The border vidette., 1912-03-30
Articles of incorporation
 of the INTERSTATE OIL COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN f5l rHt1 PRES E.NTS:
 That we th;' un'ier~igned associate ourselves ti under tine l:s sS of the State of Arizona. and lh.s. ,r.d do declare:
 FIRST: The name of tue corporation shall be THE ~rtiR-S TATE OIL COMPANY.
 Tine principal ut1ic"S of the company shall be
 at .So-s;llcs. A ii oIa and Phoenix. Arizona. and th, corporation may have such other offices
 principal or branch either within or Hithout
 tn" s-tatc Of Arizoua may be established bA the Board of Directors at which meetings of th,: St ckholt'fS or board or directors may be
 SECOND: The general nature of the business and otherwI,;-: acquire. to hold and own manage
 mining claims. water and water rights rnin raj rights. oil. oil wells. real estate and interes S and rights in any of said D Operty in the United States or elsewhere; and to make leases, con veyancfs. bonds. and mortgages and deeds of of the same and Of property or this Cor
 TO nr.lz-G in and carry on the business in the Unnite't States and elsewhere for boring and and Xplo:in8 for, pl oducing and resning. des- ti!lin- treating manufacturing. shipping, carry
 iu:g hauGliulr storing. dealing in. buying and Sel ing oils. 2yp uID. pet oleum. water. natural gas. coal, aSphaltum bitumen bitaminouS rock. and otht-, mineral hydro-carbon >ubsta; ceS aud for such purpose, to buy and otherwise operate rt.tnerieS. piI'e-lines tanks, manufac- D orerty and appliances that may be auxiliary tJ Sai, business. or III y be deemed neceSSars Also to 1tnae and auuire by purchase tx csanl,e other lawful mode. and to hold. own and bonds of this any other corporation;
 a,.I ~, s,ortse 5 tanks and warehouses and to  sell articles and products manufactured or mined by itself and other persons or corpora tonS in the United States or elsewhere: and to do al things cessary to the proper conduct Of the business of this corporation not incon- sist mt with the laws of the United States or of
 the State of riZOna.
 TaiRD: Tn capital stock of this corpor ticn
 Sha be One Million Dollar. (fl,' o0.0Go) divided into Q Ie Mil ioul .O0OCol shares of the value of One Dollar (Sl oO) eacah. and id stock shall be issued fully paid and non assess; ble at such time as the Board of Directors may designate in .c(chanz2 for cash. property. service or other valuable rights or things, nd the judg-
 ment of the Board of Directors as to the value thereof. hal be conclusive.
 E9uRTE: The time Of the commencement of this corpor tion shall be the date Ot the filing of these articles of Incorporation in tha office of t. 6 State Auditor of Arizona. and the termi- nation thereof shall be Twenty five l23l years thereafter.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this corpo ation ShG l be cOnducteL by Board of Directors conSiSt- ing of not less thaIu i've (5D nor more than eleven QD persons. who shall be elected an nuHlly by the stockholders on the second Mon
 day in March after the year 1912 nd until their successors elected. the directors shall be chOS-n. by q majority of the incorporatorS. SIXTH: The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct contingent, to which this corporation is any time subject shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars l*l50OUo which amount does not exceed two thirds of