Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-02-05
Articles of Incorporation of the Kern
River Mutual Oil Company.

Know all men by these presents that We, the
undersigned. do hereby Voluntarily associate
ourselves together for the purpose OF forming a
Arizona. and do hereby adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation, towit;
Article /.
The name of this corporation she'll be the
"Kern River Mutual OIL Company" and the
sames Of Us ineSrporators are, Harry Fisher.
quhart Love, Il. j. Myais. A l., Bachman, B.
L. Conklin, s. W. Kroif. David McNair. L s.
Martin, $. Cotton, Charles n. Morehouse,
carrss SFs sSes S wsi sGePh we
Jesse A. Pomeroy, J. T. Eseher, p. F. Berry.
Klawson Jones, W. G. Benton, George r. Hess,
Mrs; :, =, sasnfieid, and CT Williams Williams and
City OF Tucson, County OF Pima, Territory OF
Arizona.
Article II.
The general nature of the business of this
porati0n shall be TO develop, produce. sell and
deliver oil, petroleum, coal, gas, asphaltnm,
naptha, water, ores, metals, minerals, or any
other substance of commercial valne: to ptr-
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:
to construct bitches. fumes, reservoirs, treneh-
es. entertainments, roads and 10 acquire water;
to construct erect and maintain derrigks and
drilling outfits, pipes aud pipe lines, tanks, re
fineries. buildings, and such other structures
as may be requisite or convenient 10 carry out
the purposes Of this corpora ion; to operate
wells of oil, gas or water, reineries, mines of
coal or any other minerals fonud on land
owned or leased by this corporation; to man
uiacture asphaltum and deal In the same; also
as incident to in fnrthersnce of the foregoing
purposes, to locate and lay out town sites or
additions to towns, build and rent business
houses and residences. and deal in the same;
build, maintain and operate railroads and
switches. to construct boats and establish and
maintain boat lines; to engage ina general
t&as, Al
acts or things requisite or necessary To carry
out and engage in said foregoing lines OF bust
ness. or any OF them
Article III.
The amount OF capital stock authorized by
this corporation is and shall be Three Hundred
same il hereby divided into $4,000 shares OF
the par value OF One Dollar each, All stock IS
sued shall be paid for at such price as may be
nxed by the directors aud payment therefore
shall be either in cash or its equivalent in
property, labor or services, or in any other
lawful manner which may be determined by
the directors OF this eorporation; and al
shares OF stock shall be paid for when issued.
and shall thereafter be forever non assessahle |:
the right is hereby reserved to reduce or In
crease the capital stock OF this corporation up
on majority vote OF its stock cast at meet
ing called for that purpose, or ats general
election.
The time OF the commencement of this cor
poEation shall be the date OF fling these Ar
ticles OF Incorporation for record Ia the Office of
the County Recorder. In the County of Pima.
Territory of Arizona, and Its termination shall
be twenty Eve years thereafter, unless renewed
prior thereto pursuant to the laws of said Ter
ntory.
Article v.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board of seven directors. who shall
be stockholders of this corporation, 10 be elee.
ted annually on the first Wednesday of Febru-
airy of each year, provided that the board Of
directors first elected, consisting OF, and whose
residences are:
NAMES AMI RESIpESrFx