The Winslow mail., 1900-07-05
Artlclesoflncorporation
Of THE
NaVajo0il Comfy

ouiHs, heufy dauSer, w. ii. GreW6r.
q. Aubrey Davidson, Il. A Sloan, j. s.
Purdy, +: G. Mcbride, l. L. Hibbard,
r. <. Gregory, f. j. Peck and John w.
Kemp, a majority of whom are citi-
zens OF the United States, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the
purpose of fforming corporation un-
der the laws of the Territory of Ari-
zona, and Por that purpose do hereby
make, execute, adopt, sign acknowledge
and certify these Articles ef Incorpor-
ation.
FIRST. The name Of this organiza-
tion is and shall be the Navajo Oil
Company. and the names OF the incor-
porators ere the aforesaid R. b. Rushs,
Henry Hauser, W. H. Brewer, G. Au-
brey Dagidson, A. A. Sloan, g. Purdy.
f. &. Mcbride, I. L. Hibbard, II. K.
Gregory, John W. Kemp and F. j.
Peck.
SECOND. The principal plscs of
bslness' for the transaction Of business
of this corporation is and shall be the
City ct Winslow, County of Navajo,
Territory of Arizona; said incorpors-
tion ehall have an office for the transac-
tion Of business in the state OF Cali.
fornia, and the principal place for the
TRANSACTION of business outside of the
Territory of Arizona shall be il the
City Of Los Angeles, County OF Los
Angeles; State of California, at which
latter place meetings of the stockhoid-
ers, directors and officers Of the COM
pany pay be held and any and all bus
mess Connected with the corporation
may be transacted, and officers and di-
yectors may be elected and any and all
bylaws of said corporation nay be
adopted and amended at said last
mentioned place.
THIRD. The object and purposes for
which this corporation is created and
the general nature of the business to
be transacted by the same is,
(a) To buy, lease and locate or
otherwise acquire, to hold, own, man
age, operate, improve, mortgage, sell,
convey ana otherwise dispose of and
develop land, concessions, franchises,
rights of way, mining claims, mining
ciaiEls. mineral rights, oil wells and
other real estate and Interests in any
of said properties and to own and &C.
quiz all classes of personal property.
(b) TO engage in and carry on the
business OF boring, drilling, digging,
tunneling and exploring fer, produc-
ing, refining, distiiling, treating, man-
ufacturing, piping, carrying, handling,
storing, dealing in, buying and selling
oils, petroleum, mineral gas, asphalt
um, bitumen, bituminous rock and
other mineral and hydro-carbop SUBJ
stances and products Of all such su b.
stances; and for such purposes to buy,
contract lease and otherwise acquire,
hold, own, manage and operate, mort
gage, sell and otherwige dispose of re-
fineries, nipe lines, tanks, cars, manu-
faotorias, machineries and other works,
properties and appliances, franchises
and rights of way, patants, petent
rights or leases under patents that may
bs incident or auxiliary to said busi-
nsss or pertaining thereto, or that may
be deemed necessary or convenient by
the Board of Directors Of this corpora
tion; also as factor, brokeE OF agent
to engage in or carry on said business
or any part or portion thereof.
(c) To establish and carry on
agencies, offices, stores, storage tanks,
Gtguctures, appliances and houses,
and to buy and sell all articles and pro:
ducts manufactured by this corporation
or other persons in California, or other
states and teYritories Of the United
States of America, and IN foreign coun-
tries.
(d). To purchase and otherwise ac-
quire, hold, pledge, hypothecate, sell
and otherwise dispose OF shares of the
capital stock of other corporations, also
bonds, debentures, bills, promiSsory
notes, mortgages and pledges of other
corporations, partnerships and persons; !;
10 sfnoly Of fhio
tion in payment for services rendered
to the corporation or for lands or other
PROPERTY purchased by this corporation.
(e). 70 do and perform each and every
and all matters aud things necessary,
expedient or proper to carry out the
purposes and business OF the corpora
tion, and generally to do and perform
any ard all business or acts for which
individuals or natural persons may
associate themselves together
to perform; the business of this cor
poration is TO be carried on in the Ter
fitory of Arizona and the State OF Csl-
ifornia, and in all other States and Ter
ritories OF the United States, and in
foreign countries.
FdtRTH. The amount Of the capital
stock of this corporation ie and shall
be six hundred thousand dollars, and
the mum Der of shares into which it is
divided is six hundred thousand, of the
par value of one dollar each. Said
stock shall be fully paid and non-assess-
able and may be paid 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
nsnt of this corporation shall bs the
late of the filing of these Articles OF
for record in the office
81 the County Recorder of Navajo
county, in the Territory Of Arizona, and
,ha termination of this corporation |
3hall be twenty-five years from and af- !
or said date of filing these Articles OF
SIXTH The affairs of this corporation
arc to be conducted by a Board OF Nine |
Directors each and all OF whom shall
oe stockholders thereof Said directors |
,hsll be elected by tho etockhoiders of
said corporation at the annual meeting,
md the annual meetings OF this COR
ooration shall be upon the first Monday
n May of each and every year at the
1our of 7:30 o'clock in the afternoon;
md the persons who shall constitute
he Board of Directors Of thie corpor-
.tion. and shall be the directors there
81 until the said annual meeting is held
II until their successQtg are elected and
iualified shall be F. B. Burns, Henry
ianser, W. H. Brewer, g. Aubrey Da-
7idson, F. J. Peck, J. 8. Purdy, F. J.
Mcbride, L L. Hibbard and ii. e. Gre
yory.