Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-05-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE PACIFIC OIL COMPANY OF
MONTANA"

KNOW ALL MEN. BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we. whose hands are
hereunto affixed. do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming corporation under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona. and to that
End MAKE the following statement
First:
The names of the corporators are:
Alfred P. Hanan. Charles F. Lusch and
J. r. Stevens. all of the City of New
York in the State of New York. aud
the name of the corporation shall be
Tire Pacific oil Company of MoEtana.
The principal place in which the bust
ness of said corporation within the Ter
ritory OF Arizona is to be transacted is
Phoenix. Maricopa County, Arizona.
and the principal place OF business of
said corporation outside the Territory
of Arizona shall be the town of Kalis-
pell, in the State of Montana. at which
meetings of the Board of Directors may
be held, and the corporation may have
such branch offices either within or
without the Territory of Arizona as
may be esta blished by the Board of Di-
rectors. where meetings of the Board Of
Directors may also be held. and the
first and any subsequent meeting or
meetings of the Board of Directors may
be held in the City of New York in the
State of New York.
Second:
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this COR
poration is as follows, to-wit:
To purchase. lease. bond. locate or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange. sell
or otherwise dispose of, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in real
estate and any and all kinds of per-
sonal property. mines mining claims,
oil lands, mineral lands, oil, gas, as
phaltum, petroleum, water and water
rights and machinery. and to work,
mine, explore, operate and develop the
same; TO do a general real estate, man.
ufacturing and mercantile business; TO
own. handle and control letters patent
and inventions and shares of capital
stock of other corporations: to borrow
money and execute notes, bonds. mort
cages, 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 pow
ers and privileges Of individual owners
thereof. including the right to vote
upon any shares of stock held by ii Ia
the same extent that a natural perscl
might or could do: and in general to do
all things necessary to the proper con-
duct of the business OF this corpora
ton in the Territory and elsewhere. not
inconsistent with the laws of the Unit
ed States and the Territory of Ari-
IONA
Third:
The authorized amount of capital
stock OF this corporation shall be one
million nnO Id i,l+O
one million shares of the par value of
one dollar ($1.OO each. AT such time as
the Board of Directors may by resolu-
ton direct, said capital stock shall BE-
paid into this corporation either II
cash or by the sale and transfer TO it
of real CT personal property fer the
uses and purposes of said corporation.
in payment for which shares of the
capital stock of said corporation may
be issued. and the capital stock so is
sued shall thereupon and thereby be
come and be fully paid up and nom
assessable. and in the absence Of ac-
tual fraud in the transaction the judg-
ment of the Directors as to the value
of the property purchased shall be con-
elusive.
Fourth:
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of the
filing of these Articles of Incorpora-
ton in the Office of the Secretary of
Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
Fifth:
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board Of seven Di
rectors and the following named shall
constitute the Board of Directors IN
til their successors are elected: Alfred
p. Hanan, Charles F. Lusch and ]. r.
Stevens of the City OF New York; B. f.
Hallet of Atlanta. Georgia: J. H. Ed
wards. c. L. Emmons and G. H. Grub
of Kalispeli, Montana. Thereafter the
Board OF Directors shall be elected from
among the stockholders as the bylaws
of the corporation may provide.
Sixth:
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent to
which this corporation is at any time
subject shall be two hundred thousand
dollars ($20O,Go0).
Seventh:
The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be ey-
eInpt from corporate debts Of any kind
whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
eight day of April, 1892.
ALFRED P. HANAN. (SeaI.)
CHAS. F. LUSCH. (Seall
j. r. STEVENS. (SeaI'
State of New York.
County of Kings, IS.
On this eighth day of April in thu
year 1?J2 before me-. Jean Il. Stouvanel
:: Notary Public in and fer the Stat;
and County aforesaid, residing therein
duly commissioned and sworn. person
ally appeared Alfred 7. Hauan. know
10 me to he the person described in
whose names are subscribed to an,
who executed tn" annexed instrument
and they acknowledged to me that thr.
executed the same for the purposes IN,
considerations therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. hav
hereunto set my hand and affixed m.
official seal. ut my office in the s.ti,
State and County. the day and yea
last above written
CNotarial Seaf)