Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-31
Articles OF Incorporation Of Little Emperor
Oil COMPANY.

Articles Of Incorporation Of Little Emperor
Oil Company.
The undersigned, H. p. Wendt, Fred
w. Heatherly, ]. l.. Bail, II. G. Wood
and A. ]. Failor, citizens of the United
States, have this day associated them
selves together for the purpose of form
ing a corporation under and by virtue
of sthe laws of the Territory of Arizona,
and hereby adopt the following articles
of incorporation, namely:
Article One.
That the names of the corporators are
H. p. 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
snail be the City OF Tucson, in the Coun-
" oil i'ima. 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 and other
OIL, petroleum, gas, asphaitum 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
RES, dcrricks. machinery or other works
for boring. drilling, producing, handling,
treating of dealing IN said products or
substances; building roads, tramways,
railroads or canals from the eompany's
property to any river. railroad or high
way; to build, operate, maintain, own or
conduct gene, all 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
needtul to conduct general oil mining
or other business, either in Arizona or
any other state orterritory of the Unit
ed States.
Article Third.
That the amount Of the capital stock
of the said corporation shall consist of
five million shares of the par value OF
one dollar each; and that said stock
shall not he issued by the board Of direc-
tors except the same shall be fully paid
mp; and when so issued by said board Of
directors said stock shalt be forever non-
and no personal liability shall
attach to the holders thereof
Article Fourth.
This corporations shall commence busi-
ness when it's 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 be managed by board Of ave di-
rectors. The first board Of directors
shall be: II. y. Wendt, j. L. Ball, Fred
w. Heatherly, IL. 9. Wood and A. ].
Failor, who shall hold their Offices for
period Of one year from the date these
articles are recorded or until their sue
Oessors are duly elected aud quali6ed.
AT the expiration of the year above
stated, or sooner II the stockholders
elcct, a new board of directors shall be
elected by the stockholders Of the said
at regular meeting there
OF
Article Sixth.
The officers of the said corporation
shall consist of president, vice president,
secretary aud treasurer, and such other
officers az the board or directors may
from tinse ta time determine.
The president and vice-prcsident shall
be member. OF the board Of directors;
and no director shall hold ofiice who II
not bona 6de stockholder af record In
said corporation. anda 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,
or disqualification of any d,-
rector, the remaining members OF tbs
board Of directors may fil the vacancy
ay the eieetion OF some bona fide stock |
holder.
Article Scyenth.
The highest amount of Indebtedness |
mid corporation shall at ANY time CRATE |
shall not excecd the sum of Eve thousand
SIS ,08o. .tlO3 dollars.
Article Eighth.
That all the private property OF the |
af said corpara tit,n shall be |
.xemps trow all debts OF this corpora |
ion.
In Witness whereof, we have hers unto |
set our hands aad seals this twenty
'econd day Of May, A. D, nineteen hun- |
ired and one.
Joseph l.. BAN, Seal
n. r. Wcndt, Seal |
Fred W. Heatheriy, Seal
I'll. G. Wood, Seal
A. J, Fai,or, Seal
State of California. !
Comfy of Los Angeses |
On this 2srd day Of May, ia the year
il our Lord, ninefeen hundred one, be-
ore me. Ralph HamiiI,. q notary public
n and for said f.os Anaeies County. re-
'iding thcrvin, duly commissioned and |