Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-11
Articles Of incorporation os the Standard
Rock Oh Company"

Know all men by these presents, that
we, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents of the United States of America,
have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose of
forming corporation under and by
virtue Of the statutes and laws of the
Territory of Arizona, and we hereby
adopt the following articles of incorpor-
alton:
ARTICLE /.
The names of the corporators are: r.
A. Faikenberg. Nj. ]. Henley, James O..
Steele, Alfred Fuhrrnan and K. l.. Bisby;
and that the name of said corporation
is and shall be the STANDARD Rock Oil
Company with its principal place OF
transacting busincss at Tucson, Pima
county, Territory of Arizona, and with
branch Offices in the City and County of
San Francisco, State of California.
ARTIcLEH.
The general nature Of the business to
be transacted and the purpose for which
it is formed, are to bty and otherwise
acau re, to hold and own, manage, opcr-
ate. improve and develop oil lands. min
ing claims, mineral rights, water rights,
oil wells and other real estate, and IN
terests aud rights in any of said proper
ties-also for The purpose of granting.
selling, leasing, bartering, exchanging or
otherwise disposing of lands, mineral
claims and other real property, or i'm
teresfs in the same. To engage in and
carry on the business of boring and ex-
ploring for, producing, refining, distili-
ing, treating, manufacturing, piping,
carrying, handling, storing, dealing in,
buying and selling oils petroleum. natur-
al gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bituminons
rock, gypsum and other mineral and
hydro-carhou substances, and products
| Of all of such substances; and for such
| purposes to buy aud otherwise acquire,
| bold, own, manage and operate refine
| ries. nine lines, tanks, manufactures
machinery, wharves, tank cars, and
| steam and sailing vessels, for water
transportation and other works. pro.
perty and appliances that may be in
cident or auxiliary to said business OF
1 that NAV be deemed necessary or con
| yenieut BY the board of directors
| also for the purpose OF constructing
! erecting and operating telephone ant
4 Itelegrapi lines and railroads to trans
mort petroleum, minerals, and like pro
ducts; also for the purpose of buying
tselling, taking, owning, holding ane
dealing IN all kinds Of public and private
stocks, bonds, mortgages, pledges, pat
/ ctats for inventions, coTtracts and oil
kinds OF personal property. also for tn
purpose ofloaning money with or will,
| out security; and for the purpose OF Dor
rowing money on notes, mortgages, ont
securities of all kinds and also for tn
purpose of carrying on and transactin,
any and all kinds of business in whicl
natural persons may lawfully engage
with power to hold the meetings of tn
directors and the annual and all meet
ings Of the shareholders at San Fran
cisco, California.
r. ARTICLE I'll.
The amount of capital stock authoriz
cd by these articles is three hundre'
thousand dollars $500, ,000l divides
into three hundred Thousand shares
the par value Of one dollar each, whic'
may be sold and issued by this corpora
ton for cash, property OF, value at pa
, or at such price or valuation as ma,
from time to time be fixed by the boar
of directors, payable when issued, to b
fully paid up and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence a
Ethe time its articles ofincorporatioh ar
recorded in the office of the County Re