Mohave County miner., 1901-12-21
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE pansrNrs:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned. W. W. Dunbar, L.
c. Roeber William J. Roeber William \.
Dunn, Hugo \. ZigrJSscr, Leopold Bondi,
Edward Staehln and John Z. Mayer, have as.
sociated ourselves together Tor the purpose of
forming a corporation under Chapter 3 Title
II, OF the revised statutes Of Arizona. 1887, and
all amendments thereto; 70 transact the bust.
ness hereinafter mentioned, do adopt the fol.
lowing articles of incorporation.
The names Of the incorpOrators are W. w.
Dunbar, l.. c. Roe5er William j. Roeber.
William \ Dunn, Hugo 4. zigrosser, Leopold
Bondi, Edward Staehlin and John Z. Mayer.
II
The name Of the corporation shall be THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, and its prlnci
pal oaice shall be 1T the City Of Newark, New
Jersey, and branch onices shall be established
at 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 shah demand.
III
The nature OF tho business and the object and
purpose proposed to be transacted promoted
and carried on are to do any or al things here.
in mentioned, as fully and 70 the same extent
as natural persons might or could do viz: To
buy, own lease, sell or hola and work any oil.
coal or iron lands, or oil and gas wells coal and
iron mines. mining rights prospects, or any and
al 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 10 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 or plet tge 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 It's own stock bonds notes.
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 manufacture, purchase, acquire in any
lawful manner, and to hold own. norttgge
pledge. sell transfer, or in any manner dispose
of, and TO deal and trade in oil gas. coal. iron
and all minerals, lumber goods, wares. mer.
'handise OF property Of any and any class and
description.
To acquire the good will, rights and pr)perty
f0uIs ,Npsg Av,,,
To pay for the same in cash. the stock OF the
Company bonds or otherwise; to hold or ia anv
manner dispose of the whole or any part Of
The property so purchased; to conduct IN apv
lawful manner the whole or any part OF any
business so acquired, and to exercise all the
powers so acquired, and 20 exercise an the
powers necessary or convenient in and about
lhe conduct and management Of such business
To enter into, make and perform contracts of
every kind with any person, association or
corporation, and without limit as TO amount.
70 draw, make, accept endorse, discount ex
'cute or issue promlsSory notes, draft. bills of
exchange, warrants bonds debentures. and
'ther NEGOTIABLE or transferable instruments of .
'alue' To have offices ana carry on business
Without restriction as 70 place or number; to
10 any or all things herein set forth TO the same
'xtent as natural persons might or could do /
md in any part of the world as principals. .
lgents' 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.
my other lawful business whatsoever.
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The amount OF the authorized capital stocl,
If this corporation shall be and is ono Million
md Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
81 25ooODdivided into one million two hundred
md nifty thousand shares, OF the par value of
me Dollar (s) each; each share fully paid up
ma forever non-assessible. Two hundred and
iity thousand shares of said capital stock shau
'e set aside as treasury stock, and shall be sold
" such price per share as the Board OF Direc.
ors may direct; ant the proceeds arising from
ne SAFE OF said stock shall be used only in the
'urohaSe OF OIL coal iron and timber lands, and