Holbrook argus., 1900-12-15
.klIULEs Or INCORPORATION
Of The Gallup Oil Company.

KH9w now, all Ill men e By these A presents; T p. O'Kelly, H. NJ. Muchmore. .Wm H. Nelson, H. A. Sims, E. M. Sanjule, Conception, Con zales H. Hiyer and J. r. Luthy have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together. for the purpose of forming q corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and in compliance with Charter II, of Title XII, of the Revised Statutes of Arizona for | 1887, and have adopted and do hereby certify to the following Articles of Incorporation, namely:
 The name of this corporation shall be The Gallup Oil Company; and its principal place Arizona territory.
 ARTICLE I. That the general nature of the business to be transacted by the corporation shall be-, 1. To buy, lease and locate,- or otherwise acquire, to hold, own manage, operate, i'm prove. mortgage, sell, convey and otherwise dispose of, and develop land, concessions, franchises, rights of way, mining clai ms, mineral rights oil wells and other real es- tate and interests in any of said prop critics and to own and to acquire all classes | of personal property.
 g. To engage in and carry on the business of boring drilling. digging, tunnelIing and exploring for producing, refining, dis tiling, treating, manufacturing, piping, car rying, handling. storing. dealing in, buying i and selling oils, petroleum, mineral gas, asphaltum, bitumen, bituminous rock and other mineral and hydro-carbon substances and pr ducts of all such substances; and for such purposes to buy, contract lease and 
 operate mortgage, sell and otherwise dis pose of, rehneries. pipe lines, tanks, ears, mauufactories nachlnerles and other works. properties and appliances, fran | chises and rights of way, patents, patents. patent rights or leases under patents that may be incident auxiliary to said buSi- ness Or pertaining thereto, or that may be deemed necessary nvenIent by the | board of directors of this corporation; also as a factor, broker or agent to engage in or carry on said business or any part or por- tion thereof.
 T<, l.I.- T. hces stores, storage tanks, appliances and houses, structures, and to buy0and sell all articles and products manufactured by this corporation, or other persons in Arizona or other states and territories of the Unit ed Stetes of America, and in foreign coun- tries.
 To purchase and otherwise acGuire hold, pledge, hypothecate sell aad other wise dispose of shares of the capital stock of other corporations, also bonds. debentures. bills, promiSSory notes, mortgages and pled- ges of other corporations, partnerships.
 D 10 uo ana per!orm each ana every and all matter and things necessary, expedient or proper to carry out the purposes and business of the corporations and generally to do and perform any and all acts ,r which individuals or natural persons may lawfully associate themselves togesher to do and per form the business of the corporation is to be carried on in the Territory of Arizona, and when necessary, in any and all other states and territories of the United States, and in foreign countries.
 ARTICLE III. F The amount of capital stock authorized l OIl,lS
 Dollars (si ,00O OOO.) and the number of shares
 into which it is divided is One Million, ( GOO, 000) of the par valne of One Dollar (si.OO,
 each, all of which shall be paid for in cash
 property services rendered other equiv
 alent at or prior to the issuance of said stock and when so paid and issued shall be non- I assessable.
 l ARTICLE w. z This corporation shall commence on the date of the filing of the Articles in the office . of the County Recorder of Navajo county
 Arizona Territory, and shall terminate
 of the filing of said Articles. :, ARTICLE V. . The affairs of this corporation shall bt conducted by board of ten (I0) directors al G of whom shall be stock holders to be elected , annually at a stockholders meeting to b, I held on the third Saturday of September O N each year. commencing with the third Satur r day in Sept ember, A. D., 1901.
 The following stockholders shall be anC |, constitute and are hereby appointed direct
 ors of this corporation until the first day O n October, 1901, or until their successors ar
 duly elected and enter upon the duties O l. their office. viz: w. H. Burbage. $. T. Park , T, J. 0kelly, H. NJ; Muchmore: Wm. NJ. Nel l' son, H; A, Simms' E. M Saniule, Concepcio
 Gonzales, H. Hillyer and J. L. Luthy.
 The directors and officers shall hold ofic
 after the first election commencing on tn n first day of October, A. D. 1901. for the terI
 ot one one year, or until their successors ar The directors shall elect from among thei Q secretary and a treasurer, and the presider e shall be ex3officio manager of the bushes
 affairs of the corporation subject to the COT y trol of the board of directors.
 ARTICLE VI. )l The highest amount of indebtedness whic o this corporation shall at any time subjet 10 itself either direct contingent shall be nc h to exceed five hundred thousand dollar Ill t$500,00
 ARTICLE VII.
 The private property of each and ever
 stOckholder of this corporation shall | .o wholly exempt from any and all corporal IS debts and liabilities.
 or ARTICLE VIII. 0i The board of directors of this corporatio "A shall adopt code of bylaws for the ssover1
 nent of the corporation which code of by le laws shall prescribe, limit and define tf
 powers and the dutIes nf the officers.
 shall also provide for the election of Il
 officers herein set forth, and for tf
 appointment of such other officers al Ii- agents, who may or may not be directors
 stockholders as may at any time be or al le pear to them desirable or necessary to il
 proper conduct of the affairs of the corpor; & tion.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereul a to set our hands and seals this 18th day September. A. D.. 1900.
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