Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-02
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Kern
River Mutual Oil Company.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
undersigned, do hereby voluntarily associate
tSr the q
Arizona. and do hereby adopt the following
Articles OF Incorporation, towit:
Article /.
The name of this corporation shall be the
"Kern River Mutual Oil Company" and the
names OF Its incorporators are, Harry Fisher,
9uhart Love, Il: J: MyaIs. A. L. Baehman, 3.
L. conklin, 8. W. Krof, David MeNair: L. 8.
Martin, 8. Cotton, Charles NJ Morehogse,
cell, B. T. Frederick, D, B. Northup, F. r. Fyler,
KIawson Jones, ". G. Benton, George r. Hess,
Mrs. 8. T. BushAeld, and G. L. Williams and
its principal place OF business shall be in the
City OF Tucson, County OF Pima, Territory oi
Arizona.
Article III.
The general nature of the business of this
poration shall be to develop, produce, sell and
deliver oil, petroleum, coal, gas, asphaltum,
naptha, water, ores. metals, minerals, or any
other substance OF commercial valne: To pnr-
chase, acquire, lease, or otherwise procure,
hoht and possess property, real, personal, OF
mixed, and sell, deed, lease or sub-lease the
same; to dig aud bore wells and prospect holes
to construct bitches, fumes, reservoirs, trench
es. embankments, roads and to acquire water;
to construct, erect and maintain derrieks and
drilling outfits. pipes and pipe lines, tanks, re
fineries. buildings, and such other structures
as may be requisite or convenient TO carry out
the purposes OF this corpora ion; to operate
wells of oil, gas or water, refneries, mines OF
| coal or any other minerals found on land
owned or leased by this corporation: to man.
ufacture asphaltum and deal in the same also
as incident to In furtheranee of the foregoing
| purposes, to locate and lay out town sites or
| additions to towns, build and rent business
I houses and residences, and deal In the same
| switches: to construct boats and establish and
maintain boat lines; TO engage In general
acts or things requisite or necessary TO carry
| out and engage in said foregoing lines OF busi
ness, or any of them.
Article III.
| The amount OF capital stock authorized BY
this corporation is and shall be Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand t$s50,0oO) Dollars. and the
| the par value of One Dollar each. All stock Is
sued shall be paid for at such price as may be
| hxed by the directors, and payment thereiore
property, labor or services. or in any Other
lawful manner which may be determined By
the directors of this corporation; and al
shares OF stock shall be paid for when issued
and shall thereafter be forever non -assessable
the right is hereby reserved to reduce or in
crease the capital stock OF this corporation up
on majority vote of its stock cast at a meet
ing called for that purpose, or at genera
election.
poratioo shall be the date OF filing these Ar
ticles OF Incorporation for record in the oiiee o
the County Recorder, in the County of Pima
Territory Of Arizona, and its termination shal
be twenty-five years thereafter, unless renewed
prior thereto pursuant to the laws OF said Ter
rttory.
l. Article v.
The affairs Of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by board OF seven directors, who shal
be stockholders OF this corporation. to be elec
ted annually on the frst Wednesday of Febru
airy OF each year. provided that the board o
direct tors first elected, consisting Of and who's,
residences are: