Arizona silver belt., 1902-09-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the Great Northern Oil Company.

| county, MOhLANls uCAlElliB bp plFthihN NNA- selves into a corporation under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially an ,ct of the legislative assembly concerning corporations, approved March 5th' 1887 for the purpose of engaging in the lawiul enterprise and business pursuit hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe and acknowl' edge accorditg to law these Articles of In | corporation:
 First-The name of this corporation shall be | Great Northern On Co.
 Second-And it's principal place of business shall be at Globe, n the County of Gila Terri tory of Arizona, with branch otllce In Helena, Lewis and Clarke county, State Of Montana, | for the purpose of transactiug any and all busi' ness of any kind aud description whatsoever aud also at Globe, in the County of Gna, and Territory of Arizona.
 Third-rhc general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted is oil mining, min ing and incidentally to acquire by location. purchase or otherwise mines of copper gold silver, lead, coal, and mines Of all other kinds and nature whatever; and to operate lease or sell the same to erect and maintain mills, re ducuon works ooncentrators and coneentrat- ing works and any and all kinds of mining and ullllillt F.bp tNNbAiNf N'hnhA ANN "ih'' operate tramways railways, turnpikes, and canalsto to lead from principal works orpiace Of business to an existing railroad, navigable stream, or turnpike or pubic highway; to do general merchandise business, erect and main. tain boarding houses, to acquire by purchase. location, or in any other lawful manner real estate, lands and an other kinds Of property, real, personal and mixed transacting any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by a natural person; to hold, cultivate, prove up, use and enjoy the same and to aleuate, sell, lease, demise and dispose Of the same or any part thereof, as we ell as any erproperty this corporation possesses, be seized Of or en- gitled to; 10 pay out, construct and acquire by purchase or in other lawful manner, and ac- cept, hold. possess and operate, use franchises from any other state or territory, or any coun- " or municipal corporation or private corpor' atiOu, mills, wagon roads, houses factories capital stock and bonds af corporations, chat. tels goods wares and merchandise, choscs in action Co manufacture, sell and deal in any and all kinds of property, real personal and mixed; electrical and other appliances for driving machinery, motive power for prcpel iing any and all kinds Of appliances; telephone and telegraph lines and eleo.ric lights to 0or- row money and contract to repay the same at such times and with such sales Of interest as .ts board Of directors may deem proper to mortgage or pledge any or all Of the property owned or which this company may acquire; to secure the payment Of any debts oi the cor. poratlon, with such interest as such company may be obligedto pay and such other enter prises as this corporation by means of this 70 .Ff... Hgss d g.UF-
 Fourth-The time Of commencement Of this corporation shall be the day Of filing of these articles for record ln the onice Of the County Recorder of the County of Gila, Territory Of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Flfth-The amount of capitalstock Of this cor poraton shall be One Million Dollars Oi,toO,OJ, divided into one million shareso the par value or One Dollar l5l.JOD fully paid up, and forever non -assessable. and the times and conditions upon which it Is Go be paid are as follows: The whole capital stock Co be paid in property nee essary for the purpose Of this corporation upon resolution of the board of directors and satisfactory evidence Of title and value to the board of directors
 Sixth-The affairs of this corporation small be conducted by board Of directors consisting of seven @ persons, who shall be elected an nuaily in December by the stockholders, at such time and in such manner as may be pre-. scribed by the bylaws.
 All members Of the first board shall be sub Scribers to this certificate, and thereafter no person shall be a member of the board Of di- recJors unless he Is stockholder in the cor poralion. Said board Of directors shall have power to hn vacancies in their number and may elect such officers and appoint such com mittee from their own number to aid in the management of the business and in conduct ing the affairs Of said corporation as they may see fit, and vest In such officers and said com mittee all such powers as they may deem cx- pedicnt
 The following named persons, who are sub- scribed hereto, shall constitute the board of directors of the corporation for the first year and until their successors duly qualified shall be elected, to-wit; Adolph Jacobs, Napoleon Salyail. c. F. Brown, c. E, Bell, C. E. Moreau, F. E. Riggs and J. L. Waggenor And there after if any director shall cease to be stock holder he shall cease to be director. Imme- uiately, or as soon practicable after the filing of these articles in the Ofiice of the county recordei of the County Of Gila Terri tory of Arizona, the persons named herein as directors to serve for the first year and until tber successors duly qualified shah be elected shah meet and organize as board Of direct ors, adopt bylaws, and prescribe in said by laws rhe method Of calling meetings of the board of directors and stockholders.
 Seyenth-Ths company shall not be liable for any indebtedness at any time for any amount in excess Of fifty thousand dollars (S5 ,OJE
 Eighth-The stockholders of this corpora ton, and their private property, shall be ex- empt from liability of the debts Of this corpor. atiOn.
 Ninth--Tbe board of directors of this cor poration shall have power to establish by y-laws and make all rules necessary foI the manage ment and control of this corporation and the oncers thereof, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 IN FITNESS sHE REOF, we have hereun to set our hands and seals this iith day of Au- gust A. D. 1902.
 ADOLPH JACOBS, lSeall
 =.APOLEO= SALVAIL, [Seall
 c. F. BRO-%-- [Seall
 C. F. BELL, [Seall
 C. E. MOREAU, SealJ