Arizona republican., 1903-03-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OIL AND
 MINING COMPANY.

| We, the undersigned do hereby asso ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to 1 that end do certify as follows: | FIRST: The name of the corporat tio, shall be 1.-The International Oil and Mining Company" | SECOND: The names of the incor. porators of said Company are David R Melick. Richard Krause, Charles c. | Kelley, Clarence G. Galston, F. B. Roy. H. D. Townsend and Edwin J. Johnson. THIRD: Its principal place for the | transac ction of business is to be located | in Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, but the corporation shall have power to conduct it's business in all its branches or in any part thereof in any of the states, territories, colonies or dependen- cies of the United States, in the Dis trict of Columbia, and in any and all foreign or other countries and to have one more offices therein FOURTH: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit: | (a) To purchase, lease, locate, ac- quire, sell, mortgage or otherwise dis pose of, oil, mineral and other lands. and all options, rights and interests therein; to acquire, produce, refine, sell and generally trade and deal in, oils ot all kinds and the by-producis thereof. l to acquire, mine quarry smelt, refine, | prepare for market and generally trade and deal in all kinds of ore, metal and | mineral substances; to buy, sell manu- l facture and deal in tools, machinery, 1 implements, provisions and convenient l ces necessary or useful in carrying out such objects, and to effectuate the sarpe to carry on general real estate. manufacturing and mercantile busi- ness.
 (b) To purchase, construct, maintain, lease, own. hold, sell and dispose of res l ervoirs ditches, fumes, pipelines, ac- queducts. and other works necessary or convenient for the storage, distri- button, diversion and use of any of the products of the company and to pur- chase, construct own, maintain, use, sell, lease and otherwise dispose of re- fineries, factories, mills, plants, stores, hotels, warehouses, wharves, ships fur naces, crushing works, hydraulic works, electrical works, and other works and conveniences, which may be necessary or useful in connection with any of the objects of the company; to construct, maintain and operate railways, tram- ways, canals and otEer water courses from the principal works of the compa- ny to nayigable streams or to existing railways, tramways or other public highways.
 
 dispose of the stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of any corpo- ration domestic or foreign and to is- sue in exchange therefor it's stock. bonds and other obligations; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mort gagcs or deeds of trust to secure the same to exercise in respect to all of said bonds. mortgages, notes. shares of capital stock, securities and other ob- legations, any and all the rights and powers of individual owners thereof.
 (d) To apply for, purchase or other wise acquire and to hold, own, use, op- crate and to sell. assign or otherwise dispose of, or to grant license, in re spect of, or otherwise turn to account any and all inventions, improvements and processes used in connection with said company's business. Letters Pa-- ent of the United States or elsewhere: and with view to the working and de- velopment of the same, to carry on any business which the corporation may think calculated directly or indirectly to effectuate these objects.
 FIFTH: The authorized amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be two hundred and fifty thousand (s25O.000) dollars, divided into twenty five hundred shares of the par value of one hundred (s100) each. Said capital stock shall be paid in, either in cash or by sale and transfer to the corporation of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation. and the capital stock issued therefor shall thereupon become full paid and non- assessable; and in the absence of actual fraud the judgment of the di- rectors as to the value of the property purchased shall be. conclusive.
 SIXTH: The existence of this corpo- ration is to be for a term of twenty-fis se (25) years.
 SEVENTH: The bylaws of the cor poration shall be framed by the board of directors and said directors shall have power to alter, amend ana rescind the same at any general meeting of tSe board or at a special meeting called for that purpose.
 EIGHTH: The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability, direct or con- tingent,- to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be $166,60O, which amount does not exceed two thirds of the capital stock.
 NINTH: The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporations debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21st day of February. 1903.
 CLARENCE G. GALSTON (S) F. B. ROY (Sl CHARLES c. KELLEY (S) H. D. TOWNSEND (S) DAVID B. MELICK (S) RICHARD KRAUSE (Sp EDWIN J. JOHNSON (S)