The border vidette., 1926-04-17

huOWn auu mucQ t0OuRnL OF In
Santa Cruz county.
CERTIFICATE or INCORPORATION
or
STANDARD OIL COMPANY or
CALIFORNIA
ARTICLE I
The name OF this Corporation is
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA.
ARTICLE II
Delaware is located at Number 7 West
Tenth Street, in the City of Whining.
ton. County of New Castle. The name
and add ress OF Its resident agent is the
Corporation Trust Company Of Amer.
lea, Number Wet Tenth Street,
Wilmington. Delaware.
ARTICLE III
The nature of the business of this
Corporation and the objects or pur-
poses proposed to be transacted. pro-
NOTED or carried on by It are as follows,
namely:
/. To buy. exchange, contract for,
lease. and in any and all other ways,
acquire, take. hold and own, aud to
deal in, sell. mortgage, lease or other
wise dispose OF lands. mining claims,
mineral rights, oil wells. gas wells, oil
lands, gas lands and other real prop
erty. and rights and interests in and to
real property, and to manage, operate.
maintain, improve, and develop the
said properties. and each and all OF
them.
2. To buy. exchange. contract for.
lease. and in any and all other ways.
acquire, take, hold and own, aud to
sell. mortgage, lease. and otherwise dis
pose Of all rights of way, easements,
franchises. and rights thereto, and to
deal In the same in every way.
8. To buy, exchange. contract for,
lease, and in any and all other ways,
acquire, take, hold and own personal
property OF every character and de.
0cription, and to sell. mortgage, lease
and otherwise dispose OF the same.
4. To engage in any kind of manu-
featuring business and to buy, OK
change, contract for, lease, construct
and otherwise acquire, take. hold and
own. and to sell. mortgage, lease or
otherwise dispose Of, manufacturing
plants, and to manage. operate, main
tain. improve and develop the same
5. To buy, exchange, construct, con.
tract for, lease and in any ana all other
ways scquire, take, hold and own re-
fineries for the treatment of petroleum
and other mineral oils and gases; the
tanks and other facilities for the stor.
age thereof; and the manufacturing
plants. works and appurtenances for
the production. distribution and sale OF
petroleum. oil, gas and of any and all
refinements and by.products thereof;
to prospect for oil; to drill oil wells and
to develop the same; to refine crude
OIL; to improve, maintain, operate and
develop, and to sell, mortgage. lease or
otherwise dispose OF the said proper.
ties, and to sell or otherwise dispose of
such petroleum, oil. aud all refinements
and by products thereof.
6. To enter into, maintain, operate
or carry on in all it's branches the bust.
ness OF mining and OF drilling. boring
and exploring for, producing, refining.
treating, dlstilling, manufacturing.
handling, and dealing in, buying and
selling petroleum, oil. natural gas, as.
phaltum, bitumen, bituminous rock,
and any and all other mineral and
hydr0-carbon substances, aud any and
all products or by products which may
be derived from said substances or
either of them; and for such or any of
such purposes to buy, exchange, con-
tract for, lease and in any and all other
ways acquire, take. hold and own, and
to sell, mortgage, lease and otherwise
dispose OF, and to construct. manage.
maintain, deal 10 and operate mines,
refineries, tanks, machinery, wharves,
steam. sailing and other vessels or
water.craft OF every kind. character
and description. Rnd otherwise to deal
in. operate, establish, promote, carry
on. conduct and manage any and all
other property and appliances that may
In any wise be deemed advisable in
connection with the business Of the
Corporation or Any branch thereof, or
that may be deemed convenient at any
time by the Board OF Directors OF the
Corporation.
7. To buy, exchange, construct, con.
tract for, lease and in any aud all other
ways to acquire, take. hold and own
pipe lines aud telegraph and telephone
lines useful or necessary. in the judg-
ment OF the officers OF this corporation,
for its own business, and to improve,
maintain and operate the same. and to
sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dis.
pose OF the same.
8. To manufacture. buy or otherwise
acquire, own. mortgage, sell. assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose Of, trade
and deal In and with goods, wares and
merchandise OF every class and descrip.
tiOn.
9 To do engineering and contract.
ing in the designing, construction, i'm.