Arizona republican., 1901-10-07
Very truly.
 C. w. BARNETT.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE EMPIRE OIL AND REFINING
 COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ- ate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following state . ment:
 First: The names of the corporators are: William C. Spenny, >M. Thomas Brinker and Matthew K. English. and the name of the corporation shall be the Empire Oil and Refining Company. The principal place in which the busi- ness of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona Is to be transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa County. Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shah be the City of Colum- bus. in the State of Ohio. or such other place as the Board of Directors may bN resolution direct.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is follows, to-wit:
 To purchase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise acquire own. exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge. mort gage hypothecate and deal Tn mines. mining claims. oil lands. mineral lands. oil. gas. asphaltum. petroleum. water and water rights. and to work. mine. explore and develop the same; to do a general real estate and mercantile business: to own. handle and control letters patent and inventions; to bor- row money and execute mortgages q: deeds of trust to secure the same. and In general to do all things neces- sary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory and elsewhere. not incon- sistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 Third: The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Cs30O. .000o o0) divided into One Million Five Hundred Thousand shares Of the par value of Twenty Cents Cs00.20) each. At such time the Board of Directors may by resolution direct said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the uses and pur- poses of said corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall ther = upon and thereby become and be fully paid up and inaccessible.
 Fourth: The time of the commence ment Of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corpora ton shall be conducted by Board Of Five Directors. who shall be elected annually by the stockholders of the corporation.
 Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability. direct or con- tingent to which this corporation is a. any time subject shall be One Hun dred and Fifty Thousand dollars (s15O, ,000.O0).
 Seventh: The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of September, 1901.
 WILLIAM C. SPENNY. (Seal)
 NJ. THOMAS BRINKER. (SealD
 MATTHEW K. ENGLISH. (Seal) State of Ohio. County of Richaway. ss. a On thls 25th day of September. in the year 1901, before me, s. A. Webb, Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid. residing therein, uuly cOfnHllSSlOneO ana sworn, person ally appeared M. Thomas Brinker. Will liam C.. Spenny and Matthew K. Eng fish, known to me to be the persons described in. whose names sub scribed to. and who executed the an neXed instrument and they acknowl- edged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considera- -tions therein expressed.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the saiI State and County. inc day and year .dst above written.
 (Notary Scalp s. A. WEBB.
 Notary Public.
 My commission expires June ,. 1902. Territory of Arizona, County of Mari
 copa, ss.
 I. B. F. McFall. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation of The Empire oil and Refining Company. filed and recorded in my office on the 30th day of Sept. 1901. in Book No. & of Art. of Incorp. at Page -. and that the same is n full. true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof
 Witness my hand and seal of office. thii Soth day of Sept. 1901.
 (Seal) E.;F.- NcFAtL.
 County Recorder.