Mohave County miner., 1900-09-29
Hrticles of Incorporation
The kingman Oil and
Mining Company.

y That we, the undersigned, q. w. Beecher
and Howard w, Eemper citizens of Kingman.
in the county of Mohave and Territory Of Ari-
zona, residing at said place have this day
voluntarily associated ourselves together un.
der the laws OF the Territory of Arizona for the
purpose Of becoming incorporated and forming
a corporation under said laws
And we hereby adopt these presents as the
Articles Of such Incorporation and certify and
declare
FIRST. That the name of the corporators OF
said corporation are the names of the persons
aforesaid, to-wit; G. w. Beechcr and Howard
w, kemper
SECOND. That the name of said corporation
shall be
The Kingmln Oil and Mining Company,
and its principal place Of transacting business |
shall be in the town Of kingman, County Of !
Mohaye, and Territory of Arizona, but said
company may establish and maintain offices,
transact its business and hold its Directors
| and Stockholders meetings excepting its an
nual Stockholders meeting) in any other Of
| the states and territories of the United States
Of America aS the Board of Directors may des-
| ignate.
THIRD. That the general nature Of the bust
ness proposed TO be transacted by said corpora
tion is aS follows to.wit:
| /. To locate, buy rent, lease, purchase &C.
quire, own, hold control, manage, sell, operate,
improve and develop land and mining claims,
mill sites, water rights mineral rights oil
lands, oil wells and other real estate.
! :. To engage in and carry on the business Of
prospecting, boring. exploring for, producing
refining distilling, treating, manufacturing,
piping, carrying, handling, storing. dealing in,
buying and selling oils petroleum, natural gas
asphaltum, bitumen, bituminous rock, hydro
carbon substances and all other ores and min
erals.
;. To buy, erect, rent lease. or otherwise
acquire, hold, own, manage and operate refiu-
cries, pipes pipe lines, tanks, manufactures,
machinery, wharveS, tank ears, steam and sail.
ing vessels and other works, properties and
appliances that may be deemed necessary or
convenient by the Board Of Directors for the
aforesaid purposes or any thereof.
, 4. To build, buy, construct, own, hold and
maintain telephone and telegraph lines and
such other means Of rapid communication as
may now or hereafter be IN existence.
:. To buy and sell hold and own shares OF
stock in this and other corporations and gen
, I
may be necessary 70 the transaction Of said
; business or any part thereof.
e. To locate, buy. take up, use acquire. own
J hold and occupy such lands, premises and real
estate as may be necessary or convenient for
the above stated purposes or any thereof.
FOURTH. That the amount Of capital stock
2 hereby authorized to be issued by said corpor
2 alton is ONE MILLION tSI.UJJODO dollars, which
. is divided into one million U.OOOGOW shares Of
the par value Of one CsD Dollar each
FIFTH. That Five Hundred Thousand Eight
Hundred C5OlsOJ Shares may be issued. from
time 70 time as the Board Of Directors shall
designate, in the purchase and acquiring OF
mining claims, oil lands and other property
and the remaining -Four Hundred and Ninety
Nine Thousand Two Hundred Ci99,2OW Share,
shall be issued for cash at such prices as tn,
2 Board of Directors may determine and afte
issuance said stock shall be non assessable.
q SIXTH. That the amount Of capital stool
. which has been actually subscribed is Eigh
Hundred $500 Dollars, and the following ar
the names Of the persons by whom the sam
. has been subscribed and the amount OF thei
! subscriptions respectively, to-wit:
G. w, BEECHER 100 shares, one hundre,
: dollars.
i Z. +. THOMPSON, 100 shares one hundred dol
I lars.
I J. F. PHELAN, 100 shares, one hundred dol
lars.
HENRY LovIN 100 shares one hundred do
lars.
= ANsoN II. SMITH, 100 shares, one hundre
dollars.
w. ii. CUSHING, IOO shares, one hundred do
/. lars
n J. w. TUCK, 100 shares one hundred dollars
HUGH f. REMPER fifty shares, ffty dollars
HOWARD w. KEMPER fifty shares, fifty do
d lars.
r SEVENTH That the time Of iling Of thes
Articles of Incorporation for record in tn
Office Of the County Recorder Of said MOhav
u county shall be the time Of the commencement
% Of said corporation and its termination shu
be upon the expiration of the period Of twenty
FIVE fs5) years next following said time Of con
N mencement.
EIGHTH The officers by whom the affairs q
" said corporation are to be conducted shall b
five 90 directors
The following named persons shall constitut
n the Board of Directors until their successor
l. are elected and qualified as provided by tn
by laws of said corporation:
CIV. BEEcHER Of Kingman Mohave Coul
N ty Arizona Territory.
! HENRY LoyIN, OF Kingman, Mohave COUNTY
Arizona Territory.
y, HUGH f. KEMPER, Of Kingman, Mohav
County, Arizona Territory.
f. f. THOMPSON, Of Kingman, Mohaye Coul
ty, Arizona Territory.
ANsoN H. SMITH, OF Kingman, Mohave Coul
no ty. Arizona Territory.
NINTH. That the highest amount OF indeb
III edness or liability 70 which said corporatio
'e is az any time to subject itself is Fifty Tho
lie sand CS5OOOD Dollars.
- TENrH Tint all and singular each an