Arizona republican., 1901-12-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE LUCKY STRIKE OIL COM
PANY."


PANY.''
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we. whose hands
are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ-
ate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming n corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona. and
to that end make the following state
ment:
The names of the corporators are:
Will ]. Mathews. Frank w. Sears and
Erastus w. Case. and the name of the
corpora ton shall be The Lucky Strike
Oil Company" The principal place in
which the business of said corporation
within the Territory of Arizona Is TO
be transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa
COUNTY. Arizona, and the principal
place of business of said corporation
outside the Territory of Arizona shall
be the City of Denver in the State of
Colorado. The corporation may pro-
vide in its bylaws for the establish
ment, from time to time, of branch
offices either within or without the
Territory of Arizona and the meetings
of the stockholders or directors or
both, either regular or special. may be
held at such branch Offices in accord
ance with the provisions of the by
laws: the business transacted at all of
such meetings shall have the same full
legal binding effect and force as
though held at the principal Office of
the corporation in the Territory of Ari-
IONA.
Second.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor
poration is as follows. to-wit: To pur-
chase. lease, bond. locate or otherwise
exchange.
otherwise dispose of, pledge. mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in
real estate and any and all
kinds of personal property. mines.
mining claims. oil lands mineral
lands, oil. gas, asphaltum, petro-
leum, water and water rights and ma
chiner.-, and to work, mine, explore,
operate and develop the same; to do a
general real estate. manufacturing and
mercantile business; to own, handle
and control letters patent and invent
ions and shares of capital stock OF
other corporations: to borrow money
and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or
deeds of trust to secure the same, and
to exercise in respect of all such bonds
mortgages, notes, shares of capital
stock and other securities and obliga-
lions any and all rights, powers and
privileges of individual owners thereof.
including the right to vote upon any
shares of stock held by it to the same
extent that a natural person might or
could do; and in general to do all
things necessary to the proper conduct
of the business of this corporation in
the Territory and elsewhere. not incon-
sistent with the laws of the United
States and the Territory of Arizona.
Third
The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand dollars (S50, 000) divided into
one million q, 0OO. cO0) shares OF the par
value of five (5) cents each At such
time as the Board of Directors may by
resolution direct. said capital stock
shall be paid into this corporation.
either in cash or by the sale and trans
fer to it OF real or personal property
for the uses and purposes of said cor
poration. in payment for which shares
of the capital stock of said corporation
may be issued, and the capital stock so
issued shall thereupon and thereby be-
come and be fully paid up and nom
assessable, and in the absence of the
actual fraud in the transaction the
judgment of the directors as to the
value of the property purchased shall
be conclusive.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of
the filing of these articles of incorpora-
ton in the office of the Secretary of
Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five (25) years there
after.
Fifth.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by board of five 90 Di-
rectors and the following named shall
constitute the Board of Directors until
their successors are elected: .Erastus
w. Case. Will j. Mathews, Frank w.
Sears. John ]. Hover and Amos Studer.
Thereafter the Board of Directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders as the bylaws of the corpora
ton may provide
Sixth.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent. to
which this corporation is at any time
subject shall be Twenty-Five thousand
dollars ($25 0Oe).
Seventh.
The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from corporate debts of any kind
whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
twelfth day of December, 1901
WILL ]. MATHEWS. (Seal)
FRANK W. SEARS. (Seal)
sERASTUS w. CASE. (Seal)
State of Colorado.
County of Arapahoe, IS.
On this Twelfth day of December in
the year 1901 before me, Calvin L.
Reed. a Notary Public in and for the
State and County aforesaid. residing
therein duly commissioned and sworn.
personally appeared Will ]. Mathews.
Frank w. Sears and Erastus w. Case.
known to me to be- the persons de-
scriped in. whose names are subscribed
to. and who executed the annexed in
strument, and they acknowledged to
me that they executed the same for the
purposes and considerations therein
expressed.