The news-herald., 1902-12-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Or
AMERICAN OIL AND MINERAL
COMPANY


Know all men by these presents:
That we, the undersigned, have this
day voluntarily associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming a
corporation under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and do hereby GER
tify as follows, to-wit:
Article I.
The name of said corporation shall
be American Oil and Mineral Com
pany," and its principal place of trans
acting business shall be at Phoenix,
Maricopa county, Arizona, with
branch Office in the city of Kansas City,
in the state of Missouri, and with other
branch offices at such other places as
may be determined by the board of di-
rectors from time to time.
The names of the incorporators Of
said corporation are: George P. Gross,
Kansas City, Missouri; Sylvanus J.
Hatch, Kansas City, Missouri, and J.
Med. Trimble, Kansas City, Missouri.
Article II.
The nature of the business and the
objects and purposes proposed to be
transacted, promoted and carried on by
this company are 20 do any and all OF
the Things hereinafter mentioned as
fully and to the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, either as
agent for or contractor with other per-
sons or corporations or on it's own ac-
county, within the Territory Of Ari-
ona, and also in any other territory
state or district of the United States of
America, and also IN any or all Of the
states or districts of the Republic of
Mexico, and in any foreign country,
viz:
To bore for petroleum, oil and ma
tural gas, and to mine for coal, ore,
zinc, lead, iron, metal and mineral
substances of all kinds.
To purchase, take or lease, or other
wise acquire any oil well, gas wells,
mines, mining rights and land in the
United States of America or elsewhere,
and any interest therein, and to ex-
plore, work, exercise, develop and turn
to account the same. To bore for,
quarry, mine, smelt refine, dress,
amalgamate and prepare for market,
petroleum, gas, ore, iron, metal and
mineral substances of all kinds, and
to carry on any other operation which
may seem conducive to any of the COM
pany's objects. To buy, sell, manufac-
ture and deal in petroleum, gas, min
erals machinery, implements, con-
veniences, provisions and things cap
able of being used in connection with
mining operations or required by
Workmen and others employed by the
company.
To acquire, deal in, sell and other
wise dispose of petroleum, gas, ores,
minerals and metals; to smelt, reduce,
refine, mill and otherwise treat pc
troleum, gas, ores, minerals and
metals; and to manufacture, acquire,
deal in, sell and otherwise dispose OF
products of petroleum, gas, ores, min
eral and metals.
To hold, purchase or otherwise ac-
qu1re, to sell, assign, transfer, mort
gage, pledge or otherwise dispose of
shares Of the capital stock or bonds or
other evidence Of indebtedness created
by other corporation or corporations,
and while the holder of such stock 10
exercise all the rights and privileges
Of ownership, including the right to
vote thereon to the same extent as a
natural person might or could do.
Generally to purchase, take on lease
or in exchange, hire or otherwise ac-
Quire any real and personal property,
and any rights or privileges which the
company may think necessary or con-
Yenient for the purposes of it's busi-
ness.
To cause or allow the legal title,
estate and interest in any property ac-
Quired, established or carried on By
the company to remain or be vested or
registered in the name of, or carried on
by any other company or companies,
foreign or domestic, formed or toAbe
formed, and either upon trust for or as
agents or nominees of this company Or
upon any other terms or conditions
which the board Of directors may con-
slider for the benefit of this company.
and to manage the affairs, or take over
and carry on the business of such COM
pany or companies SO formed or to be
formed, either by acquiring the shares,
stocks or other securities thereof, r
otherwise howsoever, and to exercise
all or any of the powers of holders OF
shares, stocks or securities thereof, and
to receive and distribute as profits the
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