Arizona republican., 1901-12-22


ARTICLES OF INCoRPORATIoN
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THE LUCKY STRIKE OIL COM,
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| KNOW. ALL MEN,-BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, whose hands
are hereunto afiixed. do hereby associ,
ate ourselves together for the purpose
laws of the Territory of Arizona. and
to that end make the following state
ment: tSsa..,.,. -. ,..-.,,s..,. -.
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L The names of the coyporators, are:
Will ]. Mathews, Frank w Sears and
Erastus w. Case. and the name Of the
corporation shall be The Lucky Strike
Oil Company" The, principal place IN
which the business OF said corporation,
within the Territory of Arizona is to
be transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa
County. Arizona. and the principal
place of business of said corporation
outside the Territory. Of Arizona shall
be the City of Denver in the State OK
colorado. The corporation may pro-.
vide in its bylaws for the establish
ment. from time to time. of branch
offices either within or without the
Territory of Arizona and the meetings
both. either regular or special. may be
held at such branch Offices in accord
ance with the provisions of the by
laws the business transacted at all of
such meetings shall have the same full
legal binding effect and force as
though held at the principal office of
the corporation in the Territory Of Ari-
zona- .
Second. -
0auaral nature the huRineS9
proposed to be transacted by this COR
porati il "a follows. to-wit: To pur-
chase. lease. bond. locate or otherwise
acquire, own, exchange. sell or
otherwise dispose Of pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate and deal IN
real estate and any and all
kinds OF personal property. mines.
lands,- oil, gas. asphalt,im. petro-
leun, water and water rights and ma
chinsry. and to work. MINE. explore.
operate and develop the same; to do q
general real estate. Misunderstanding and
mercantile business: to, own. handle
and control letters patent and invent
ions and shares of capital stock OF
other corporations; to borrow money
| and execute notes. bonds. mortgages or
deeds OF trust to secure the; same. ana
to exercise In respect OF all such bonds.
mortgages, notes, shares of scapltal
stock and other securities and obifga.
lions any and all rights. powers and
privileges OF Individual owners. thereof.
| including the right to. vote upon any
shares of stock held by it to the same
extent that q natural person might or
could do; land In. general to do all
things necessary to the proper conduct
of the business of this corporation in
the Territory and elsewhere. not incon-
sistent with the laws, Of. the United
States and the Territory Of Arizona
+ 80 Third. ..--.-. 81.
| The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand dollars ($50.000) divided into.
one million q, 00o, 000) shares of the par
value of FIVE (5) cents, each At such
time as the Board OF Directors may BY
resolution direct. said capital stock
shall be paid into this corporation.
either in cash on by, the sale and trans
fer to it of real or personal property
for the uses and purposes OF said cor
poration,. in payment for which shares
of the capital stock OF said tcorporAtion
may be issued. and the capital stock SO
! issued shall thereupon and thereby be.
come and be fully paid up and non
assessabie, and i'm the absence OF the
| actual fraud in the transaction The
| Judgment of the directors as to the
value of the property purchased shall
| be conclusive. = IL - 49, - =
~ Fourth.
| The time Of the -comn;encemente of
this corporation shall be the date of
the filing of these articles of incorp6ra-
ton in the office of the Secretary OF
| Arizona. and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five (25) years there
after. p - .'-' y . -
- ---,- Fifth
/ hn OF oi NJ At inn a
be conducted by a board of five tst tDi-
rectors and the following named ski1ah
constitute: the Board of Directos8 uktif
their successors are elected: Erh1tus
w. Case. viii J. Mathews. Frank Nv.
Sears. John j. Hover and Amos Stuaer.
Thereafter the Board OF Directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders as. the bylaws of the corpora
ton may provide.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability. direct or contingent, to
which this corporation is at any time
subject shall be. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars ($25. 000).
a-sss so Seventh.
The private property, Of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from corporate debts OF any kind
whatsoever. --.'e> ;it.'''
+ IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
twelfth day. of December. 1901. 80
WILL J. MATHEWS. (Sealo
FRANK w. SEARS. -t5ek1.r
ERASTUS w. CASE. (Seai)
State of Colorado 80 ,sp'
County of zArapahoe. S. 80 - -;
On this Twelfth day of December In
the year 1901 before me. Calvin z.
Reed, a Notary Public in and fof the
State and Co,,nty aforesaid Srfqft1inrv
therein. duly commissioned and sW6fn,
personally appeared VIII J. Mathews,
Frank w. Sears and Erastus W. Case.
known to me to be the persons de-
scriped in. whose names are .subscffbed
to, and who executed the annexed IN.