Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-08-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Great Western Oil Company.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE Presents:

Know ALL MEN BY THESE Presents:
That we, the undersigned, have this day
voluntarily associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming a corporation under
do hereby adopt the following Articles of In
corporation;
FIRST.
That the names of the iucorporators of said
company are James G. May and L. L. Henry.
Thatth name of said corporation is and
shall be
GREAT WESTERN OIL COMPANY.
That the principal place of business of said |
company is and shall be Ho1brook, IN the |
county of Navajo in the Territory of Arizo-
ma. But the directors of said company may |
from time to time establish and mailIfain |
Offices for thu transaction of business in such
other places within or without the territory |
as they may deem proper, and the same
change or discontinue at pleasure, and meet
pany. both regular and srecial, may be held
outside of the limits of the Territory of Ari-
iona.
SECOND.
The general nature of the business proposed
TO be transacted by said company is the acqUi-
sition OF lands i'll the county of Navajo and any
other counties in the Territory of Arizona,
and in the county of Mckinley and any other
counties in the Territory of New Mex
leo, and in the State of California, and in any
other state or territory of the United States
by purchase, lease, location, appropriation
or otherwise, and the prospecting Tor, and
deve. oping in such lands and producing and
innd oil of all kinds, natura gas, asphaltum,
coal and other mineral substances; the pur-
chase, lease or other acquisition or construc-
itiOn of, and tine ca pinent aud operation of,
boring and drilling plants ard apparatus. tanks
and Otherre 'ervoirs. ripe iines and OTHER con-
duits. refneries. diStilleries ID ether manu-
factories sheds, warehouses and other build
ings and structures apparatus and appliances,
railways and tramways, electric light and
rover plants and systems OF electric wires and
telephone lines. for the purposes of mining,
producing. storing, Transporting, refining dis
Filling or otherwise treating and mark ting
and disposing of. oil AMI other mineral sub
stances for said company or for other p, r.
sons; the selling, lnortga2ing. subletting. lcas-
ing or otherwise d1sposlng. OF ali any part OF
any lands acquired for the purposes above men
toned or otherwise: the buying, selling and
dealing in oil of all Kinds; The building or
otherwise acquiring. owning carrying ON and
conducting of hotels, stores and shops; deal
ing in all sorts of goods, wares ana nIerchan-
disc, and carrying on al kinds OF mech anicai
trades; the carving on of ricultuTe IN ANY or
all branches; the di 1g aid r.. nsaction of any
business thing which may be beneficial use
full or CONVENIENT to or for the carr, ing out
any of the purposes above mentioned; and
the acquisition, sale or pledge of, and dspJsng
in any manner of, shares of stock it,. or bonds
or other obligations securities of, any other
corporation or corporations for whatever pur-
pose, or wheresoever, the same may have
been, or may be, incorporated.
THIRD.
That the amount of tn capital stock is and
shall be One Million Dollars, divided 1uto ten
million shares. of the par value oi tea cents
time u time. and i'll Cash as cal ed fOriDy the
directors OF said com pany, or by the cOnV ey-
ance, transfer or delivery TO said compl~y OF
property which may be purchased by salu
company, or by the rendition of services OF
perform nee Oflabor for said company, or hy
the satisfaction ana dischar5r OF any ODilga
ton or obligations which may be incurred u,
said company, Or i'll any oh II lawful manner
which NAV be determined upon by Inc dir ct
ors of said company. II shares orstOc& when
issued Sha i be fully paid, and the same shall
be forever non-assessdDie.
FOURTH
The time of the commencement of said cor
pOration shall be tne date OF the filing of tnest
Articles of Incorporation i the office Oh tn,
County Recorder of he County of navajo.
Ene Territory OF Arizona' and the time OF the
termination thereof shall be twe.I- five Se +,
from and after The date OF such filing.
FIFTH.
Section !. The officers oy whom he IF IRIS o
said company are to he conducted are and shall
be five directors, who shall ne annually eecte,
upon the second Monday of August; provided
that the date OF such annual election may b,
changed from time To time 10y by law Oi sal,
company. There shall also be 1t President, ;
Vice President a III edsurer, General NJ ana
ger, and Il Secretary, of said company, AIT
such other officers AS may be provided for b.,
Bylaw, ali of whom shall be elected or 3tp
pointed i'll such manner itnIi at such times, All,
FOR such terms ats the by avs may prescliDS
The direcio shall hold office for on Cal IRON
the time of their election, and until their sue
cessors shall. be elected and qualified. Vacdu
cIes in the Board OF Directors shall be tie
by appointment by he DO. I'd Any person 81
appointed to fill vacancy i'll the Board q
Directors shall hold office until the next an
hual election aRd until his successor shall b
elected and qualified No person shall
director who shall not be at the time of nj
election or apo ntmeIt the holder of one U
more shares OF the capital stock.
Section =. All elections OF directors shall b
by ballot, AMI eVei stOckhUlItr snail have I'll
right TO vote in pes SON q: by proxy U!ie nun
berof shares staiding N iiS IAN tn. bJOk
Ofsaid conn any. for AS many persons Ills UheT
are directors TO be elected. or u cum ultie sal
suares and give one candidate macy Vote
as shall equal the number of directO. 5 multi
piled by the number Ol his shares OF STOCK, ,
10 distribute them on the sa principle ANON
a many candidates as he shall sc4 fit I'll
persons receiving the highest number of vote
shall be deemed elected directors.
Section 8. The following named persons III
hereby appoint; and are directors of sal
company. IO-wit: j. G. Nay, Z. y. McCarrOI
NJ. Rigley, L. H, Thomas. and L. l.. Henri
Said directors hereby appointed ma. hold
meeting for Organization ut Gallup, New Ne.
icI, as soon after the execution Of these art
ces as Il majority of SAID directors MAY |
present at said GALLUP; and they shall no
Office until the annual election To be held O
the second Monday i'll August, 1872, and unit
their successors are elect d and qualified. 81
above named persons hereby appointed c
rectors are not lnelisib such because
not holding any shares of the capital stock
said company tue time of their appoiu
m4nt as such directors; but each of said I
rectoTs so appointed shall become the hold
of Que or more shares of said capital stO(
within sixty days from the da c OF these Az
cles OF Incorporation, or in default there
shall cease to be Il director whenever aft
said SIXTY days. his default continuing, ii
Board II Directors shall declare his pluce V
cant for such default. 80
Section 4. The assent of stockholders repl
sentpg majority OF tue issued and ouIStall
ing shares of the capital stock, given at al
meeting OF the stockholders, regular or spec
nr the written assent OF the holders of tw
thirds of the ssued and outstanding shares
the capital stock wheresoever given, shall
effectdul to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws
To adopt amend or repeal rules or reguIatiO
for the management OF the affairs OF said co
pany.
Section 5. The Board of Directors at t
aforementioned meeting for organization,
at any meetng of the board, regular or 81
eial, and From time 10 time, may adopt, anne
0r repeal bylaws providing for the time, pls
and manner of holding. calling and condu
ing annual, reg ular and special meetings
the stockholders and of the Board of Directo
the number of stockholders or directors c.
ktituting Il quorum, the mode oil vo,ing
proxy mt stockholders meetings, the time
the annual election OF dII ectrrs ana the INC
and manner OF giving notice thereof, tn ca
penSauiOn and duties of officers the manner
election and the terms Of Office Ut all OifiC
other than the directors the transfer of
stock of said company, a all such Otn-r
laws and rules aud regulations for the give
1nent OF said company and OF tile BO~rd of
rector thereof, the Transaction OF the OuS!l
Df SAIL company and tn IN eiue OF
affairs, rs might or cOul1 tie a1upt-d amen.
Orrep saled by The Stockholders Of said &C
hany: provided, that the stnckho. ders, ny
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