The Arizona sentinel., 1899-07-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 OF THE American Boy Gold Mining Company.


 1 Know all men by these presents that we, the undersigned H. H. Markham, Frank S. Daggett, George D. Patten, D. w. Field and Thomas Johnson desiring to be- come incorporated under the provisions of Title l2, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arzona, as approved March Sth, 1897, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of tncorporat- ing under the said statute, and in pursuance there of do hereby make, declare and adopt the follow ing our articles of incorporation: Article 1--The na1re of this corporation shall be the "AmerioaE Boy Gold Mining Company" and the princ pal place of business shall be in the City of YEma, Territory of Arizona, and in the City ot , Pasadena, State of California. The stockholders of the corporation meeting at the former place, and the board of directors as hereinafter constituted, meeting in the latter place, and the corporation shall have power to establish branch offices for the transaction of business at other places to be de- sigRated by the Bylaws.
 Article 1.-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation is; First-Te acquire by purchase, location or other wise, mines, mining locations, mills, smeiters ana all other necessary machinery, property and ap- paratus for the location, owning and operating or mines, mills, smeters, and kindred property. Al so to manage operate control, hypothecate, sell, lease or otherwise enjoy the same.
 second--To acquire by purchase, location or otherwise water and water rights, and to own, de- velop, operate construct, control and enjoy such water, water rights, water systems, dams, con duits and other necessary adiuncts to any such system for the sale, rental or use ill development, operation, control and enjoyment of mines and other lawful purposes.
 Third-To carry on general mercantile business such is proper and usual for the purpose of pur chasing and selling goods, articles or merchandise to it's employees others desiring the same in the locality of it's general business.
 Fourth-To transact any manner of lawful bus- ness that may be necessary, useful or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the general purpose of the Corporation.
 Article 3-The amount of the Capital Stock au- ) thori.ed by the Corporation shall be the sum of $500 Ooo divided into Six thousand shares of the par value of Fifty (5O) dollars each, and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid in are as follows, towit: 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 sub ScrlDerS QeeOlng GO JLe LOT fpOia CSIeall i0S' J mining locations, and other property now owned by the subscribers in the State of California.
 Article 1.-The time of the commencement of this Corporation shall be when these articles Of ncor- uoration are filed in the County Recorders office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the J termination of the corporation shall be twenty ] five years thereafter.
 Article 5-The corporate powers of the Corpora ton shall bo vested in Board of five directors who shall be chosen annually by the stockholders in meeting assembled for that purpose in the City of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, on the Sth day Of July of each and every year. The said Board oi Directors shall choose President Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, whose term of office and duties shall be specified by the Bylaws The said Board of Directors shall be chosen by the stock ho iers by cumulative voting, each stockholder be ing permitted to cast as many votes he holds shares of stock, multiplied by the number of Di- rectors to be elected and shall be permitted to cast all of said votes for any person, to distribute said votes as he may desire
 Article 6-The highest amount of indebtedness CT liability to which the Corporation is to at any time subject itself Is the sum of Twenty-Five thouS and dollars.
 l Article 7--Private property shall be exempt frsm / corporate debts.
 
 amended at any annual meeting of the stOckhold- ers or at any special meeting thereof called for that purpose by majority vote of the stock of the corporatoL 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 original articles
 In witness whereof have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day of June, 1899, Il. H MARKHAM, (sEAL) FRANK 5. DAGGETT, (sEAD
 GEORGE D. PATTON, (sEAL1
 D. W. FIELD (SEAL)
 THOS JOHNSON, (sEAL)
 SrATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles Lss. On this 29th day of June, 1899, before me, a No tary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles State of California, personally appeared H. H. Markham, Frank 5. Daggett. George D. Patten and . h. " Field all of whom are known to me to be the nersons whose names subscribed to the fore going instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same of their free will and deed.
 Witness my hand and Notary seal the 29th day of June, 1899. J' F. CHURCHI Notary Public in and for the County of Los An
 gses State of California.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA County of Yuma Lss
 On this 7th day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety -niue before me, r. L. Ew- ing Notary Public, in and for the said County of l Yuma, residing therein, duly commissioned and i sworn. personally appeared Thomas Johnson, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as par ty thereto personally known to to be the person described in and who executed the said annexed in strumeut as party thereto who duly ackn 0wledged to me that he executed the same frsey and vOlun- tlrily, and for the uses and purposes therein men toned.
 Tn witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, my office in the County of Yuma, the day and year in this Certificate tiIst above written F. L. EWING, Notary Public. l Commission expires sept 26 1899
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