Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-04
Articles Of Incorporation
Of the
Astral Oil Company.

no cent documentary revenue stamp cahCei'ul
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we the undersigned, win H. Townsend
l. II. Farley and B. j. LOOMS, have TINS uaS
associated ourselves together for the purpose
~ 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 ana 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 ousl-
ness proposed 10 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 shan nave
the power 20 purchase hold sell lease rent
and convey real and personal property ana TO
distribute TO cities and communities and their
inhabitants water, oil, gas and power 10 act as
trustee: to purchase and sell stocks and fran
chi Ses OF corporations. and TO have and 10 eN-
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 (S5OOOOO divided into Five Hun
dred Thousand (5OO.OOO) 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
Mohavt County, Territory Of Arizona and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
Fifth. The direct OF contingent indebtedness
Of this corporation shall at no time exceed FIVE
| THOUSAND DOLLARS C5,OJ)OG),
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 ca 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, 70
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 FARLEY, Los Angeles Cal
| MARY FARLEY, Los Angeles Cal.
! c. =. Towns END, Los Angeles Cal.
| c. A. ALIIN. Pasadena, Cal,
The said Board OF Directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in March OF eacl
year by the stockholders and shall hold ofic,
for the term Of one year, or until their success
ors are elected and have qualified. The tim,
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 yice.president. secretary and treas
urer anC such other officers as the board ma
order and appoint.
In witness whereof, we have hereUnto Sc
our hands and seals this 9th day Of March, A
ID. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (Seal
j. b. FARLEY, (Seal
B.J LOOMS, (Seal
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County Of Los Angeles
Before me- I. l.. Chaplin, notary public il
and for the County Of Los Angeles, State Of Cal
ifornia, on this day personally appeared vii
II. Townsend, J. b. Farley and B. J. Loomis
\ known 10 me to be the same persons who's
names are subscribed TO the foregoing instru
ment and they acknowledged TO me that the
executed the same for the purposes and con
sideraton therein expressed
Given under my hand and seal Of ONCE thi
(Seal) 9th day OF March, 1901.
T. L. CHAPLIN,
Notary public in and for the County o
Los Angeles, State OF California NJ