Arizona republican., 1901-08-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE WISCONSIN GOLD BOND OIL
 COMPANY"


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:-That we, the under signed have this day voluntarily asso. ciated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming and becoming corpo. ration under the laws of the Territor, of Arizona, and in that behalf and to that end we do hereby adopt and duly execute the following Articles of Incor- poration, and do thereby and herein de. clare and certify as follows, to-wit: I. That the name of this corporation shall be the wisconsin Gold Bond Oil Company" and that its principal place of transacting business shall be and is in the city and county of San Francisco State of California. and that it shall have branch offices at Baraboo, Sauk County. State of Wisconsin. and at Phoenix, Maricopa County. Territory of Arizona: and that the names of it's in- corporators are: James E. Kerr, Henry H. Davis, Charles F. OBrien. Milton NJ. Davis, Fred Rothman, M. Nickel, Thomas C. Tridel. of the City and County of San Francisco. State of Cal ifornia. and William English and D. F. Hall of Phoenix. Maricopa County. Territory of Arizona.
 II. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corporation is the securing and acqdlr- ing by purchase, gift, demise, or other- wise. the ownership. possession and right, title and interest of, in and to all oil lands and mineral lands, and other 1a nds -H .trtv claims. real and personal property, by location, purchase, bond or lease of the same and otherwise and the disposal of the same by sale. lease or bond or oth- erwise, and to sell shares of the capital stock of this corporation; the develop ment of lands and property by sinkine wells and shafts and otherwise and by driving of tunnels and drifts, and the erection of buildings, hoists, derricks. warehouses. factories, furnaces, refln- cries, engines, machinery. power houses and mills. and other structures neces- sary to the proper conduct of the busi- ness of this corporation. and acquiring and construction of trans, tram-ways and other roads and pipes, pipelines. fumes, ditchhs and every other thing necessary to ,he proper conduct of the business of the corporation; to hold stock in other corporations: to appoint such subordinate agents and officers aS the business of this corporation may require: to he Id and own, manufacture and operate. improve and develop lands mining clairn'. mineral rights. oil and gas wells, and other real and personal property and interests and rights in any of said properties; the buying and selling of merchandise. oils. minerals, metals. tin Der, lumber and agricultural productions; to engage in and carry on the business of boring and exploring for, producing. refining, distilling. treating. ma nufacturng, piping, carry, handling. storing and dealing in, buy ing and srlliL g oils. petroleum, natural gas, aspfaltum, bitumen. bituminous rock. and other minerals, hydro-carbon substances and products of any and all such substances. and for such purposes to buy or otherwise acquire, hold and own, manage and operate refneries, pipelines, tinks, tank manufactures, machinery, wharfs, tanks, and tank cars. and steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, and other works or appliances that may be incident or auxiliary to the business, or that may be deemed necessary and convenient by the Board of Directors; to operate, es- tablish and cary on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses; to sell ar ticles produced and products manufac- tured by this or other corporations; persons, firms in Arizona Territory, or other states and territories of the United States of America; and in for eign countries; the production and gen. eration of steam, electricity, gas or other agencies and means of lighting, heating and motive power, and the using, selling, renting, leasing, bonding and otherwise dlsposing If the same; to do a general real estate and mercantile business, to own and control letters patent and inventions; and the doing and performing of any and all other acts not inconsistent with the laws of the Territory of Arizon3, made and pro- vided for the government of corpora tions.
 III. The amount of the capital stock Of this corporation shall be One Million ($1, 900, ,000) Dollars, divided into One Million Q,0OO,O00) shares of the par value of One ($1 0O) Dollar each; each fully paid up and forever non- assess able; and that there shall be issued im- medlately after this incorporation is formed and created, one CD share of the said capital stock of said corporation to each of the individuals named above