Mohave County miner., 1901-03-16
(seaD this I2th day Of March, 1901.
JNo. p. FEEEY,
Recorder OF MOhaye County
First insertion March 10, 1901.
(Seal)
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Gold Canyon Oil Com
Pony.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS !:

| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, the undersigned, viii II. Townsend,
John Farley aud J. NJ. Brown, have this day
associated ourselves together foo the purpose
OF forming a corporation under the laws OF the
Territory of Arizona, aud we do hereby certify
First-That the name of the corporation Is de.
clared to be the GOLD CANYON OIL COM
PANY. aud its principal place OF transactlns
business shall be Kingman, County OF Moh-ve
in the Territory OF Arizona, with branch OF
fee at Los Angeles county of Los Angeles,
state of California,
Second-rhat the general nature OF the bust
ness proposed o. be transacted Is as follows:
TO engage Ia the location, improvements, nc.
QUESTION, operation aud disposal Of mines
lands, ditches, canals. pipe lines for oil, gas
aud for water, aud for those purposes shall
have the power to purchase, hold, sell. leas',
rent aud convey real and perso al property
aud to distribute to cites aud communities anG
their Inhabitants water, oil gas, aud power 10
act as trustee, TO purchase snd sell stocks aud
franchises o, corporations. aud to have aud TO
exercise all of the powers which are or may be
conferred upon co pJrations by the laws of the
Territory OF Arizona
Third-That the amount Of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars $50O,0O0) divided iuto Five
Hundred Thousand t5OO,OOO) shares Of the par
value of oue Dollar tsLCOl each, nd the sane
i shall be paid for In cash or its equivalent in
full a. the same shall be subscribed add when
| issued. shall be full paid aud worcestershire.
Fourth--The time of tn commencement Of
said corporation shall be the day of the liug Of
| . -. grt ~ 1t ha nj
Mohave county. Territory of Arizona and shall
term nate twenty-five years thereafter.
Fifth rhe highest amOunt or liability or In
debiedness, direct, contingent, or otherwise
To which this company shall at any time sub
I ject Itself is the sum OF Five Thousand Dollars
Is OOOOO).
sixth-rhe private property of each officer
and stockholder Of said corporation shall be ex-
empt from all corpor rate debts or liabilities
seveuth-rhe tcers of said corporation 10
conduct its affairs shall consist OF board OF
directors comp sed Of Ave persons who shall
be stockholders OF this prratsou, ana the
names aud residences uf the dlrec ors who are
appointed for the first year, to serve until the
elec ion and qualification Of their successors.
are a. follows, wit
WILL II ToESsaND. Los Angeles. Cal.
ions b. EARLEY, Los Angeles Cal.
J. N. Blows, Los Angeles, Cal
4. ID. ALLtS, Pasadena, Cal.
c A ALLlN. Pasadena. Cal,
The said bo. rd nf d .rectors shall be elected
annually the irst Monday In March Of each
year by the stockholders and shan hold ONCE
for the terms OF one year or until their success
ors are elected and have qualified. Ihe time
! aud manner OF such elect H. aud TIE quaihca
tion Of the directors shall be prtscribed ia aud
provided for by the By laws OF thIs corr oralion
rhe officers Of the board OF directors ahall be a
president. yice-president, secretary aud treas
urer and such other ofIic-rs as the board may
| appoint
(. Ia witness whereof we have hereunlo set our
hands aud seals this 9th day Of March. A. u. IyOl
VIAL Il. TOWN END. (s,a.)
JOHN b. EAhLEY. (stalJ
J. ~ BROWN, (seal }