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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OP THE
COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents, that we, the
Undersigned, J. J. SwolTord, A. S. Klmberly,
W. A. Itule. II. N. Strait, C. C. Courtney, Wil
liam Huttlg und Klljah Itoblnson, all of Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, bave thin day
voluntarily associated ourselves together for
(he purpose of forming a corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona; and we hereby
certify:
, First That tho name of said corporation
Shall be "Tho Commonwealth Oil Company."
Second That the purposes for which raid
corporation Is formed arc: To buy, sell, trade
and deal In, lease, sub-let, prospect for, man
Me, develop. Improve and own mineral and oil
Claims and locations, and any and all kinds of
real cstato and any and all Interests therein.
To buy, sell, trade and deal In, lease, sub-let,
manufacture, own and operate all kinds of ma
chinery, tools, Implements and other personal
property. To prospect for oil, to sink, open,
develop and operate oil wells upon tho lands,
claims and locations of this company nnd
others. To own, operate, buy, sell, trade and
deal In, leaso and sub-let oil wells and springs,
nnd all kinds of buildings, machinery, tools ami
implements for boring, sinking and casing oil
wells. forejjtructlMKoll and other minerals, and
for caring for, storing, refining, reducing, ship
ping and transporting oil nnd other mineral
products in pipe lines, tanks, or by any other
method of transportation now known or that
may 1k hereafter invented or devised. To
build, own, operate. Improve, buy, (ell, trade
and deal lu, lease nnd sub-let plpo lines, aque
ducts, rcscnolrs, tanks nnd refineries for oil
and other mineral products, und to carry on a
general business nf extracting, caring for and
transporting nil and other mineral substances,
and of storing, ri lining und reducing the same.
To liu j, sell, trade and deal In, lease and sub-let
all kinds of patents, patent rights and privi
leges relating to tho prospecting, extracting,
caring for, storing, transporting and retining
oil or any other mineral substance. To buy,
sell, trade and deal In tho capital stock of any
other corporation, any of whose purposes ure
the same as or similar to any of the purposes
of this corporation. To combine or consoli
date tho property, business nnd capital stock
of this corporation, or any of them, whether
now existing or hereafter created or acquired,
with the property, business and capital stock,
or cither or any of them, of any other corpora
tion, any of whose purposes are the samo as or
similar to any of the purposes of this corpora
tion. To borrow money, and'ttf cxccuta note
or notes, or a bond or bonds therefor, from time
to time, and to execute notes and bonds from
time to time nnd sell the same for the use and
bencllt.of this corporation, and to secure such
notes or bonds. If necessary or advisable, by the
pledge or mortgage of all or any part of the
real, personal or mixed property or assets that
may from tlmo to time be on ned by this com
ptny or In which It may have an Interest. To
carry on any and ull kinds of mines and mining
operations for tho production of gold, silver
and any and all other kinds of minerals. To
develop, buy, sell, trade and deal In water and
water rights, and to own, manage, con
duct, buy, sell, trade and deal In reservoirs,
pipe lines, acq.ueducts, ditches, canals and other
structures for tho purpose of storing, conven
ing, distributing and purifying water. To do
all things convenient or necessary for carrying
out tho purposes above enunciated, or any of
them, or any purposes similar or kindred
thereto.
Third That- the principal place of business
of said corporation in the Territory of Arizona
Is to be at Flagstaff, In the County of Coconino,
in said Territory; and that said corporation will
also maintain an olllce and carry on Its busi
ness In the City of Kansas City, and Mute of
Missouri.
Fourth Tho term for which said corporation
shall exist is twenty-live jears from and after
the date of its Incorporation, and it will begin
business Immediately upon tho llllng of theso
articles of incorporation in the office of the
County Recorder of said Coconino County, Ari
zona. Fifth The names of tho corporators are J. J.
Swofford, A. S. Klmberly. W. A. Kulc, II. N.
I.trait, C. C. Courtney, William Huttlg and
Elijah Itoblnson, all of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Missouri.
Sixth The amount of 'tho capital stock of
said corporation authorized is one million dol
lars (I,Ouu,00O), and tho number of shares luto
which It 10 to bo divided is one million (1.000,
000), of the par value of one dollar (II CO) per
share. Tho same shall be paid for In cash, or
In property acceptable to tho Uoard of Direct
ors, upon issuance of tho certificates of stock
at a price to bo agreed upon by the Hoard of
Directors of said corporation. Tho price at
which said stcck shall be sold shall bo fixed by
iho Board of Directors of said corporation.
. Seventh Tho amount of said capital stock
which has been actually subscribed is seventy
dollars ($70 00), and the names or tho persons
by whom tho samo has been subscribed is as
follows:
Names of No. of a,.
Subscribers Shares. Amount.
J. J. S ottord. 10 Ho 00
A. S. Klmberly 10 io 00
W. A. Hulo 10 io 00
II. II. Strait 10 10 00
C. C. Courtney 10 io 00
William Huttlg 10 io 00
Elijah Itoblnson 10 10 00
Eighth Tho affairs of said corporation aro
to be conducted nnd managed by a Doird of
Directors, to bo elected by the stockholders of
said corporation, and by a President, Vlco-
Prcsldcnt, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer, to be elected by said Hoard of
Directors. The Directors shall bo stockholders
of said corporation and shall hold thclr.oftlecx
for one j car, and until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified. The
other officers above mentioned shall hold their
respective offices for tho term of one year and
until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified, unless sooner removed
from office, as provided by the bj -laws. In ad
dition to the officers above named the Hoard of
Directors shall have power to elect or appoint
such other officers, agents and employes as
may be necessary to properly conduct nnd
carry on the business of said corporation.
Ninth The Indebtedness or liabilities of said
corporation shall not at any time exceed twen
ty-five (S) per cent of the capl tal stock thereof,
Tenth The stockholders of said corporation
shall not bo Individually liable for the pay
ment of the debts of said corporation, but they
ntid their Individual proiterty shall lie exempt
from the corporate debts of said corporation ;
and no assessments shall ever be levied upon
the capital stock of said corporation or any
part thereof.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
bands and seals this 26th day of June, A. D.
1001.
A. S. KIMHEIILY. SEAL
J. J. Sporroiti). SEALl
W. A. Hulk. heal
II. N. Stuait. heal
C. C. COL'ltTNKY. SEAL
WILLIAM HDTTIO. SKA I,
ELIJAH ItOllINSO.N. SEAL
CHANGE OF THE NAME
OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY.
State of Missouri, I
County of Jackson, f
On this SCth day of June, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, be
fore me, Jacob L. Lorle, notary public In and for
the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, per
sonally nppcared J. J. Swofford, A. S. Klm
berly, H. N. Strait, W. A. Itule, C. C. Courtney,
William Huttlg and Elijah Itoblnson, known to
me to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing Instrument as p irtles
thereto, and acknowledged to me that they exe
cuted the same for the purposes and considera
tion therein expressed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand und affixed my notarial seal at mv office
In Kansas City. In said county and state, the
day and jc lr last above written. My commis
sion will expire February 11, 1KOS.
real Jacoii I Louie,
Notary Public In and for Jackson Coun ty. Mis
sourl.
State of Missouri, I
County of Jackson, f
I, Thomas T. Crittenden Jr., Clerk of tho
County Court, within nnd for tho County of
Jackson, and State of Missouri, hereby certify
that Jacob L. Lorlo Is a notary public, duly
commlssloned'nnd acting ns such within said
Couuty of Jackson, and State of Missouri, nnd
that the signature affixed to the foregoing cer
tificate of acknowledgment Is the genuine sig
nature of said Jacob I Lorlc.
In witness whereof I have hereunto sub
scribed my n ime and affixed my official seal at
my office In tho City of Kansas City, County
and State aforesaid, this 36th day or June. 11)01.
seal T. T. Chittenden Jr., Clerk.
Ily S. K. I'Aim, D. C.
Ten-cent documentary stamp, properly cancelled.
TEIUUTOrtY Or AKIZONA, I .
County ok Cocomso, f
I, II. C. Hlbben. County Itecordcr in and for
theCounty of Coconino, Arlrona Territory, do
hereby certify that the foreolngflvopv.'es Is
a truo nnd correct copy of the articles of Incor
poration or the Commonwealth Oil Company,
as the same appears of record In Hook 1 of Ar
ticles of Incorporation at Pages XO-359, records
of said Coconino County, Arizona.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 2.1 day of July, 1901.
seal II, C. Hiuuen, County Itecordcr.
Itecordcd at request of E. M. Doe, July 1,
A. D , 1001, at "o'clock a. m , In book 1, Articles
of Incorporation, pages S.V and 350, Inclusive,
Records of Coconino County, Arizona.
seal H. C. HIUHEN,
County Recorder.
First Publication July 27, 1801.
SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the Fourth Judicial
District, or the Territory of Arizona, In and
for the County of Coconino
Summons No. 5U.
Eben F. Greenlaw, plaintiff,
vs.
Lllllo L. Greenlaw, defendant.
The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to
Lllllo L. Greenlaw,
You aro hereby summoned nnd required to
appear In a civil action brought against jou by
the abovo named plaintiff In the District Court
of tho Fourth Judicial District, In and for Coco
nino County, Territory of Arizona, nnd answer
the complaint tiled with this Court nt Flagstaff,
in said County (a copy of which complaint ac
companies this summons) within ten dajs,
(exclusive of tho day or service) arter the
service upon you or this summons, lr served
within tho County, but if served out of the
County and within tho District, then within
tw enty d ij s. In all other c ises thirty dav s.
And jou aro hcieby notified that lr you 'fall
to appear and answer the complaint as above
required, tho plaintiff will take Judgment by
derault against jou.
Given under my hand and sell of tho said
District Court nt Fhustaff, Arizona, this nth
day of August, A. D. 1001.
(seal) c. M. TUNSTON, Cleric.
E. M. Doe, Attorney lor Plaintiff.
First publication August 10, 1001, 5t
Know all men by these presents, that we, the
undersigned, J. J. Swofford, A. S. Klmberly,
W. A. Itule, II. N. Strait, C. C. Courtney. Wil
liam Huttlg and Elijah Itoblnson, all of Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, the persons
who heretofore signed and acknowledged ar
ticles or Incorporation for the purpose or Incor
porating The Commonwealth Oil Company
under the laws of the Territory or Arizona, and
caused the same to be duly filed In the office or
the Recorder within and lor the County or Co
conino, In said Territory of Arizona, and being
the only persons who have subscribed for stock
In said corporation, have and do hereby agree
to change the n ime of said corporation from
"The Commonwealth Oil Company" to The
North American Crude Oil Company, and that
from and after the date of the filing or this In
strument la the office of the Recorder of said
Coconino County, Arizona, the corporate name
of the said corporation shall be The North
American Crude Oil Company.
In witness whereof we have hereunto sub
scribed our names this l.'th day of July, 1001.
J. J. SworroiiD,
C. C. Courtney,
W. A Rule,
II. N. Stbait,
William Hume,
Elijah Robinson,
ARTHUR S. KlMHKIlLY.
Stite of Missouri, I
County of Jackson, f
Berore me, Henry N. Cook, a notary public
within nnd lor the County or Jackson, and
State of Missouri, on this I6th day or July, 1901,
personally appeared J. J. Swofford, W. A. Rule,
II. N. Strait, C. C. Courtney, William Huttlg
and Elijah Itoblnson, all of whom are person
ally know n to me to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing Instrument as
parties thereto, and they each acknowledged
that he executed the same freely and volun
tarily for the uses and purposes therein ex
pressed. In witness whereof I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed my notarial real at my
office in Kansas City, the day and date last
above written. My commission will expire
Juno 26th, 1901.
(Notarial Seal) HENiiv N. Cook,
Notary Public In and lor Jackson County, Mta
sourl.
State or Missouri, ls
Countv of Jackson. (
I, Thomas T. Crittenden, Clerk of the County
Court within and for the county nnd state afore
said, hereby certify that Henry N. Cook is now
and was at the time of the making of the above
and foregoing certificate a notary public within
and for said county, duly qualified, commis
sioned and acting as such, and that the signa
ture to the forcgolpg certificate is the genuine
signature of said Henry N. Cook.
In witness whereol I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my official seal, at my
office In Kansas City, this 17th day or July, 1901,
j Seal Clerk Court, I T. T. Chittenden, Jr.
I Jackson, Co , Mo ( Clerk.
By S. K. FAHIl, D. C.
State or Calirornla. I
County or Santa Clara (
Berore me, W. W. Gray, a notary public
within and Tor the countv and state uforea!d,
on this .5th day of July, 1901, personally ap
peared A. S. Klmberly, to me known to be the
person whose name Is subscribed to the forego
ing Instrument, as a party thereto, and ac
knowledged that ho executed the same freely
nnd voluntarily, for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed my notarial seal, at my
office In San Jose, County of Santa Clara, Cali
fornia, the day and j ear last above written.
My commission will expire August 25th, 1901.
(Notarial Seal) W. W. Gil AY,
Notary Public In and for the County of Santa
Clara, State of California.
State of Calirornla. I.a
County of Santa CI ira. ( M
I, Henry A. Pflster, Clerk of tho County of
Santa Clara and of the Superior Court, within
and for the county aforesaid, hereby certify
that W. W. Gray Is now, and was at the time
of the makln of the above and foregoing cer
tificate, a notary public within nnd for said
county, duly qualified, commissioned and act
ing ns such, nud that the signature to the fore
going certificate Is tho genuine signature of
said W. W. Gray.
In witness whereof I have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my official seal at
my office In San Jose, Santa Clara County, Cali
fornia, this 23th day of July, 1901.
Henry A. Pfister, Clerk.
By J. P. Seip, Deputy Clerk.
I Seal Superior Court, I
I Santa Clara Co., Cal. f
Recorded at request of E. M. Doe, July 29, A.
D. 1901, at II o'clock a. m.
II. C Hiuuen, County Recorder.
Territory of Arizona, I .
County of Coconino f
I, Harry C. Hlbben, County Recorder In and
for the County of Coconino, Arizona Territory,
do hereby certify that the foregoing five pages
Is a true and correct copy of the Instrument
changing the name of the The Commonwealth
Oil Company to The North American Crude OH
Company, as the same appears of record in
Hook 1, Articles of Incorporations, at Pages
368, 3G and 370, Records of Coconino County,
Arizona.
(Seal) Habuy C. Hidden,
County Recorder of Coconino County, Arizona.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
To All Whom. It May Concern-Notice Is
hereby given that the Last Chance mining lode
and the Last Chance mill site, the Grand View
toll road or trail. Crown Peak mining lode No
One (1) and the Iron Cap mining lode, located
In the Grand Canjon Mining District, Grand
Canyon of the Colorado River, Coconino Coun
ty, Territory of Arizona, under lease and sale to
one Henry P. Barbour, of Chicago, Cook Coun
ty, Illinois, the leaseor agreement of sale being
on record in the County Recorder's office of Co
conino County, Arizona, therefore neither the
mines or any personal property pertaining
thereto or the owners or the said mine will be
responsible ror any labor or debts ol any kind
that maj be contracted by said Henry P. Bar
bour or his agents, nor for any injuries sus
tained by any lessee or hlsemplojes In work
ing said properties, and that no lessee or em
plojels the agent of the owners for any pur
pose, and that all operatives engage in such
service at their own risk, nnd that no debt or
claim of debt is valid against the above mines
and other property or the owners thereof.
Dated August 21, 1901.
R. II. Cameron.
Ed I. Gale.
P. D. Hkury.
Niles J. Cameron.
Annie M. Camebon.
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