Arizona republican., 1902-05-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE
GOLDEN STATE AND LONE STAi;
OIL COMPANY.

Paul and \. s. Nieigs, have this day
associated ourselves together for he
purpose of forming 4 corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and We do hereby certify:
First: That the name OF this corpo-
ration * the Golden State and Lone
Star Oil Company" and that its pria-
cipal places OF transacting business
shall be in the City of Phoenix, County
of Maricopa. Territory Of Arizona. and
the City of Los Angeles, County of Los
Angeles. state of California.
Second; That the purposes Tor which
it is formed are to bore. dig. eXcaVIte
for. and otherwise to develop and col
lect crude petroleum. in all its forms.
as wei! 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 maintain 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 be;
and TO build. erect, establish. acquire,
structures, buildings, machinery and
improvements necessary or convenient
to the development, production. refin-
ing and transportation of petroleum
and other hydro carbon and minerals:
and TO buy. sell, dispose OF and deal in
oil stocks. bonds and other securities,
and generally to do any and every act
and thing requisite to the full accomp-
Of al
aforesaid.
Third: The amount of capital stock
of this corpora ton shall be Six Hun
dred thousand dollars Cs60O, 0OO) divided
into Six million 5000. 000) shares. of the
par value of ten QW cents each. and
the same sha!r be July paid and non
assessahle.
Fourth: The time of the commence
ment Of said corporation shall be the
day-o the filing of these articles in tie
Office of the Recorder of Maricopa
County. Territory of Arizona. and shall
terminate twenty-five (z5) years there
after
ruin: The highest amount of lfabil-
ity or Indebtedness. direct. contingent
or otherwise. to which this company
snail it any time subject itself. is the
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sixth: The private propertv OF each
OF the officers and stockholders of said
corporation shall be exempt from all
corporate debts
Seventh: The affairs of this corpo-
ration shall be conducted nv y Road
g Directors, consisting of five 90 per
sons. and the names and residence of
the Directors who are appointed for
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election and qualification OF their sue
ceSsors are as follows. to-wit:
j. NJ. Shields. Los Angeles. cal
II. L. SQuires. Los Angeles. cal
6. w. Baldridge, Les Angeles. Cal.
K; V Paul Los Angeles. Cal.
\. s Meigs, Los Angeles. Cal.
Said Board of Directors shall no
elected annually on the first Wed1es-
DAY @ April Of each year, by the stock
holders. and shall hold office for Tho
term OF one Year. or until their sue
ceSsorS are elected and have qualified.
LiSnth: The officers Of the Board of
Directors shall be Il President. Wire
President. Secretary and Treasurer.
and such other officers as the Board Of
directors shall order and appoint.
The Board may elect some person NOT
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they see tit.
The Board Of Directors shall have
power to fill any and all vacancies; in
inc Board of Directors, and other Off
GERS and appointees. to serve until the
next annual election of the Directors.
In witness whereof We have here
unto set our hands and seals This -tb
day O: April. 1902
y. s. MEIGS. (SeaD
II. L. SQUIRES. CSean
J. N. SHIELDS tSeaD
{. ". BALDRIDGE. (SeaN
X '. PAUL. (SeaD
State of California.
County of Los Angeles. IS.
Before me, Toss =. IIfclcox. q No
tary Public in and fer the County eff
Los Angeles. State of California. duly
commissioned and sworn and residing
therein. ON this day personally an
p"Hred j NJ. Shields, II. l.. Squircs. =.
w BdldridEc. Il. y Paul and \. :
legs known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to Tie
foregoing instrument, and acknowl-
edged to me that they executed the
same Tor the purposes and considera-
tons therein expressed.
In witness whereof. I have bereuoro
set my hand and official seal at Los
Angeles. California. this 7th day Of
April, 1902
(Seal) ROSS r. HTCKCOE
Notary Public in and for the County
Of Los Angeles. state of
California
Ny commission expires February ..
1904
Territory of ARROW,