Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
PORATION OF THE WICHITA OIL COMPANY.

the Territory of Arizona, so associate ourselves, and for such purpose do hereby adopt the following articles of incorpora tion, to-wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the corporators hereof are the following, to-wit:
 J. O.. Davidson, Wichita, Kansas; Charles R. McLain, Chicago, Illinois; Leon Phipps, Bakersfield, California; George Easton, Los Angeles, Califor- nia A. O. McLain, Chicago, limos.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of the corporation shall be the Wichita Oil Company. The pr1nci- pal place of business shall be in the city of Phoenix, county of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, with branch of fees in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California; and in the City of Wichita, County Of Sedgwick, State of Kansas; anc al such other places as may from time to time be provided in the bylaws of this com pany. All meetings of stockholders shall be held within the Territory of Arizona, and directors meetings may be held within or without the Territory of Arizona, as may be provided by the bylaws.
 Stockholders meetings may be called by publication in some daily newspa- per of general circulation published in Phoenix, Arizona; such notice to be published for at least ten QO days prior to the date at which the stock holders meeting is to be held, this mo- tice to apply alike to annual and special meetings of the stockholders.
 Directors meetings may be called at such times and in such manner as may be provided in the bylaws.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is:
 l. To acquire by purchase, lease, To- cation or otherwise, real and personal property, particularly such as may be deeme useful or convenient for the purpose of developing oil, gas or other minerals. and to let, improve, hypothe cate, sell, lease or otherwise enjoy or dispose of the same.
 2. To sink or construct wells, tun- nels or other means for the develop ment of oil, gas or other minerals. and to extract from the ground Oil gas or other minerals, and to use, sell, dis pose of or otherwise enjoy the same. 3. To construct roads, pipe lines for water, oil or gas, and such other works as may be necessary for tn purpose of carrying on such business as the cor poration may desire to become en- gagged in.
 4. To purchase, use sell CT otherwise deal in oil gas or other minerals or machinery, buildings and works incl dental to the use of the purposes herein indicated.
 To do any and all lawful acts that may be necessary or convenient in or der to carry out the general purposes herein indicated
 ARTICLE ".
 The capital stock of the corporation shall be the sum of five hundred thou saud (S5OO,0OO) dollars. which shall be divided into five hundred thousand (5O0. .OOO) shares of the par value of one dollar (S1OO) each. of which twenty five thousand (25.OOO) shares have been subscribed, which stock was paid for at the time of subscription.
 ARTICLE V.
 The time of commencement of this corporation shall be when these articles are filed with the county recorder or the county of Maricopa, Territory or AIlZOlldr anu tue ltIIlllIldllOD Ol Ine corporation shall be twenty-five (25) years.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The corporate power of this corpora tion shall be vested in a board of five (5) directors, who shall be stockholders and who shall be elected annually a. may be provided in the bylaws of said corporation, and shall continue to serve
  fheir successors shall have been elected and qualified to act. The directors of this corporation shall have full power to substitute and adopt bylaws in lieu of those now in force. and to revoke. amend or substitute the same from time to time upon a vote representing a majority of the board of directors. and shall have power to designate an1 appoint such officers and agents of the company as they may deem necessary, and to remove the same at pleasure, and to fix the salaries or compensa- tions of such officers or agents. The directors shall have and exercise all the powers of the corporation, together with all the powers conferred upon them by law.
 ARTICLE VII.
 Pe mSheSt amount or indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself shall be the sum of fifty thousand ($5O, ,OOO) dol lars.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Private property shall be exempt from corporation debts.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders by the af- firmative vote of the majority of the stockholders. Such amendment shall be signed and acknowledged by the president and attested by the secre- | tary of said corporation, and published as required by law.
 Tn witness whereof. we have here unto set our hands this 2Sth day of January. 1901.
 CT. R. 10c.)
 J. O. DAVIDSON, CHAS. R. McLAIN, A. O. McLAIN, LEON PHIPPS, GEO. EASTON, Inc