Mohave County miner., 1901-03-16
Articles of incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.

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, and 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 watef, 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 socks 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 CsJOO,OOO) divided into Five Hun
dred Thousand (5OOOOO 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 non -asseSsable
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 this corporation shall at no time exceed FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS tsj,0Jl00).
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 () persons, who
shall be bona nde 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, towit:
WILL X. TOWNSEND, Los Angeles, Cal
J, b. EARLEY, 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 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 Qualifica-
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, yice-president. secretary and treas
urer anc 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.
d. 1901. WILL H. TOWNSEND, (SeaD
]. b. EARLEY, (SeaD
Is. J. LOOMIS, (Seal)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County OF Los Angeles.
Before me, I. l.. Chapin, 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 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 Office this
(SeaD 9Th day OF March. 1901.
4. l.. cHApIS
Notary public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles State OF California. My
term of ofice expires Dec. "a, 1903.