Arizona republican., 1902-05-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPCEATiON
 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATiON OF THE GOLDEN S'TAT1i AND LONE ST-hI:
 OIL COMPANY.
 Know All Men By These Presents: That we. the undersigned. J. M. Shields. IT. l.. Gquires. (. W Baldgidge. R. Y. Pau! and N. s. Meiss. have this day associated ourselves together fer the purpose Of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify
 First That the namo of this corpo- ration is the Golden State and Lone Star Oil Company" and that ita pria- cipal places of tTarsacting business shsll be in the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa. Territory of Arizona. and the City of Les Angeles, County of LOS Angeles. State of California. Second: That the purposes fer which it is formed are to bore, dig. eXcaVate for. and otherwise to develop and col lect crude petroleum, in all its forms, as well as hydro-carbons and minerals of any and every description and to buy. sell and generally deal in the same: and to buy. sell. lease. contract and negotiate for oil and other min eral bearing lands. and to build. con- struct. erect. lay, and m2intain tanks. pipe, pipe lines, cOnduits and other means for the storage, transportation and conveyance of crude and other pc troleum in whatsoever form it may he: and to build. erect. establish. acquire maintain ard dispose of any and all ! structures. buildings. machinery and 1 improvements necessary CT convenient | to the development. production. reffn- | ing and transportation of petroleum and other hydro-carbon and minerals; and to buy. sell. dispose of and deal in i oil stocks. bonds and other securities. and generally to do any and every act and thing requisite to the full accomp- ! lishnient of any and all the purposes aforesaid.
 Third: The amount Of capital stock 1 Of this corpora tion shall be Six Hun dred thousand dollars ($6G0. .00o) divide I | into Six million C6.0G0. .000) shares. of the par value of ten GO cents each. and ! the same shall be fully paid and nol- 1 assessable
 1 Fourth: The time of the commence i H'cnt Of said corporation shall be the i day cf the fling of these articles in tre ! office of the Recorder Of Maricopa i County Territory of Arizona and shall 1 terminate twenty five (25) years there after
 Fifth; Tha highest amount of liabil- 1 ity or Indebtedness. direct. contingent | or otherwise, to which this company 1 shlli at any time subject itself. is the sum of fifty thousand dollars (S5O. .O0GD sixth: The private proaerty of each 1 Of the officers an1 Stockholders of said corporation shall be exempt from all cor0orate debts.
 Seventh: The affairs Of this corpo- ration shall be conducted by Board C. Directors. consisting Of five (5) Der sons. and the names and residence of 1 the Directors who are appointed for | the first year. and to serve until he election and qualfiica ton of their sue eessors are as follows. to-wft: J. NJ. Shields. Los Angeles. Cal.
 t1. L. SQUires. Los Angeles. Cal.
 '. W. Ba!3iidSe, Los Angeles. Cal.
 E. N- Paul. Los Angeles. Cal. ! N S- Meiss. Los Angeles. Cal.
 Said Board of Directors shall ,e elected annually on the first Wednes- i day cf April of each year, by the stocx- holders. and shah hold office for the | term of one year. or until their s1io- cesFoTs are elected and have qualified. 1 Eighth: The officers of the Board of ! Directors shall be q President. Vice | President. Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers as the Board of | Directors shall order and appoint.
 The Board may elect some person not a member of the Board Secretary. if theE see it.
 The Board of Directors shall have power to ill any and all vacancies in ] the Board Of Directors. and other ofi- 1 COTS and appointees. to serve until the next annual ele, ton of the Directors. | In witness whereof. We have here i unto set our hands and seals this 7th Gay Q: April. 1902
 N. <. MEICS (SeaD 1 II. l.. SQUIRE,S. tSesD
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 C. ". 8ALDEIDGE. (s;eaj
 l.. Y. PAUL (Sea!i ! State cf California,
 County Of Los Angeles. es. Eefai"- ne. Ross Y. HickcoN. a No- tarE Public in and for the County of 1 Los Angeles. State of California. du!v 1 commissioned and sworn and residing therein. cn thi4 daE personally an- p"ar-d | II. Shields. IT. l.. Squircs. ,' ". i;aidridg", I;. Y. Paul and x. < M"i15. known to m" tu b" the. p"rsuns Wh"S" n;n'"s are subscribed to ih. foregoing instrument, and ackuuvi- eds Il [" m" tnat they executed th. sam" for the purposes and couejJ, It. tiou@ therein cXurc%,vd
 In "itn"s: whereof, ! have hcreuuu st my hand and official serl at L.. Angeles. California, this 1th day ci April, 1902
 tSealp Ross Y. HTCKC0N.
 Notary Public in and for the County
 of Los Angeles. St3te of California.
 My co.,.s.:;ssion expires February eS 1904
 Territory of Arizoaa.
 County O; ,Ma4'icopa ss. l, ii. T. McFan. County Recorder il and for the County and Tcrritaty FH Tfa