Mohave County miner., 1901-12-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINER
AL VELOPMENT COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS:


Dunn, Hugo A. Zigrosser, Leopold Bondi
Edward Staehlin and John E. Mayer have as
sociated ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming corporation under Chapter g Title
IL, of the revised statutes OF Arizona, 1887, and
all amendments thereto; to transact the bust.
ness hereinafter mentioned. do adopt the fol.
lowing articles of incorporation.
The names of the mcorporators are, w. w.
Dunbar, L. c. Roeber, William j. Roeber,
William A Dunn, Hugo A. zigrosser, Leopold
Bondi, Edward Staehlin and John e. Mayer.
The name OF the corporation shall be THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, and its princi
pal office shall be at the City OF Newark New
Jersey and branch offices shall be established
ut such other places as the Board Of Directors
may deem necessary but meetings OF the Stock
holders and Directors, and any other meetings
OF the Company may be held and the business
of the Company transacted in any state or ter.
ritory of the United States, as the interests of
the Corporation shall demand.
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The nature of the business and the object and
purpose proposed to be transacted. promoted
and carried on are to do any or all things here
in mentioned, as fully and TO the same extent
as natural persons might or could do viz to
buy, own, lease, sell or hold and work any oil
coal or iron lands, or oil and gas wells coal and
iron mines, mining rights, prospects, or any and
all kinds OF ore or minerals, mills, millsites
water rights, or any timber or timber lands
with the right to mine, mill reduce, prepare
for market any and all kinds Of ores minerals
coal and to pump refine and treat any and all
kinds of oil; with the right to sell lease ex
change, transfer and dispose OF any oil coal
iron or timber lands, mines, mining rights
prospects, mills, mill sites with any timber
whether owned by the said Company, or sold
on commission. To purchase, acquire, hold
sell. dispose OF, pledge or otherwise the stock
debentures, bonds or other evidence Of debt of
any corporation foreign or domestic, and also
the right to issue SELL dispose OF, pledge or
otherwise use its own stock bonds notes
mortgages or obligations.
To take, own, hold, deal in, mortgage or 9th.
erwise lien, to lease, sell, exchange transfer
or in any manner whatever dispose OF any real
property wherever situated.
To mlnu'acture, purchase, acquire in any
lawful manner, and to hold own mortgage
pledge. sell, trlnsfer. or in any manner dispose
OF, and to deal and trade in oil, gas coal iron.
and all minerals, lumber, goods, wares mer.
caandise or property OF any and any class and
description.
To ac luire the good will rights and property !
OF any person firm, association or corporation.
To pay for the same in cash, the stock OF the
Company, bonds or otherwise: to hold or in any |
manner dispose OF the whole, or any part of
the property so purchased to conduct in any |
lawful manner the whole or any part OF any |
business so acquired. and to exercise all the |
powers so acquired, and to exercise all the /
powers necessary or convenient In and about |
tue conduct and IN mlnayement OF such bu siness /
To enter into make and perform contracts of /
every Kind, with any person, as sociation or |
corporation, and without limit as to amount;
TO draw, make, accept endorse, discount ex. |
ecute or issue promissory notes, draft, bills OF |
exchange warrants, bonds, debentures, and .
other negotiable or transferable Instruments OF .
value. To have otfioeS AMI carry o business
without restriction as 10 place or number; TO
do any or all things herein set forth 10 the same
extent as natural persons might or could do
and In any part of the world as principals
agents, contractors, trustees, or otherwise
either alone or jointly with Others
In general to carry on In connection with the
objects, purposes and business set forth above,
any other lawful business whatsoever
".
The amount OF the authorized capital stock
OF this corporation shall be and is One Million
and Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
ei,s $50 OOOdivided into one million two hundred
and hfty thousand shares, OF the par value of
One Dollar (tD each; each share fully paid up
ana forever worcestershire. Two hundred and
nifty thousand shares Of said capital stock shall
be set aside as treasury stock. and shall be sold
at such price per share as the Board OF Direc.
tors may direct; anc the proceeds arising from
the sale OF said stock shall be used only in the
purchase OF oil. coal, iron and timber lands and
the development OF the same, the purchase of
machinery, erection of buildings, construction
OF railroads, tramways and pipe lines, for the
use and benefit OF the corporation and said
treasury stock shall not be voted until sold and
certificates issued, but when so sold and certi.
hcates issued 1t shall have the same right as
other stocks OF the corporation.
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This corporation will begin business on the
date OF the corporation thereof, duly effected
and completed, and will terminate TWENTY-FIVE
years from the date thereof
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That the officers OF said corporation to con.
duct its affairs until the next annual meeting
shall be President. Vice President. Secretary
Treasurer and General Manager to be chosen
by the Board OF Directors who shall serve I'M.
I'll their successors are duly elected and oual.
ihed; which Board OF Directors shall consist Of
W. W. Dunbar, l.. c. Roeber, William J. Roe.
Der' william A. Dunn, Hugo A. zigrosser,
Leopold bondi' Edward staehlin and John E.
Mayer Inc number OF said Board OF Dlrec-
tors may be increased by resolution OF the
boaru at any time The annual election Of tn,
Board OF Directors shall be on the first Thurs
uay aiter the first Monday In October OF each
year The Board OF Directors shall have and