Arizona republican., 1901-03-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 sH CALIFORNIA OIL SYNDICATE.

] Know All Men by These Presents ! That We, ,ES undersigned. nd,, this i day voluntarily associated ourselves i tJSr ,her for the purpose ui forming. ; l corporation under and by virtue of the l laws of th GrrlitJry of Ariz na. And l We hereby certify:
 First: That the names of the cor ] pUrato.s of this corporation are J. c. | C. Price R. F. Burlington. R Maib n. i If. $. Bridge and J. l.. Tisdale That , the name of said corporation is Cal it5rnia OH Synd.,ate. and that it's | |. incipal place of business Is the City of Pho, nix, in the Territory of Arizona. with b.aHch office at san Francisco. California
 Second: That the general nature of the business t. ne transacted by tlsS corporation is to buy, sell. lease, lscate own, hold anu deal in oil land. gas land, petroleum land, and oil claims and petrol um claims; 10 buy. sell, own hold. ana deal in stocks of other Q operations. Dunds and other e,fucnces oi indebtedn ss; to buy, own. hold and sell real estate; to act as broker or
 
 of all kinds of business for other per sons and corporations. to bore End sink oil wells, petroleum wells, and gas wells, either for itself or for others; 10 own, hold and operate oll wells, pe- troleum wells and gas wells, tO buy, own. hold and D =ra;e oil and petrol cum retincries; and pipe lines for the conveyance of oil and petroleun; to buy locate, own, hold and to sell coal, gold and silver bearing lands and min ing claims; 10 buy. locate, acquire, own and hold water and wat r rights. and rights Cf way for Coniueting surh water: to do and perform all other acts necessary and proper for the purpose Of carry .ng on the business Cf this corpora ton.
 Third That the term for which this corporation is to exist is twenty-five (25J yeas from and after the date of it's incoi p6ratioH.
 Fourth: That tn" amount of capital stock If this corp ration authorized Is and shall be five hundred thouIand dollars CS5OO,0CO), divided into five hundred thousand tj0O,000) sharea or the par value of one dollar (SD eGcn, all of which sad capital stock shall be paid Immediately upon the organlZa- ton cr this corporation, and two hund- red ari fifty thousand (250,C00) shares thereof shall be issued to the persons who sign these articles. that is to say, {. ]. C. C. Pri"t, one hundred and fifty thousand G50,0Oo) shares; to k. F Burlington twenty-five thousand (25.OCO shares; t1 R. MaDi n. twenty fve-thcusand (2jClO sh arrs: to II. :. Bridge twenty-five tn uslnd (2j,0G0) shares; to J. L. Tisiale twenty-five thousanl (2j.OOW shares. And that the balance of two hundred and fifty thou sand (250000) shares of said capital stock shall remain in the treasury of this corporation as a working cdpital ] to be disposed of at its par value for land -r for money. land, work and ser | vices in and about the business Of this | 
 Fifth: The affairs cf ,Ei3 corpora lion are to be conducted by board of directors consisting of five members. | The said beard of directors shall con- sist until tn IF successors are elected | of J. C. c. Price. whose residence is | the City and Coun,y of san Francisco, | State of California; R Y. fullmgron, | whose residence is inc City anl Couh- i, ty of san Francisco, Stats f | California: R. Mabien, who's res idence is the City and County of ' San Francisco. State of California; II. S. Bridge, whose residence is the City | and County f san Francisco, State of ! and j. L. Tisdale, whose , residence is the City and County | of San Francisco, State of Cal isornia. 'Ihe said board of directors shall be elected on the first Monday in April 1901, and on the first Monday in April of each and every year there after during the existence of this coi'- poration.
 Sixth: The highest amount f in- ana liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject Itself Is one hundred thousand dollars.
 Seventh: 1'he private property of the stockholders and members of this corporation is tO be exempt from tho debts of this corporation and no pri- vate property of'th stockholders and members shall ever be taken for the payment of tho debts of the corpora ton.
 In Witness Whereof. We have here unto set our hands and seals this 18th day of March, A. D., 1901.
 J. C. C. PRICE. (sean
 R. r. FULLINiTON. tseaD
 E. MAIBEN. tseaD
 II. <. BRIDGE. (seoD
 J. l.. TISDALE. (seaD State of California. City and County of
 san Francisco, ss.
 On this 18th day of March, in the year -ce thousand nine hundred and me bPfore me F. c M0seblch q mo- ]