Graham guardian., 1905-10-13
First Publication Sept, SO Weeks
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the
A~snn,o O;l Nnnonanu
Arizona Oil Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we whose names are heereunto sub
scribed, do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose OF forming a Corporation under
the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona and to that
end do adopt the following ARTICLES OF
| INCORPORATION:
Article 1.-The names of the Incorporators are
Henry HILL Peter Anderson Geo A. Olney, b. C.
Prina and A, T. Cotton, and the name Of The
Corporation shall be Arizona Oil Company. and
the principal place in which the business of
said Corporation is to be transacted is Stafford,
Graham County, Arizona Territory, but the
Board of Directors may establish branch offices
at any other place In the Territory of Arizona
or in any other state or Territory of The United
States or the Republic of Mexico as they may
deem best for the business Of the Corporation.
Article 1.-the general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this corporation is
as follows To own, lease, rent, bond and ac-
quire oil, coal and gas lands, and drill and bore
for oil gas, and water, to develop and prospect
for oil, asphaltum, petroleum. and develop ar
tesian water and acquire water rights, TO con-
struct,0 own and acquire franchises for supplying
towns and communities with water for domes-
tic and other purposes, TO own and construct
reservoirs for tmpounding water, to own and
construct pipe lines, to convey water. OIL gas,
asphaltum and petroleum, to construct, own
and maintain power for generating electricity
for lighting and power purposes, to own and
operate all kinds of mines and to own and
operate the necessary machinery for success.
fully operating the same, buy, sell, own and
control real estate and personal properly and 70
do all things necessary for the successful con-
duet of the business Of this corporation.
Article III--The authorized amount of capital
stock OF this corporation shall be one million
dollars Isl 600 divided into one million shares
of the par value of (sl.0U each. At such time
as the Board of Directors may by resolution
direct said capital stock shall be paid into this
corporation either in cash or by sale and trans.
fer Of real or personal property for the uses and
purposes Of said corporation, in payment of
which shares of capital stock Of said corpora
fnnov no icsnad and he fOllV paid and
non-assessable and in the absence OF actual
fraud in the transactions the Judgment OF the
Board of Directors as to value Of the property
purchaaed shall be conclusive.
Article IV-The time Of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the date Of the III |
ing Of these Articles of lneorpol alton In the Of
fee of the county Recorder and the Auditor of
Arizona and the termination thereof shall be |
twenty five years thereafter.
Article V-The affairs of this corporation |
shall be conducted by a board of five directors |
and the following named persons shall con |
stitute the board of directors until their sue |
eessors are duly elected; Henry HILL Peter |
anderson Geo A. olney, " y. rIina ma ana A. -
shall be elected from the stockholders on the /
first Monday of August Of each succeeding /
year. The officers Of said corporation shall be |
Henry Hin, pre- ident; Geo. A. Olney, vice
presidents olton, secretary; q. q, Prina,
treasurer; who hall hold Office until their sue
cessors are elected
Article Yl--The highest amount Of indebted
ness OF liability, direct or contingent, to which
his corporation is at any time subject shall be
six hundred thousand dollars, which does not
exceed two thirds of the amount of the capital
stock.
Article VII-The private property of the
stock holders of this corporation shall be ex
,mpt frOv corporate debts of any and all kind
whatever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
lands and seals this the 2ith day ofAugust,
905,
Henry Hill
Peter Anderson
Geo. A. 0lney,
2. c. Prina,
Albert T. Cotton.