Arizona republican., 1902-11-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE OIL SECURITIES COMPANY.

 New York,
 And Thos. s. Coolidge, Glens Falls, New York.
 Desiring to incorporate under the laws of the Territory of Arizona for the pur- pose of engaging in the business here matter specified. do make. sign, adopt. acknowledge and publish these Ar ticles of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the persons hereby as purposes aforesaid are
 Alvah Trowbrfdge,
 John H. Mooney.
 Peter J. Mclean,
 Theodore D. Anderson,
 Thos. s. Coolidge,
 Howard Butcher,
 And Henry D. Pierce.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of the corporation hereby formed is the
 OIL SECURITIES COMPANY.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place for the transac- ton of its business shall be in Phoenix in the Territory of Arizona.
 That the meetings of its Board of Di- rectors and the meetings of it's stock holders may be held within or without the Territory of Arizona and at such place or places. and from time to time and upon such notice and in such man ner as may be from time to time fixed and established by the bylaws of the company, and that the Board of Direct ofs may by resolution, from time to time, and in any place or places. create establish, and fix registry and transfer offices, and to fix the forms, terms and conditions upon which the shares, bonds and securities of this company may be transferred or registered, with full power and privilege to carry on all the business of this company in any part of the world.
 ARTICLE ". The objects for which the corporation is formed are:
 CD To acquire by purchase, sub scription or otherwise, and to hold as investment any bonds, or other securi- ties, or evidences of indebtedness, or any shares of capital stock created or issued by any other corporation or cor porations, or association organized or created under the laws of any State or Territory of the United States, or of any foreign country.
 CD To purchase hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage. pledge, or other wise dispose of, any bonds or other securities or evidences of indebtedness created or issued by any other corpora tion or corporations, or association or associations of any State or Territory of the United States, or any foreign country, and while owner thereof. to exercise all the rights, powers and priv ileges of ownership.
 (3) To purchase, hold, sell, assign. transfer, mortgage. pledge, or otherwise to dispose of shares of the capital stock of any other corporation or corpora tions, association or associations, of any State or Territory of the United States, or any foreign country, and while owner of such stock to exercise all the rights. powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon.
 (4) To aid in any manner any corpo- ration or association of which any bonds, or other securities or evidences of indebtedness or stock are held by this corporation, or which it may de- sire to purchase, and to do all acts or things designed to protect, preserve, secure or acquire, to improve or en- nance the value of any such bonds. or other securities or evidences of indebt- edness, or stock.
 (5) To loan or borrow money, issue and take bonds, notes. mortgages. and other evidences of indebtedness there for, and to dispose of the same by sale, exchange, hypothecation or otherwise.
 GO To acquire, own, hold and deal in real and personal property, and inn prove and operate the same. CD To buy. sell. traffic in. transport and refine mineral oils of all kinds and the products and by-producks thereof; to own, construct, operate and deal in refineries, and to lay pipes and other means and conveniences for the trans portation of such oils and the by products thereof, and to own and op- crate railroads, pipe lines. pumps tanks, tank cars and vessels of all kinds for the storage and transportation oi mineral oils and their by-products, and to buy and deal in all things necessary and requisite to carry on any busiresS or thing connected with any of saiC enterprises.
 (S) To issue the capital stock of thi: 1 corporation, as and when fully paid up | provided, however the corporation may issue or exchange said stock for labor done or for money received or paid, ol | for property or rights in property req or personal transferred to the company | and the stock so issued shall be ful paid and n-assessable and not liable | to any further call or payment thereon and with no stockholders liability, anC the judgment of the directors as to tn, value of the property or rights in prop erty purchased, or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 | (9) To have and maintain one O. more offices to carry on all or any O | its operations and business in any par of the world, and especially in the Stat of California and elsewhere in tn United States ito have perpetual sue cession, and to engage in every sort O lawful business, and to make and carr. out contracts, acquire and transfe property, and do all other acts ant things in connection herewith to tn same extent as private individuals nov have the right to do, and to eXercis all powers and privileges now exercises or enjoyed by private persons.
 ARTICLE V.
 The total authorized capital stock o this company is and shall be TWent