Arizona republican., 1901-05-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the CALIFORNIA CONSOLIDATED CRUDE OIL COMPANY,

Know all mer by these preserts. that we, the undersigned. have associated ourselves and by these presents do as- sociate ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue Of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. with the name and purpose hereinafter written. and we do further certify and set forth:
 First: That the name Of said corpor- alton Is and shall be "The California Consolidated Crude oil Company"
 Second: The names of the incorpor- ators are Andrew B. Bennson, John j.. Meyers. Charles l.. Moore. William Dieffenbacher and Horace w. Sloan.
 Third That the principal place of business and office of~this association Is the city of Phoenix, county Of Mar icopa. Territory of Arizona.
 Fourth: That the purposes for which said corporation is formed. and the gen. eral nature of the business is to be transacted by it are:
 To engage in the business of mining for oil and refining the same and of selling it for profits; to acquire by deed, will, gift, grant or otherwise, lands. tenements, heredtaments, leasehold eetate, water, water rights. oil wells. pipe lines, bonds, notes, bllls,. claims, ev- idences of indebtedness, stocks or bonds of incorporated companies. patent rights and licenses. property of every kind and every estate. right, in terest and appurtenance, in or to or concerning real or personal property of every name and nature, legal and equi- table, and to have and to hold, use and enjoy. manage and control, grant as- i sign, transfer and convey, cucumber by mortgage or deed of trust, and other wise dispose of the same, ana every part thereof. or interest therein. and to sell or exchange the capital stock of this corporation. or any part thereof. for the capital stock of other corpora | tions. or any part thereof. and for oth- CT property rights or franchises. as the board of directors of this corporation may deem necessary for the purposes of this corporation and the transaction of its business; also to establish agen- cles and offices in this territory and in the state of California and elsewhere, and to employ any and all kinds of ser wants, laborers, employees and assist ants to carry on said business of min ing for oil and of refining and selling the same, and to sell oil and products mined by itself or other persons or cor porations in California and other states and territories of the United States of America and in foreign countries; all of the aforesaid subject to such re- strlctions as are provided by law.
 | Fifth: The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million 0,0O0,O00 dollars, divided into one million shares of the par value of one dollar ($l.00) per share: five hund. red shares of said stock shall be issued | to the individuals named above as the incorporators of said company, a" thel, interests may appear on the subscrip. ton book of this company, and no stock shall be issued until the same is fully paid up. and the remaining stock shall be issued when and as tho same is sold to subscribers; and the whole of the stock of this company shal be non-assessable except by amending these articles of association.
 Sixth: The time of the commence
 ment of business of this company shal Dc the day of the filing of these article. of incorporation in the office of the re
 corder of the county of Maricopa, Ter
 rltory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years there
 after. unless sooner wound up in con
 formity with the laws of the Territor,
 of Arizona.
 !, Seventh: The affairs of this compan,
 shall be conducted by a board of fiv,
 directors, and the above named incor poratora shall be and constitute th
 board ofdirectors of this company unti . their successors are duly elected an, . qualified, and the board of director
 shall hereafter be elected annually ol , the first Monday of April of each year No person is eligible to be director O this corporation who is not a stocknold CT thereof. and any director ceaslng L