Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-18
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 H. 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, ami its
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 (SSOO,OOO) divided into Five Hun
/ dred Thousand (5OOOOO shares of the par value
OF One Dollar GlOO) 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 non assessable.
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
Mohavt 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 (S5,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 a Board Of Di
rectors consisting OF seven (0 persons, who
shall be bona hde stockholders of this corpora
ton and the names and residences OF the direc
tors who are appointed for the first year, &
serve until the election and qualification o
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 FARLEY, Los Angeles Cal.
MARY FARLEY Los Angeles, Cal.
III G. s. TOWNS END, Los Angeles, Cal.
/ c. A. ALLIN, Pasadena, Cal,
L The said Board Of Directors shall be electe
annually on the first Monday in March OF eac
year by the stockholders, and shall hold ono
4 for the term of one year, until their success
ors are elected and have qualified. The tim
/ and manner of such election, and the Qualific;
ton OF the directors shall be prescribed in an
4 provided for by the bylaws Of this corporation
The officers Of the Board OF Directors shall be
president. yice,president. secretary and trea
! urer an6 such other officers as the board ma
order and appoint.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto S,
our hands and seals this 9Th day Of March
d. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (Sea
J. b. FARLEY, (Sea
BIZ. LOOMS, (Sea
4 STATE or CALIFORNIA,
4 County Of Los Angeles.
Before me T. L. Chaplin, a notary public
1 and for the County OF Los Angeles, State OF Ca
1 ifornia on this day personally appeared Wi
1 H. Townsend, J. b. Farley and b. J. LOomi
] known to me to be the same persons who's
names are subscribed 70 the foregoing instr
- ment, and they acknowledged to me that the
executed the same for the purposes and col
sideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF ONCE tn
(SeaD 9Th day Of March, 1901.
T. L. CHAPLIN,
Notary public in and for the County
Los Angeles, State OF California. n
term OF office expires Dec. "a, 1903.