Mohave County miner., 1901-04-20
Articles OF Incorporation
OF THE
Observation-Disclosures Oil Com
pany.

10 cent documentary revenue stamp cancelled
Know ALL NES By THESE PRESENTS that we.
the undersigned, have associated ourselves to
gether for the purpose Of forming a corpora
riOn for the transaction OF business under the
laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby
adopt the following a Ihei Articles OF Incor
poration, to.wit:
The names OF the eorporators OF said corpor.
alton are: 4. c. Palmes. J NJ. jameson, l. L.
Miller. ]. n. Wilson, J. b. Fisk, s. G. Smagtt
aud Bedell smith.
The name of said corporation is the Bakers
field Kramer Oil ComI any
Ill
The principal place OF trsnsacting business
is Kins man, County OF Mohave, Territory of
Arizona, with a branch Office at Bakersfield.
County of Kern. State OF California
The general natur. of the business proposed
TO be transacted Is: To purchase. lease, own,
hold aud acquire oil lands aud other real prop
erty. aud To bore. sink. drive, excayate aud
construct wells, shafts, tuauels aud other
works for the purpose OF developing and ex
tracing the mineral oils, petroleum, asphal.
tum. liquid bitumen. gas and other products
contained therein;
To buy, own, ehne, sell aad deal In mineral
oils, petroleum, liquid bitumen, ssphsltum,
gas, aud other mineral products
To acquire, own anG operate refueries aud
other works Tor refining ary Of the aforesaid
products; To build aud constru t talks aud
other recepgacles for accumu. sting, holding or
storing any OF such roducts;
To purchase, acquire, own, hold, construct
aud operate pipe liaes foI the transportation OF
any OF such products;
To buy. sell. own aud hold all such personal
properly as NAV be necessary or useful In car
rying gu the business of the corporation
To acquire. own. hold aud dispose OF water
aud water rights;
To borrow and lend money;
To acquire, own. buy sell aud deal Ia shares
o. stock, bonds aud obligations OF public aud
private corporations:
Aud generally. 10 do aud perform all other
things necessary or incideLtai to any of the
purposes above set forth. or useful In connec.
tion with the business for which the corpora.
ton Is formed.
The amount Of capital stock OF said corpora.
ton, authorized TO be issued. is Five Hundred
Thousand 800 OOO) shares of tn par value Of
One Dollar Isl COZ each. the same to be issued
at such time aud upon such terms aud condi'
tions as the Board OF Directors may determine.
The term for which said corporation is 10 ex-
list is twenty Ave years, commencing on the
goth day OF Mach, 1901, and terminating on
tn, S0th day Of March. 1926, unless renewed or
dissolved rs provided by law.
VII
The affairs Of the corporation are 10 be con
Quoted by a Board OF Dir ctors. consisting OF
seven member The corporation herein shall
constitute the first board, directors shall be
elected annually. by the stock holders at their
regular meetings, TO be held on the SECOND
Monday of March N each year. All directors
shall hold Office uutil their successors are
elected aud qualified. The directors may bS
majority vote, choose proper officers TO carry
on the bus ness OF the company; may confer
on them the power to perform the functions o
their respective offices; may All vacancies IL
their board caused by death or resignation
may adopt bylaws for the government ant
guidance OF the corporation, aud may levy ~
easements up IL the stock OF the corporation
but any assessment made must be declared
noticed aud collected In all respects pursuan
to the laws of California relating to the assess
ment OF corporate stock.
VII.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness or liza
bility 10 which the corporation may at an!
time subject itself is Fifty Thousand Dollar
(s5OO0Ol.
The private property OF stockholders In thi
corporation shall be exempt from liability 10
corporate debts.
X.
All stock issued aud sold by said corporation
shall he regarded as fully paid for.
In WITNESS WHEREOF. we have hereunto Ne
our hands and seals this 29th day OF March
1901, T. C, PALNEs Seal
J. NJ. JAMESON, Seal
l. L. MILLER, Seal
j. II. WILSON, Seal
JOEL B. FISK, tSeal
sc. sMARTT, (Se.l