Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-04-13
Articles OF incorporation
OF THE
Observation-Disclosures Oil Com
pany.

10 cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled
KNoS ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS, that we,
the undersigned, have associated ourselves to
PetAer for the purpose of forming a corpora
tiOd for the transaction OF business under the
laws OF the Territory of Arizona aud hereby
adopt the following As Their Articles OF Incor
pOraton, to.wt:
The names of the corporators OF said corpor
alton are: +. C. Palmes. J NJ jameson, l. L..
Mi Ter, j. II. WILSON, ]. B. Fisk, s. G. sma.tt
and Bedell SIN tn.
The name of said corporation is the Bakers
field Kramer oil Company
Ill.
The principal place of transacting business
is Kingmau, County of Mohave Territory Of
Arizona, with branch office at Bakersfield
County of Kern State Of California.
"
The general ratur' OF the business proposed
to be transacted Is; To purchase, lease own,
hold AID acquire oil lands aud other real prop
erty, aud TO bore sink, drive excayate and
construct wells. shafts, tunnels aud other
works for the purpose of developing and ex-
tracing the mineral oils, petroleum, a,phal-
tum liquid btumen, gas and other products
contained therein.
To buy, own, refine, sell aud deal in mineral
oils, petroleum, liquid bitumen, asphaltum,
gas, ahd other mineral products
TO acquire, own snG operate refaeries aud
other works ior refining a ~ Of the aforesaid
products; to bu Id aud constru t tai Ks aud
other recep .acles for accumu ating, holding or
storing any of such roducts
To purchase, acquire, own, hold construct
aud operate pipe lines for the transportation OF
any OF such pr ducts;
To buy, sell own aud hold all such personal
properly a NAV be necessary or useful in car
ryiug on the business of the corporation;
To acquire own. hold aud dispose of water
aud water rights
To borrow aud lend money;
To acquire, own, buy sell and deal in shares
o. stock, bohds aud obligations OF public and
private corporations:
And generally, to do and perform all other
things necessary or incideI tai to any of the
purposes above set nth, or useful in cOnnec
ton with the business for wh.ch the corpora
ton Is formed.
The amount OF capital stock of said corpora
ton, authorized to be issued. is Five Hundred
lnpHshuu t1uuubu) hUhTeht OF IN par Nhlut OF
One Dollar Isl OOl each, the same to be issued
at such time a I'D upon such terms and condi.
tions As the Board of Directors may determine.
VI
The term for which said CORPORATION is to ex-
list is twenty five years, commencing on the
SOth day OF Ma ch, 1901. and terminating on
tn, SOth day of March 1926, unless renewed or
dissolved as provided by law.
VII
The affairs of the corporation are to be CON
Quoted by Board of Dir ctOrs consisting of
seven member. The corporation herein shall
constitute the first board. directors shall be
elected annua ly. by the stock holders at their
regular meetings, TO be held on the SECOND
Monday Of March Il each year. All directors
shall hold Office uuttl tn ir successors are
elected aud qualified. The directors may by
majority vote, choose proper officers to carry
on the bus ness Of the company may confer
on them the power to perform the functions Of
their respective Offices; may fiji vacancies in
their board caused by death or resignation;
may adopt by avs for the government aud
guidance Of the corporation and may levy
sessments mp n the stock of the corporation.
but any assessment made must be declared,
noticed aud collected in all respects pursuant
ment OF corporate stock.
VII
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility to which the corporation may at any
time subject itself is Fifty Thousand Dollars
(S5O,O0O).
he private property of stock holders in this
corporation shall be exempt from liability for
corporate debts.
All stock issued and sold by said corporation
shall be regarded as fully paid for
In WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
or hands and seals this 29th day Of March,
1901. + C. PALNES Seal
J. NJ. JAMESON, Tseall
l, l.. MILLER, Seal
II WILSON, tseal
JOEL b FISK, GSeall
S. 6. SMARrT, [se4ll
BEDELL SMITH. Sesll
STATE can or o a. Wo' SIS.
On this 10Th day OF March, 1901, before me,
c J Taylor, Notary Public in and for the
County Of Kern, residing therein. duly com
mssioned and sworn, personally appeared L.
c. Palmes, NJ. Jameson, ! L. Miller, j. II
Wilson, ] b Fisk, s G Smart, and Bedell