The Winslow mail., 1900-06-28
ArtlclesofIncorporatlon
OF THE
N.aTajo0il Com y
now ali men by these presents;


PuTdy, f. G. Mcbride, /. l.. HiUbard,
Fl. 4. Gregory, L. j. Peck aud John W.
hetap, Il ma ioFity OF whom are citi-
zAsesocis.fe Os1rseIves tokset for the
der lssSvet,f fise rerrIeoFS Sf Sri
7Yna, and for That purpose do hereby
S'1'F' aHq foL rDgf bDLbose GO ueteo1
zona. and for that purpose 90 hefe6g
and certify these Articles of lncorpor-
AT ion
FIRST. The name of this organiza-
tiou is and small be the Navajo OH
Company, and the names Of the lucor.
pOrdt ors ere the aforesaid h. b. Burus,
Henry Hauser, w. IL. Bre wer, &. Au-
brey davidson, A. A. Sloan, j >. Purdy.
L. G Mcbride, l. IL. HIbUard, H. K.
Gregory, John W. Kemp aud f. j.
Peck
SECOND. The principal place Of
bslAesS TOR the transaction of business
of his corporation is and shall Oe the
City OF WInsloW, County OF Navajo,
Territory OF Arizona; SAID lncurpord-
rlon shall have al Office fol th9 lrailsac-
tIon OF bus lneSS III the stale OF Cali
fUrnla, and the principal place for the
transaction Of business outside pf tue
| Terrlt Dry OF Arizona shall he III tie
! City OF Los Angeles, County of Los
| Angeles, Stale Uf California, at which
latter place meetings Of the stockhold-
! erS, directors and officers OF the com
pany may be held aud any and all -bifs-
! inesS connected with the COZ poratioL
may be transacted, and officers aud di-
rect ors may be elected aud ANY and all
/ bylaws OF SAID corporation may b.
! adopted and amended at SAID last
mentioned place.
THIRD Tie object and purposes for
wilic his corporation is created aud
/ the general nature of the business to
! be Transacted by the same Is,
(a) 10 buy, LEASE aud locate Or
otherwise &cqulre, to hold, OWL, man-
age, operate, improve, mortgage, sell,
convey and otherwise dispose OF and
develop land, concessions, franchises,
rights OF way, mining claims, mluIug
claims, mineral rignJS, oil wells &nu
! other real estate aud Interests III any
| of said properties and TO own aud az
| quil all CLASSES Of personal property.
(b) To engage III and carry on the
| business of BORING, drilling, digging,
tnune !lng and exploring for, produc-
ing, fetiuing, dlstIllIng, treating, Mali
nfacturlnE, piping, carrying, handling,
storing, dealing III, buying aud selling
oils, petroleum., mineral gas; asphalt
um, bltumen, bltumlnouS rock and
other mineral aud hydro-carU0 U0u suU-
stances aud products Of all such sub
! stances; and for glch DQl poses TO buy,
com ract lease and otherwise acquire,
/ hold, own, manage aud operate, mort
| gage, sell and OtherWige dispose Of re-
! tiueries, pipe lines, tanks, cars, manu-
| Factories, macninerIes aud other works,
properties and apptlalces, franchises
and rights Of way, patents, patent
rights or leases under patents that may
/ bo incident or auxiliary to said busI-
ness or pertaining thereto, or that may
| be deemed necessary or convenient by
! the Board of Directors of this corpora
| ton; also as factor, broker or agent
| TO engage in or carry on SAID business
or any part or portion thereof.
/ (c) T0 establish aud carry on
| agencies, offices, stores, storage tanks,
! structures, Appliances and houses,
and 10 buy and sell all articles and pro
ducts manufaCt by this corporation
or other persons III California, or other
states and territories of the United
| States of A merica, aud III foreign couu-
tries.
"a. 70 purchase and otherwise ac-
! qulre, hold, pledge, hypothecate, Sell
and otherwise dispose OF Shares OF the
piia! Stock OF otntr corporations, also
UOndS, debentureS, blliS, promlooory
notes, mortgages and pledges OF other
corporations, partnerships aud persons; !;
and TO issue the stock of this corpora
liou IL pay yment for services rendered
o the corporal ion Or for lands or other
property purchased by this corporation.
(e). Iouu anu perIUrm each and every
ana all matters aud things necessary,
eXpedienJ Oh proper to carry olt the
purposes aud business Of The corpora
tiOn, and generally 10 do and perform
any and all business or acts for which
individuals or natural persoLs may
lawfully associate themselves together
TO perform; the business of this cor
Doration is to lbe carried Oh in the Ter
ritory of Arizona and the state OF Cal
iforuia. and in all other Stat es aud Ter
ritories Of the United States, and in
foreign countries.
FoITkTH. The amount CT the capital
stock Of this corporation ls and SHALL
D,, SIX hundred tnOuoaHd dollars, dnd
ne number of shares Inlo which 1t Is
ttvided Is Elk hundred tuouednd, or tue
,ar vaIue of one dollar each. SAID
:rock shall be fully PAID and non-dsSess-
,tble and may 3Ue paiG for at the time OF
It's issuance or prior thereto, In cash,
property, services rendered or other
equivalent.
FIFTH. The time of the commence
meut Of this corporation shall be ths
date of the fling Of these Articles of
Tucorporatioh fer record III the office
of the County Recorder OF Navajo
rounty. in the Territory of ARIZONA, and
the termination of this corporation
shall be twenty-five years from snd af-
ter said date of hling these Articles of
INCORPORATION.
SIXTH. The affairs of this corporation
are TO be conducted 10y Board OF Slne
Directors each and all of whom snail
he stockholders thereof SAID directors
shs Il be elected by the stockholders or
a4id :c5orporatiOn attne annual meeting,
aud the annual meetings OF this COR
noratiou shall be upon the nrst MONDAY
in Nav of each aud every year at the
hoilr OF 1880 O'clock IN tue afternoon;
and the persons who shall constitute
the Board Of Directors Of this corpor-
alton, and shall he the directors there
of until the said annual meeting is held
or nntil their successor are elected and
qualified shall be r. 3. Burns, Henry
Eauser. w. Il. Brewer, G. Aubrey Da-
wilson, f. J. Peck, j. s. Purdy, F. J.
Mcbride, [. L. Hiboard and ID. h. Gre
CORY. :,
The officers of this corporation shall
be a President, Vice President, Secre-
'tary, Treasurer, and such other officers
as the Board of Directors may elect or
appoint. Said officers shall be elected