Arizona republican., 1902-01-29
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
PRISCILLA OIL COMPANY.

The undersigned, William B. Muck
low, L. H. Chalmers and H. b. Wilzin-
son, hereby associate themselves to-
gether and adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation, for the purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be
the PRISCILLA OIL COMPANY, the
principal place for transacting it's bust
ness shall be Phoenix, Maricopa Coun-
ty Territory of Arizona, but the cor
poration will have a branch Office at
Hartford, Connecticut, where stock
holders and Directors meetings may
be held. and shall conduct business in
both Connecticut and the State of Cali
| fornia
ARTICLE II
| The general nature OF the business
to be done by said corpora ton shall
| be locating placer and lode claims and
mill sites under the laws of the
United States, and buying, leasing, sell
ing, conveying, deuising, letting, bar
tering for. exchanging for. lands. tene-
ments and 3lereditaments; exploring foT
oil, digging, drilling and boring shafts,
! tunnels, drifts and wells, mining for
oils and minerals. pumping and oper-
ating oil " els, and other wells, buying
and leasing and selling tools and other
! equipment used in mining and Oper-
| ating Gil wells ard other wells; also
building any pipe line from any prem
ises owned by said corporation 10 any
other place; also buying and selling all
kinds of oil, and carrying the same
from place - place.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock author
lied to be issuc1 is five hundred thou
sand (50O,OOO) shares of the par value OF
one % dollar each and when issued
shall be forever non-assessabls-
ARTICLE ".
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date these
articles are filed with the County Re
| corder of the said County OF Maricopo.
and the first directors meeting shall be
on the 18th day of February. 1902. This
corporation shall exist for twenty-five
years from its commencement
ARTICLE V.
| The affairs of this corpora ton shall
be conducted by board of directors
| composed of seven stockholders, to be
first elected on the first Monday in
October, 1902. and until such election,
William b. Mucklow, Henry a. Hunt
ington. Rush p. Chapman, Joseph B.
Pierce, John Nj. Dick. George w. Will
son, and Frank H. Bosom shall be di-
rectors of said corporation, and of said
directors William p. Mucklow shall be
President; Henry A. Huntington. Vice
President: and Rush p. Chapman
Secretary and Treasurer (until the first
Monday in October, 1902. and the cleo
ton of their SUCCESSORS of said Gu po-
ration.
ARTICLE VI.
| The highest amount OF indebtedness
to which this corporation shall subject
itself shall be Twenty-Five thousa I'd
dollars.
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from liability for the corporate
debts.
ARTICLE VIII
These articles of Incorporation may
be amended by a two-thirds vote o!
the stockholders of this corporation al
any regular meeting of the stockhold-
ers or any special meeting called for
that purpose. and the amendments
shall be filed with the County Recorder
of said County of Maricopa, and print
ed as required by law.
ARTICLE N.
That the directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corpora tioT
at their first meeting. Elections of di-
rectors and stockholders meetings
tannuaD, shall he held yearly on tn,
first Monday il October OF each year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We hav,
hereunto set our hands and seals thi:
18th day of January, 1902.
VIM. Il. MUCKLOW. CSeal.
l.. II. CHALMERS. (SeaI.
H. p. WILKINSON. CSeai.
County of Maricopa, Territory of Ari
! zona, IS.
Before me, Lavina NJ, Andrews.
Notary Public in and for the allow
named County and Territory. on thi'
day personally appeared William Il
Mucklow. L. II. Chalmers and H. Is
Wilkinson. known TO me to be the per
sons whose names are subscribed &
the foregoing instrument. and aclnowl
edged to me that they executed tn
same for the purposes and considera
tions therein expressed.
Given under my hand and zeal o
office this 18th day of January, 1902.
(Seal) LAVINA NJ. ANDREWS,
Notary Public
, My commission expires July 80, 1901
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