The Arizona sentinel., 1902-04-23

Sosesessseesssssssssssss Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE
 ACTON OIL REFINING COMPANY. Know All Men By These Presents: That we, the undersigned, residents of the county of Los Angeles, California, have associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming cor poration under the laws of the Territory of Ari- zona and we do hereby certify:
 ARTICLE IL
 That the name of the corporation shall be, the Acton Oil Refining Company.
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators arc Joseph H. Parker JIM. Herndon AN. Van Nest. Ira l.. Houscr and NJ, r. Parker, all of the county of Los Angeles state of Californis.
 ARTICLE III.
 That the principal place of business of this corporation shall be in the city of Yuma. in the county of Yuma and territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE ".
 That the general nature of the business as proposed to be transacted by this corporation IS and shall be: To establish build. erect, oper- ate and maintain oil rehnertes, to acquire by purchase, lease. or otherwise, to hold, own i'm prove, develop, possess and enjoy, and to sell lease or otherwise dispose of, any and all kinds of every nature and character of oil refining 11o oil aiI1S estates and ket the products thereof; to establish operate and maintain storage tanks, oil wells, we'll drilling machinery, oil smelters, pipe-dipping plants, assaying plants, laboratories, soap works chemical plants, chemical works and machine shops; to own. mortgage, buy ana lease real estate and personal properties; to acquire by purchase lease, or otherwise, petro- leum- bearing lands to develop and market the products and bi bi-prOducts thereof; to construct, build, operate, and maintain canals, ditches, fumes, pipelines, telegraph and telephone lines railroads, tramways, reservoirs and water works; to acquire by purchase or otherwise franchises for same and to sell, lease or other wise dispose of same; to buy and sell crude oil 1; to own, build and operate Q regular crude oil refinery; todo any act or thing necessary for the carrying out and engaging in any or sald foregoing lines of bpsiness; to build, construct. own lease or mortgage railroads. wagon roads. pipelines from the works5or property Of this to any railroad, river or highw;s5@ to buy, own, sell and hypothecate the stock Of 6sher corpo- rationS.
 ARTICLE Y. f That the amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one hundred and nifty thousand dollars (Sl50 OOo.00) and the same shall be divided into one hundred and fifty thousand Q50,OOO) shares of the par value Of one dollar (sl .OO) each Such stock shall be forever non- aSSeSSable.
 ARTICLE VI. The time of the commencement of this corpo- | ration shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation for record in the office of the county recorder of Yuma county, terri 1 tory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, unless | the same be renewed pursuant to the laws oi the territory of Arizona before the termination thereof.
 ARTICLE VII | The board of directors shall have the power to make, adopt and amend bylaws for the gov ernment of all the afrairs of the corporation herein.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 That the affairs of said corporation shall b' conducted by a board of five directors, whC shall be stockholders in the company, and shal be elected at the annual meeting to be held ol the first Monday in May of each year, afte January lst, 1905; provided, however that with in thirty days after the filing of these articles of incorporation the stockholders shall elect | board of directors who shall hold offce unti the first Monday in May, 1903, or until thei successors are elected and qualified.
 ARTICLE Tx.
 The highest amount of indebtedness to whicl the corporation shall at any time subject itsel shall not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dol lars (s50O00).
 ARTICLE x.
 That the time when, and the conditions o which, the capital stock shall be sold are such periods as shall be hereinafter fixed by tn board Of directors, and stock may be issued 10 property, services and cash.
 ARTICLE XI.
 This corporation shall have an ofiice TOT tn transaction of it's business in the state or Cal fornia, at the city and county of Los Angele therein, and said board of directors and officer may meet and transact business Of said corpt ration at said city and county, and the annua meeting and election may be held thereat.
 ARTICLE XII These articles of incorporation may be altere and amended by a two-thirds vote Of all stocl holders of this corporation at any regular mee ing of said stockholders, or any special meetin expressly called for that purpose, and the sam f shall be filed with the county recorder Of sal Yuma county, territory of Arizona. and pr1nte as required by law, Dated ISignedl JOSEPH H. PARKER, lSeall , ISipnedl JIM HERNDoN. tSeasl 1 ISiQned1 IA. N. VAN NEST, tSeall ISign1dl IRA L. HoUsER, [Seall
 fSignedl MT PARKER [Scall STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Sc