Mohave County miner., 1900-10-13
Hrticles Of Incorporation
The kingman Oil and
Mining Company.


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, Beecher 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
Mohave 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 meeung) 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 bus.
| ness proposed to be transacted by said corpora.
| tion is as follows tO.wit
/. To locate, buy, rent lease, purchase, ac-
| 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
| 8. To buy erect, rent lease, or otherwise
acquire hold, own, manage and operate re6n.
cries pipes, pipe lines, tanks, manufactures
machinery, wharveS, tank cars, 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.
3. To buy and sell hold and owa shares OF
stock In this and other corporations and gen
orally TO do and to perform all lawful acts that
J may be necessary to the transaction of said
business or any part thereof.
g. To locate, buy, take up, use, acquire, own
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
hereby authorized 10 be issued by said corpor.
alton IL ONE MILLION GI, ,OOOO0O dollars. which
is divided into one million G.OOO,OOO shares Of
the par value Of one CSD Dollar each.
FIFTH. That Five Hundred Thousand Eight
Hundred GOOsOO) Shares may be issued, from
time to 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 Cigg POO Shares
shall be issued for cash at such prices as the
| Board of Directors may determine, and after
issuance said stock shall be non assessable.
SIXTH. That the amount Of capital stool,
which has been actually subscribed is Eight
| Hundred $500 Dollars and the following are
the names Of the persons by whom the same
has been subscribed and the amount OF their
subscriptions respectively. to-wit:
g. W, BEECHER, 100 shares, one hundred
dollars.
e. F. THOMPSON, 100 shares. one hundred dol
lars.
j. F. PHELAN, 100 shares, one hundred dol
lars.
HENRY LovrN 100 shares, one hundred dol.
lars.
ANsoN H. SMITH, 100 shares one hundred
dollars.
W. H. CUSHING, 100 shares, one hundred dol
lars.
j. w TUCK, 100 shares, one hundred dollars.
HUGH F. KEMPER fifty shares, fifty dollars.
HOWARD w. KEAPER, fifty shares, fifty dol.
lars.
SEVENTH. That the time OF fling of these
| Articles OF Incorporation for record In the
| Office Of the County Recorder OF said Mobaye
county shall be the time of the commencement
Of said corporation and its termination shall
be upon the expiration Of the period OF twenty.
five C!5) years next following said time of com.
mencement.
EIGHTH. The officers by whom the affairs of
said corporation are to be conducted shall be
five (5) directors.
| The following named persons shall constitute
the Board Of Directors until their successors
are elected and qualified as provided by the
| by laws Of said corporations
G. W. BEECHER, Of Kingman. Mohave Coun.
ty, Arizona Territory.
HENRY LOvIN, OF kingman MOhave County,
Arizona Territory.
| HUGH f. KEMPER OF Kingman, Mohaye
County, Arizona Territory
f. f, THOMPSON, Of Kingman, Mohaye Coun-
/ ty, Arizona Territory.
ANsoN II. SMITH, of Kingman. Mohave Coun.
~, Arizona Territory.
NINTH. That the highest amount OF ndebt-
edness or liability to which said corporation
| Is at any time TO subject itself is Fifty Thou.
sand 1000 Dollars.
TENTH. That all and singular each and
every the property of the corporators, stock
holders, officers, directors and members OF said
corporation and each and every OF them, shall