The Arizona copper camp., 1917-12-22

of the said corporation on the 9th
day of March, A. D. 1914 was fifty
million dollars ($50,000,000), divided
into five hundred thousand (500,000)
shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars ($100) each; that of said
100000 shares of the capital stock
there had been, at said date, sub
scribed for and issued and were then
outstanding 457,S17 9O5752-983383
shares.
That thereafter, and on the 9th day
of March, A. d. 1914, there was filed
with the Secretary of said corporation,
and the same is now on file in the Of
flee of the corporation, the written
assent of stockholders representing
more than two-thirds of the capital
stock of said corporation subscribed
and issued on said 9Th day of March,
A, d. 1914, to wit, stockholders owning
and holding on the books of the
said corporation .322,O46 128799-983383
shares out of the total of 457,817
| 905752-983383 shares of the capital
stock of said corporation subscribed
and issued on said 9th day of March,
1914, to the extension of the term of
| the corporate existence of said cor
poration for fifty years from the 1st
| day of March, A D. 1914, that is to
say, to the 1st day of March, A. D..
1864, said written assent being in
words and figures as follows, to wit:
being in words and figures as follows,
| to wit:
"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS:
That, whereas, the Board of Direc-
| nf
poration under the laws of California,
at a meeting of said Board, duly and
regularly called and held at the office
of said corporation in the City of Rich
mond, County of Contra Costa, State of
/ California, on Tuesday, the 9th day
of January, 1914, at which meeting of
said Board all of the members thereof
were present, acting and concurred
therein, passed certain preambles and
adopted a certain resolution by the
unanimous vote of all of the Directors
of said corporation, Which said pre-
ambles and resolution are in the words
and figures following, to wit:
Whereas, this corporation was in
corporated under the name of Pacific
Coast Oil Co. on the 10th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1879; and
Whereas, thereafter, and on the 23rd
day of July, A. D. 1906, in proceedings
duly and regularly had in that behalf,
the name of this corporation was
4 changed to Standard Oil Company,
which last name ever since has been
and still is the corporate name of this
corporation; and
4 Whereas, the term of the corporate
existence of this corporation, accord
ing to its articles of incorporation,
will expire on the 10th day of Septem-
ber, 1929; and
Whereas, it is for the best interests
and advantage of this corporation, and
of the stockholders thereof, that the
term of its corporate existence be ex-
tended for period of fifty years from
] the first day of March, 1914, in the
manner provided by Section of-Arti
Gle XII of the Constitution of the State
of California, and by Section 401 OF
} the Civil Code of said State:
Resolved: That the proposition OF
extending the term of the corporate
existence of this corporation for fifty
} years from the first day of March
4 1914, be submitted to the stockholders
of this corporation for their written
assent, and that when stockholders
} representing two-thirds of the capital
stock of this corporation shall have
signed such written assent, the Presi
dent and Secretary and majority OF
the Directors of this corporation be
} and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to file in the office of the
), County Clerk of the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California
: that being the office where the orig
inal articles of Incorporation were
filed, the certificate required by Sec
tion of Article XII of the said Con
! stitution, and by Section 401 of the
said Civil Code, and to file in the of
flee of the Secretary of State of the
State of California a copy of such Ger
tificate, certified by said County Clerk
and to do all other matters and things
proper and required by law to effect
such extension
Now, Therefore, we, and each of US
the undersigned, each being the owner
: and holder, respectively, of the mum
Der of shares of the capital stock o.
. said Standard Oil Company, a corpora
ton organized and existing under the
laws of the State of California, SCI
opposite the respective name of eacf
| of us, do, and each of us does hereby
: in writing, assent that the term of the
corporate existence of said corporation
: be, and the same is hereby, extended
for fifty years from the first day O
: March, 1914, that is to say, to the frs
day of March, 1864.
In Witness Whereof, each of us has
hereunto set his hand and SEAL ant
set opposite the respective name .
each of us. is the number of share:
of the capital stock of said STANDARD
5 Oil Company California; owned ant
=, held by each of us"
That said written assent was signet
by stockholders of said corporation
representing more than two-thirds Q
2 the capital stock of said corporation
: to wit, stockholders owning and hold
| ing on said 9Th day of March, A. d
;, 1914. upon the books of said corpora
ton 322,046 128799-983383 shares ou
of the total of 457,81T 905752-98338'
shares of the subscribed and issuet
capital stock of said corporation.
3 We do further certify that D. G
$ Scofield prior to said 9Th day of Jan
l uary, 1914, was and at all times sine
t has been and now is the Presiden
g Of said corporation, and that F. II
Hillman was from the 30th day o
September, 1913, up to the End day o
f June, A. D. 1914, the Secretary of sait
2 corporation, and that H. M Storey is
Y and at all times herein mentioned
!, since said End day of June, A. D. 1914
5 has been the Secretary of said cor
/ poration, and that the number o
5 directors of said corporation prio
! to said 9Th day of January, 1914
> woo and at all times since ha!