Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-11-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY


Know ALI 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 al
corporation under the laws of the State of Cali
fornia, and we hereby certify and declare:
! FIRST,
The name of this corporation shall be FEEDER
AL DEVELOPMENT S SSc6SNY'
The principal place of business of said corpora
ton shall be at the City and County of San
Francisco State of S rHfR%
The business of said corporation shall be to
| explore and develop agricultural. grazing and
mining regions, exchange. sell. lease 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,
ana 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 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 obliR atoms of whatever kind or charac-
| ter. and while owner of any such stocks, bonds
| or other obi cations 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 or 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 its paid up stock, or bonds,
or other obligations in payment for property
purchased or acquired by it, or in any wav
/ objects n a no hu
ness
To make and perform contracts of any kind
or description in carrying on the business. or
TOR the purpose OF obtaining or furthering any
of it's objects;
To do any and all kinds of acts or things,
anu to exercise any and all powers which a cor
poraton, co-partnership. 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 bust
ness in any of the States or Territories of the
United states, or in any of the islands or count
ries over which the United States now has
may hereafter have or exercise jurisdiction or
supervise i'll whole or in part, or in any foreign
land.
FOURTH
The term for which this corporation is to ex-
list shall be fifty years.
FIFTH.
The number of directors of said corporation
shall be five. and the names and residences of
those who are appointed for the first year
follows:
NAMES. RESIDENCES
/
II. M. Gorham Los Angeles Co., California.
A. Z. 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 tS2OO.OoJ dollars divided
into two hundred thousand (20J,0O0) shares of
the par value of one dollar (S1) each
SEVENTH.
The amount of stock actually subscribed,
and by whom. is as ofollws, to-wit:
NAME OF NO OF
SUBSCRIBER SHARES AMOUNT
J. M. Day Sl.OO
II. M Gorham LOO
A. G. Hamilton 100
s. L. Jones LOO
w p Henry LOO
In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto sub
scribed our names this the 18th day of March.
A D.. 1904. i'm. DAY.
A.C. HAMILTON.
m. GORHAM.
". r F. Henry Henry.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Los Angeles
On this 3Oth day of March, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four. be-
in and for Los Angeles County. State of Califor.
mia. residing therein. duly commissioned and
sworn, personally appeared ]. M. Day and II.
whose ma mes are subscribed to the within in
strument. and they acknowledged to me that
they executed the same.
In Witness Whereof. have hereunto 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. =
lSealI My commission expires December 80. 1906
General.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ,ss
City and County of San Francisco. 3D.
On this LIST day of April, u the year one
thousand nine hundred ana Jour. before ME.
the sail City and County O. San Francisco,
State of California. residing herein duly COM
missioned and sworn. p,~sfhally appeared A.
L. Hamilton. 5. L. jon and W. P. Henry.
known to me to be the ,pers>ns whose names are
subscribed to the Within Instrument, and they
each acknowledged til at THY execu ted the same.
In Witness VIII 'e)f. lave hereunto set my
hand and affixed my Official seal al my Office in
said City and Count ofSan Francisco. the day
and year in this ceI ''ttate first above written.
CLAY P. GOODING,
Notary Public in and for the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California.
lSeaII
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
City and County of San Francisco
|. John J. Grief, County Gle rk of the City and
Courty San Francisco, State of California.
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full true
ana Correct copy of the original articles of in
col portion of the Federal Development Com
pany, filed IN my once on the hrSt day OF April.
A. ID 1904.
Attest nv hand and my official seal this first
by vi =. l.. "A, A. ID. 1904.
JOHN J. GRIEF.
County Clerk.
BY CHAS c. NORRIS,
Seall 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.
1904. John Greif County Clerk, by Chas. G.
Morris, Deputy Clerk.
ENDoRsEp: Filed in tn, Office of the Sccre-
of State the 1ud day of April, A ID, 1904. G.. f.