The border vidette., 1926-05-08

ARTICLE
The name of this Corporation is
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA.
ARTICLE IL
It's principal office in the State OF
Delaware is located at Number 7 West
Tenth Street, in the City of Whining
ton. County of New Castle. The name
and address 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:
l. TO buy. exchange, contract for,
lease, and in any and all other ways,
acquire. take. hold and own, and 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, and 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
scription, and to sell. mortgage, lease
and otherwise dispose of the same.
4. To engage in any kind of manu-
featuring business and to buy, cx-
change, contract for, lease, construct
and otherwise acqu quire, 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 and all other
ways acquire, 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 che manufacturing
plants, works and appurtenances for
the production. distribution and sale of
petroleum. OIL gas and of any and all
refnements 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. and all refnements
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, prod ducing, refining,
treating, distilling, manufacturing
handling, and dealing in, buying aud
selling petroleum, oil. natural gas, as.
phaltum, bitumen, bituminous rock,
and any and all other mineral and
hydro-carbon substances, and 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 Rcq uire. take. hold and own. and
to sell, mortgage, lease and otherwise
dispose Of, and to construct, manage,
maintain, deal in and operate mines,
refineres, tanks, machinery, wharves,
steam, sailing and other vessels or
water craft of every kind, character
and description. and 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 con venient at any
time by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
Z. To buy, exchange. construct, con-
tract for, lease and in any and all other
ways to acquire, take. hold and own
pipe lines and 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, aud 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.
8 To do engineering and contract
ing in the designing, construction i'm