The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-12

corporation organized and existing
under. and by virtue of the laws of
the State of California, and was in
corporated under the name of Pacific
Coast Oil Co. on the 9th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1879; that articles of
incorporation of said company were
duly entered into on the 9th day of
September, A. D. 1879, under the name
of Pacific Coast Oil Co., and were
filed on said day in the office of the
County Clerk of the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California,
and true copy of said articles, duly
certified by said Clerk, was filed in
the office of the Secretary of said
State of California, on the 10th day of
September, A. D. 1879, and said Sec
retary on said day issued, under his
1 hand and the Great Seal of said State,
i his certificate of the incorporation of
said corporation, as provided by law;
that in said articles and said certi-
ficate the office and principal place
OF business of said corporation were
designated to be said City and County
4 OF San Francisco; that thereafter, to
wit, on the 25th day of February, A.
d. 1903. the office and principal place
OF business of said corporation were,
pursuant to law, duly changed and
removed to the Potrero of San Pablo,
in the County of Contra Costa, State
of California; that on the 9th day
of December, 1905, the Potrero of San
Pablo was incorporated in and an
nexed to the City of Richmond in
said County and State, and the office
and principal place of business of
said corporation ever since have been
and still are in said City OF Rich
mond.
i That heretofore, on, to wit, the 9Th
day of January, A. D. 1914, at a meet
ing of the Board of Directors of said
corporation duly and regularly called
and held at the office of said corpora
tion in the City of Richmond, County
OF Contra Costa, State of California, at
which meeting of said Board all of the
members thereof were present and act
ing, certain preambles were passed
and certain resolution was adopted
by the unanimous vote of all of the
directors of said corporation, which
said preambles and resolution are in
the words and figures as follows, to
wit:
WHEREAS, this corporation was
incorporated under the name of Pa
cific Coast Oil Co. on the 10th day
|
WHEREAS, thereafter, and on the
23rd day of July, A. D. 1905, in pro-
ceedings duly and regularly had in
that behalf, the name of this corpora
ton was changed to Standard Oil
: Company, which last name ever since
has been and still is the corporate
name of this corporation; and
WHEREAS, the term of the corpor-
ate existence of this corporation, ac-
cording to it's articles of incorpora-
!, tion, will expire on the 10th day of
: 4 September, 1929; and
WHEREAS, it is for the best inter
, ests and advantage of this corpora
, tion, and of the stockholders thereof,
that the term of its corporate exis-
, tence be extended for period of fifty
years from the first day of March,
1914, in the manner provided by Sec
tion of Article XII of the Constitu-
J tion 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,
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 ori-
ginal articles of incorporation were
filed, the certificate required by Sec
tion Z 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 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"
: That the amount of the capital stock
) 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 (5OO,OO0)
) shares of the par value of one hun
! dred dollars ($100.) each; that of
5 said 100000 shares of the capital
stock there had been, at said date,
subscribed for and issued and were
/ then outstanding 457 ,817-905752/983-
{ 383 shares.
That thereafter, and on the 9th day
of March, A. D. 1914, there was filed
with the Secretary of said corpora
tion, and the same is now on file in
( the office of the corporation, the writ
: ten assent of stockholders represent
, ing more than two-thirds of the capi-
3 tai stock of said corporation sub
e scribed and issued onesaid 9th day of
: March, A. D. 1914 to- wit, stockhold-
a ers owning and holding on the books
!, of the said corporation 322, 2,046-128799/
9 983383 shares out of the total of 49,
817-905752/983383 shares of the capital
l stock of said corporation subscribed
. and issued on said 9th day of March,
1914, to the extension of the term of
. 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:
f ''KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
f ENTS:
That, whereas, the Board of Direc-
tors of Standard Oil Company, cor
J. poration under the laws of California
at meeting of said Board, duly and
: regularly called and held at the office
r of said corporation in the City of Rich
: mond, County of Contra Costa, State
: of California, on Tuesday, the 9th
r day of January, 1914, at which meet