The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-27

Articles of Incorporation Of the Aztec Oh
and Development Company

Articles OF Incorporation Of the Aztec OIL
and Development Company
Territory Of New Mexico. ouioo Of the Score
T,j. ". RsSnsIda. Secretary Of the Territory
of New Mexico. do hereby certify there was
filed for record iu this ofhce, at 9 o'clock a.. m.
on ihe 2qth doy of august. a. ID. 1901, articles
OF incorporation OF the Aztec Oil and Develop
ment company and also, that have COM
pared the following copy of She same, with the
original thereof now on llc and declare it TO
be correct transcript therofrom and Of the
In witness whereof. have hereunto sot MP
hand and affixed my official seal this 2oth day
Of August, A. D. 1901. j w. kAANOLDsi
Secretary of New Mexico
Know an men by these presents. that we.
" in. Williams Fred Bunker and a. J.. Fisher
citizens Of the United States of America, have
associated ourselves together as o corporation
under the name and style of the Aztec OIL and
Development company. for the purpose OF
pecnmlnE body corporate anQ pQlitic' under
aud by virtue uf the laws of the Territory Of
New Mexico. and in acuordance with Che pro-
visions OF the laws of the said Territory we do
hereby make, execute ana dcknowlcdge this
certihclto in writing oi our intention 80 TO be
come body corporate under and by virtue Of
gnid laws.
First. Tho corporate name and style Of our
said corporation shall be The Aztec OIL and
Development company.
Second The object for which our said cor
pnrotiun is formed ana Incorporated, is for the
purpose Of becoming a body corporate aud
polite under the laws Of the Territory of New
Mexico to a5Qutrc, by purchase. lease or
otherwise. personal property and real estate,
particularly oil lands; to hold, handle and
dispose ct the same; to drill for oil, natural
gas or other substances and minerals. aud
HherWiso to develop acquired lands as may
BE- deemed best; to sell, contract or otherwise
dispose OF OIL or other products, as from time
90 tine may be necessary or desirable; TO cOn-
struct and operate pipe lines TO acquire aud
operate all machinery and plant necessary for
IHT Na.N. IrtNH HNi IlanH
! ed, az from time to time Qetermined; e. exc
cute mort CAGES and leases. issue bonds, and to
acquire, own, hold and dispose Of, and do and
/ perform any ana on things which III the con
| duct of the business may at any time be found
/ necessary Or desirable.
Third. The capital stock Of our said corpo-
ration is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
/ ls200go0) to be divided into two hundred thou
sand (s2O0D0Ol shares of the par value Of one
/ dollar Si00l per share. Fifty Thousand dol
I lars s5OO0O) of said capital stock shall be pre-
| terred, and az stock Of This company shall be
Z non-assessahlo
Fourth. Our said incorporation is TO exist
/ for the term of fifty years
Fifth The Affairs and management of our
said Incorporation is to be under the control Of
] seven directors, and B n. Freeman. Frank
! EldEedge, w. O.. Chapman, j. i Parsons,
I W. III Williams, Fred Bunker aud A. i. Fisher
are hereby selected % act as said directors
I aud to manage the affairs and concerns Of said
corporation FOR the first three months.
Sixth. The operations Of our said corpora.
AtuH aitL DO Calfleu on III inc county OF Hau
| Juan. territory OF New Mexico and elsewhere
and the principal place of business of said cor
poration within the territory of New MBxicc
ghal ba located ai the town Of Aztec; and offices
I ahail on may be opened at such other place.
[ within the territory, and elsewhere as th
Board Of Directors may from time to time de
I tlrmine
seventh. No personal liability shall exist
aeaiust amy shareholder of our said corpora
iiU1.
Eishth. The directors of said corporatior
/ shalhhave power to make such prudential by
laws as they may deem proper, for the manage
mont q the aiiairs Of this corporation accord
ing TO tlie statute ~ such case made and pro
| vided
our hauds and 1eals this ga day Of August, A
d. 1901.
isoaf w. II. WILLIAMS.
tsoall FRED BUilkER