Mohave County miner., 1901-05-11
Articles of Incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.

no cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled I
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, win II. Townsend,
j. b. Farley and B. 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, and it's |
principal place of business shall be at Kingman,
County of Mohave, Territory OF Arizona with
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, &C
QUESTION, operation and disposal OF mines,
ands, 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 to cities and communities and their
inhabitants water oil, gas and power; TO 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 $500 900 divided into Five Hun
/ dred Thousand COO,OOO) shares OF the par value
Of One Dollar Csl.OO each aud the same shall
be paid for in cash OF its equivalent in full as
the same shall be subscribed and when issued,
| shall be full paid and worcestershire.
Fourth. That the time OF the commencement
OF said corporation shall be the day of the filing
Of these articles in the office Of the Recorder OF
MohavI County Territory OF Arizona, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
| thereafter.
Fifth. The direct or contingent Indebtedness
OF this corporation shall at no time exceed FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS Cs5,OOOOO).
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 Board OF Di-
rectors consisting Of seven GO persons, who
shall be bona hde 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 follows, to.wit:
WILL II. TOWNSEND, Los Angeles Cal,
J. B. FARLEY Los Angeles, Cal
b. ]. LOOMS Los Angeles, Cal.
ALICE FARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal.
J MARY FARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal.
G. s. TOWNSEND, Los Angeles, Cal.
c. A. ALLIN, Pasadena, Cal.
The said Beard OF Directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in March of each
year by the stockholders, and shall hold ONCE
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 Qualifica
ton OF the directors shall be prescribed in ant
provided for by the bylaws OF this corporation
| The officers Of the Board Of Directors shall be
president vioe-president, secretary and treas
| urer ano such other officers as the board MAJ
: order and appoint.
In witness whereof, we have hereuntO Sc
our hands and seals this 9th day Of March, A
l ID. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (Seal
J. b. FARLEY, (Seal
Is. j. LOOMS, (Seal
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
L County OF Los Angeles.
Before me, 7. L. Chaplin, a notary public il
1 and for the County of Los Angeles State Of Cal
4 ifornia, on this day personally appeared vii
1 II. Townsend, ]. b. Farley and b. J. LOOMS
known to me 10 be the same persons who's
names are subscribed TO the foregoing instru
= ment, and they acknowledged 10 me that the!
executed the same for the purposes and con
sideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of office thi
(SeaD 9th day OF March, 1901.
T. L. CHAPLIN,
Notary public in and for the County o
Los Angeles, State of California. NJ!
term OF ONCE expires Dec. "a, 1908.