Arizona republican., 1902-02-03

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we. whose hands
are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ-
ate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory Of Arizona. and
to that end make the following state
rent:
First:
The names of the corpora tors are:
Archibald Il. Graham, Charles E
Shepard, William y. Calhoun. George
F. Meacham and John y. Prather. and
the name of the corpora ton shall be
Sunset Oil and Refining Company. The
principal place in which the business
of said corporation within the Territory
of Arizona is to be transacted is Phoe-
nix. Maricopa County, Arizona. and the
principal place of business of said cor
poration outside the Territory of Ari-
iona shall be the City OF Seattle. In the
state OF Washington, at which meet
ings of the Board of Directors may be
held and the corporal ion may have
such branch offices either within or
without the Territory of Arizona as
may be established by the Board Of
Directors.
Second:
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this coz
Toration is rs follows. to-wit:
TO purChace. lease. bond. locate or
otherwise acquire, own, exchange sell
or otherwise dispose OF. pledge mort
gage. hypothecate and deal in real
estate ana any and all kinds o. 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 paten;
and inventions and shares of capital
stock of other corpora tons; 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 obligations any and ali rights.
powers and privileges of individual
owners thereof, including the right to
vote upon any shares of stock held by
it to the same extent that natural
person might or could do; and in gen
eral to DO all things necessary to the
proper conduct of the business of this
corporation in the Territory and else
where, not inconsistent with the laws
Of the United States and the Territory
Of Arizona.
Third:
The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corpora ton shall be Five
Thousand dollars ($5O0. OOO.OO
divided into five hundred thousand
shares of the par value of one dollar
CS1.OO) each. At such time as the Board
OF Directors may by resolution direct.
said capital stock shall be paid into
this corporation either in cash or by
the sale and transfer to it of real or
property for the uses and pur-
poses of said corporation. in payment
fer which shares of the capital stock of
said corporation may be issued. and the
capital stock so issued, shall thereupon
and thereby become and be fully paid
up and non-assessab BILE. and in the alb
sence of actual fraud in the transaction
the judgment of the Directors as to the
value of the property purchased shall
be conclusive.
Fourth.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of the
filing of these articles OF Incorporation
in the office of the Secretary of Ari-
IONA, and the termination thereof shall
be twenty-five years thereafter.
Fifth:
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by a board of five direC L
Ors, and the following named shall con-
stitute the Board of Directors until
their successors are elected: Archi-
bald Il. Graham, Charles f. Shepard.
Calhoun. George f. Meach-
am and John n. Prather to act for first
three months. Thereafter the Board of
Directors shall he elected from among
the stockholders as the bylaws of the
may provide.
Sixth:
The highest amount of Indebtedness
Or liability. direct or contingent. to
which this corporation is at any time
subject shall be dollars 81.
Seventh:
The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be ex-
ampt from corporate debts of any kind
VIVA tsoever. and there shall be no in
1ividual liability on the part of either
Directors or Stockholders.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
eleventh day of January, 1862.
Attest: w. l.. READ.
ARCHIBALD b. GRAHAM. (SeaD
WILLIAM n. CALHOUN. (SeaD
CHARLES e. SHEPARD. (SeaD
GEORGE F. MEACHAM. (SeaD
JOHN N. PRATHER. (SeaD
State of Washington,
County of King, SIS.
On this eleventh day of January, in