Arizona republican., 1902-02-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE AMERICAN DUCHESS OIL
 COMPANY.

Know All Men by These Presents: That We. the undersigned. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming and becoming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and in that behalf and to that end we do hereby adopt and duly execute the following Articles of Incorporation, and do there by and herein declare and certify as follows, to-wit:
 l. That the name of this corporation shall be the American Duchess oil Company, and that its principal place of transacting business shall be and is in the City and County of San Fran cisco. State of California. and that it shall have branch offices at Paxton Ford County, State of Illinois. and also at Phoenix. Maricopa County. Terri tory of Arizona; and that the names Of Its incorporators are: James F.. Kerr Henry H. Davis. Charles r. O'Brien Milton NJ. Davis, Fred Rothman Thomas C. Tridel and NJ. A. OBrien. of the City and County Of San Fran cisco. State of California. and H. NJ. Dawes and Frank b Lane of Phoenix Maricopa County. Territory of Arizona.
 II. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by this corporation is the securing and acqulr- ing by purchase. gift. demise or other wise. the ownership. possession and right, title and interest of. in and to all oil lands and mineral lands. and other lands and real estate and mining claims. real and personal property, by loca ton. purchase. bond or lease Of the same and otherwise: and the disposal of the same by sale. lease or bond or otherwise. and to sell shares Of the cap
 
 velopment of lands and property by sinking wells and shafts and otherwise, and by driving of tunnels and drifts, and the erection of buildings. hosts. derricks. warehouses. factories. fur ma ces. refineries. engines. machinery. power houses and mills. and other structures necessary to the proper con duct of the business of this corpora ton. and acquiring and construction of trans, tram-ways and other roads and pipes. pipelines. fumes, ditches. and every other thing necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation: to hold stock in other cor porations; to appoint such subordinate agents and officers as the business of tEis corporation may require; to hold and own, manufacture and operate, improve and develop lands. mining claims. mineral rights, oil and gas els, and other real and personal property and interests and rights in any of said properties; the buying and selling of merchandise, oils. minerals, metals. timber, lumber and agricuI- tlral produo tions: to engage in and carry on the business of boring and ex- piorinG for, producing. refining, distill- ing, treating. manufacturing, piping. carrying, handling, storing and dealing in. buying and selling oils, petroleum, natural gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bi luminous rock, and other minerals, hydro -carbon substances and products of any and all such substances, and for such purposes to buy or otherwise ac- quire hold and own, manage and op crate reflneries, pipelines, tanks, tank nanufactories. machinery. wharfs, tanks and tank cars, and steam and sailing vessels for water transportation, and other works or appliances that may be incident auxiliary to the business, or that may be deemed nec- essary and convenient by the Board of Directors; to operate, establish and carry on agencies, offices, storage tanks and houses: to sell articles produced and products manufactured by this or other corporations, persons, firms in Arizona Territory, or other states and territories of the United States of America, and in foreign countries: the production and generation of steam. electricity. gas and other agencies and means of lighting. heating and motive power, and the using, selling, reptinS,