Mohave County miner., 1906-08-18
Articles of Incorporation of the
FRANCONIA MINING & DEVELOPMENT CON-
PANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
PAM.

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:
AKTICLEI
The name Of this corporation shall be the
FRANCoNIA MINING s. DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.
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 ana 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
$500 OOO) dollars, divided into five hundred
thousand t5UOlOOOl shares OF the par value Of
One tSl.UO) Dollar each, aud said capital stock
sh all be paid up at the daIe Of issuance, or at
such time As 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 officers as
to the value thereof shall be conclusive.
ARTICLElv
The general nature Of the business in which
this corporation shall engage is as follows, to
wit:
N 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
ling ore of any kind or nature, TO erect any and
all kinds of mills and retineries 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 bitches and tramways for the purpose
Of carrying water TO or from this cOmpany's
property or any property. to o~n. buy, lease or
deal In mines, location Of claims OF every kind
and nature.
C2) 10 engage in and carry on the business
Of maintaining and cOdnnrfiuU WarPhOuSpS
storehouses, restaurants, lodging houses and
eating houses.
C3) To engage in and carry on the business
OF smelling, dealing in and handling of ores and
minerals Of every kind and nature.
(4J ~ engage IN and carry on the business
Of exploring for and deveiopIng mines and mlI-
erals OF every kind and producing mining, mill
ing and treating the same, to 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. OPP
crate, manage, lease sell, mortgage and convey,
and otherwise dispose of smelters, reineries,
pipe lines. tanks. tank cars, storage accommo-
cations. warehouses, machinery, drilling rigs,
pumping plants and mining machinery Of every
kind and nature and ne 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
bills, promissory notes, mortg ages and pledges,
and generally to do each and every thing that a
natural person can do or may do under the laws
OF the United States or the laws OF the Terri
ARTICLEv
This corporation is formed to undure for
twenty five years after its articles are duly ex-
ecuted, but its charter rights may De renewed
(before 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 al OO).
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..
1906.
GEO. JUDON SEAL
o. F. GOODRICH SEAL
A. F. BOWLES SEAL
W A. STEWART SEAL
NJ. LANDSBERG SEAL
State Of California.
County OF Los Angeles.-SS.
Before me. +. 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 1tn day of June, A. D., 1906.
(NOtarial Seal) 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. 1906 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,
tsEAL) County Recorder.
First insertion July %, 1906 Last Sept. l.