Mohave County miner., 1914-12-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Know All Men By These Presents: That J. M. Day, H. M. Gorham, A. C. Hamil- 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 fornia, and we hereby certify and declare:
 FIRST.
 The name of this corporation shall be FEDER- AL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
 SECOND.
 The principal place of business of said corpora tion shall Le at the City and County of San Francisco. State of California.
 THIRD.
 The business of said corporation shall be to explore and develop agricultural, grazing and mining regions exchange. sell. lease or other wise dispose of. and to manage, control, develop. operate or otherwise deal in mines. mining claims, agricultural and mineral lands. water and water rights. and franchises of all kinds, and to do general real estate and mercantile business;
 To construct buildings, machinery, mills. fac tories tramways, acqueducts, canals and levees and to manage, control, operate. buy or other wise acquire sell. lease or otherwise dispose of the same:
 To acquire by purchase, subscription or other wise. and to own, sell or dispose of stock. bonds or other oblie ations of whatever kind or charac- ter. and while owner of any such stocks. bonds or other obligations 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
 
 pothecate in any manner whatsoever any stocks. bonds or other obligations. or other property, real or personal. which may be owned ac- quired by this corporation to secure the pay ment of any bonds or other obligations by it is- sued or incurred;
 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 or other obligations in payment for property purchased or acquired by it, in any way t,,rfh fhAritt thn A1,,.. .l..t ness:
 To make and perform contracts of any kind or description in carrying on the business. or for the purpose of obtaining or furtherug any of it's objects;
 To do any and all kinds of acts or thngs, and to exercise any and all powers which poration, copartnership. or natural person could do or exercise and which may now or hereafter be authorized by law;
 This corporation may conduct any of it's bus- ness in any of the States or Territories of the United States, or in any of the islands or count res over 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 corporation shall be i've 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 iforuia. H. M. Gorham, Los Angeles Co.,, California. A. (. Hamilton. San Francisco. California. $. l.. Jones. Santa Monica, California. w. P. Henry. San Francisco California.
 SIXTH
 The capital stock of said corporation shall be two hundred thousand (S200.00Jl dollars. divided into two hundred thousand (20J,OO0) shares of the par value of one dollar (Sl) each.
 SEVENTH.
 The amount of stock actually subscribed, Il Y w k n p1 SUBSCRIBER SHARES AMOUNT J. M. Day Sl0O H. M. Gorham loo A. (, Hamilton 100 :. L. Jones loo w P. Henry 100 In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto sub scrbed our this the 18th day of March, A D.. 1904. J. M. DAY.
 A. C. HAMILTON.
 H. M. GORHAM.
 $. L. JONES.
 w. P. HENRY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
 County of Los Angeles 9H
 On this SOth day of March. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, be fore me. Stanley r. McCluug. Notary Public in aud for Los Angeles County. State of Calilor nia. residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeared J. M. Day and II. NJ. Gorham. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within in- struneut and they acknowledged to that they executed the same. In Witness Whereof have hereuuto set my hand and affixed my official seal. the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 STANLEY F. MCCLUNG. Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County, State of California. lSeall My commission expires December 50, 1900
 General.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA L. City and County oi San Francisco. On this lst day of April, in the. year one thousand nine hundred and four. before ne. Clay P. G0oding. Notary Public in and for the said City and County of san Francisco, State of California. residing therein, duly conI- miSSi0ned and sworn, personally appeared \. C. Hamilton l.. Jones and w. D. Henry. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and they each acknoWl led ged that they executed the same. In Witness Whereof. have hereunto set my hand aud affixed my official seal at my office in said City and County of San Francisco the day and year in this certificate first above written
 CLAY r, GOODlNG, Notary Public in and for the t'itv and County of San Francisco, State oi California lSealI
 STATE OF CALFoRNA City and County of San Francisco. l. John l. Greif, County tlt rk ot the City an County ot san Francisco State of California. hereby certify tIe foregoing to be a full. true and correct copy of the original articles of in. corporation of the Federal Development Com pauv, filed in my office on the first day of prl. A. D l9D4. Attest my hand and my official seal this first day of April, A. b. l9J4.
 JOHN J. GRIEF.
 County Clerk.
 By CHAS C. MORRIS, Seal Deputy County Clerk. ENDORSED: Filed in the office of the County Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco. State of California. this first day of April. A. D. l94. John Greif. County Clerk, by Chas. c. Norris Deputy Clerk. ENDoR- ED. Filed in the office of the Secre- of State the 2nd day of April, A. D. 1904. C. F Curry, Secretary of State, by J. Hoesch Dep. | utV Record Rock lbO Page SS First insertion Nov I-Dec. F.