade. deal in and deal with coal. coke. minerals and mineral products, mineral oils. crude and re- fined parafine, petroleum, naphtha, benzoin. crude and refined petroleum oil and all by products resulting from the refining of such oil.
 h. To construct. erect, purchase. lease or otherwise acquire or obtain anu to maintain. use and operate factories. refneries and other works and to con- duet and carry on the business of ra- lining and purifying petroleum oil ana mineral oils In all branches. including the manufacture and purifying of all by products of petroleum and minera! oils.
 l. To buy sell, trade and deal in and deal with asphalt, oil. gas. minerals. plant, machinery. equipments. and ap- pliances connected with all mining and gas operations and to enter into and carry out contracts of every kind per- taining to it's business
 j. To cruise for timber, construct. maintain, improve, operate, manage, work. control and superintend bridges. reservoirs, races, water courses, fur naces sme1ters. mills. buildings. factor ies. shops and other convenfSnces which may seem directly or indirectly con- ducive to the objects of the company.
 k. To acquire real estate and rights therein by concession. patent, grant. purchase, lease or otherwise in any State. Territory. Possession or De- pendency of the United States. accord- ing to the laws thereof. for the purposes of the corporation, and to hold. use. lease. mortgage, transfer. bargain. sell. exchange and otherwise deal in and deal with the same: to erect buildings and structures thereon and make inn provements and alterations to the same: to rebuild. enlarge and improve existing buildings thereon: to conveTt and appropriate such land into roads. streets and other convenierces and gen orally to deal in and with and improve corporate property; to undertake CT direct the mana cement and sale Of property. buildings and lands.
 l. To carry on the business of mir ing. milling. concentrating, converting. smelting, treating, preparing for mar ket. manufacturing. buying. selling. ex- changing or otherwise producing and dealing in aluminium. gold. silver. brass. copper. lead. iron, zinc, steel and in all kinds of ores. metals and minerals and and products and by products thereof of every kind and description and by whatsoever process the same can be or may hereafter be produced and gener- ally without limit as to amount. to buy, sell. exchange. lease acquire. and deal fin lands. mines. mineral rights an claims. and in the above specified pro- ducts and to conduct and carry on al. business appurtenant thereto.
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