Arizona republican., 1903-03-23
this 18th day of March A. D. 1903.
 ISAAC T. STODDARD,
 Secretary of Arizona First publication March 19, 1903
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 that end do certify as follows: FIRST: The name of the corporation shall be "The International Oil and Mining Company"
 SECOND: The names of the incor- porators of said Company are David B. 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 transaction 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 or0dependen- cies of the United States, in the Dis trict of Columbia. and in any and all foreign or other countries and to have one or 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 .7t all kinds and the by-producis thereor. 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- facture and deal in tools. machinery, implements, provisions and convenient ces necessary or useful in carrying out such objects, and etc effectuate the same to carry on a general real estate. manufacturing and mercantile busi- ness.
 7, (b) To purchase, construct. maintain. lease, own, hold. sell and dispose of res ervoirs. ditches, fumes, pipelines, ac- gueducts, and other works necessary or convenient for the storage, distrl- 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 other water courses from the principal works of the compa- ny to navigable streams or to existing railways, tramways or other public , highways.
 (c) To purchase, acquire, hold and 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 gages or deeds of trust to secure the same ito exercise in respect to all Of said bonds, mortgages, notes, shares ot | capital stock, securities and other ob- | ligations, 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 i dispose of, or to grant license, in re- i spect of, or otherwise turn to account , any and all inventions, improvements and processes used in connection with i said company'S business, Letters Pa-- ent of the United States or elsewhere; and with view to the working and de- i 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 0OO) 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 oi 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 ii ss (25) years.
 i, SEVENTH: The bylaws of the cor poration shall be framed by the board of directors and said directors shal
 
 the same at any general meeting of t.t board or at a special meeting called for that purpose.
 EIGHTH: The highest amount of in- debtedncss or liability, direct or con- tingent, to which this corporation is al any time subject shall be $166.600, whict amount does not exceed two thirds o the capital stock.
 NINTH: The private property of th' stockholders of this corporation shal be exempt from the corporations debt! of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hav' l hereunto set our hands and seals this
 Fist day of February. 1903.
 CLARENCE G. GALSTON (S
 F. B. ROY (S
 CHARLES c. RIPLEY (S
 H. D. TOWNSEND (S ,, DAVID B. MELICK (S
 RICHARD KRAUSE (S
 EDWIN J. JOHNSON (S i nf e