Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-22
Articles Of incorporation Of the Gila and
Colorado River Oil Company.

Articles OF incorporation Of the ella ant
Colorado River Oil Company.
Know all men by these presents, tha
we, the undersigned, for the purpose o
forming corporation under Chapter 2
Title II, of the Revised Statutes of th,
Territory of Arizona. to transact tn,
business hereinafter mentioned, do adop
the following articles OF incorporation:
FIRST.
The names of the incorporators are, !
). O'Brien, N. Z. Hawke, ]. w. Small
X. l.. Hart, George Christ, jr., L. G.
1 Kelly, w. B. Purcell, and A. A. Lysight
SECOND.
The name of the corporation is: The
Gila and Colorado River Oil Company
and the principal place for transactine
business shall be at Tucson, in the Coun.
ty OF Pimaan Territory of Arizona, bat
the corporation proposes to carry on
business in Arizona and the other States
and Territories OF the United States as
may be found necessary.
THIRD.
/ The general nature of the business
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and developing oil, asphaltum and other
minerals, transporting and refining oils,
or otherwise preparing the same for
market, and to acquire, purchase, hold
! improve, work, operate, sell and convey
oil wells, oil and mineral lands. and to
erect all necessary machinery and build
ings; to procure or purchase water and
water rights; to construct bitches, fumes
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| OF said company; to Issue, sell and con
vey stock. bonds or mortgages; to pur-
chase, acquire, hold, or sell and convey
real estate orpersonalproperty of what
ever kind, and to do all things necessary
to carry on the business of the company.
FOURTH.
The amount of capital stock authoriz-
ed is one million dollars, divided into one
| million shares 1000 ,00O} of the par
vaiue OF one dollar each, fully paid up
and forever worcestershire.
FIFTH.
This corporation will begin business
ON the Sixteenth day of May. A. d..
1901, and will terminate in % years
from that date
SIXTH.
The affairs of this corporation will be
conducted by board OF directors con-
sisting of eight persons, iftclnding the
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and
Treasurer, and, at the option OF the
board OF directors, an attorney, Assist
ant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer
and an Executive Committee, who shall
he elected at special Inerting to be call
ed by the Board of Directors within
thirty days after the filing of thcs. Ar
ticles of Incorporation, and thereafter
such officers shall be elected on the first
Tuesday of January of each succeeding
year.
SEVENTH.
That the directors who are appointed
for the FIRST year are: J. S. O'Brien, N.
e. Hawke, ]. w. Small, K. L. Hart,
George Christ, Jr., L. c. Kelly, w. b.
Purcell, and A. A. Lysight, all of the City
of Tucson, Arizona. Hereafter the cleo
ton of directors shall be held annually
on the FIRST Tuesday of January.
EIGHTH.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall
subject itself is twenty thousand daliars,
($20, ,0oO.I
NINTH.
Private property of the members OF
this corporation shall be exempt from
corporate debts
TENTH.
Among the powers of this corporate.
body shall be: 1. To have perpct nal
succession. 2, To sue and be sued by
its corporate name. 3. To have q
common seal and alter the same at plea.
sure. 4. To render the shares or in
terest of stockholders transferable, and
prescribe the mode of making such trans
fers. s. To exempt the private proper
ty of members from liability for corpor-1
ate debts, which Is hereby done 8. To
make contracts, acquire and transfer
property, possessing the powers in such
respects as private individuals now en-
Joy. 7. To establish bylaws and make
rules and regulations deemed expediens
for the management of their affairs, not
inconsistent with the Constitution and
laws of the United States and the Terri
tory of Arizona.
ELEVENTH.
These Articles of Incorporation max
be altered and amended by a two-thirfis
vote of all stockholders OF this CORPORA
ton, at any regular meeting of said
stockholders, or any special meeting ex-
pressly called for that purpose. and the
same shall be filed with the County Re
corder of said Pima County, and will,
the Secretary Of the Territory OF Arizona,
and printed as required by law.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto
set our hands and seals, this 18th day
of May, A. d.. 1901, in triplicate.
John Stewart O'Brien, Seal
]. w. Small, Seal
Geo, Christ, Jr., Seal
Kirt L. Hart, Seal
A, A. Lysigtt, Seal
N. 3. Hawke. Seal
w. B. Purcell, Seal
L. G. Kelly, Seal
Signed and sealed in the presence of
VIM. ]. Kirkpatrick.
'eesasnsy County o Of As'aaaa' ri,aa'
Before me, William ]. kirkpatrick, a
notary public in aud for the County of
Pima and Territory Of Arizona, person.
ally appeared ]. S. O'Brieri, N. Z. Hawke,
]. w. Small, K. l.. Hart, George Christ,
Jr., L. c. Kelly, w. B. Purcell and A. A.
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