The Arizona sentinel., 1898-02-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the American Girl Gold Mining Co.

Of the American Girl Gold Mining 60
 Know all men by these presents, that we tn undersigned, Ii. T Markham, 2. II. LowmaI Thomas Johnson, G. H. Coffin and Frank | Daggett, desiring to become incorporated nHde the provisions Of Title F Of the Revised Statutes the Territory of Arizona. as approved March stf ls9 do hereby associate ourselves together for tn 1 purpose of Incorporating under tie said statute and in purchase thereof do hereby make' deciar and adopt the following our articles of lncorpor ation:
 Article ]. The name of this corporation snail o the American Girl Gold Mining Company, and the principal place Of business shall be in the cItV O Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and in the city Pasadena, State of California The stockholders O the corporation meeting at the former place. ans the board of directors, hereinafter constituted meeting in the latter place and the corporation shah I.[, ,....--. t. F,'f-' r--7oh offices for tht traH-a. .tyu .. ..... v c"ii.t ..-Ss -0 ' ''s's mated as tr. or-l..s
 Aruaa2 The general nature og the bushes. u-5oos. I t, be transacted by the corporation is.
 Fir-t. To acquire by purchase, location or other wise mines. mining locations, mills s1etcrs ana H rains for the location owning and operating oi mines, mills, smelter5 and kindred property. Also to manage operate control, hypothecate sell' lease or otherwise enjoy the same.
 Second. To acquire by purchase, location or otherwise water and water Wriehts, and to own, de vcIone op crate. construct, control and enjoy such water water right. water systems, dams conduits and other necessary adjuncts to any such system for the sale, rental or use in development oper- ation. control and enjoyment of mines and other lawful purposes.
 Third. To carry on Q general mercantile busi- ness such as is proper and usual for the purpose of mrcbasing and selling goods, articles or merchan- disc to its employees or others desiring the same n the locality of it's general business.
 Fourth. To transact any manner oflawful busi- ness that may be necessary useful or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose Of the corp pratioT
 Article 3. The amount of capital stock authorized by the corporation shall be the sum of S300ooo GO, divided into 900 shares of the par value Of fifty (5O dollars each and the times when and the conditions upoL which it to be paid in are as follows to-wt: The entire amount thereof has been subscribed and will be paid in full upon the filing of these articles with the County Recorder of the said county of Yuma, by the subscribers deedin; to the corpora ton certain mines, mining locations and other nronertv now owned by the subscribers in the State Of California.
 Article 4 The time of the commencement or thi, corporation shall be when these articles of in corporation are filed in the County Recorder s office of the County of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona and the teruinativu Of thc corporation shall De 22 years thereafter.
 Article 3. The corporate powers of the corpora tion shall be vested in board of five directors who shall be chosen annually by the stockholders Ill meeting assembled fer that purpose in the city oE Yr,a.. Territory or Arizoua on the ls, day ot Feb raa-r os each and every Year. The said board %. directors -aH c.a.-e a pres nc, ri,e-E president .ar.-..- I -~.-,l-es w-osa --rn oi ,ti,c and .i. ties slal. he specified by the bylaws. The said board of a.rcs .rs --au be so chosen by the stock holder. b, cumulative voting each ,,oakholder being permitted to cast as many votes a he holds shares or stock, muitip..,d uy the numbered di- ractors to be elected and snail be permitted to cast ali Of said votes for any person, or tc distribute said votes as he may desire
 Article g. The highest amount of indebtedness CT liability to which the corporation is to at any time subject itsslf is the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
 Arii.le7. Private property s2ali be exempt from corporate debts.
 Article s. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting thereof called for that purpose, by majority vote of the stock of the noration and by filing certificate of said amend ment, duly certified by the proper officers of the corporation, in the same manner as provided by law for filing the oroginal articles.
 In witness whereof we have hcreCnto set our hands ane seals this 27th day of January, 1898,
 II. Ii. MARKHAM, [sEALl
 THOMAS JOHNSON, lsEALl
 Z H. BOWMAN, sEAJI
 c. II. COFFIN, IsEALl
 FRANK 5. DAGGETT, IsEALj STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES,
 On the 27th day of January, befor me Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, personally appeared II. II. Markham z. H. bowman, Frank & Daggett and G. II. Coffin all of whom are known to to be the persons whoss names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the 
 same of their own free will and deed.
 Witness my hand and notary seal the 27th day o Ionuarv 1898. lsEALl J. r. CHURCH. Notary public in and for the County of Lo: Angeles, State of California.
 STATE or CALIFORNIA ss
 Coun-y of San Diego. ]
 On this 5Ist day Of January, before me, justice Of che r.a.e in and for Yuma judcsa' township persona appeared Thomas Johnson. known to m, lar.t.- person whose name is subscribed to rh t.l.-..- instrument, and acknowledged 70 tn ... h. .a-,J the eaf his own free vll aH. ... .--.. ls lg1H --.- as --. ~. 5.. .-.5 --.- L WREN.
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 c. P. GROWN, County Recorder.  TbTANTED- D-TBUSTWORTIIY AND ACflYi w gentlemen or ladies to travel for resPonsibl ] esIa blished house in Arizona. Monthly saIar sfi5 pD a,td aXDcuSeS Position steady. Reference