Mohave County miner., 1902-02-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINER.
AL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
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 f. Mayer, have as
sociated ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming corporation under Chapter . Title
l2, Of the revised statutes of Arizona 1887, 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 E. Mayer.
The name Of the corporation shall be THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, and its princi
pal Office 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 70 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 10 mne mill, reduce, prepare
for market any and all kinds Of ores minerals,
coal, and TO 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 OF
otherwise use It's own stock, bonds, notes
mortgages or obligations.
To take own, hold, deal in, mortgage or 9th
erwise lien, TO lease, sell, exchange, transfer
or in any manner whatever dispose OF any real
property wherever situated.
To manufacture, purchase, acquire in any
lawful manner, and TO hold, own, mortgage
pledge. sell, transfer, or in any manner dispos,
OF, and to deal and trade in oil. gas, coal, iron
and all minerals, lumber goods, wares, mer
chandlse 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 tn,
Company, bonds or otherwise; to hold or In any
manner dispose OF the whole or any part o.
the property so purchased; 10 conduct in any
lawful manner the whole or any part OF any
business so acquired, and to exercise all tn,
/ powers so acquired, and 10 exercise all tn,
| powers necessary or convenient in and abou
the conduct and management OF such business
! To enter into, make and perform contracts O
every kind, with any person, association Of