Arizona republican., 1902-02-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The State of Texas, County of Jefferson. | Be It Remembered. That we. Frank | H. MorriCal. T. C. Woodin, NJ. Wisdom and Wm. McArthur. citizens of Jeffer- son County. Texas. have and do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpo- = ra ton under the following charter: | (1l
 The name of the corporation shall be the One Penny Oil Company.
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 Tine purposes for which said corpo- ration is formed are to store and trans port oil and gas. Urine and other min eral solutions. and to make reasonable charges therefor. to buy, sell and fur nish oil and gas for light heat and other purposes; to lay down. construct. maintain and operate pipe lines. tubes, tanks, pump stations, connections, fix lures. storage houses, and such ma chinery. apparatus. devices and ar arrangements as may be necessary to op- crate such pipes and pipe lines between different points in the State of Texas: to own, hold, use and occupy such lands. rights of way. easements and franchises, buildings and structures as may be necessary to the purposes of such corporation.
 
 The place where the business of such corporation is to be transacted shall be Arizona and Texas. and such other places as 1t may desire to carry on its business. and it may have branch of fees or other places of business in other states IS it may deem necessary for the carrying on of the same. The principal office and domicile of said corporation shall be in the city of Phoenix. in the county of Maricopa. Territory of Arizona, but it may main tain auxiliary offices in the cities of Beaumont, Texas; New York, N. Y; St. Louis. Mo. and such other places as the Board of Directors may determine. The term for which said corporation is to exist shall be twenty-five years.
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 The number of it's Directors shall be five, and those appointed to serve for the first year as follows: Frank H. Morrical. T. C. Woodin. M. Wisdom, A. McArthur and J. R. Howes. all citizens of Jefferson County, Texas.
 The capital stock of said corporation shall be One Million Dollars. divided into one hundred million shares of one cent each.
 Said. corporation shall have all the rights and powers conferred by law on like corporations.
 The highest amount of indebtedness and liability, direct or contingent, to which the said corporation is at any time to be subject shall be s500,000. Given under our hands at Beaumont, Texas. on this the 31st day of January, 1902.
 FRANK H. MORRICAL..
 T. c. WOODEN.
 M WISDOM
 VIM. McARTHUR. State of Texas,
 County of Jefferson.
 Before me, the undersigned author ity. on this day personally appeared Frank H. Morrical, T. c. Woodin. NJ. Wisdom and Wm. McArthur, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they had severally signed the same for the pur- poses and considerations therein ex- pressed.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 31st day of January, 1902.
 (Seal) J. F. LANIER,
 Notary Public in and for Jefferson
 County, Texas. Territory of Arizona.
 County of Maricopa, ss.
 I. B. F. MacFall County Recorder in and for the County and Territory compared the foregoing copy with the