Mohave County miner., 1902-01-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
CT THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINER
AL DEVEL OPMENT COMPANY.

That we, the undersigned. w. W. Dunbar L.
c. Roeber. William J. Roeber, William A.
Dunn, Hugo A. Zigrosser, Leopold Bondi,
Edward Staehlin and John E. Mayer, have as
sociated ourselves together for the purpose of
forming corporation under Chapter ., Title
IL, of the revised statutes Of Arizona 1897 and
all amendments thereto; to transact the bust
ness hereinafter mentioned. do adopt the fol.
lowing articles Of incorporation.
The names OF the incorporators are, W. w.
Dunbar, l.. C. Roeber William j. Roeber,
William Dunn, Hugo A zigrosser. Leopold
Bondi Edward Staehlin and John f. Mayer
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The name OF the corporation shall be THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, and its princi
pal ONCE shall be at the City OF Newark, New
Jersey, and branch Offices shall be established
at such other places as the Board OF Directors
may deem necessary, but meetings of the Stock.
holders and Directors, and any other meetings
Of the Company may be held, and the business
of the Company transacted in any state or ter.
ritory OF the United States, as the interests of
the Corporation shall demand.
III
The nature OF the business and the object and
purpose proposed TO be transacted promoted
and carried on are to do any or all things here
in mentioned, as fully and TO the same extent
as natural persons might or could do viz: TO
buy own, lease, sell or hold and work any oil,
coal or iron lands or oil and gas wells, coal and
iron mines mining rights, prospects, or any and
all kinds Of ore or minerals, mills, millsiteS,
water rights or any timber or timber lands,
with the right TO mine, mill reduce, prepare
for market any and all kinds OF ores minerals,
coal, and 10 pump, refine. and treat any and all
kinds OF oil; with the right to sell lease, ex
change transfer and dispose OF any oil, coal
iron or timber lands, mines, mining rights
prospects, mills, mill sites with any timber
whether owned by the said Company or sold
on commission. To purchase, acquire, hold
sell, dispose of, pledge or otherwise the stock,
debentures, bonds or other evidence OF debt OF
any corporation foreign or domestic and also
the right to issue, SELL dispose Of, pledge or
mortgages obligations.
To take own, hold, deal in mortgage OF 9th.
erwise lien, to lease, sell, exchange transfer,
or in any manner whatever dispose of any real
property wherever situated.
~ mahuaclufer purcnase, acquire In any
lawful manner, and to hold, own, mortgage
pledge sell, transfer, or in any manner dispose
Of and to deal and trade in oil. gas, coal, iron,
and all minerals, lumber, goods, wares, mer.
chandise or property of any and any class and
description.
To acquire the good will, rights and property
OF any person, firm, association or corporation
To pay for the same in cash, the stock of the
Company, bonds or otherwise; TO hold or In any
manner dispose Of the whole. or any part OF
the property purchased to conduct in any
lawful manner the whole or any part OF any
business so acquired and TO exercise all the
powers so acquired, and to exercise all the
powers necessary or convenient In and about
the conduct and management OF such bu sness
To enter into, make and perform contracts Of
every kind, with any person, association or
corporation, and without limit as to amount:
TO draw, make accept endorse, discount ex.
ecute or issue promissory notes, draft, bills Of
exchange warrants bonds debentures and
other negotiable or transferable instruments OF
value. To have Offices and carry on business
without restriction as to place or number; to
DO any or all things herein set forth to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do.
and in any part OF the world as principals
agents, contractors. trustees, or otherwise
either alone or jointly with others.
In general TO carry on In connection with the
objects, purposes and business set forth above
any other lawful business whatsoever
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The amount OF the authorized capital stock
OF this corporation shall be and Is One Million
aud Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
(RI ut t,t
and fifty thousand shares, OF the par value OF
One Dollar (sD each; each share fully paid up
and forever worcestershire. Two hundred and
fifty thousand shares OF said capital stock shall
be set aside as treasury stock. and shall be sold
at such price per share as the Board OF Direc
tors may direct; anc the proceeds arising from
the sale of said stock shall be used only in the
purchase of oil, coal, iron and timber lands. and