Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-04
Articles OF incorporation Of Little EmOerO,
Oil Company.

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The undersigned, H. p. Wendt. Fred
| w. Heatherly, ]. l.. Ball, III. G. Wood
and A. Failor, citizens of the United
States, have this day associated them.
selves together for the purpose of form.
ing corporation under and by yirtue
OF 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
n. +. Wendt, Fred W. Heatherly, |. l.,
baii, II. q. Wood and A. ]. FaiIor; 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
shail be the City OF Tucson, in the Conn.
~ oi fina. 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 be 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
othcr substances, erecting tanks, refine
ries, derricks. machinery or other works
Tor boring. dril ing, producing, handling,
treating or dealing in said products or
substances; building roads. tranways.
railroads or canals from the company q
property to any river. railroad or high
way. TO build, operate, maintain, own or
conduct gene. al merchandise business.
or to deal in any kind OF merchandise or
personal property, and 10 do any aud
all other acts or things necessary or
fsectlinl to conduct general oil mining
or other business. either in Arizona or
any other state or territory Of the Unit
cd States.
Article Third.
That the amount of the capital stock
OF the said corporation shall consist of
hve million shares OF the par value OF
ene dollar each; and that said stock
stta'l not le issued by the board OF diree-
tors except the same shall be fully paid
up; and when so lasted by said board of
directors said steck shall be forever non.
assessable and no personal liability shall
attach to the holfe-s thereof
Article Fourth.
This corporation shall commence busi-
ness when its artieles oil incorporation
arc flied with the County Recorder of
Pima County. Territory Of Arizona and
shan continue ior twenty-five years there.
after.
Article Fifth.
The affairs Of the said corporation
shall he managed by board of five di-
rccsors. The FIRST board Of directors
shall be: II. r. Menit, |. L.. Ball, Pred
W. Heatherly, II. g. Wood and A, 1.
Failor. who shall bold thesr osfIsexx for q
period ofone year from the date these
aTtscies are recorded OF until their sue
skssors arg duay elected and qsaIiised.
Al the expiration OF the year above
stated, or sooner il the stockholders
cssct. a ne@ board Of directors shall be
elected BY the stockholders sf the aaiss
corporation, NJ a regular meeting there
us.
Artieie Sixth,
The officers of The said soTporatioa
shall consist ola president, yice president,
s<xswtary and treasurer. and sueh other
officers rs the board OF directors may
from tinse ta time determine.
The president and vice-pressdcnt shall
be members OF the board of directors,
and no dircrtor shall hold ofasce wha Is
rot bona Sde xtoCkholder of rscord In
sand corporation aad q fa,uss 10 awa OF
hold stock IA said corporation shall work
a tprtrittrs Of tho ssiisre OF sfifccter.
In The event ef iise death, resignation,
disability or disqualification of any d.
rector. The rrnalning members Of The
board at directors may 6A the Yaeaury
bs the eiection of sssfase hoaa tde stock.
holder.
Articis Seventh.
The highest amonHt of Indebtedness
said corporation shall at any tinse create
shall not eseeed the sum OF i've Thousand
1 So. .00o.sst,e dollars.
Artielc Eighth.
That ali the private property OF the
stockholders oS Sasd corporation shall be
rxrmpi from all sieIsts of this corpora.
tson.
IN wiiness whereof, we have hereanto
set ens hamss and seals this twenty-
second day OF MAY. A. b. nineteen hun.
sirsd and one
Joseph T.. Ball. Seal
III. r. Wendt. Seal
Fred VI. Heathesiy, Seal
IT. O. Wood, Seal
A. ], Faiior. Seal
state = California, l..
Coanty Of Los Angeles
On this 2srd day of May. in the year
d our Lord. uineteen bundred one, be-
fore nae. Ralph Hanaiif, a notary public