Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-01
Articles OF Incorporation Of the Kern
River Mutual Oil COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents thatwe. the
undersigned 10 hereby voluntarily associate
ourselves together for The purpose Of forming
corporation under the laws OF the Territory OF
Arizona and do hereby adopt the following
Articles OF incorporation, towit:
Article l.
The name OF this corporation shall be the
I Kern River Mutual Oil Company" and the
o lis are ddsCy, hSsry Fshr
quhart Love, H. J. Myais, A. l.. Bachman. r.
[. Conklin s. W. Hrof, David MeNair. L 8.
Wash io'is Robert Walsh oseph Waf
zell, B. I. Frederick, d. B. Northnp, +. +, Fyler.
Jesse A. Pomcroy, J. F Eseher, P, T. Berry.
gnss aBs Benon SsGTEe WEsms Hss
its principal place OF business shall be In the
! City of Tucson, County of Pima, Territory of
Arizona.
Article II
/ The general nature of the business of this
/ poration shall be 10 develop, produce, sell and
deliver oil, petroleum, coal, gas, asphaltum,
nHpthR, water, ores, metals, minerals, or any
/ other substance of commercial valne: to pttr-
/ chase, acquire, lease, or otherwise procure,
/ hold and possess property, real, personal, or
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, embapk ments, roads and to acquire water
/ To construct, erect and maintain derricks and
drilling outfits, pipes and pipe lines, tanks, re
| fineries. buildings, and such other struetui es
| 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
/ ufaeture asphaItum 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 bushes 8
| houses and residences, and deal In the same
/ build, maintain and operate railroads and
switches: to construct boats and establish and
maintain boat lines; to engage ina general
| merchandise business and to do sny and all
acts or things requisite or necessary To carry
out and engage In said foregoing lines OF busf-
ness, or any OF them.
Article III.
| The amount OF capital stock authorized by
1 this corporation is and shall be Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand tss5O,O0o, Dollars. and the
same is hereby divided into s5e,uD0 shares oil
the par value Of One Dollar each. Al stock Is.
sued shall be paid for at such price rs may be
fixed by the directors. and payment therefore
shall be either in cash or its equivalent in
property, labor or services, or in any Other
lawful manner which may be determined By
: the directors OF this corporation; and ali
shares of stock shall be paid for when issued
and shall thereafter be forever worcestershire
the right is hereby reserved to reduce or in
crease the capital stock OF this corporation up
on ma jority vote of Its stock east Mt q meet
ing called for that purpose, or at genera
election.
The time of the commencement of this cor
, pOratlOh Snail De the GATE OF ming these Ar
J tiees OF Incorporation for record in the Office
the County Recorder, in the County OF Pima
Territory OF Arizona, and its termination shal
be twenty-five years thereafter, unless renewe,
prior thereto pursuant to the laws OF said Ter
, rItory.
Article "
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
! Quoted by board OF seven directors, " ho shal
! be stockholders of this corporation, to be eiec
ted annually on the hrst Wednesday of Febru
I | N fach pd thAt Th.A lsnar An
directors first elected, consisting of, and who's,
J residences are.