Mohave County miner., 1902-01-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MINER
AL EVELOPMENT COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

sociated ourselves ogether for the purpose OF
forming corporation under Chapter 2 Title
II, 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 A Dunn, Hugo A. ZgrosSer, Leopold
Bondi Edward Staehlin and John e. Mayer
The name OF the corporation shall be THE
/ TENNESSEE OIL, GAS AND MIN GRAIL
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, the interests Of
the Corporation shall demand
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 10 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 mine, 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 plecge or otherwise the stock,
dehentures bonds or other evidence Of debt OF
any corporation foreign or domestic, and also
the right TO issue sell dispose of, pledge or
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 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 cIuire the good viii, 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; 10 conduct in any
lawful manner the whole or any part OF any
business acquired, and 10 exercise all the
powers acquired, and to exercise all the
powers necessary or convenient in and about
the conduct and management OF such business.
To enter into make and perform contracts Of
every kind, with any person, association or
corporation, and without limit as to amount;
20 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 nave Offices and carry on business
without restriction 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
".
The amount OF the authorized capital stock
OF this corporation shall be and is one Million
ana Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
O. ESQ OOO) divided into one million two hundred
and fifty thousand shares OF the par value of
one Dollar CSD each each share fully paid up
and forever non assessible 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
the development Of the same the purchase of
machinery, erection OF buildings, construction
of railroads tramways and pipe lines, for the
use and benefit OF the corporation, and said
treasury stock shall not be voted until sold and
certificates issued but when so sold and certi.
ficates issued, it shall have the same right as
other stocks Of the corporation.
V.
This corporation will begin business on the
date Of the corporation thereof duly effected
and completed, and viii terminate twenty five
years from the date thereof.
VI
That the officers Of said corporation to con.
duct its affairs until the next annual meeting.
shall be a President, Vice President Secretary.
Treasurer and General Manager, to be chosen
by the Board OF Directors, who shall serve un-
I'll their successors are duly elected and quail
| ihed; which Board Of Directors shall consist Of
| w. w Dunbar l.. G. Roeber William j. Roe
Der. William A. Dunn, Hugo A. Zigrosser,
Leopold Bondi Edward Staehlin and John T.
Mayer. The number Of said Board Of Direc-
tors may be increased by resolution of the
Board at any time. The annual election Of the
Board Of Directors shall be ON the first Thurs.
day after the first Monday in October Of each
year. The Board Of Directors shall have and