Arizona republican., 1901-08-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE
ILLINOIS OIL BOND COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN by THESE
| PRESENTS:-7That we, the under
signed have this dav voluntarily ASSOC
ciated ourselves together for the pur-
pose uf forming and becoming a corpo-
ration under the laws Of the Territory
Of Arizona, ani in that behalf and to
that end we do hereby adopt and duly
xccute the following Articles of In
corporation, and do thereby and herein
| declare and certify as follows, to-wit:
l. That the name Of this corporation
/ SHAH DC the ILLINOIS OIL BOND
| COMPANY, and tina: its principal place
( of transacting business shall be and is
/ in the City and County of san Fran
cisco. state OF California. and that it
shall have branch offices at the City of
| Chicago. Cook County, State Of Illinois,
and at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ter
! ritory OF Arizona; and that the names
of its incorporators are: James E.
| Kerr, Henry II. Davis, Charles f.
/ Brien. Milton NJ. Davis, Fred Roth
| man. NJ. j.. Mullen. Thomas G.. Trldel.
( Of the city and County of San Fran
cisco, stat of California. and II. r.
| Tritle and Z. d. Lane of Phoenix. Mari
/ copa Comfy. Territory Of Arizona.
| II, The general nature Of the bust
! ness proposed to be transacted by this
| corporation is the securing and acquir-
! 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
| lands and real estate and mining
! claims, real and personal property. by
| location, purchase. bond ,r lease Of the
same and otherwise and the disposal Of
! the game by sale, lease or bond or 9th
erwise, and to sell shares of the capt
tai stock Of this corporation the deveI-
opment Of lands ana property by sink
! ing wells and shafts and otherwise. and
by driving Of tunnels and drifts ana the
erection of buildi rs. hoiats. derlicka.
warehouses. factories, furnaces. refln-
cries. engines machinery, power houses
, and mills, and other struct lures neces-
sary to the proper conduct of the bugi-
ness of this corporation. and acquiring
and construction of trans. tram-ways
and other roads and pipes. pipelines.
, fumes, bitches. and every other thing
necessary to the proper conduct of the
| business Of the corporation: to hold
stock in other corporations to appoint
such subordinate agents ard officers as
the business Of this corporation NAV
require; to hold and own. manufacture
and operate. improve ana develop lands.
mining claims. mineral rights oil and
gas wells, and other real and personal
| property and interests and rights in
any of>sald properties :the buying and
! selling of merchandise, oils. minerals.
metals, timber lumber and agricul-
tural productions; TO engage In and
| carry on the business of boring and OK
| ploring for, producing, refining, distiu-
Ing, treating, manufacturing. piping.
carrying, handling. storing and dealing
in buying and selling oils. petroleum.
natural gas. asphaltum, bltumen, btu
minous rock, and other minerals. by
dro-carbcn substances and products of
any and all such substances, and for
such purposes to buy or otherwise ac-
euire, hold and own. marage and oper-
ate, refinerics, pipelines, tanks, 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, establish and carry on agen-
cles, offices, storage tanks and houses
TO sell articles produced and products
manufactured by this or ether corpora
tons persons, firms in Arizona Terri
tory, or other states and territories OF