Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-07
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Kern
River Mutual OH Company.

Know all men by these presents that we, the
undersigned, do hereby voluntarily associate
corporation under the laws OF the Territory I t
Arizona. and do hereby adopt the following
Articles OF Incorporation. towit:
AfticleI.
The name OF this corporation shall be the
"Kern River Mutual OIL Company" and the
s. s. Knoles, ". II. Smart, 4. Z podson, a. IT,
I. conklin. s v. Kroif. David MeNair. n L s. J.
CHARLES Walsh, Robert j. Walsh, Joseph Wur.
cell, B, ]. Frederick, 2. B. Northup, F. +. Fyler
Jesse A. Pomeroy, ]. T. Escher, P. f, Berry,
Mrs. 8. r. Bushheld. and c. L. Williams, and
Its principal place OF business shall be in the
City OF Tucson, County OF Pima, Territory OF
Arizona. 70
Article IL
The general nature of the business of this
poration shall be to develop produce, sell and
deliver oil, petroleum., coal, gas, asphaltum,
naptha, water, ores, metals, minerals, or any
other substance OF commercial valne; TO par-
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 and bore wells and prospect holes;
70 construct bitches, fumes, reservoirs, trench
es, entertainments, roads and 10 acquire water;
TO construct erect and maintain .derrieks and
drilling outfits. pipes and pipe lines, tanks, re
fneries! bnildings, and such other structures
as may be requisite or convenient to carry out
the purposes of this corpora. ion; to operate
wells Of oil, gas or water, refinertes, mines of
owned or leased by this corpora ton !: to man.
ufacture asphaltum and deal in the same; also
as incident to in furthernnee OF the foregoing
purposes, to locate and lay out town sites or
additions to towns, build and rent business
honses and residences, and deal in the same
build, maintain and operate railroads and
sw,tches 10 construct boats and establish and
maintain boat lines: to engage in general
merchandise business and TO do any and all
acis or things requisite or necessary to carry
out and engage in said foregoing lines OF bust.
ness, or any OF them. - Ss
& Article III.
this corporation Is and shall be Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand ($s50, 0oO) Dollars, ana the
same Is hereby divided into $4,000 shares of
sned shall be paid for at such price as NAV be
fixed by the directors, and payment therefore
shall be either in cash or lite equivalent in
lawful manner which may be determined by
the directors of this corporation; and ali
shares Of stock shall be paid for when issued,
the tight is hereby reserved TO reduce or in
crease the capital stock Of this corporation up
on majority vote of it's stock cast at meet
election. F@r -
The time of the commencement of this cor
poration shall be the date OF filing these Ar.
tieles OF Incorporation for record iu the ONCE Of
the County Recorder, In the County OF Pima.
Territory OF Arizona, and its termination shall
be twenty-fy years thereafter, unless renewed
prior thereto pursuant to the laws OF said Ter
ntory. 5af t7a75
.- 5s. Article v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by q board of seven directors, who shall
be stockholders of this corporation, to be cleo
ted annually on the first Wednesday of Febru-
airy Of each year. provided that the board Of |
directors first elected, consisting OF, and hose
residences are:
NAMES AND Residences
Harry Fisher Gan nJazo H.