Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-03-18

Articles Of Incorporation Of Texas and
California Oil and Refining Gom-
Iany.
Know all men by these presents: That we,
the undersigned, ]. B. Treadweil, G. L. Hanson.
L. J. Barber, J. J. Lockwood and G. A. Benway,
ourselves together and become incorporated
under the laws OF the territory of Arizona, and
we do hereby certify:
That the name OF this corporation is Texas
and California Oil and Refining company, and
Its principal place OF business Is at Tucson, Ari
IONA, with branch offlces at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and at Beaumont, Texas.
s5fE II.
That the purpose and general nature OF the
poration ID formed, are:
To buy and otherwise acquire, to hold and
own, MANAGE, operate. improve and Develop
and other real estate, and interests aud rights
in any of said properties.
To engage In and carry on the business Of
boring. drilling. qnarrying, tunneling and ex-
ploring for, producing, refining, distillipg,
handling, storing. dealing in, buying and sell
ing oil, petroleum, natural gas, asphaltum,
bitnnen, bituminous rock. and other mineral
and hydrocarbon SUBJ tanceR and products Of
ell such substances. gold. silver. copper, quick
metals, minerals and products: and for such
other purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
hold, own, manage, and operete refneries, pipe
lines, tanks, manufactures, machinery,
wharves. tank cars, and steam and sailing yes.
selss for water transportation. and other works,
property and appliances that may be incident
found necessary or convenient by the board
OF directors.
Also to take and acquire by purchase. ex-
own, sell and otherwise dispose of the capital
stock and bonds of other con- anies.
To buy. own. hold, sell. cucumber. convey.
work, operate, and deal in mines and mining
lands and claims and the products of mines
and water rights and systems and amy and all
Kinds a aSr any and an purposes 70 buy own
bonds, real estate and personal property.
To borrow and loan money upon security and
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money or property; 10 construct, own. and OPP
crate pipe lines and other means Of transporia-
and other buildings. works and improvements;
to act as agent. broker, contractor or trustee
In respect to the foregoing purposes.
ces, storage, storage tanks and houses, and to
sell articles and products manufactured by IL.
self or other persons or corporations, in Cali
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In foreign countries.
III.
That the principal place Of business Of said
corporation shall be Tucson, Pima county, Ter
territory where il may keep branch ofices and and
transact Its business and conduct its affairs
thereat shall be a. Los Angeles, California, and
at Beaumont, Texas.
corporation is the 18th day of February 1901, and
the time OF Its termination Is the nth day OF
February, 1926.
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That the amount OF the capital stock authoriz-
$50 600 and the number Of shares into which Il
Is divided 10 seven hundred and City thousand
go oool shares OF the par value OF one dollar
(S1) each.
That the affairs OF said corporation shall be
conducted by . board Of ave directors who
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of June
Of each year.
That the highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability 70 which said corporation shall at any
time subject itself. is two hundred Thousand
dollars ts2o00
That the private property of all stockholders
In said corporation shall be exempt from all
debts OF said corporation.
TX.
That the following persons shall constitute the
first board of directors OF the corporation and
serve for the period OF one year or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified towit ]:
J. B. Treadweil, C. l.. Hanson, L. j. Barber, j.
]. Lockwood and G. A. Benway.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals the day and year first above
written.
}. B. TREADwELr., Seal
C. l.. HANSON, Seal
l.. ]. BARBER Seal
J.J. LOCKWOOD, Seal.
G. A. BENwAY. Seal.
Ten-cent revenue stamp cancelled
State Of California.
County Of Los Angeles. o.
On this 9th day of February, In the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one,
before me, Calvert Wilson, notary public In
and for said county OF Los Angeles, state OF Cal
ifornta, residing therein, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared ]. B. Treadwell,
G. L. Hanson, L. j. Barber, j. J. Lockwood and
G. A. Benway, known 70 me 10 be the persons
whose names are subscribed TO the within and
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged TO ms
that they executed the same for the purposes
and consideration therein expressed.
I In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal the day and
year In this certificate first above written.
{seai) CALVERT WILSON,
Notary public In and for said County of Los
Angeles, State OF California
my commission expires July Is, l904.l
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