Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-03
Articles OF Incorporation Of Little Emperor
Oil COMPANY.

Articles OF incorporation oil Little Emperor
Oil Company.
The undersigned, II. +. Wcndt, Fred
w. Heatherly, ]. l.. Ball. II. q. Wood
and A. ]. Failor, citizens OF the United
States. have this day associated them
selves together for the purpose of form
ing d corporation under and by virtue
OF lthe laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and hereby adopt the following articles
OF incorporation, namely:
Article One.
That the names of the corporators are
IL. +. Wendt, Fred W. Heatherly, ]. l..
Ball, ii. &. 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 aud
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
said corporation shall be: Mining,
drill ing and boring for crude AMI 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, dcrricks. machinery or other works
for boring, drilling. producing, handling,
treating or dealing in said products or
substances; building roads, tcamways,
railroads or canals from the company's
property to any river. railroad or high
way; to build, operate, maintain, own or
conduct gene, al merchandise business,
or to deal in any kind OF merchandise or
personal property: and to do any and
all other acts or things necessary or
needful to conduct general oil mining
or other business. either in Arizona or
any other state or territory of the Unit
ed States.
Article Third.
That the amount of the capital stock
OF the said corporation shall consist OF
tive 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 paid
up; and when SO issued by said board Of
directors said stock shall be forever non
asscssable and no personalia shall
attach to the holders thereof
Article Fourth.
This corporation shall commence busi-
ness when its articles Of incorporation
are filed with the County Recorder of
Yuma County, Territory of Arizona and
shall continue for twenty-five years there
after.
Article Fifth.
The affairs of the said corporation
shall he managed by board Of Eve di-
Teetors. The first board of directors
shall he: II. +. Wentt, I. l.. Bah, Fred
". Heatherly, II. G. Wood and A. L.
Failor, who shall hold their Offices for a
period OF one year from the date these
ARTICLES are recorded or until their suc-
ccssors are duly elected and qualified.
At the expiration of the year above
stated, or sooner if the stockholders
elect. a new board of directors shall he
elected by the stockholders OF the said
corporation, at regular meeting there
OF
Afttcte Sxth.
The officers of the said corporation
shall consist ofa president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer. and such other
ofEieers as the board OF directors may
from time Ia time determine.
The president and yice-presidcnt shall
be members Of the board of directors.
and no director shall hold Office who Is
not bona fide stockholder of record in
SAID corporation. and a failure to own or
hold stock in said corporation shall work
a forfeiture of the office OF director.
In the event of the death, resignation,
disability or disqualification of any di-
rector, the remaining members OF the
board of directors may fili the vacancy
by the election OF some bona fidc stock.
holder.
Articic Seventh.
The highest amount of indebtedness
said corporation shall at any time create
shall not exceed the sum OF i've Thousand
tS5. 900, ,00l dollars.
Article Eighth.
That ali The private property of the
stockholders Of said corporation shall be
exempt from all debts of this corpora
ton.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto
sct our hands and seals this twenty
second day OF May, A. D. niueteeu hun. |
dred and ono.
Joseph l.. Ball, Seal |
h. p. Wendt, Seal |
Fred W. HcatherIy, Seal |
I'll. G. Wood, Seal |
A. ]. Faiior. Seal
State Of California, /
County Of Los Angeles
On this asrd day of May. in the year