Mesa free press., 1901-01-11
ARTICLES OFINOORPORATIoN
OF TIE CENTRAL STAR OIL COMPANY.


we the undersigned, have this day rs
soclated ourselves together for the pnr.
pose OF formil & q corporat on u"der tho
laws OF the territory Of ArizDnI; And we
do hereby .rtify:
l. That me names Of the inc0rpcra
TOYS are: +. Y. Schermcrli,rn, ID VI.
Sci elnl"lhorn. Il. D Robinson G II,
l;i:ehie aud j. II. Caldwell
That the name ot the corporAtinn is
Central star OIL Company.
That the p,inclpn' place of traa.act
my the business II tn. said corp ration.
shall be at Phoenix, in Maricopa C,un.
ty. teriit"Iy of ARIZONA, With branch
office 1t the City and Courty OF l4o,
Angeles, in the Slale.o of California; and
with other branch nffices 1T sucl, other
pI'ces as the Boar OF u reclors of l4,
corr orat;on shall designate. sal COS
p0raliN. n.ay also irrrsact AMI carry on
lusirts, II the kind an n.tur, ils here
ina ter provided, in any other s'ates end
ierritor rs aud coui.,r rs wtatsoever' an
may hold its annual meetinp ard al
"th'r stoc ,holder, meetings at the SAID
city ana county oi LIS Ac,.le>, state ..
California, or ut such O.her place oi
PLACES Is may be tetelmiueI % a.. / de-
sienated 10y the B.arn of Dire, "rs pr
the said Corporation.
2. That th. business pr,pose,l to be
transacted by the said co-Yuati"n an F!
the purpose nt the saIl s.rp,rA:inI ars.
in general. t. buy anI otherwise ac !.
quirr, to hold and ~ own, to make ln.
'ernal improvements in Ariznna. n
o her parts Of the Ul tied State, ap
elsew IT. re. ma!age, operate. impgpy.,
develop and sci: lan,s, mining cialm,.
water and water rights. mineral rights,
oil, oil wells, real e,t.te a"d in:etest i,
and rights IN any OF said property in ,l,,.
United States and elsewhere; and ~
make leases. c1nyevances, b. nds, NOR,
cages and deeds ol tru-t OF the same AMI
ol any property OF this corporation.
To engage in and carry on the bu..-
ness in The Unite'l States aud elsewhere
tyr boring ard exploring, t.r producing
and refining, nistiIlin., trenlirg. Ii anu
featuring shipping. carrying, handiin..
storing, dealing ~. buying AMI stll;n
oils. pellnlum, water, latur. gas. ~,
bitumen, bitumnou> rock ano
other n,lnerAl hydro carbon sub. .tancas,
AMI tor such purposes to buy and other
wise acquire, ho!d OWL. maEagr. CO.'S
.trmct and operate retinAriex, pire IaueS,
tanks, manuf ,ctO.es, machinery la,k
cars md other works property AID ap>
lsliances that may be auxiliary to SAD
business, or that may br deem. 4 necrs>
AIRY or c,ryen'ent ny the Board OF
Directors.
Also to take and acquire kY purchase,
EXCHANGE or other lawful means. and 70
hold, own, sci! and otherwise dispose oi
Tie capital STOCK and bonds of this amt
other computations.
A lso tn establish IN carry on agen>
cies, Offices, s:"rage tanks and houses,
and to sell articles ami products mahu>
Iactur.d by itself and other persons or
corporations IN the United States aud
. lss whele.
Als9 to do. carry on. conduct, transact
or perform any and all things in con-
neclion thelewlth or pert ining t!,erctc
8. l hat Tie an cunt Of the capita,
stack of the said corporation s.iall be
Six hundr d thousand (GCO, O,OCO) Dollars
divided lntO six Hundred thousand
(6nO O.O00) shares of the ra~ value of O,r
($l.GO) dollar per share, whl;a when IL
su.d shall be fully paii uoan n"n
s.pck To be issued tfnm time
10 time in payment for OIL Ian l.. OIL
wells, m,ning claims, mines CT OH,
property, real or personal. Tor incofpnr,
atine or other expenses ana l.. cash at
rr.ces to bc fixed by the i3 s,rd of Ditec>
tors HE said stock shall be in such
form OF preferred and common stock
certificates as shall be prescribed oy tie
Board OF Directors
4. !: h: t the c.rporat on shall con.
inence forthwith and shall terminate
tity year from aud after he date OF ills
S. That the affairs Of said c"rp'r on
shall be mar aged py q Board "t'tive
Dnectprs, to be ele :,ei on the first VI ,r,>
Gay in December 1902 and on the first
Monday i'll December every two wears
th, r.aiter, and Tie officers Ot this err
Grafton shall be IL President, Wee
President, 81 Secretary and Treasurer All
10 he elected by the Board OF Directors.
Tina; the Director. OF the current year
,nd until the election OF the sucre,a,rs
II W a IL