Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-01-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
PRISCILLA OIL COMPANY

The undersigned, William B. Muck
low, L. H. Chalmers and II. b. Wilkin-
son, hereby associate themselves to-
gether and adopt the following Articles
of incorporation. for the purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE /.
The name CT this corpora ton shall be
the PRISCILLA OIL COMPANY, the
principal place for transacting its bust
ness shall be Phoenix, Maricopa Coun-
W. Territory of Arizona, but the cor
pora ton will have branch office at
Hartford, Connecticut. where stock
holders and Directors meetings may
be held. and shall conduct business in
both Connecticut and the State of Cali
foTnia-
ARTICLE II
| The general nature of the business
to be done by said corporation shall
be loca ting placer and lode claims and
mill sites under the laws of the
United States, and buying, leasing, sell
ing, conveying, demising, letting, bar
| tering for. exchanging for. lands. tene-
ments and ;iereditaments: exploring for
oil, digging. drilling and boring shafts,
tunnels, drifts and wells, mining for
O4lS anu iliilieA ais puiiil1liAB anu Opti
ating oil W ellis. and other wells, buying
and leasing and selling tools and other
equipment used in mining and oper-
ating oil wells ard other wells; also
building any pipe line from any prem
ises owned by said corporation to any
other place; also buying and selling all
i kinds of oil. and carrying the same
from place to place.
ARTICLE III.
| Of ~ -rrt1
lied TO be issued is five hundred thou
sand C50O.OOO) shares of the par value OF
one "a dollar each and when issued
shall be forever non-assessable.
ARTICLE ".
| The time of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date these
articles are filed with the County Re
corder of the said County of Maricopa.
and the first directors meeting shall be
on the 18th day of February, 1902. This
corporation shall exist for twenty-five
years from its commencement.
ARTICLE V.
| The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by a board OF directors
| composed of seven stockholders, to be
first elected on the first Monday in
October 1902. and until such election.
William b. Mucklow. Henry a. Hunt
ington, Rush p. Chapman, Joseph Is.
Pierce, John NJ. Dick, George w. Will
son, and Frank H Bosom shall be di
rectors of said corporation. and of said
directors William r. MuclIlow shall be
President; Henry A. Huntington, Vice
President; and Rush v. Chapman,
Secretary and Treasurer (until the first
Monday in October. 1902. and the cleo
ton of their successors) of said corpo-
ration.
ARTICLE vi.
amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall subject
itself shall be Twenty five thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE VII
The private property of the stock
holders of this corpora ton shall be ex-
empt from liability for the corporate
debts.
ARTICLE VIII.
These articles of Incorporation may
be amended by a two-thirds vote Of
the stockholders of this corporation at
any regular meeting of the stockhold-
ers or any special meeting called for
that purpose. and the amendments
shall be filed with the County Recorder
of said County of Maricopa, and print
ed as required by law.
ARTICLE TX.
That the directors of this corporation
may adopt bylaws for this corporation
at their first meeting. Elections of di-
rectors and stockholders meetings
(annuaD, shall he held yearly on the
first Monday III October of each year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day of January, 1902.
VIM. b. MUCKLOW. (Seal)
J.. H. CHALMERS. (Seal)
II. b. WILKINSON. (SealD
County of Maricopa, Territory of Ari-
IONA, S.
Before me, Lavina NJ. Andrews. a
Notary Public in and for the above
named County and Territory, on this
day personally appeared William Il.
Mucklow, L. H. Chalmers and H. b.
Wilkinson, known to me to be the per-
sons whose names are subscribed TO
the foregoing instrument. and acknowl-
: edged to me that they executed the
same for the. purposes and considera-
} lions therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF
Office this 18th day of Jansary, 1902.
(Seal) LAVINA NJ. ANDREWS.
Notary Public
: My commission expires July 30. 1894
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