Mohave County miner., 1900-12-22

Francisco county of San Francisco, State Of
California, desiring to incorporate corporation
under the laws Of the territory Of Arizona for
the purpose Of engaging in the different kinds
OF business hereinafter specified, do make,
sign. adopt, acknowledge. and publish these
Articles Of incorporation.
ARTICLEL
The name OF the corporation hereby formed
is the
20 OF Company OF M:Kittriek.
Kingman is hereby designated as the principal
place OF business within the territory Of Arizo-
na and the place for the trLnSactiJn IN of its gen
eral business sh I'll be in the state Of California,
with an executive branch, business and trans.
fer Office in the City OF San Francisco, county OF
san Francisco State OF California, the location
OF the works Of said company 10 be at such
places in the state Of IlifOrnia as the Board OF
Directors may determine; the Board of Direct
ors may hold special and regular meetings in
the City of SIn Francisco, county OF San Fran
cisco, state OF California, and with the unlni.
nous consent of the Board OF Directors may
hold re yular and special m settings Of said Board
at the works Of the company, wherever the
same may be lOc Ited. upon giving u the Direct
ors reasonable notice Of such meetings with the
further privilege of conducting the different
lines of business specified and stated In Article
ii hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature Of the different kinds of
business proposed to be transacted by this
company is - buy. sell lease. deal in. locate,
claim, divert, acquire, maint lin, improve or
erect and construct all kinds Of property. real,
a g,.t,
and land producing crude petroleum and other
mineral oils, aSphaltum, water ana water
rights, franchises, goods, wares, merchandise,
materials, refining works tanks, pipe lines cars
and receptaces for the transportation Of oil,
dams. tunnels. pipes, fumes, levees, viaducts.
reservoirs, acquaducts, canals. bridges embank-
ments, and excavations across, under and over
any water course, lake, river, or stream, water
way or public highway, and 10 engage In the
operation Of reduction and refining works for
the reduction OF oils, and the manufacture and
production Of any and all the by.produgts Of
crude petroleum. mineral and other oils or
phaltum and 10 deal in the same, u generate,
deliver. sell lease and deal in electricity, water
and oils, and II perform all acts incidental
thereto and permissible under the laws Of the
tate Of California, and Of the Territory Of
Arizona, and Of the United States:
To borrow money, execute mortgages, or
deeds Of trust TO secure the same. with the con
sent Of twO-thirds OF the stockholders Of said
company TO secure any bonds or notes that may
hereafter be issued by said Company;
To have perpetual succession; 10 sue and be
sued by its corporate name; 10 have a common
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; u pre-
scribe the mode Of making transfers Of stock
or interests Of its stockholders to make con-
tracts; to acquire and transfer property; to
POSSESS the same powers in such respects as
private individuals now enjoy to establish by.
laws; to make all rules and regulations deemed
expedient for the management OF It's affairs not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and Of the State OF California, and Of the Ter.
ritory Of Arizona, as provided by section 233 of
the Revised Statutes Of Arizona.
Article III.
The amount Of the capital stock OF said cor.
poration shall be One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars GslOO,OOO.OO) divided into One Hundred
Thousand Shares of the par value OF One Dol
lar siOOj each, and shall be fully paid up be.
fore issue and worcestershire; provided how.
ever that said stock or any part thereof may
be issued for property. and the several incor.
porators hereof each do hereby subscribe for
Five (9 shares of stock respectively.
Article ".
The time Of the commencement OF this Cor.
poratiOn shall be the date Of the filing Of these
Articles OF Incorporation in the office OF the
County Recorder OF the County OF Mohaye
Territory Of Arizona, and the termination
thereof shall be twenty-five years: upon the
vote Of three-tourths Of the capital stock at
any regular meeting called and held for that
purpose, the period Of existence may be extend.
ed for twenty-five years
ABTICLEv.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be man.
aged and conducted by and shall be vested in a
Board Of Directors consisting Of five () persons
to be elected from and by the stockholders OF
this corporation on the second day OF the month
of January each and every year after the year
| 1901 at q meeting OF this corporation 10 be held
at Kingman, county Cf Mohave, Arizona pre-
vided the following named stockholders shall
serve as a Board of Directors until the regular
election in January, 1902, and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified, namely: the
said G. W. Beecher, L. F, Thompson, o. H. Sav.
age, r. 4. Wood and Geo. T.. Whitaker; proyi.
ded further that in the event OF a vacancy in the
Board Of Directors before any meeting or there.
after, said vacancy may be filled by a majority
OF the members Of the Board Of Directors in of.
flee; and it is further provided that three mem,
l.-a, A.. N ri