Arizona republican., 1902-12-19
ARTICLES OF INCoRPORATION
 OF THE


 Know All Men by These Presents That we, whose names are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona. and to that end make the following statement:
 FURNITURE CITY OIL co.
 FIRST.
 The names of the incorpOratOrs are: Henry Spring. Grand Rapids, Mich. Anthony NJ. Maris, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Charles w. Spear, Muskegon, Mich. Lotan c. Read, Grand Rapids. Mich. Harry L. Colby. Grand Rapids. Mich. Atlanta E. Briggs, Cedar Springs, Mich.
 Martin Van Derveen Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Sylvester wm. Barker. Grand Rapids, Mich
 Arthur J. Free, Grand Rapids. Mich. Fred D. Vos, Jr., Grand Rapids. Mich.
 Martin H. Luce, Grand Rapids. Mich. Charlotte c. Luce, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Caroline V. Banks, Grand Rapids. Mich
 Harry Sawyer, Muskegon, Much. Louis J. De La Martin, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Otto Albert, Muskegon, Mich. Corton J. Sawyer. Muskegon, Mich. John M. Wander Veer, Grand Rapids, Mich.
 John De Boe, Grand Rapids, Mich. Richard c. Vos, Grand Rapids, Mich. And the name of the corporation shall be the FURNITURE CITY OIL COM PANY." The principal place in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of AZiZona is to be tran sacted is Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Grand Rapids, in the State of Michigan, at which meetings Of the board of directors may be held. and the corporation may have such branch off, ces either within or without the Terri tory of Arizona as may be establised by the board of directors.
 SECOND.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is as follows, tOwit:
 To purchase, lease, bond. locate or
 
 dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hypothe- cate and deal in claims. oil lands. oil. gas. asphaltum, petroleum, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore, operate and de- velop the same ito do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and oF fNal Nf ntI porations; to borrow money and exc cute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga tions any and all rights. powers and privileges of individual owners thereof including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it. to the same extent that natural person might do; and in general to do all things neces- sary to the proper conduct of the bust ness of this corporation in the terri tory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 THIRD.
 The authorized amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be three hundred thousand C$3OO, ,OOO) dollars. di- vided into three hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar each. At such time as the board o directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall be paid into thi: corporation. either in cash or by tho sale and transfer to it of real or per. sonal property for the uses and pur poses of said corporation. in paymen for which shares of the capital stocl of said corporation may be issued, am the capital stock so issued shall there upon and thereof become and be full, paid up and non-assessable, and in tn,