Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-13
Articles Of Incorporation Of Texas and
California Oil and Refining COni-
RAINY.


California Oil and Refining Com.
rany.
Know all men by these presents: That We
the undersigned, J. b. Treadwell, G. L. Hanson,
L. J. Barber, ]. j. Lockwood and G. A. Benway,
ourselves together and become Incorporated
under the laws of the territory of Arizona, and
we do hereby certify:
That the name Of. this corporation is Texas
its principal place Of business IL at Tucson, Arr
coma, with branch Offices at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and at Beaumont, Texas.
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That the purpose and general nature of the
poration 10 formed, are:
To buy and otherwise acquire, to hold and
own m manage operate. improve and develop
in any Of said properties
II n ans On the business sns
ploring for, producing, refining, disabling,
treating, manufacturing, piping. Carrying
handling. storing. dealing In. buying and sell
bisumen. bisnminous rock. and other mineral
and aydrocarbon substances and products OF
mesais, minerals and products; and for such
other purposes to buy and otherwise acquire,
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wharyes, tank cars, and steam and sailing yes
sells, for water transportation, and other works
Or auxiliary to said business or that may be
found necessary or convenient by the board
change or other lawful modes, and to hold
own. sell and otherwise dispose of the capital
stock and bonds Of other companies.
To buy, own. hold. sell, cucumber, convey,
| work, operate, and deal in mines and mining
lands and claims and the products OF mines.
and water rights and systeIns and any and all
| hold, sell, cucumber, convey and deal in stocks
bonds, real estate and personnel property.
To borrow and loan money upon security and
to issue evidences 81 q indebsednsss payable n
! crate pipe lines and other means OF transporta-
ton, mi5ing. manufacturing and other ptants
and other buildings, works and improvements;
to act rs agent, broker, contractor or trustee
In respect 70 the foregoing purposes.
Also to establish and carry ON agencies, off,
ees, storage, storage tanks and houses, and to
sell articles and products manufactured by It.
sell or other persons or CORPORATIONS, in Cali:
iornta, Arizona, Texas, anu other states and
| territories Of the United States OF America and
| In foreign countries.
| That the principal place OF business Of said
itory Of 1risona. and the places outside n ssd
territory where il may keep branch ofices and
| transact its business and conduct It's affairs
| thereat shall Be az Los Angeles, California. and
| That the time OF the commencement OF said
corporation is the nth day OF February 1901, and
the time OF It's termination Ii the 18th day OF
February, 1876.
ed 10 seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
$3.50 and the number of shares into which II
fs divided 10 seven hundred and fifty thousand
o0oo) shares of the par value of one dollar
(sl) each.
That the affairs of said corporation shall be
conducted by q board of ave directors who
shall be elected on the second Tuesday OF June
OF each year.
That the highest amount of indebtedness or
liability TO which said corporation shall at any
time subject ITSELF In two hundred Thousand
dollars tS20o, o0o,l
That the private property Of all stockholders
debts OF said corporation.
TX.
That the following persons shall constitute the
first board of directors of the corporation and
serve for the period OF one year or until their
J. B. Treadwell, g. L. Hanson, L. ]. Barber. ],
j. Lockwood and C. A. Benway.
lnWlEnesS whereof, We nave hereunt0 set our
hands and seals the day and year first above
written.
J. B. TREADwELL, Seal.
G. L. HANSON, Seal.
L. J. BARBER Seal
]. ]. LOCKWOOD, Seal.
c. A. BENwAY. Seal.
Ten cent revenue stamp cancelled
State Of California, T..
County Of Los Angeles. W.
On this 9Th day OF February, in the year OF
our Lord. one thousand nine hundred and one,
before me, Calvert Wilson, notary public In
and for said county OF Los Angeles, state of Cal
iiornis, residing therein. duly comniitsioned
G. L. Hanson, Z. J. Barber, J. ]. Lockwood and
@. A. Benway. known to me 70 be the persons
whose names are subscribed TO the within aud
foregoing instFnment. and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same for the purposes
and consideration therein expressed.
In witness whereof haye hereunto set my
hand and afhxed my ofieia1 seal the day and
year in this certificate frst above written.
(Seal1 CALVERT WILSON,
Notary public in and for said County of Los
Angeles, State OF California.
ss. my commission expires July Is, 1901
Ten-cent revenue scamp cancelled.
First pub. Mar. II 4: last Mar. l6.