Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-20
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Los An.
geles and Beaumont OIL Company.


seles and Beaumont OIL Company.
The undersigned, H. L. Squires, N. S
Meigs, N. !. Emerson, c. W. Baidridgs
and F. G. Baldridge, hereby associate
| { urselves together and adopt the follow
ing Articles of Incorporation, for the pur.
poses of forming corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
ARrICLEI.
The name OF this corporation shall BIZ
the the Los Angeles and Beaumont Oil
COMPANY, and the principal place for
transacting its business shall be at Tue
son, Pima County, Territory of Arizona
but proposes to carry on business in the
States of California, and Texas and viii
have an office at Los Angeles, in the
State of California.
ARTICLE II.
That for the purpose for which this
corporations formed, arc: drill for, aud
develop oil, asphaltum; and other miner.
ais; to transport and refine oil or other
wise prepare the same for market: to ac-
quire purchase, hold, improve, work,
and operate, sell and convey oil wells,
oil machinery, oil and mineral lands and
to erect all necessary buildings, and
machinery necessary for said purposes
to procure locate and purchase water
and water rights; to locate under the
laws of California, Arizona, and the
United States, placer and lode mining,
claims; to construct bitches. fumes, or
pipe lines, to issue, sell and convey
stocks, bonds, mortgages; to purchase
acquire, sell and convey. real and
personal property; to farm and
to cultivate any lands acquired by the
corporation, and generally to do all nee
essary to carry on said business.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock au-
thorized to be issued is one Million
Il 600, ,OO0) shares of the par value of
One Dollars each and when issued shall
be forever non assesable.
ARTICLE ".
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the date these art
icles are filed with the County Recorder
of the said County of Pima. This cor
poration shall exist for twenty-five years
from its commencement.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board of Directors CONF
posed of FIVE or more stockholders, to be
FIRST eli cted on the 1st day of July, 1901
and until each annual election there
after.
The following are the names of the Di-
rectors who are to serve until the first
annual meeting and until their succes-
sors are elected, to-wit, II. L. Sqnires,
N. S. Meigs, N. ]. Emerson, e. w. Bal
bridge and +. G. Baldridge.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount ofiudebtedness to
which this corporation small be subject
cd shall be Fifty thousand Dollars
$3.50, ,000l.
The private property of the stockhoid-
ers Of this corporation shall be exempt
from liability for the corporation debts.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles Of Incorporation may be |
amended by a two-thirds vote of the
stockholders of this corporation af any
regular meeting Of the stockholders or
any special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the amendment shall be filed
with the County Recorder Of said Coun-
ty of Pima. and printed as required By
law.
ARTICLE TX.
That the Directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation
at their first meeting. Elections Of Di-
rector and stockholders meeting lauuuall
shall be held yearly on the first Monday
in July of each year.
In witness whereof we have hereunto |
set our hands and seals this 18th day of
May, 1901, IN duplicate.
N. J. Emerson, Seal
C.. w, Raidridge Seal
II. L. Suuires Seal |
N. 6. Meins Seal |
r. g. Raidridge Seal
State Of California.
County of Los Angeles
Before nae, Ross r. Hickox, a Notary
Public in and for the said County of Los |
Angeles. aud State Of California, person |
ally appeared, n. l.. Sguires, N. s.
Meigs, N. J. Emerson. G.. w. Daldridge |
and r. G. BaIdridge, known TO me to be |
The persons who exrcated the within |
Instrument and who are mentioned in |
the same and they and each of them ack- |
to me that they and each of
them executed the said Articles Of Incor-
poration OF The Los Angeles and Beau- |
mont Oil Company, for the purposes and |
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of
office this 18th day of May, A. d. 1901.
Seal Ross /. HIcKcox
Notary Public Ia and for the County |
Of Los Angeles, State of California.
My Commission expires February 2Sth, |
1904.
10 cent Inter nal Revenue Stamp prop
erly cancelled.
State Of California |
County Of Los Angeles.
/. c. w. Bell, County Clerk of the
County of Los Angeles, and ex-officio
Clerk Of the Superior Court OF the State /
of California, in and for said County 4
the same being a Court OF Record, no
HERRHy cRRTiFY that Ross t. Hickcox
whose name is subscribed to the Certi6
cate of the proof or acknowledgment |
of the annexed instrument, and thereon |
written, was. at the time Of taking such /
proof and acknowledgement, a Notn-
nv Public in and for said County duly |
and sworn, and author
lied by the laws Of said State to take
the Acknowledgements and proof of deeds |
or conveyances for land, tenements or
IN said State of Califor-
MIA And further. that am well ac-
uuaiuted with the handwriting of such
notary public, and verify believe that |
the signature to said certificate of proof
or acknowledgement is geuuine; and that |
the annexed instrument 10 executed,
and certified ia accord |