Mohave County miner., 1901-03-23
Articles of incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.
now ALL MN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, win II. Townsend,
j. b, Farley and -, J. Loomis, have this day
associated ourselves together for the purpose
OF forming a corporation under the laws OF the
Territory OF Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
First. That the name OF this corporation
shall be the ASTRAL OIL COMPANY, ami its
principal place Of business shall be at Kingman,
County Of Mohave, Territory Of Arizona with a
branch Office at Los Angeles, County OF Los
Angeles, State of California.
Second That the general nature Of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted is as follows:
To engage in the location, improvement, ac.
QUESTION, operation and disposal OF mines,
lands, bitches, canals pipelines for oil, gas
and water, and for those purposes shall have
the power to purchase, hold, sell. lease, rent
and convey real and personal property and to
distribute DO cities and communities and their
Inhabitants water, oil, gas and power; 10 act as
trustee; to purchase and sell stocks and fran
chises Of corporations and TO have and to ex-
ercise all OF the powers which are or may be
conferred upon corporations by the laws OF the
Territory Of Arizona.
Third. That the amount Of the capital stock
OF this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars (S50O,OOO divided into Five Hun
dred Thousand (5OO,OOO) shares Of the par value
Of one Dollar Csl.OO) each, aud the same SHAH
be paid for in cash or It's equivalent in full as
the same shall be subscribed and, when issued
shall be full paid and worcestershire.
Fourth. That the ti ne OF the commencement
of said corporation shall be the day OF the filing
OF these articles in the once Of the Recorder Of
Mohavt County, Territory OF Arizona, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty -aye years
thereafter
Fifth. The direct or contingent indebtedness
of tins corporation shall at no time exceed FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS (S5O)lOOl,
Sixth. The private property Of stockholders
of this corporation shall not in any event be
liable for the debts Of this corporation
seventh. The affairs Of this corporation shall
be managed and conducted by a Board OF Di-
rectOrs consisting of seven "a persons, who
shall be bona Tide stockholders of this corpora
tion and the names and residences OF the direc-
tors who are appointed for the first year. to
serve until the election and qualification OF
their successors are as follows, to-wit:
WILL H. TOWNSEND Los Angeles Cal.
J. b. EARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal
b. j. LOOMS, Los Angeles, Cal
ALICE FARLEY, Los Angeles Cal.
MARY EARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal.
G. :. TowSsES Los angeles, Cal
G. A. ALLGN, Pasadena, ,Gal
The said Board Of Directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monda In March of each
year by the stockholders, anC shall hold office
for the term OF one year. or until their success
ors are elected and have qualified The time
and manner of such election, and the qualinca
ton Of the directors shall be prescribed in and
provided for by the bylaws OF this corporation.
The officers Of the Board of Directors shall be a
president, wee president. secretary and treas
urer and such other officers us the board may
order and appoint
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 9th day of March. A.
d. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (SeaD
j. Is. FARLEY, (SeaD
u. j. LOOMS, (Seal)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County OF Los Angeles
Before me- I. l.. Chaplin, a notary public In
and for the County of Los Angeles, State of Cal.
ifornia, on this day personally appeared win
ii. Townsend, j, b. Farley and b. j. Loomis
known to me to be the same persons whose
| names are subscribed to the foregoing nstru-
ment and they acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and con.
sideration therein expressed
| Given under my hand and seal of office this
(SeaD 9th day of March, 1901
Il. l.. CHAPLIN,
Notary public In and for the County of
Los Angeles, State OF California NY
term OF Office expires Dec "a, 1903