Arizona silver belt., 1901-08-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Pinsl Paraiiiue Oil Company.

Know All Men By These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned, for the purpose "f forming a corporation under the laws uf the territory of Arizona, under Chapter Two, of Title MI, of the Revised Statutes of the ter ritory of Arizona, to transact the business hereinafter mentioned, do adopt the follow ing articles of incorporation:
 fIRsT-The names of the iucorporators are Alonzo Bailey, B. F. HoYt. l.. w. Leighton, Alfred Kinney, r. l.. Jones, Q. \. Creswell, Joseph II. Hamlll, Clara Kinney, James Nc. Carthy, J. $. Sniffen and Albert T. Colton.
 SECoSD-The name of the corporation is "PINAI. PARAFFINE OIL COMPANY and the principal place Tor the transaction of business shall be at the town of Globe, in Gila county, territory of ArizC na, but said incorporation intends to carry on business in the town of Florence, Pinal county, Ariznna territory, and in such other towns, counties and states as may be found necessary or ai- visable The corporation will have main office and stock transfer office in the town of Globe, county of Gila, territory of Arizona.
 THtRD-The purposes for which said cor pDration IS formed are tO prospect for, explore and discover natural gas, petroleum, paraf- fine, asphaltum, minerals coal oil or other oils, gases, minerals and volatile substances: to drGl, develop and operate wells for the eX- traction of natural gas petroleum, paratiine, aSpnaituiii, Iliuetals, cual tl anu DbNcf tli-Y gases and volatile substances; to produce, ac quire, own and sell natural gas, petroleum, paratfine, asphaltum, minerals, coal oil and other oils, gases and volatile substances; to carry on the business of boring wells, of pro. ducing, buying, selling, rehnining, distilling oil, petroleum, paraifine, natural gases and asphaltum and other minerals. hydro carbon substances, and for such purpose; to buy lease or otherwise acquire, own and operate manu- factories, retneries, machinery, pipes, pipe lines, tanks, tank cars, railways ships and other works, proper appliances that may be incident or auxiliary to sai1 business or that may be deemed necessary or convenient by said corporation; to sell lease or otherwise dispose of rights, properties and lands of the corporation; to establish and carry on agen cies, offices and manufactories, and to sell ar- ticles and products manufactured by said cor poration, or other persons or corporations in the territory of Arizona, or in any other state or territory and foreign country; to buy, ac. quire, hold, improve, develop, control, sell, lease and mortgage or hypothecate oil bearing or other lands and personal property of every kind, nature and description; to buy and ac- quire by appropriation and diversion, lease, own, possess and otherwise deal in water, water rights and privileges. and to apply the same directly or indirectly as power for the purpose of generating electricity, steam or other motive power in the operation and man. agement of the business of said corporations to construct, complete, own, buy, sell and operate water bitches, canals, acqueducts, fumes and pipe lines; to enter into any obli- gation or contract pertaining to the business of said corporation; tc conduct general bank ing business and commercial business; and generally to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary for carrying on the busi- ness of the corporation or effecting any or all of the above mentioned purposes.
 FOURTH The amount of the capital stock authorized is one million dollars, divided into one million shares of the par value of one dol lar per share, each share fully paid up and forever non -assessabe
 FIFTH The said corporation shall begin business on the date of the incorporation thereof duly effected and completed. and will terminate in twenty-five years from that date
 SIyTH--The officers of this corporation shall consist of president, vice president secre- tary and a treasurer, and who shall be elected from the board of directors. And the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors consisting of seven persons, including the president, vice president, secre- tarv and treasurer, and at the option of the board of directors an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer executive committee and other sub-otfcers may be appointed
 Election of directors shall be held annually on the first Monday in June of each year, and who shall be elected by majority of all the stockholders present, and who shall hold their term of office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. And the board of di rectors shall elect the officers prescribed in this section, at the first meeting of the said board of directors, thereafter, in each and every year, and who shall hold their term of office until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 SEyESrH-The officers and directors who are appointed to manage the affairs of this Alonzo Bailey, president and director; Joseph