Arizona republican., 1909-04-10
CERTIFICATE OF THE AMEND MENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE
UNCLE SAM OIL COMPANY. Know All Men by These Presents:

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That at a special meeting of the
 stockholders of the Uncle sam oil | Company. held at the office of said ' Company at Phoenix. Arizona. on the
 5th day of April 1909. the following
 amendments were adopted by an af- | firmative vote of the majority of the
 stock of said Company:
 | RESOLVED, That the Charter of this | corporation be and the same is hereby amended as follows:
 1 That the first paragraph of the 1 original Charter be, and the same is | hereby amended so as to read as fol- | lows:
 First. That the names of the incor- | porators are H. II. Tucker, Jr. and J H. Ritchie; that the name of the cor poration shall be
 THE UNCLE SAM OIL COMPANY, 1 and that the principal place in which the business of said corporation with
 in the territory of Arizona is to be
 transacted is Phoenix. Maricopa Coun-
 ty. and the principal place of business
 outside of Arizona is Atchison. Atchi- son County, Kansas. and at such other
 places either within or without Ari-
 Zona as the Board of Directors may
 establish. All stockholders meetings
 shall be held at the principal office of
 the corporation at Phoenix. Arizona,
 and Directors meetings may be held
 at any office of the Company within
 or without Arizona, as determined by
 the Board of Directors"
 ?. That the third paragraph of the
 original Charter. as amended on the
 1lth day of August, 1906. be and the
 same is hereby amended so as to read
 as follows:
 Third. That the authorized amount
 of the capital stock of this corporation
 is sixty-one million dollars (s61 .OO0.-
 O00), divided into sixty-one million shares of the par value of one dollar
 S1O0) each. One million shares shall be known and designated as preferred stock. which preferred stock shall have the voting power and be entitled to thirty-one votes for each share. which votes shall be held in trust for the benefit of the owners of the treasury stock, who shall be free from the control or influence of any competitor of this corporation and the owner or owners of said preferred stock. in all stock holders meetings shall cast the votes on said preferred stock in the interest of and as directed by the votes of a majority of the holders of the treas ury stock who shall be free from the control and influence of any competitor of this corporation and for the purpose of forever keeping and maintaining this corporation free and independent of and from the control or influence of ans of its competitors. Sixty million shares shall be known and designated as Treasury stock and shall have the voting power and be entitled to one half of one vote for each share A majority vote of the outstanding stock of the Company based upon the above plan. shall at all times control all the affairs of the Company in stockholders meetings. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution pro- vide. said capital stock shall be paid | in. either in cash or by the sale and | transfer of real or personal property l to this corporation for it's uses and | purposes. in payment for which, shares l of the capital stock may be issued at | the price fixed by the Board of Direc- | tors, and the stock so issued shall | thereupon and thereby become and be full paid and non-assessable, and the | judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of the property and as to the price fixed for the sale of said stock being the equivalent of the par value. shall be conclusive. In the dis of dividends the preferred and treasury stock shall each receive the same amount of the net profits per share"
 3. That the fifth paragraph of said Charter as amended on the 16th day ,f September, 1907, be and the same is hereby amended SO as to read as fol- ows:
 Fifth. The affairs of this corpora- ion shall be managed and conducted ,y a Board of Directors composed of T members. who shall take and sub cribe an oath 10 faithfully discharge he duties of director and shall there liter hold office from the date of cleo ion to the first Monday of March next nsuing thereafter and until his sue essor be elected and qualified. There hall be held an annual meeting of the stockholders on the first Monday of iarch of every year for the election f the Board of Directors and the of such other business as nay properly come before such meet ng. All vacancies occurring in said 'Oard may be filled by the Board
 4. That the Sixth paragraph of the riginal Charter be ard the same is ereby amended so as to read as fol- Dws:
 Sixth. This corporation IS hereby rohibited from contracting any in- ebtedness in excess of the actual alue of its bills receivable and it's roducts on hands. and any debt at ,mpted to be contracted in excess of aid sum shall be absolutely void"
 ,. That the eighth paragraph of the riginal Charter be and the same is ereby amended so as to read as fol- TVS:
 Eight. All stockholders meetings of lis corporation shall be held at the ffice of the Company in Phoenix. Ari- Dna, and at all such meeting; votes ay be cast in person or by proxy. as laa InI i'm h, .f