Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-28
Articles Of Incorporation Of Little Empet {
Oil Company.

Oil Company.
The undersigned, H. P. Wendt, Fred
W. Heatherly. J. l.. Ball, II. G. Wood
and A. ]. Failor, citizens of the United
States, have this day associated them
selves together for the purpose of form
ing Incorporation under and by virtue
OF 1.-THE laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and hereby adopt the following articles
OF incorporation, namely:
Article One.
That the names of the corporators are
H. P. Wendt, Fred w. Heatherly, |. L.
Ball, H. G. Wood and A. Failor; that
the name of the corporation shall be
Little Emperor Oil Company. That the
principal place for the transaction of the
business of the said corporation is and
shall be the City of Tucson, in the coun-
ty OF Pima. Territory of Arizona, with
branch Offices at such other places as the
board of directors may from time to time
designate.
Article Second.
That the general nature of the busi-
ness proposed to he transacted by the
said corporation shall be: Mining.
dril ing and boring for crude and other
OIL, PETROLEUM, gas, asphaltum or other
volatile or hydro carbon substances.
buying, selling, leasing, mortgaging,
owning or holding mineral or other
lands and personal property; and laying
pipes and pipe lines for conducting oil or
other substances, erecting tanks, refine
ries, derricks. machinery or other works
for boring, drilling. producing, handling,
treating or dealing in said products or
substances; building roads, tramways,
railroads or canals from the company's
property to any river. railroad or high
way; to build, operate. maintain, own or
conduct genei al merchandise business.
or to deal in any kind OF merchandise or
personal property: and to do any and
all other acts or things necessary or
neefful to conduct a general oil mining
or other business, either in Arizona or
any other state or territory of the Unit
ed States.
Article Third.
That the amount of the capital stock
OF the said corporation shall consist Of
tive million shares of the par value of
one dollar each; and that said stock
shall not be issned by the board OF direc-
tors except the same shall be fuly paid
up; and when SO issued by said board of
directors said stock shall be forever non
asscssable and no personal liability shall
attach to the holders thereof
Article Fourth.
This corporation shall commence busi-
ness when it's articles of incorporation
are filed with the County Recorder Of
lnma County, Territory Of Arizona and
shall continue for weuty-five years there
after.
Article Fifth.
The affairs of the said corporation
shall he managed by board Of five d.
rectorss The FIRST board of directors
shall he: II. p. Wendt, I. l.. Ball. Fred
W. HeatherIy, II. G. Wood and A. I.
Failor, who shall hold their Offices for a
PERIOD of one year from the date these
artteies arr recorded or until their sue.
eessors are duly elected and quali6ed.
Al the expiration OF the year above
stated, or sooner il the stockholders
elect, a new board of directors shall be
elected by the stockholders of the said
corporation. at regular meeting there
OF
Articie Sixth.
The officers Of the said corporation
shall consist ofa president, vice president
secretary ard treasurer, and such othsr
1fiacers ~ the board Of directors may
from time tn time determine.
The president and yice-presideut shall
be nnembers Of the board of directors:
and no director shall hold Office who h
not a bona fias stoekholder of rreord i,
sad corporation, anda failure to own or
hold stock IN said corporation shall work
a forfeiture Of the ofisce OF director.
In tho event of the death, resignation.
disability or disqualification OF any d.
rector, the remaining nscmbers OF the
board OF directors may GIL the vacancy
by the election { some bona fide stock
holder.
Article Seventh.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
said corporation shall at any time create
shall aat exceed the sum of 1--WE thousand |
Sc, ,0oo. .ts09 dollars.
Article Eighth.
That all the private property OF the |
stockholders of said corporation shall be |
Exempt from all debts OF this corpora |
tion.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto |
vet our hands and seals this twenty
second day of May. A. D. ninetcen huu-
ired and one.
Joseph l.. Bah, Seal /
III. r. Wendt, Seal /
Fred ". Heatheriy, Seal |
III. G. Wood, Seal |
A. ]. Fai.or, Seal
State of California,
county Of Los Angeles
On this 23rd day Of May, in the year
II our Lord, nineteen hundred one, be.
ore me. Ralph Hamiin. notary public
n and for said Los Anacles County. re.