Mohave County miner., 1906-08-11
Articles of Incorporation of the
FRANCONIA MINING & DEVELOPMENT COM
PANI.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS {:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we the undersigned, have this day as
ISOLATED ourselves together for he purpose Of
forming corporation under the laws of the
Territory Of Arizona, and for that purpose we
adopt the following charter:
AKTtCLEI
The name of this corporation shall be the
FRANCoNIA MINING & DEVELOPMENT Com
PANY.
ARTICLE II
This Company shall keep an ONCE at Fran
COMA, Arizona. aud may keep other principal
Offices aud places OF business at the City Of Los
Angeles. State Of California, at which place or
places all incorporates, stockholders and al
rectors' meetings may be held and all corporate
business may be transacted.
ARTICLE III
The amount Of the capital stock OF this cor
pOration shall be Five Hundred Thousand
(S5O0, OOU) dollars divided into five hundred
thousand t5OO,UOOl shares OF the par value OF
One tSl.UO) Dollar each, aud said capital stock
sha ali be paid up at the date OF issuance, or at
such time : the board of directors may desig-
nate in money. property, labor, or any other
valuable right or thing and the judgment OF
the board OF directors or managing Orncers as
TO the value thereof shall be conclusive.
ARTICLE ~
The general nature Of the business in which
this corporation shall engage is as follows, to
wit:
a. To engage in and carry on the business
of mining, developing aud the taking out OF ore,
doing assessment work, erecting smelters.
stamp mills, aud any and all other kinds Of
machinery or DEVICES for the treating or hand
ling ore of any kind or nature, to erect any and
all kinds of mills and retnerIeS for the pur-
pose Of treating and handling ore, and to main
tain and operate pumping plants, water lines,
water rights and concessions and leases for
such pumping plants, water rights
and also ditcnes and tramways for the purpose
OF carrying water TO or from this company $
property or any property. to Own, buy, lease or
deal in mines, location Of claims OF every kind
and nature.
or To engage in and carry on the business
Of maintaining and conducting warehouses,
storehouses, restaurants, lodging houses and
eating houses.
(9 To engage in and carry on the business
Of smelling, dealing in and handling OF ores and
minerals OF every kind aud nature.
"a To engage in and carry on the business
OF exploring for and developing mines and mir
erals of every kind aud producing mining, mill
lug and treating the same, t. produce, treat
and distil oils. petroleum, asphaltum. mineral
gas, and all kindred hydrO-carbon pr oducts and
of other products manufactured from any such
substanceS:to acquire, construct, own, hold, op-
crate, manage, lease, sell, mortgage and convey.
and otherwise dispose OF smelters. retineries,
pipe lines tanks tank cars, storage accommo
cations. warehouses, machinery, drilling rigs,
pumping plants and mining machinery ofevery
kind and nature and Mt cessary appliances con
nected Herewith. together with works and
property Of any and all mines.
(5) To acquire. hold, pledge, hypothecate, or
otherwise dispose of the shares OF capital stock
of other corporations, also bonds. debenture
bills, prOmiSSory notes, MORTGAGES and pledges,
and generally to do each and every thing that
natural person can do or may do under the laws
OF the United States, or the laws OF the Terri
ry Of Arizona
ARTICLEv
This corporation is formed to undure for
twenty five years after its articles are duly ex-
ecuted, but its charter rights may be renewed
tbefore its charter expires) from time to time
for periods not exceeding twenty five years at a
time, perpetually.
The private property Of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be and is hereby made
forever exempt from any and all liability for
its debts or obligations. and the incorporation
is not to be subjected to any Indebtedness in
excess OF One Dollar 81 CO.,
ARTICLE VII
The capital stock OF this corporation shall be
and is hereby made forever non aSsesSible by
this corporation for any purpose.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our
hands and seals this the 18th day OF June. A D..
1905
GEO. JUDON SEAL
OF GOODRICH SEAL
A. F. BOWLES SEAL
W A. STEWART SEAL
NJ. LANDSBERG SEAL
State OF California,
County OF Los Angeles.-SS.
Before me E. wiseman, a Notary Public
in and for said county and State, on this day
personally appeared Geo. Judon. o. F. Good
rich A. F. BOwles W. A. Stewart and NJ
Landsberg, known to me to be the persons who
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged TO me that they executed the
same for the purposes and consideration there
in expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of ONCE this
the 9TH day Of June, A. D., 1906.
(Notarial SraD j. E. WISEMAN,
Notary Public in and for the Count. state OF
California.
Ny commission expires on the 18th day of
May, 1909.
Filed and recorded at request of Geo. Judon.
June 18th, "A d. l9O6,at 10 minutes past O'Clock
a. m, In book pages 374 1886 OF Incorpora-
tion Records of Mohave County. Arizona Terri
tory. THOMAS MCNEELY,
(sEAL) County Recorder.
First insertion July %, 1905 Last Sept l.