Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-29
Articles Of incorporation Of Little Emperor
Oil Company.

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The undersigned, H. p. Wendt. Fred
W. Heatherly, ]. l.. Ball. II. G. Wood
and A. ]. Failor, citizens of the United
States, have this day associated them
selves together for the purpose of FORM
ing corporation under and by virtue
ot the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
and hereby adopt the following articles
OF incorporation, namely:
Article One.
That the names of the corporators are
II. r. Wendt, Fred W. Heatherly, +. L.
Ball. II. G. Wood and A. ]. Failor; that
the name of the corporation shall be
Little Emperor Oil Company. That the
principal place for the transaction of the
business OF the said corporation is and
shall be the City of Tucson, in the coun-
ty OF Pima. Territory of Arizona, with
branch offices at such other places as the
board of directors may from time to time
designate.
Article Second.
That the general nature of the busi-
ness proposed to he transacted by the
sad corporation shall be: Mining,
dril ing and boring for crude and other
OIL, petroleum, gas. asphaltum or other
volatile or hydro carbon substances.
buying, selling, leasing, mortgaging,
owning or holding mineral or other
lands and personal property: and laying
pipes and pipe lines for conducting oil or
other substances. erecting tanks, refine
ries, derricks. machinery or other works
for boring. drifting. producing, handling,
treating or dealing in said products or
subst tances; building roads, tramways,
railroads or canals from the company's
property to any river. railroad or high
way; To bniid, operate, maintain, own or
conduct gene al merchandise business,
ar to deal in any kind OF merchandise or
personal property. and to do any and
all other acts or things necessary or
needfui to conduct a aeneral oil mining
or other busiueas, either in Arizona or
any other state or territory of the Unit
cd States.
Article Third.
That the amount Of the capital stock
OF the said corporation shall consist of
fiye million shares of the par value OF
one dollar each: and that said stock
shall not be issued by the board of direc-
tors except the same shall be fully psid
up; and WHEN so issued by said board Of
directors said stock shall be forever non
assessable and no personal liability shall
attach to the hoiders thereof
Articie Fourth.
This corporation shall commence busi-
iicss when its articles of incorporation
are filed with the County Recorder Of
Yuma County, Territory of Arizona and
shan continue for twenty-five yearsthere-
after.
Article Fifth.
The affairs of the said corporation
shall be managed by board Of Eve di-
rectors. The FIRST board of directors
shall be; II. r. Wendt, ]. L. Ball. Pred
W. Heatbcriy, n. O. Wood and A. |.
Failor, who shall bold their Offices far a
period Of one year from the date thsse
arttctes are recorded or until their sag
ecssors are duly elected aad qualified.
At the expiration Of the year above
stated, or soosirr II the stockholders
eiers. new board OF directors shall be
elected by the stockholders Of the said
corporation. at reguias mceting there
ot.
/ Arsicie Sixth.
The ofscers Of the 3aid corporation
shall conssst ala Isresident. ysce president,
secretary and tscasurer. and saeh otheg
officers az the heard al dtFectnFs may
/ from tiaae t., tisrse defermsne.
The president and yice president shall
tsc ssseSisfErs of the board Of dirrrtors;
and no director shall hold ofzscc who 10
mot bona fidc ssoekhalier Of record in
said corporation, aida failure ia own or
h0ad stock Ia said csiyparatsuns shall work
forfeiture OF the Office OF dasexfof.
La the event of the death. resignation,
Disability or disqualification OF any d.
rcetafs the remaining members OF the
hoard 0f disrctors may fa the vacaues
bs the eaertinu Of soms hona tide stock
holder.
Artscae Seventh
The highest asanunt OF indebtedness
said corporatiea shall at any time ereate
shall not exencd the sum Of fiye thousand
f$s. 600 .0O1 dollars.
Ar4iele Eighth.
THAT all tiae private property Of the
stockholders 81 said corporation shall he
exempt from all debts of this corpora.
ton.
LII wSsnrss whereof, wc have hersuufo
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second day Of MRv, A. u. ninetesn hnn-
ircd and one.
Joseph &. BAH, Seal
H. r. Wcadt, Seal
Fred w. Hcathcrly. Seal
n. o. Wood, Seal
A. j. faiior. Seal
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