Mohave County miner., 1901-04-20
Articles of incorporation
of the
Astral Oil Company.


no cent documentary revenue stamp Cancelled |
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, VIII 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 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 TO have and to ex-
ercise all of the powers which are 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 CS5OO,OOO) divided into Five Hun
| dred Thousand (5OO,OOO) shares Of the par value
Of One Dollar (Sl,OU each, aud the same shall
be paid for in cash or its equivalent in full
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 ONCE 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,OJlO0).
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 ca persons, who
shall be bona fide stockholders OF this corpora
ton and the names and residences Of the direc-
tors who are appointed for the first year, 10
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.
G. 6. TowNs END. Los Angeles, Cal.
C. A ALLIN PaSadena. Cal.
The said Board OF Directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in March Of eacf
year by the stockholders. and shall hold ONO,
for the term OF one year, or until their success
ors are elected and have qualified. The tint
and manner OF such election, and the qualifica
ton OF the directors SHALL be prescribed In anC
provided for by the bylaws OF this corporation
The Officers Of the Board OF Directors shall be
president, vice-president. secretary and treas
urer anc such other officers as the board ma!
: order and appoint.
4 In witness whereof, we have hereuntO Sc
our hands and seals this 9th day Of March, A
d. 1901. WILL II. TOWNSEND, (Seal
4 ]. b. FARLEY (Seal
b. LOOMS, (Seal
= STATE or CALIFoRSIA,
Il County OF Los Angeles,
Before me, T. L. Chaplin, notary public ii
< and for the County of Los Angeles State Of Cal
ifornia on this day personally appeared vii
4 H. Townsend, j. b. Farley and Is. J. LOOMS
= known to me TO be the same persons who's
, names are subscribed 70 the foregoing inStru
= ment. and they acknowledged TO me that the.
executed the same for the purposes and con
sideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF once thi
(SeaD 9Th day OF March, 1901.
I. L. CHAPLIN,
Notary public in and for the County o
Los Angeles, State Of California. NJ.
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