Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1906-09-01
Articles Of Incorporation of the
FRANCONIA MINING & DEVELOPMENT COM.
PANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned, have this day as.
socIated ourselves together for :he purpose Of
forming a corporation undtI the laws OF the
Territory OF Arizona, and for that purpose we
adopt the following charter;
The name Of this corporation shall be the
FRANCoNIA MINING q DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.
ARTICLE II
This Company shall keep an ofice at Fran
COMA Arizona. and may keep other principal
Angeles, State of California, at which place or
places all incorporates, stockholders and di-
rectors' meetings. may be held and all corporate
business may be transacted
The amount OF the capital stock OF this cor
poration shall be Five Hundred Thousand
(S5O0,OOU dollars, divided into hVe hundred
thousand t5OOUOO) shares OF the par value OF
One lSl.OO) Dollar each, aud said capital STOCK
han be paid up at the date 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.
ARTICLE ~
The general nature of the business in which
this corporation shall engage is as follows, to
wit
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 rennerleS Tor 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 OF from this company's
property or any property. to oTn, buy, lease or
deal in mines, location of claims Of every kind
and nature.
C2) To engage in and carry on the business
of maintaining and conducting warehouses,
storehouses, restaurants, lodging houses ana
81 To engage in and carry on the business
of smelling, dealing in and handling OF ores and
minerals OF every kind aud nature.
al To engage in and carry on the business
of exploring for and developing mines ana mill
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 renneries,
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 ana
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 deoenture
$.
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
~ of Arizona
This corporation is formed to undure for
twenty five years after its articles are duly eX
ecuted, but its charter rights may be renewed
(0efore its charter expires) from time 10 time
for periods not exceeding twenty-five years at
time, perpetually.
ARTICLE VI
NJ CtOPE holders of
this corporation shall be and is hereby made
forever exempt from any and all liability ior
its debts or obligations. and the incorporation
: is not to be subjected to any Indebtedness IN
excess Of One Dollar al COZ.
ARTICLE VII
The capital stock OF this corporation shall be
and is hereby made forever worcestershire by
/ this corporation for any purpose.
In witness whereof. We have hereunto set our
hands and seals this the 9TH day OF June. A. D..
| 1906
o. F. GooCRICH SEAL
| A. f. BOWLES SEAL
| w. A. STEWART SEAL
NJ LANDSBERG SEAL
State OF California,
| County OF Los Angeles.-SS.
Before me. J Z. Wiseman. 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 N.
Landsberg, known to me to be the persons who
subscribed to the foregoing instrument a1u
/ acknowledged TO me that they executed the
same for the purposes and consideration there
1 in expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of ONCE this
| the eth day Of June, A. D., 1906.
(Notarial SeaD 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 Ilth, A. D. 1906, at 10 minutes past O'Clock
a. m, in book pages 374 1885 of lncorpora'
tion Records OF Mohave County. Arizona Terri
| tory. THOMAS MCNEEL1,
! tsEAL) County Recorder
First insertion July 2s. 1906 Last Sept. /.