Mohave County miner., 1901-04-27

10 cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we,
the undersigned. have associated ourselves to.
gether for the purpose of forming a corpora
ton for the transaction OF business under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona and hereby
adopt the following as Their Articles OF Incor
poratiOn, to-wit:
The names OF the corporatOrs OF said corpor.
alton are: Z. c. Palmes, NJ. Jameson, l. l..
Miller. ]. H. Wilson, J. B. Fisk, s. G. Smart
aud Bedel Smith.
The name of said corporation is the Bakers
field Kramer Oil Company
III.
The principal place of transacting business
is King man, County of Mohave, Territory of
Arizona, with a branch Office at Bakersfield
County of Kern, State of California.
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The general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted Is: To purchase, lease, own
hold aud acquire oil lands aud other real prop
erty, and to bore, sink, drive, excavate and
construct wells, shafts, tunnels 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, refine, sell and deal in mineral
oils, petroleum. liquid btumen, asphaltum
gas, aud other mineral products
To acquire, own and operate refueries and
other works Tor refining any of the aforesaid
products; to bu Id and construct tat ks and
other recepIacles for accum sting, holding or
storing any of such products;
To purchase, acquire, own. hold, construct
and operate pipe lines for the trans portation OF
any OF such products;
To buy, SELL own aud hold all such personal
properly NAV be necessary or useful in car
rying on the business of the corporation;
To acquire, own. hold aud dispose of water
aud water rights
To borrow aud lend money;
To acquire, own, buy. sell and deal in shares
OF stock, bonds aud obligations of public aud
private corporations;
And generally TO do aud perform all other
things necessary or incideIt tai TO any of the
purposes above set forth. or useful in connec
tlon 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, O0O) shares, of the par value OF
at such time aud upon such terms and condi.
tions as the Board of Directors may determine.
VI
The term for which said corporation is TO ex
list is twenty five years, commencing on the
3oth day Of March, 1901, and terminating on
tn. Both day of March 1926 unless renewed or
dissolved as provided by law.
VII
ha alta NJ In no
Quoted by Board OF Dir ctors, consisting of
seven members. The corporation herein shall
constitute the first hoard. Directors shall be
elected annually. by the stock holders at their
regular meetings, to be held on the SECOND
Monday of March in each year. All directors
shall hold office until their successors are
elected aud qualified. The directors may by
majority vote, choose proper officers to carry
on the business of the company; may confer
Oh them the power to perform the functions of
their respective offices; may fill vacancies in
their board caused by death or resignation;
may adopt bylaws for the government and
guidance of the corporation. and may levy
sessments upon the stock of the corporation.
but any assessment made must be declared,
noticed aud collected in all respects pursuant
TO the laws of California relating to the assess
ment OF corporate stock.
VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bllity to which the corporation may at any
time subject itself is Fifty Thousand Dollars
$50 000l.
TX.
The private property of stockholders in this
corporation shall be exempt from liability for
corporate debts.
All stock issued and sold by said corporation
shall be regarded as fully paid for.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 29th day of March,
1901. Il C. PALMES Seal
]. M. JAMESON fsesll
l. l. MILLER, Seal
II WILSON, Seal
JOEL B FISK, [Seall
s. G. sMARrT, [seall
BEDELL SMITH. [seall
STATE OF CALIFoRSIA,t es
County of Kern 90
On this 2Jth day Of March, 1901. before me,