Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-04-13
Articles Of Incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.

no cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled J
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, WIN H. Townsend,
]. 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 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
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 70 have and to ex.
erciSe all OF the powers which are OF may be
conferred upon corporations by the laws Of the
Territory OF Arizona.
Third. That the amount OF the capital stock
sand Dollars $500 600 divided into Five Hun
bred Thousand (5O0.OO0 shares OF the par value
OF one Dollar CsI.OO) each aud the same shall
be paid for in cash or its equivalent in fun as
the same shall be subscribed and, when issued,
shall be fun 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 ONCE 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 tins corporation shall at no time exceed FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS Cs5OJlOO).
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 (O persons. who
shall be bona ide stockholders Of this corpora
tion and the names and residences Of the direc-
tors who appointed for the first year 10
serve until the election and qualification Of
their successors, are as follows, to-wit:
WILL II. TOWNSEND, Los Angeles, Cal.
J. b. FARLEY Los Angeles Cal
d. J. LOOMS Los Angeles Cal
ALICE FARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal
MARY FARLEY, Los Angeles, Cal.
G. :. Towns END, Los Angeles, Cal
c. A. ALLGN 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 qualihca.
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
president Uce-presideDt. secretary and treas.
urer anc such other officers as the board may
order and appoint.
In witness whereof, we have hereuuto set
our hands and seals this 9th day OF March, A.
d. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND. (SeaD
J. b. BARLEY, (SeaD
b. LOOMS, (SeaD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County OF Los Angeles
Before me, 7. l. Chaplin. 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 to the foregoing instru-
ment and they acknowledged 10 me that they
executed the same for the purposes and con.
sideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of office this
(Seal) 9th day Of March. 1901.
7, l.. CHAPLIN,
Notary public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles, State Of California. NV
term OF once expires Dec. q, 1898