Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30
Hrticles of Incorporation
OF THE
Gold Canyon Oil Com
PoDy.

40 cent documentary revenue stamp cancelled
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, the undersigned, VIII II Townsend,
John Eariey aud B.. N Blown, have this day
associated ourselves together 70. the purpose
Of forming a corporation under the laws OF the
Territory Of Arizona. snd We 40 hereby certify:
First-rhat the name Of the corporation Is de-
clared to be the GOLD CANYON OIL COM
PANY, aud its principal place of transacting
business shall be KiHgman, Couuty OF Mohaye,
in the Territory of Arizona, with branch Of
fee at Los Angeles county Of Los Angeles,
state Of California
SecOnd-That the general nature Of the bust
o. ss proposed u be transacted Is as follows:
10 engage Ia the location Improvements, ac-
QUESTION, operation aud disposal of mines,
lands, bitches, canals, pipe liues for oil, gas
aud for water, aud for those purposes shall
have the power 10 purchase hold, sell, lease,
rent aud convey real and persO al property
and to distribute to cites aud communities and
their inhabitants water oil gas, aud power to
act as trustee, to purchase sud sell stocks and
| franchises o corporations, and TO have aud TO
exercise all of the powers which are or may be
| conferred upon co pJratious by the laws OF the
Territory OF Arizona
| Third-rhat the amount OF the capital stock
Of this corporation shall be Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars s5OOOOOJ divided into Five
Hundred Thousand 900, 600 Shares Of the par
value Of One Dollar tSlOOl each, nd the same
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent in
fun as the same shall be subscribed and when
issued, shall be full paid and non-assessable.
Fourth-The time of the commencement Of
said corporation shall be the day Of the Cling Of
these articles in the office Of the Recorder Of
. Mohaye county, Territory Of Arizona, and shall
term nate twenty-five years thereafter.
! Fifth-Ihe highest amount or liability or in
: debtedness. direct, contingent or otherwise,
to which this company shall at any time sub
ject itself is the sum Of Five Thousand Dollars
CS5,OOOOO)
, sixth-The private property Of each officer
and stakeholder Of said corporation shall be ex-
empt from all corporate debts or liabilities.
o seveuth-The rcers Of said corporation "a
( conduct its affairs shall consist Of board OF
directors composed of five persons who shall
be stockholders Of this corporation, ana the
names aud residences Of the directors who are
appointed for the first year to serve unth the
election and qualification Of their successors
are a. follows, to-wit
WILL II townsend, Los Angeles, Cal.
JOHN b. EARLEY, Los Angeles Cal.
d J. NJ Brown, Los Angeles, Cal
h T, d. ALLIN, Pasadena, Cal
"a A ALLlN, Pasadena, Cal.
s. The said bosrd Of directors shall be elected
e annually on the irst Monday in March Of eact
J. year by the stockholders and shall hold Office
for the terms OF one year or until their success
D. ors are elected and have qualified The tint
a aud manner Of such election aud the qualifca
S ton of the directors shall be prescribed in snC
y provided for by the by laws of this corporation
The officers of the board Of directors shall be
Il president yice-president secretary and treas
urer and such other officers the board ma!
y appoint
y In witness whereof we have hereunto set GU
y hands aud seals this 9Th day Of March, A. D. 1901
WILL Il. TOWNSEND Seal
JOHN B. EAkLEY, Seal
- j. NJ. BROWN, Zeal