The news-herald., 1902-04-19
Articles Of incorporation
Gr the
T e x "A S. IA XXI G q . l.
a ND MIN N G
COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That We, the undersigned,
nave this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose ol
forming z corporation uEtcG tne law"
of The Territory 0: Arizona, and we
EereSv make. execute and adopt the
f5Icy>I7ee articles OF incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
TIE name of said corporation shall be
Fazaa- Mexico Oil and Mining Company,
and It's principal place of transactmg
business shall be at Phoenix, Arizona
= AIari1opa County, with branch office at
75aaurront, Jefferson County, Texas,
and 81 such other places as may be
datefr0i1ed ~ the board Of directors,
v.l,ave REGULAR and special meetings of
the directors and stockholders may be
held. and any and all the business may
be transacted.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature OF the different
kinds of business proposed to be trans
acted Sy jnis corporation is as follows
to-wit: TO purchase, lease, locate
bond Or otherwise acquire, own, sell or
otherwise dispose. of, pledge, mortgage,
1ypothccata and deal in. prospect for
wCrk. mine, explore and develop MIN
ing claims, OIL minerals, timber ana
horticultural lands, oil, gas, asphalt,
petroleum, water and water rights TO
hrild and operate tank barges, steam
ships. tank cars and pipe lines to store
ana deliver oil, manufactured or nat
oiT1f 1Nrn
franc niees and rights in the country.
cities or towns, for the delivery and
sale Of the same. Build electric plants
to furnish power, light and heat, IN
c!udipg electric railroad lines, to ham
ole the product of such corporations; to
rora and put down wells; to buy and
sell OIL and oil wells and mines Of all
kinds ard operate the same; 70 build
refneries, reduction works of all kinds
aad operate the same, with necessary
1uachinery to convey. transport and
market the same, propelled by steam or
otherwise; to buy and sell all kinds OF
property, to acquire by purchase. SUN
Scription or otherwise, and to hold as
investment any bonds or other securi-
ties or evidence of indebtedness or any
shares of capital stock created or is
sued by any other corporation or cor
.poratiUns, association or associations,
of the territory Of Arizona, Or Of any
other State, Territory or country To
purchase, hold, SELL assign, transfer,
mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose
of. any bonds or other securities or evi-
Gences of indebtedness created or IS
sued by any other corporation. aSsocta-
ton, Or associations, of the Territory
of Arizona or Of any other State, Terri
tory or country, and while owners
thereof, to exercise all the rights pow
ers and privileges o. ownership. TO
purchase hold and sell, assign trans
Ter, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dis
po~e of shares OF the capital stock of
any other corporation or corporations.
association OF associations, OF the Ter
r;tory Of Arizona. or OF any other State,
Territory or country, and while owners
of such stock TO exercise al the rights,
powers and privileges of ownership, in
Guiding the right 70 vote thereon. TO
aid in any manner any corporation or
association Of which any bonds Or Othe"
securities or evidences Of Indebtedness
or stock are held By this corporation,
and to do any acts or things designed
to protect, preserve, improve or en-
h2nce the value of any such bonds, or
ether securities, or evidence Of indebt-
edness on stock. TO do q general real
estate mercantile and mining business
in all it's branches; to handle and con-
troll letters patent and inventions, to
borrow money ard execute mOrtgag geS
or deeds Of trust to secure the same, to
issue bonds and other evidences of in
debtedress, and in general do all things
necessary to the proper conduct Of the
businees oi this corporation, not incon
sistent With the laws of the United
States and the Territory of Arizona, to
the same extent as natural persons
might or could do and in any part OF
the world as principals, agents, con-
tractors, trustees or otherwise, either
alone or in company with others, and to
have one or more offices o6t of the
Territory Of Arizona, and to hold, pur-
chase, mortgage and convey real and
personal property outside of this Ter
ritory.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers OF this body cor
porate shall be to have perpetual sue
cession; to sue and be sued by it's cor
porate name; to have d common seal
and alter the same at pleasure; TO pre-
scribe the mode of making transfers CT
stock or interest of its stockholders; to
make contracts, to acquire and trans
fer property of every kind and descrip-
ton, both real and personal, and to
possess the same powers in such re-
spects as private individuals now en-
joy; to establish bylaws and make all
rules and regulations deemed expedi-
ent for the management Of its affairs.
not inconsistent with the laws and con-
stitutions of the United States and the
laws OF the Territory Of Arizona.
ARTICLE w.