The Winslow mail., 1900-05-31
ArticlesofIncorporation
OF THE
NaVajoOil Com y

y. Auofey DaVldSon, A. A Sloan, j. s.
Rurdy, +. u. Mcbride, I. L. Eibbard,
Il. (. Gregory, +. j. Peck and John w.
Kemp, majority Of whom are citi-
Zens or the United States, do hereby
ass Oclate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming 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.
porators ere the aforesaid r. B. Burns,
Henry Hauser, w. II. Brewer, g. Au-
brey Davidson, A. A. Sloan, j s. Purdy.
F. G. Mcbride, T. L. Hibbard. II. K
Gregory, John w. Kemp and f. j.
| Peck.
SECOND. The principal place of
bslness for the transaction of business
of this corporation is and shall be the
City of Winslow, County of Navajo.
Territory of Arizona; said iAcorpora-
tion shall have All office for the transac-
tiOn OF business III the state OF Cali
fornia, and the principal place for the
| transaction OF business outside OF the
| 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 stockholG-
ers, directors and officers of the com
pany may be held and any and all bus
! mess connected with the corporation
may be transacted, and officers and di-
rectOr3 may be elected and aiy and all
| bylaws of said corporation may 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) 10 buy, lease and locate or
otherwise acquire, to hold, own, man
age, operate, improve, mortgage, sell,
convey and otherwise dispose of and
develop land, concessions, franchises
rights of way, mining claims, mining
claims, mineral rights, oil wells aud
other real estate and interests in any
of said properties and to own and ac-
quire all classes Of personal property.
To- To engage ip and carry on the
business of boring, drilling, digging,
tunneling and exploring for, produc-
| ing, refining, distilling, treating, man-
ufacturing, piping, Carrying, handling,
storing, dealing III, buying and selling
oils, petroleum, mineral gas, asphalt
um,. bitumen, bituminoUs rock and
other mineral and hydro-carboU sub
etances and products of all 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 and 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 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) To establish aud 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 i'll California, or other
states and territories of the United
| States of America, and III foreign couu-
tries.
(d). To purchase and otherwise &C.
qulre, hold, pledge, hypotnecate, sell
and otherwise dispose OF shares of tue
capital stock Of other corporations, also
bonds, debentures, bills, prUmlseory
notes, mortgages and pledges Of otner
corporations, partnerships aud PERSONS;
and to issue the stock of this corpora
tion in payment for services rendered
to the corporation or for lands Or other
property purchased cy this corporation.
(e). Iodo and perform each and every
and all matters and things necessary,
eXpedient or proper to carry out the
PURPOSES and business of The corpora
tiOn, and generally TO do and perform
any and all business or acts for which
individual or natural persons may
lawfully associate themselves together
to perform; the business of this cor
poration is to be carried on in the Ter
ritory of Arizona aud the State OF Cal |
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 it is
divided is six hundred thousand, of the |
uar value of one dollar each. Said
stock shall be fully paid and non-assess- /
able and may be paid for at the time Of |
lis issuance or prior thereto, in cash,
broperty. services rendered or other
equivalent.
FIFTH. The time of the commence
ment Of this corporation shall be the
date of the fling of these Articles of
incorporation for record in the office
of the County Recorder of Navajo
county, i'll 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 q Board of Nine
Directors each and all OF whom shall
be stockholders thereof. Said directors
shs IL be elected by the stockholders OF
said corporation atthe annual meeting,
and the annual meetings or this cor
poration Shall be upon the first Monday
in May of each and every year at the
honr of 7:30 o'clock in the 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 meetingis is held
or until their successors are elected and
onaljfied shall be Il. B. Burns, Henry
Hauser. W. H. Brewer, G. Aubrey Da-
wilson, F. ]. Peck, j. S. Purdy, :. j.
Mcbride, L i. Hubbard and ii. K. Gre
CORY.
be a President, Vice President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer and such other officers