Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
SEACLIFF OIL COMPANY.

Know All Men By These Presents: That
we. whose hands are hereunto affixed, do
hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming corporation under the
laws of che Territory of Arizona, and to that
end do make the following statements:
First. The names of the corporators are
Cyrus Bradley, ". H. Sutherland, f. A.
Routhe, George $. Harris and John Wachter.
and the name of the CORPORATION shall be
the Seaclitf Oil Company. The principal
place in which the business of said cOrpOr-
alton with the Territory of Arizona il to
be transacted is Prescott, Yav pal county,
Arizona, and the principal place of business
of said corporation outside of the Territory
of Arizona shall be in the City of Spokane,
Washington, at which meetings of stock
holders and the board of directors shall be
held, and the corporation may have such
branch offices either within or without the
Territory of Arizona as may be established
by the board of directors.
SecOrd. The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted by this cor
pOratiOn is as follows, to-wit: To make con-
tracts, to purchase. lease. bond, locate or
otherwise acquire, own. exchange, sell, or
otherwise dispose Of. pledge, mortgage, hy-
pothecate and deal in real estate and any
and all kinds Of personal property, mines,
mining claims oil lands. mineral lands, oil,
salt and water rights, and machinery to
work, mine, explore and operate the same.
To erect tanks, lay pipe lines, operate re-
tineries, and in general to do all things nee
essary to the proper conduct of the business
of this corporation in the Territory of Ari-
IONA and elsewhere not inconsistent with
the laws of the United States and the Terri
tory of Arlz ia.
Third. The authorized stock of this cor
shall ha hr1f.Hrad and Hffv
thousand dollars (S750,0O0 divided into
seven hundred and fifty thousand shares of
the par value of one dollar ($l.00) each. At
such times as the board of directors may by
resolution direct such capital stock sha be
paid into this corporation either in cash or
by. the sale and transfer to it of real or per-
soma property for the uses and purposes of
said corporation in payment for such 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 -assessable, and in the
absence of actual fraud in the transaction
the judgment Of the directors as to the
value of the property purchased shall becOn-
elusive.
Fourth. The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the date of the
filing Of those Articles of Incorporation in
the Office of the county recorder, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty five
years thereafter.
Fifth. The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by board of five direc-
tors and the following names shall consti-
tute the board Of directors until their sue
cessOrs are elected: Cyrus Bradley, W. A.
Halteman. W II. Sutherland, George S
Harris, John Wachter. Thereafter the board
of directors shall be elected from among
the stockholders on the sixteenth day of No
vember of each year. The officers of said
corporation until their successorsare elected
shall be Cyrus Bradley. president; George
;. Harris, vice president; W. A. Halteman.
treasurer. and W. II. Sutherland. secretary.
Sixth. The highest amount of indebted
nesr or liability direct or contingent to which
this corporation is at any time subject shall
be one hundred thousand dollars (S100OOO)
which amount does not exceed twO-thirds of
the capital stock.
Seventh. The private property of the
stockholders of this corporation shall be
exempt from corporate debts of any kind
whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 18th day of May,
1904. Cyrus Bradley, Seal
W. H. Sutherland, Seal