The Winslow mail., 1900-06-21
Artlclesoflncorporation
OF THE
Navajo Oil Com y

associate ourselves toget her for the
purpose of forming a corporation un-
der the laws of the Territory of Ari-
zona. and for that purpose do hereby
make, execute, adopt, sign acknowledge
and certify these Articles of Incorpor-
alton.
FIRST. The name of this organiZa-
tion is and shall be the Navajo Oil
Company, and the names of the incor-
porat ors { re the aforesaid r. b. Burns,
Henry Hauser, w. Ii. Brewer, G. Au-
brey Davidson, A. A. Sloan, j s. Purdy
F. G. Mcbride, [. L. Hibbard, II. K
Gregory, John w. Kemp aud f. j..
Peck.
SECOND. The principal place of
bsIuess for the transaction of business
Of this corporation is and shall be the
City Of Winslow, County of Navajo,
Territory of Arizona; said incorpora-
tion shall have an office for the transac-
tion of business in the state of Cali
fornia, aud the principal place for the
transaction of business outside OF tue
Territory of Arizona shall be in the
| City of Los Angeles, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, at which
latter place meetings of the stockhold-
ers, directors and officers of the com
pany may be held aud any aud all bus
mess connected with the corporation
may be transacted, and officers and di-
rectors may be elected and any and all
bylaws of said corporation may b..
adopted and amended at said last
mentioned place.
THIRD The object and purposes for
the general nature of the business to
| bo nt ri bv fhQ ma 10
! (a) TO buy, lease and locate or
otherwise acquire, TO hold, own, man-
age, operate, improve, mortgage, sell,
convey and otherwise dispose of anu
develop land, concessions, franchises,
rights of way, mining claims, mluins
claims. mineral rights, oil wells aud
other real estate and interests III any
of said properties and to own and ac-
quile all classes Of personal property.
| (b) To engage in and carry Oh the
business of boring, drilling, digging,
tunneiing and exploring for, prOduc-
ing, refining, distllllng, treating, man-
ufacturing, piping, carrying, hand ling,
storing, dealing III, buying aud selling
oils, petroleum, mineral gas, asphalt
um, bitumen, bituminous rock aud
other mineral aud hydro-carboD sub
stances and products of ali such sub
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, pipe lines, tanks, cars, MANU-
factories, machineries aud other works,
properties and appliances, franchises
and rights of way, patents, patent
rights or leases under patents that may
be incident or auxiliary to said busl-
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) To esta blish and carry on
agencies, Offices, stores, storage tanks,
structures, 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 aud territories Of the United
States of America, and III foreign coun-
tries.
ID. To purchase and otherwise ac-
quire, hold, pledge, hypothecate, sell
and otherwise dispose Of shares of the
capital stock OF other rcorporatlOns, also
bonds, debeutures, bills, promlsoory
! notes, mortgages aud pledges of other
corporations, partnerships aud persons;
and to issue the stock of this corpora
tion III payment for services rendered
TO the corporation or for lands or other
property purchased by this corporation.
(e). 1odo and perform each aud every
and all matters and things Necessary,
expedient or proper to carry out the
purposes and business of The corpora
tion, and generally 10 do and perform
any aud all business or acts for which
individuals or natural persoLs may
lawfully associate themselves together
to perform; the business OF this cor
poration is to be carried Oh In the Ter
ritory of Arizona aud the State OF Csl-
ifornia, and in all other States and Ter
ritories of the United States, and in
foreign countries.
FOURTH. The amount Of the capital
stock of this corporation is and shall
be SIX hundred thousand dollars, and
the number of shares into which 1t 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, III cash,
property, services rendered or other
equivalent
FIFTH. The time of the commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing of these Articles of
incorporation for record in the office
of the County Recorder of Navajo |
county, in the Territory OF Arizona, and |
the termination of this corporation |
shall be twenty-five years from and af-
ter said date Of filing these Articles OF
Incorporation.
SIXTH. The affairs of this corporation
are to be conducted by Board or Nlne
Directors each and all of whom snail
be Stockholders thereof. Said directors
shsll be elected by the stockholders OF
said corporation at the annuai meeting,
and the annual meetings OF this cor
poration shall be upon the first Monday
i'm Nav of each and every year at the
hour of 7:3O o'clock in the afterno oon;
and the persons who shall constitute
the Board of Directors of this corpor-
alton. and shall be the directors there
of until the said annual meeting is held
or until their successors are elected and
oualitied shall be r. B. Burns, Henry
Hauser. w. Ell. Brewer, q. Aubrey Da-
wilson. F. J. Peck, ]. S. Purdy, f. j.
Mcbride, |. L. Hibbard and Fl. K. Gre
CORY. :,
The officers of this corporation shall
he Presid ent, Vice President, Secre-
tarv, Treasurer, and such other officers
as the Board of Directors may elect or
appoint Said officers shall be elected
by the Directors from the Board of Dl-
rectors Immediately after the said an
nual meeting and for the first year, or
until said annual meeting is held, the
bal al OftlcHr9 from