Mohave County miner., 1901-04-27
Articles Of Incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.

| no cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled
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 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 ONCE 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
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; 70 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 $500 600 divided into Five Hun
dred Thousand 100000 shares OF the par value
Of One Dollar (sl.OO) each, aud the same shall
be paid for in cash or 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 (S5OJ1.O0.
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 CO persons who
shall be bona fde 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. FARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal.
B. J. LOOMS, Los Angeles, Cal.
ALICE EARLEY. Los Angeles, Cal.
MARY EARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal
G.. s. TOWNSEND, Los Angeles, Cal
c. A. ALLIN, Pasadena, Cal
The said Board 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 qualfca.
tion 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, ucepresident. secretary and treas.
urer an6 such other officers as the board may
order and appoint.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 9th day OF March, A.
| ID. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (SeaD
J. b. FARLEY, (Seal)
b. J. LOOMS, (SeaD
| STATE or CALIFORNIA,
| County OF Los Angeles
Before me, T. 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. LOOMS,
known TO me TO be the same persons whose
names are subscribed 20 the foregoing instru
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 ofice this
| (SeaD 9th day Of March, 1901.
T. L. CHAPLIN
Notary public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles, State OF California. My
term of office exnireS dec u iona