The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-02
ARTICLES OFIEC0BPGPaTIDN
Of the Ameriean 6 rl Gold Mining Co.

undersigned, II. H. Markham, Z. 4. ma Thomas Johnson, c. |. Co-hn z.t Frank Dagsett desirihg to be Ia iH..E, 1Ea.a1 nd the provisions of Title F of -ls t-t -ad sr--iJes the Territory of Arizona 7upg. March Stl 1897, do hereby associate ourselves .0g- H-E '"r tE purpose of incorporating ura- che said si ut and in purchase thereof av hereby r4a.a e- lar and adopt the following sHF articles . ils3f DOT ation:
 Article l. The name of H.s .s.f t7H -Hal b the American Girl Gold NllHs amHa--. aHc tn principal place of busineas sa1 -- 'H tt- ..-F o Yuma, Territory of Arzou~, -- tt .-s -fy c Pasadena, State of California. The stockholders o the corporation ,~entino at the former place. an the board uf directors as hereinafter constituted mec5.n-in in tlc IaJt-l place and Inc corporation shall have power to establish branch offices for th transaction of business at other pieces to be dejg mated by Che by-lsvs.
 1 Article g. The general nature of the business l proposed to be transacted hy inc corporation IS.
 First Y6 g;liIrs2 ;Is ey purcn tse, location o ote. wise mines mining locations, mills, slnelters and all ether necessary machinery, property and appa- ratus for the location, owning and operating of mines, mills, smelters and kindred property. Also t'ONNNNNO' ~ or otherwise enjoy the same.
 Second. To acquire by purchase, location or otherwise water and water wriChts and to own, de- yelope op crate, construct control and enjoy such water, water right, water systems. dams, eonduts and other necessary adjuncts to any such system for the sale, rental use ill development, opor- ation, control and enjoyment of mines and other lawful purposes.
 Third. To carry on a general mercantile buSi- ness such is proper and usual for the purpose oi purchasing and selling goods, articles or merchant disc to it's employees others desiring the same in the locality of its general business.
 Fourth To transact any manner oflawful bu'i- ness that may be necessary useful or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose of the corp pration.
 Article 3. The amount of capital stock authorized by the corporation shall be the of $3O0,0o0 GO, divided into 900 shares of the par value of fifty (5O dollar each and the times when and the conditions upo1 which it is to be paid in are as follows to-wit 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 deedins to the corpora ton certain mines, mining locations and other property now owned by the subscribers in the State of California.
 Article f. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be when these articles Of in corporation are filed in the County Recorders S office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona and the termination of the corporation shall be 25 years thereafter.
 Article ,. The corporate powers of the corpora ton shall be vested in board of five directors who shall be chosen annually by the stockholders Tn meeting assembled fer that purpose in the city of Yuma. Territory of Aizana, ea the lsJ day af Feb rIary of each and every year Thc said board o. directors -1aU choose president. riee-1r-sieut, secretar- and freq ures wlo-, .,-u ol office and duties s!aH te specific. Hy the bylaws The said board o directors shall be SO chosen by tine s5oc.- holders by cumulative voting, each stockhoider being permitted to cast as many votes as he holds shares 6. stock, multiplied by the number of ji- rectors to be elected and shall be permitted to cast ell of said votes for any person. to distribute said votes as he may desire.
 Article 6. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is to at any time subject itsslf is the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
 Ari i,le7. Priva'c property shall be exempt from corporate debts.
 Article 8, 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 cor poration 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 herernto set our hands ane seals this 2'th day of January, 1898,
 II. II. MARKHAM, [sEALl
 THOMAS JOHNSON, fsEALl
 z. H..L0wMAN, [sEALJ
 c. II. COFFIN, EsEMl
 FRANK s. DAGGETT. TsEALl STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, '''
 On the 27th day of January, befor me Notary Public in and fer the County of Los Angeles State of California, personally appeared H. H. Markham, E. IT, Lowman, Frank $. DaGgett and G. H. Coffin, all of whom known to ne 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 2?th day of January, 1898. isEALl J.F. CHURCH. Notary public in and for the County of Los Angeles State of California.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
 County of San Diego.
 On this 3Ist day of January, before me- a justice of the peace in and for Yuma judiesal township, personally appeared Thomas Johnson known to me tr he the person whose name is snhscrihoI to the foregoing instrument aud acknowledged r. m- .rl5 H, executed rho same ot his oe1 ire. wl rrf
 hand -..- .--- -.- 70, January. -3,. i#. .,-N Justice of the Peace fu an3 for County of s.. Diego and Yuma Judicial Township.
 Recorded at tho request Of G.l.HaI-. at ' - B. FoDyI. lso-.
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