The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Aztec OIL
and Development Company.

| Articles Of Incorporation Of the Aztec OIL
and Development Company.
Territory Of New Mexico Office Of the secre
tary, Certificate
/ Of New Mexico do hereby certify there was
/ filed for record IN this ofhce, at o'clock n. M.
| on the 20th day Of August, A. D. 1901 articles
/ Of incorporation of the Aztec oil and Develop
| meni company, and also, that 1 have COM
pared the following copy of the same, with the
! original thereof now on file and declare IL 20
be correct transcript therefrom and Of the
In witness whereof. have hereunto set MP
hand and affixed my official seal this 10Th day
Of August, A. D. 1871. j W. RA1NOaDS,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Know bll men by these presents, that we.
w TT. Williams Fred Bunkaran A. H. Fisher
citizens of the United States OF America. have
associated ourselves together as o corporation
under the name and style 81 the Aztec Oil and
Development company. for the purpose Of
beco ming n body corporate and polite, under
and by virtue Of the laws Of the Territory Of
New Mexico, and ia accordance with the pro
visions OF the laws of the said Territory, we do
hereby make, execute and acknowledge this
certificate IN writing OF our intention SO to be.
| comea body corporate under and by virtue Of
said laws,
First. The corporate name and style of our
said corporation shall be The Aztec OIL and
Development company,
Second The object for which our said cor
poratiOn is formed and incorporated is for the
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polite under the laws of the Territory of New
Mexico; to acquire by purchase, lease or
otherwise, personal property ana real estate,
particularly oil lands to hold handle and
dispose Of the same to drill for oil natural
gas, OF other substances and minerals and
otherwise to develop acquired lands as may
be deemed best; to sell, contract or otherwise
dispose Of oil or other products as from time
TO tin may be necessary or desirable: to con-
struot aud operate pipe lines to acquire aud
operate ali machinery and plant necessary for
executing the objects of the business conduct
ed, as from time to time determined; 10 exc
cute mortgages and leases. issue bonds, and to
acquire, own, hold and dispose of, and do and
perform, any and all thugs which IN the con
duct of the business may at any time be found
necessary OF desirable.
Third. The capital stock of our said corpo-
ration is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
(S2000C0) to be divided into two hundred thou
sand (b200000l shares of the par value Of one
5ollay lsl,0W per share. Fifty thousand dol
lars (s50OO0) of said capital stock shall be pre-
ferred and All stock of this company shall be
worcestershire.
Fourth Our said incorporation is TO exist
for the term Of fifty yeats
Fifth. The affairs and management of our
said incorporation is TO be under the control of
seven directors, and B N. Freeman. Frank
Eldredge, ". g. Chapman, j. l. Parsons
w. H. Williams, Fred Bunker and A. L. Fisher
are hereby selected to act as said directors
and to manage the affairs and concerns Of said
corporation for the first three months.
Sixth. The operations of our said corpora
tion shall be carried on in the county of San
Juan. territory Of New Mexico, aud elsewhere
and the principal place of business Of said cor
pOration within the territory OF New Mexico
shall be located at the town OF Aztec; and Offices
shall or may be opened at such other places
within the territory, and elsewhere, as the
Board Of Directors may from time to time de-
termine.
Seventh. No personal liability shall exist
against any shareholder of our said corpora
lion
Eighth. The directors of said corporation
shall have power to make such prudential by
laws as they may deem proper. for the manage
ment of the affairs of this corporation, accord
ing to the statute in such case made and pro-
vided.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 23d day Of August, A.
d 1901
TSeall W. H WILLIAMS.
fseall FRED BUNKER.
lSeall A. j.. FISHER.