The Coconino sun., 1901-07-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned, J, J. Swoford, A. s. Kimberly, W. A. Rule, II. N. Strait c. c. Courtney, Will liam Huttig and Elijah Robinson, all of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and we hereby certify:
 First-That the name of said corporation shall be "The Commonwealth oil Company" Second-That the purposes for which said corporation is formed are: To buy, sell, trade and deal in, lease, sub-let, prospect for, man. age, develop, improve and own mineral and oil claims and locations, and any and all kinds of real estate and any and all interests therein. To buy, sell, trade and deal in lease, sub-let, manufacture, own and operate all kinds of ma chinery, tools, implements and other personal property. To prospect for oil, to sink, open, develop and operate oil wells upon the lands, claims and locations of this company and others. To own, operate, buy, sell, trade and deal in, lease and sub-let oil wells and springs, and all kinds of buildings, machinery, tools and implements for boring sinking and casing oil wells. for extracting oil and other minerals. and for caring for, storing, refining reducing, ship ping and transporting oil and other mineral products in pipe lines, tanks, or by any other method of transportation now known or that may be hereafter invented or devised. To build, own, operate, improve, buy, sell, trade and deal in lease and sub-let pipe lines, aque- ducts reservoirs, tanks and refineries for oil and other mineral products, and to carry on a general business of extracting, caring for and transporting oil and other mineral substances, and of storing, refining and reducing the same To buy, sell, trade and deal in, lease and sub-let all kinds of patents, patent rights and privi- leges relating to the prospecting, extracting, caring for, storing transporting and refining oil or any other mineral substance. To buy, Sal traia an deal n hp cnpital stock pf other corporation any of whose purposes are the same or similar to any of the purposes of this corporation To combine or consoli- date the property, business and capital stock of this corporation, or any of them, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired, with the property, business and capital stock, | or either or any of them, of any other corpora tion. any of whose purposes are the same as or similar to any of the purposes of this corpora | tion. To borrow money, and to execute a note | or notes, a bond or bonds therefor, from time | to time. and to execute notes and bonds from time to time and sell the same for the use and benefit of this corporation, and to secure such notes or bonds if necessary or advisable, by the pledge or mortgage of all or any part of the real, personal or mixed property or assets that may from time to time be owned by this com- pany or in which 1t may have an interest To carry on any and all kinds of mines and mining operations for the production of gold, silver ana any anu dll OtHtT UT mlucTulS lO develop, buy, sell, trade and deal in water and water rights and to own, manage, con- duct, buy, sell, trade and deal in reservoirs, pipe lines acqueducts, ditches, canals and other structures for the purpose of storing, convey ing, distributing and purifying water To do all things convenient or necessary for carrying out the purposes above enuncated or any of them. or any purposes similar or kindred thereto.
 Third-That the principal place of business of said corporation in the Territory of Arizona is to be at Flagstaff, in the County of Coconino, in said Territory; and that said corporation will also maintain an office and carry on it's busi- ! ness in the City of Kansas City, and State of Missouri.
 Fourth-The term for which said corporation shall exist is twenty five years from and after the date of it's incorporation, and it will begin business immediately upon the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of said CocOninO County, Ari- Zona.
 Fifth-The names of the corpOrators are J. J. Sworord, A. s. Kimberly. w. A. Rule. H. N. Strait c. c. Courtney William Huttig and Elijah Robinson, all of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
 Sixth-The amount of the capital stock of said corporation authorized is one million dol lars (si OOO, ,OOO), and the number of shares into which 1t IS to be divided is one million q QOOO,- OOO). of the par value of one dollar (sl.C0 per share. The same shall be paid for in cash, or in property acceptable to the Board of Direct ors, upon issuance of the certificates of stock at price to be agreed upon by the Board of Directors of said corporation. The price at which said stock shall be sold shall be fixed by the Board of Directors of said corporation.
 Seventh--The amount of said capital stock which has been actually subscribed is seventy dollars (s70OO), and the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed is as follows:
 Names of No. Of Amount Subscribers Shares.
 J. J. Swofrord- -..... .......... 10 BIO co A. s. Kimberly ...............- 10 10 % w. A. Rule .................... 10 10 co IT IT Strait 10 10 OO