The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the American Girl Gold Mining Co.

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 Know all men by these presents, that we u undersigned, H. H. Markham, Z. H. Lowma Thomas Johnson, G. H. Coffin and Frank Daggett desiring to become incorr rorated und the provisions of Title F of the Revised Statutes the Territory of Arizona as approved March Stl 1884, do hereby associate ourselves together for sh purpose of incorporating under the said statute and in purchase thereof do hereby make, declaI and adopt the following as articles of incorpor l alton:
 Article l. The name of this corporation shall b the American Girl Gold Mining Company, and thu principal place of business shall be in the city O Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and in the city o Pasadena, State of California. The stockholders o the corporation meeting at the former place. anC the board of directors as hereinafter constituted meeting in the latter place, and the corporation shall have poHert7 establish branch offices Tor th( transaction Of business o.har places to be do5g- mated by the bE-Iavs.
 Ar,ie'e2 Tie general nature of the business proposcd tl Le t-.us.c.el by thc corporation isi
 First Toacqura by purchase, location or other wise mines, mining locations, mills, smeiters and all ether necessary machinery, property and appa- ratus for the location owning and operating of mines, mills, smelters and kindred property. Also to manage operate control, hypothecate, sel lease or otherwise enjoy the same.
 Second. To acquire by purchase, location or otherwise water and water wrights and to own, de- velope, 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 general mercantile busi- ness such is proper and usual for the purpose of purchasing and selling goods, articles or merchan- disc to it's employees o others desiring the same in the locality of its 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 1ration
 Article 3, The amount of capital stock authorized by the corporation shall be the sum of S3O0,OOo .00 divided into 6Oo0 shares of the par value of fifty (50 doll ars each and the times when and the conditions upo1 which it is to be paid in follows towit The entire amount thereof has been subscribed and will be paid in full upon the filing of these articles 
 Yuma, by the subscribers deedin, to the corpora tion certain mines, mining locations and other property now owned by the subscribers in the State of California.
 Article i. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be when these articles of in corporation are filed in the County Recorders office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination of the corporation shall be 25 years thereafter.
 Article 5. The corporate powers of the corpora tyn shah De vested iu a board of directors who shI he chosen annually by the stockholders mee5=ng assembled for that purpose in the city o- Yuma, Territory of Arizona ga hel lst day ofFoL- ruary os each and every year. The said board o directors shall choose president, yice-presiiaut, secretary and treasurer. wLose term Of office and F-t-es shah be specified by t1e bylaws. The saiJ J.gra 1l ,.l-.---- -. h. s- ztcs-n by +fe s.uaz- holders 5y cuIaa.-t I-I5--i5T being permitted co cast as many votes az Ae holds aar.s af stock multiplied by the number of di- ro.tors to De eloc5d and shall be permitted to cast aI of said votes for any one person, to distribute said votes as he may desr re.
 Article G. The highes. amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation to at any subject itsslf is the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
 Article :. Private 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, bya majority vote of the stock of the poration and by filing certificate of said amend ment, duly certified by the proper officers of the in the same manner as provided by law for filing the oroginal articles
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands ane seals this 27th day of January, 1898,
 H. II. MARKHAM, [sEALl
 THOMAS JOHNSON, [sEALl
 z. II. LOWMAN, IsEALI
 G. II. COFFIN, [sEALI
 FRANK s. DAGGETT [sEALI STATE OF CALIFORNIA, tsS
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, ] NN'
 On the 27th day of January, befor me Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, personally appeared II. H. Markham Z H. Lownan Frank S. Daggett and G. H. Cofin all of whom are known to to be the persons whoss names are sujscrib d 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 of January, 1893. lsEALl J. F. CHURCH. Notary public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ss
 County Of San Diego.
 On this 3lst day of January, before me- justice of the peace in and for Yuma judicsal township appeared Thomas Johnson, known to me t5 Dc the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same of his oal free vii and decd. Witness ny hanl this 8Is5 day of fJsnuary,- T2as j. D. VEG1 Justice of the Peace m and for County of San Diego and Yuma SGdrclal Town zolp.
 Recorded the request of G.a. Coffin. at a. zl. Feby. |, 1oJo.
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