Mohave County miner., 1914-11-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 or THE FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Know III 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 asso, iated and do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Cali FIRST The name of this co, poration shall be FEnER- AL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
 SECOND. The principal place of business of said corpora ton shall le at tn, City and County of San Francisco. State of California. THIRD.
 The business of SiIu corporation shall be to explore and develop agricultural grazing and mining regions. eN, hange. sell. lease or other wise dispose of and to manage, control, develop. ope ate or otherwise deal in mines. inning claims, agricultural and mineral lands. water | aud water rights, and franchises of .Il kinds, aud to do general real estate and mercantile business
 To construct buildings. machinery. mills. fac tor les. tramways, acqueducts. canals anu leyeeS and to manage. control. operate buy other- Wise acquire, sell lease or otherw!s dispose of the same:
 To acquire by purchase. subscription or other wise. and to own, sell or dispose Of sto, k. bonds or other obi. atIons Of whatever kind or ChaI ter and while owner of any such stocks. bonds ar other obligations to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership thereot and 10 exercise any an all voting powers thereon. To bo, row or loan money. and give and take security therefor: to mortgage. pledge hy- pothecate m any manner whatsoe yer any Sto, ks. bonds or other oDlgations. other property, real or per sonal. which may be owned or ac- quired by this co poration to secure the pay ment of any bonds or other obligations by it i B. sued or incurred; Without in any particular limiting any of the objects and powers of this corpora ion 1t is expressly declared and provided that il shall have power to ssue it's paid ID stock, bonds, or other obligations payment for property purchased or acqu red by il, in any way rtherng 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 ot its objects:
 To do any and all kinds of acts or ,hIngs and to exercise any and all powers which a cor poration, co-partnership. or natural person could do or exercise. and which may hereafter be authorized by law:
 Fms corporation my conduct any of it's bus- ness in any ot the States or Territories of he United Nlates, or in any of the islands count ries over winch the United States now has or may hereafter have exercise juri,dic lion or supervise Ill whole or in part. or in any fore gn land.
 The term for wh oh this corporation is to ist shall be fifty years.
 FIFTH.
 The number of directors of said cnrporatou shall be five. and the names and residences of II ose who are appointed for the first year are as follows:
 NAMES. REsIDEncEs M Day. Los Angeles. California. Il. M. Gorham, Los Angeles Co.,, California. A. C Hamilton. San Francisco. California. S l.. Jones. santa Monica, CaiitotuI w. P. Henry San Francisco, California.
 SIXTH
 The capital stock Ot said corporation shall be two hundred thousand tS20O.O0Jj dollars divided into two hundred thousand (2OlJ,0J shares oi the par value of one dollar (SlJ each.
 SEVENTH
 The amount of stock actually subs ;rbed, and by whom. is as ofollws. to-wt: NAMEoF No OF SUBSCRIBER SHARES AMOUNT J. M. Day Sl.OJ II. M. Gorham rlD A. [. Hamilton loo ;. L.Jones LOO w r. Henry 100 In Witness Whereof. we have hereuuto sub scribed our names this the 18th day oi March, D.. l9o+' J. DAY.
 A. C. HAMILTON.
 II. NJ GORHAM.
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 w.. HENRY. STATE OF CALIFokNIA' County ot Los Angci,s S>
 On this 3Jth day of March. in the year If our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four. be- fore me. Stanley F. McClung. a Notary PublIr m and tor los Angeles CoEnty. State of Calitur- nia. residing thrrelu. duly comm stoned and sworn. personally appeared J. NJ. Day and II. M. Gorham. known to me to the persons whose names are subscribed to the wituIn n- strument and they acknowledges to me mat they exc, utcd the same. l. tt eSS " hc.r hay" Eereuuto .a': ny hand anu affixed "fncial seal u.y auJ ear in this oeltiiIc"t" nrst aOoLe written.
 ST ,NLEY F. McCLUNG. Notary Pulc in anu for Los AoAces Loumty State cf a i1oTu lSealI My commiss.on expires December 30. l9Jo
 General.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA City and ConLtN oi San rancsco un this lst day of A pril, in the year one thousand nine hun and fuu.. beio. me- ''Iay P. GoodIng. Notary Publ' ih aud for the said ity and County of san Francisco, State of California. residing therein. uy com niissioned and sworn. personally appeared A (. Hamilton. l.. Jones and W Henry. known to me to be he persons wh, ,Se names are subscribed to the within instrunlrn, and they ea ch ackn"wle iged tha the, execi tel the me. In Witness Nhele eot have herrunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in said City and County of San Francisco lhe day a nd year in this certificate first ab, ve written
 CLAY P. GOODING, Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. tSeall
 STATE OF CALIFoRNA City and County ot San Francisco. l. John J. Greit. County Clt rk of the City and County of San F. ian, isco, State of a ,ornia hereby certify the foregoing to be q uli. tru( and correct copy ot the original articles oi in corporation of the Federal Develui inert Com panv. filed in my office on the first day of pri A. D 1904.
 Attest my hand and my official seal this frs day of April D. 19J4.
 JOHN J. GRIEF.
 County Jerk.
 By yCHAS c. NORRIS Seal Deputy County Clerk ENDoRsED: File in the office of the Count Clerk of the Ci va q County of San Francisc State of Califo mia this first day of April A. 94. John ref ouriy Clerk, by CA.s. Norris, Deputy Gle k.
 ENDoRsEp: File in the office Of ihe Seen ,f State the 2nd day of April. A. D. O.. =. urry, Secretary O State by J. HOA-rt. De RpCp d Book Dare SS.