Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Articles OF Incorporation of the Chico
Commercial Oil Company.
X NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS.
That We, the undersigned, all OF whom are
citizens and residens OF the state OF Cali Iornia,
United States OF America under and by virtue
OF the provisions of the laws of the territory of
Arizona, do hereby, certify, agree and declare,
each for himself. and not one for tue other
that We have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose OF forming q
corporation; and that we viii, and by these
presents do form ourselves into body polite
and corporate under and by virtue of the laws
OF the territory OF Arizona: and We do further
certify and declare;
First: That the name of the said corporation
shall be and is the "Chico Commercial Oil
Company and that the names of the incorpor-
ators are Thos. BieknelI. Al Abraham. j. A.
Thos n. Crew. and its principal place of bust
ness shall be Tucson Pima county, Arizona and
Chico, Butte county. California.
Second: That the purposes for which said
corporation Is formed are within the territory
OF Arizona and the state of California to hold,
own and lease real and personal property and
to acquire the same by location, pure
means as may be deemed proper and most ex-
pedient, oil, Oil products bitumen, bituminous
rock, natural gas. gold, silver, copper, coal aud
locate own, hold, acquire lease or construct
fumes, bitches and pipe line, for carrying and
conveying oil, water and gas, and also 10 locate.
own, purchase or lease water, water rights,
claims and privileges. To erect, hold, own and
maintain tanks, tank houses, and storage
plants for Oil, gas and other products. To con-
u,
trio power plants, high and low tension trans
mission lines, and to sell, lease and dispose of
electric current, to erect pole lines, tfamways,
roads. bridges, fumes, aqaeducts; TO deal in all
of said commodities and business and to sell,
hypotecate, buy and pledge the same. and gen
orally to do all and every needful or convenient
thing or act that may be connected in or about
said business OF producing. buying and selling
OIL coal, bitumen, bituminous rock, precious
metals OF all kinds,-water, water bitches, flu
mes pipes and electric power, telephone lines
ana instruments, telegraph lines and instru.
ments and everything that may pertain to said
! business: To borrow and lend money, to give
and take ali classes of security therefor; To
ISSUE bonds and TO provide for the payment OF
the same with interest, and to secure the pay
tHenf OF the same by mortgage, deed OF trust or
other instrument or instruments.
Third; That the amount of the capitai stock
s.Id corporation is five hundred thousand
.S5u0O0o OoI dollars, and the number OF shares
live hundred thousand (5o0,000l of the par
value of one dollar each.
That SAID capital stock is to be paid In b. the
subscribers in monthly payments OF ten per
cent each commencing with the date OF sub
serlption.
Fourth: That said corporation to commence
from the date of fling these articles with the
county recorder OF Pima county Arizona, and is
toexplre, unless extended, twenty-five years
from said date,
Fl tn: The affairs of the corporation are 10
be conducted by board of directors, consist
ing OF seven persons. The Officers of the cor
poration shall be president, vice-president,
sec etdry ana treasurer. Inc Doaft- OF Uifee-
tors shah be elected annually, on the frst Mon
day in April in each year. and the ofiieers are
to be chosen by the board of directors from
their own number.
The director who viii serve until the first
Monday in April 1902 are Thos BickneIl, Al
Abraham. J. A. MeFeeley, A. @. Eames, J. G.
DAILY, W. J. COstar and Thos n, Crew.
sixth: The greatest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which the corporation may At
any time subject itself, shall not exceed thirty
1901 per cent of its subscribed capital stock.
va To nro nj fha fyRR
porators. or stockholders shall not be MabIe for
the debts Of the corpora ton.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our
hands 6nd seals this l4th day OF Manh A. D.,
1901