Mesa free press., 1901-03-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
PETREL PETROLEUM COMPANY.

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Know all men by these presents:
THAT we, the Undersigned, have this
day voluntarily associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona. And we hereby GER
tify: rs @
First That the name of the said
corporation shall be the Petrol Petrol
elm Company and that the place where
the principal business of said corpora
tion is to be transacted Is Phoenix,
Maricopa county, Arizona, with branch
| offices in the city and county of San
Francisco, and in the city of Bakers
field, county of Kern, state of Califor-
| mia, and that the names of the incor-
porators are: A. w. Barrett. Charles
Sonntag, r. L. Peeler, William E. Hop
kins, D. D. Wass, all Of California
| Second: That the purposes for which
| 1t Is formed are, to acquire by pur-
chase. or~otherwise, and own. hold,
lease, manage, operate, improve. devel-
op, sell, mortgage b9pa ana hypothecate
property, real, personal or mixed.
| To buy, sell, mortgage and improve
| property real, personal and mixed, and
t~ borrow money ON the same
| To buy and otherwise acquire. to,
hold, own, manage, operate, improve,
develop and sell lands, mining claims,
mineral rights, oil wells, leases, and
Other real estate, and interests and
| rights in any of said properties.
| TO engage in and carry on the busi-
ness of mining and marketing gypsum
and sulphur and of boring exploring
for, producing and refining, distilling,
treating, manufacturing and piping,
carrying, handling, storing, dealing in,
buying and selling oils, petroleum, wa
ter, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumen
and bituminous rock, and other mineral
and hydro carbon substances; to buy
and otherwise acquire, hold, own, man
age and operate ref1neries, pipe lines,
tanks, manufactures, machinery, tank
cars and other works, property and ap-
pliances, and to do all things else incl
| dent or auxiliary to any of said prop
| critics herein mentioned, or that may
be deemed necessary or convenient by
the board of directors of said corpora
ton. ~ 4s ~
To take and acquire by purchase, ex-
change or lawful mode, ana to hold,
own, sell and otherwise dispose of the
capital stock and bonds Of this and
| other corporations.
Also to establish and carry ON agen-
cies. offices, storage tanks, cars and
houses and to sell articles and products
manufactured by itself, and other per-
sons and corporations, in the territory
| Of Arizona, and in other states and
| territories '1cf the United States of
/ America, and in foreign countries.
Third: THAT the amount of the cap
ital STOCK of said corporation is five
/ hundred thousand (500000) dollars and
| the number of shares into which 1t is
| divided is five hundred thousand $780,
| 000). of the par value of one ($1.00) dol
| lar each, and said capital stock shall
| be paid at such times and in such man.
ner as the board of directors shall de-
! termine and authorize. t
Fourth That the term for which
/ said corporation is to exist is fifty (50)
| years from and after the date Of it's
| Incorporation ~
/ Fifth: That the business of said COR
poration shall be managed and controll-
ed by a board Of five directors, who
shall be elected at meeting of the
| stockholders of said corporation to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
! day of March in each year, and who
| shall serve for one year from the date
| Of their said election.
Sixth: That the highest, amount Of
| Indebtedness of said corporation shall
not exceed twenty-five thousand $685.
/ 000) dollars,
Seventh: That the private property
of the stockholders is to0;be exempt
| from corporate debts. i.
In witness whereof, we have 1hereunto
set our hands and seals this 18th day of
February, A. d. 1901. 80
CHARLES SONNNTAG. (Seal)
A. w. BARRETT, (Seaa)
i VIM E. HOPKINS, (Seal)
D. d. WASS (Seal)