Mohave County miner., 1914-12-05
ARTICLES CT INCORPORATION
 or THE FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

| Know All Men By These Presents: | That J. NJ. Day, II M Gorham. A. c. Hami- | ton, s. l. Jones and w. P. Henry have this day voluntarily associated and do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Cali 1 fornia, and we hereby certify and declare: FIRST. l The name of this corporation shall be FEDER- AL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. SECOND. | The principal place of business of said corpora ton shall be at tht City and County of San Francisco State of California THIRD. The business of srid corporation shall be to explore and teop agricultural, grazing and mining regions exchange seil. lease other wise dispose Of and 10 manage, control, develop, operate or otherwise deal in mines. inning claims, agricultural and mineral lands. water and water tights and franchises of all kinds, and to do a general real estate and mercantile business.
 To construct buildings, machinery mils fac tories. tranways, acque lucts. canals and levees and to manage. control. operate. buy other wise acquire, sell. lease or otherwise dispose of | the sdnle
 To acquire by purchase subscription or other wise. and to own, sell or dispose of stock. bonds or other oblia atons of whatever kind or charac- ter. and while owner of any such stocks bonds or other obi gations to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership thereof and to exercise any and all voting powers thereon. To borrow or loan money, and give and take security therefor; to mortgage, pledge or hy-
 
 bonds or other obligations other property, real or personal. which may be owned or ac- quired by this corporation to secure the pay ment of any bonds or other obligations by it is- sued or nCurred: Without in any particular limiting any of the objects and powers of this corporation it is expressly declared and provided that it shall have power to issue it's paid up stock or bonds, other obligations in payment for property purchased or acqu fred by it, in any way furthering the objects in and about the busi- ness;
 To make and perform contracts of any kind or description in carrying on the business, or for the purpose of obtaining or furthering any of it's objects:
 To do any and all kinds of acts or .hrngs, aud to exercise any and all powers which a poratiou, co-partnership. natural person could do or exercise. and which may hereafter be authorized by law; This corporation may conduct any of it's busi- ness in any of the States Territories of the United States, or in any of the islands or count ries which the United States now has or may hereafter have exercise jurisdiction or supervise in whole or in part. or in any foreign land.
 The term for which this corporation is to ex- ist shall be fifty years
 FIFTH. The number of directors of said corporal tion shall be five, and the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year are as follows:
 NAMES RESIDENCES J. M. Day Los Angeles. Cali fOruia. II. M. Gorham Los Angeles Co.,, California. A. (. Hamilton. San Francisco. California. S. l.. Jones' santa Monica, California. w. r. Henry san Francisco, California.
 SIXTH The capital stock of said corporation shall be two hundred thousand tS2O0GOJl dollars. divided into two hundred thousand (20J.Jv0J shares ot the par value of one dollar tSlJ each. SEVENTH The amount of stock actually subscribed. and by whom, is ofollws. to-wt:
 NAME OF NO sUBScKIBER SHARES AMOUNT J. Nj. Day SIOJ Il. M Gorham lJOI A. (, Hamilton loo $. L.Joues LOO w F. Henry 100 In Witness Whereof, we have hereuuto sub scribed our names this the 18th day of March, D., l9U+. J. NJ DAY.
 A. C. HAMILTON.
 II. NJ GOkdAM.
 $ l. JONES. w. P, HENRY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Los Angeles 'N
 On this 30th day of March. in the year of our Lord one thousand niue hundred aud four be- fore me, Stanley r. McCluug. a Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County, State of Cafor- nia. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared J. M. Day and II. NJ. Gorham. known to me be the persons whose names subscribed to the within in- strument. and they acknowledged to that they executed the same In Witness WhereoI. l have hercunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. the day and year in tlis certificate first above written.
 STANLEY r. McCLUNG. Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County. State If California. LSeall My commission expires December 3J, l9J6 General. STATE OF CALIFORNIA City and County of san Francisco. S"' Uu this lSt day of April, in the one ! thousand nine hundred and four, before he. l Clay T. Gooding. a Notary Public in and TOT | the said City and County of San Francisco, state of California. residing therein, duly com misSioned and sworn, personally appeared A. | (. Hamilton. l.. Jones and w. P. Henry, 1 known to me to be the persons whose names ] SubScri bed to tue within instrument, and tueV each acinowe 'ged that the, executed the same In Witness N hereof have Eereunto set my | hand and affixed my official seal at my office ill said City aud County of san Francisco the day and year in this certificate first above written CLAY P. GOODING, | Notary Public in aud for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. | Seal
 STATE OF CALFoRNIA 1 City and County ot San Francisco. i |. ohm J. Gret, County Clt rk of the City an ] County of san Francisco. State of alitOrnid ! hereby certify tie foregoing to be full, true and correct copy of the original articles ot in ] corporation of the Federal DevcloI inert Com panv. filed in my office on the first day of Aprll ] A. D l9O4.
 Attest my hand and my official seal this first
 JOHN,J. GRIEF. County Clerk.
 By CHAS C. MORRIS, [Seall Deputy County Clerk 1 ENDORSED: Filed in the office of the County Clerk of the City and Co"nty ol Srn F'anvisco State of California this first iav of April. A. D. ,94 John Greif. County Clerk, by Chas. c. Morris, Deputy Clerk ] ENDORSED: Filed in the office of the Secrc of State the 2nd day of April, A. D. 19O+' C. r Curry, Secretary of State. by J. Hoe,ch, Dep uty. Record Book loo Page S5.