The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-25

Articles Of incorporation Of the San Juan
oil and Land Company

Articles OF incorporation Of the San Juan
oil and Land Company.
Territory Of New Mexico, Office Of the Score
tnry. Certificate
Il. J. w. Reynolds, Secretary q the Territory
Of New Mexico, do hereby certify there was
hled for record 10 this office, at 9ool ook g. M,
on the ninth day Of October, a. ID. 1901 articles
Of incorporation Of the San Juan oil and Land
company, NO 28o2) and also, that Ihave com-
pared the following COPY Ottha same with the
original thereof now on file, and declare 10 20
be correct Transcript therefrom and OF the
Ia witness whereof. / have horounto set my
hand aud affixed my official seal this 9th day Of
October A. d 1901 ". is kASHeOLsiDs., H.'.l n
Know all men by these presents that we, Ed
mund Thurland, William 81 Ohookley and
William Shafcr citizens Of the United states
Of America. have associated ourselves together
as a corporation under the name and style OF
I the San Juan Oil and Land company for the
purpose Of becoming 9 body corporate and
/ poitic, under and by virtue Of the laws Of the
/ territory Of New Mexico, and IN accordance
/ with the provisions Of the laws Of said ter
ritory, we do hereby make, execute and ac-
/ knowledge this certificate in writing of our in
] tontions so to become q body corporate under
/ snd by virtue Of said laws
/ First. The corporate name and style Of our
said company shall be The San Juan OIL and
/ Land company.
Second. The object Tor which our said com
pany Is formed and Incorporated is for the
| purpose Of acquiring by purchase, lease or
! otherwise personal property and real estate
/ and particularly oil lands to hold, handle, buy,
sell, own and dispose OF the same, to drill for
/ oil natural gas, water,Or other substances and
lands as may be deemed best, to sell, contract,
or otherwise dispose, OF oil OF other products
as from time to time may be necessary or de.
sirahle, to construct and operate pipe lines, to
acquire and operate all machinery and plant
necessary for executing the object OF the
business conducted as from time to time de-
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issue bonds and acquire own and dispose OF
aud do and perform any and all things which
in the conduct Of the business may at any
time be found necessary OF desirable.
Third The capital stock of our said cor
poraton shall be and is (S500.000l Five hum
dred thousand dollOrs, to be divided intC
lbO0OO0,l Five hundred Thousand shares Of th'
par value Of tSll one dollar each, said stock u
be fully paid and non assessable.
Fourth Our said corporations is 20 exist 70
a period Of (5O) ffty years.
Fifth. The affairs, control and management
of our said corporation Is to be under the
control Of FIVE dire ctOrs nd Edmund Ihurlanl
William B. Chockley, William Shaher, Jo
PreWitt, aud r, ID. Waggoner are hereby name'
as said directors to manage the affairs anl
concerns Of said corporation for the hrst thre
months.
shall be carried on In the County Of San Jual
and territory of New Mexico and elsewher
and the principal place of business of our sat
Z corporation shall be IN Aztec, San Juan cou1
ty and territory of New Mexico, and Office
may be opened at such other places within sal
Z territory or elsewhere as the Board ,! Director
I may from time to time determine.
5 Seventh, No personal liability shall exi'
. against any shareholder Of our said corpora
= tion.
, Eighth. The directors OF our said corporate
: shall have power 60 make such prudential bl
!. ] laws as they may deem proper and necessar
: for the management Of our said corporatio
!. | according to law.
~ 10 Testimony whereof, we have hereunto 50
) our hands and seals this the 28th. day of Sci
: temmber A. ID. 1901
CSeall EDMUND THURLAND.
: [Seall WILLIAM B. CHOCKLE
Z Seall WILLIAM SHAFFER.