The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-03-05
STATE OF ARIZONA Office Of The
ARIZONA CORPORATION coMMIs

ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMIS-
 SION.
 United States of America, State of Arizona. SS
 The Arizona Corporation Commis- sion does hereby certify that the an- nexed iss true and complete trans. cript of the
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of
 '"TRI-STATE INVESTMENT AND
 LEASING COMPANY" which were filed in the office of said Arizona Corporation Commission on the 18th day of January A. D. 1920 at 11:O0 o'clock a. m., as provided by law.
 In testimony whereof, The Arizona Corporation Commission, by it's chair man, has hereunto set it's hand and affixed it's official Seal Done at the City of Phoenix, the Capitol, this 18th day of January, A. D 1920.
 Arizona Corporation Commission,
 Amos A. Betts, Chairman. Attest: w. E. Stelzer, Secretary. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of
 TRI-STATE INVESTMENT AND
 LEASING COMPANY
 We, the undersigned, in order to form a corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated under the pursuant to the provisions of Title TX of the Revised Statutes of the State of Ari- zonaa entitled Corporations" and Laws and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, do hereby certify as follows:
 The name of the corporation is ''Tri-State Investment and Leasing Company
 The location of it's principal office in the State of Arizona is Morenci, in the County of Greenlee; but the df rectors of said corporation shall have the right at any time by proper reso lution to establish offices in any other | County or State wherein said corpor ation may hereafter engage in busi ness as corporation, and to remove to any such office any or all of the | books and records of said corporation h4 0f ho of poration upon whom process against the corporation may be served, ap pointed under the provisions of Para graph 2117 of the Revised Statutes o Arizona, A. D. 1913, is Robert J. Mace of Morenci, Arizona.
 III
 The objects for which the corpora tion is formed are: To acquire own develop, occupy, lease, bargain, sel vest in, oil lands, oil products, oi leases, royalties, options or othe evidences of interest, right, title o equity in and to oil lands. oil product or oil leases and options;
 To purchase, own, acquire, hold sell, mortgage convey and in ever manner deal in real and personal pro perty of every kind and character proper and necessary for the carr. , ing on of the purposes of the corpo ation, and to make, execute, receive accept, and deliver any and all ne' essary deeds, and other instrument in writing relative thereto; To own, construct, maintain an ! operate pipe lines and all other mean and methods of conveyances neces ary and proper for the purposes ( said corporation, to sell the same ( otherwise to dispose thereof, excel that this corporation shall at no tim become engaged in business in an state as a common carrier.
 To acquire by purchase, subscri tion or otherwise, and to hold or dispose of, stocks bonds, or any otht obligations of any corporation forme for. or then or heretofore engaged or pursuing any one of more of tf kinds of business, purposes, object or operations above indicated, or ow ing or holding any property of ar 7 kind herein mentioned; or Of an \ corporation owning or holding tf stocks or the obligations of any sue corporation, and to hold for inves I ment, or otherwise use, sell or di pose of, any stock, bond, or other O S ligations of any such corporation. s The business or purpose of tn corporation is from time to time to 2 any one or more of the acts and thin; herein set forth; and it may condu ! or carry on it's corporate operation s in other states and in territories al hoy ny