The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-09
OF THE
American Boy Gold
 Mining Company.

 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 lZ, of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, as approved March Sth, 1897 do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of incorporat- ing under the said statute, and in pursuance there of do hereby make, declare and adopt the follow ing as our articles of interpretations:
 Article 1.-The name of this corporation shall be the American Boy Gold Mining Company" and the principal place of business shall be in the City of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and in the City of Pasadena, State of California. The stockholders of the corporation meeting at the former place, and the board of directors 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- signated by the Bylaws.
 Article 2--The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation is:
 First-Ts acquire by purchase, location or other wise, mines mining locations, mills, smelters and all other necessary machinery, property and ap- paratus for the location, owning and operating of mines, mills, smelters, and kindred property. Al
 
 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 adjuncts to any such system for the sale, rental use in development i operation, control and enjoyment of mines ant other lawful purposes.
 1 Third-To carry on general mercantile business such as 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 th locality of it's general business
 Fourth-To transact any manner of lawful busi ness that may be necessary, useful or corvenien for the purpose of carrying out the general purpOs of the Corporation.
 Article 3--The amount of the Capital Stock au thorized by the Corporation shall be the sum c s3OOOOO, divided into Six thousand shares of tn par value of Fifty (5O) dollars each, and the tim when and the conditions upon which it is to b paid in are as follows towit: The entire amour thereof has been subscribed and will be paid i full upon the filing of these articles with the Count Recorder of the said County of Yuma, by the sul scribers deeding to the Corporation certain mine mining locations, ana OGIleT prOperUy HOW OWue by the subscribers in the State of California.
 Article 1.-The time of the commencement of tn l Corporation shall be when these articles of inco poration are filed in the County Recorders office the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona, and th termination of the corporation shall be twent! five years thereafter
 Article 5-The corporate powers of the Corpor tion shall be vested in Board of five directors VII shall be chosen annually by the stockholders } meeting assembled for that purpose in the City 3 Yuma, Territory of Arizona, on the 8th day 7 July of each and every year. The said Board Directors shall choose a President, Vice Presden Secretary and Treasurer, whose term Of office an duties shall be specified by the Bylaws. The sal Board of Directors shall be so chosen by the stoc holl lers by cumulative voting, each stOckholder inc permitted to cast as many votes as he holC shares of stock, multiplied by the number of D rectors to be elected, and shall be permitted to ca all of said votes for any one person, or to distrbu said votes as he may desire.
 Article 6--The highest amount of indebtedne , ar liability to which the Corporation is to at al time subject itself is the sum of Twenty-Five thou ! and dollars.
 Article 7--PrlVate property small De eAelhptiro corporate debts. ...- amended at any annual meeting or the stockholC CTS or at any special meeting thereof called for th ' nurDose by a majority vote of the stock of u corporation and by filing certificate of said amen ment, duly certified by the proper officers of u 7 Corporation, in the same manner as provided |
 law for filing original articles.
 , In witness whereof have hereunto set ol hands and seals this 20th day of June, 1899. H. H. MARKHAM, (sEAL) FRANK s. DAGGETT, (sEAL) ! GEORGE D. PATTON, (sEAL) D. w. FIELD, (sEAD THOS. JOHNSON, (sEAL 9 STATE OF c CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles Lss
 On this 29th day of June, 1899, before me, a N D tary PIIhi n and for the County of Los Anpele
 State of California, personally appeared H. Markham, Frank s. Daggett. George D. Patten al . D. w. Field, all of whom are known to me to be u persons whose names are subscribed to the for 1 1oino instrument, and acknowledged to me tn; they executed the same of their own free will ar deed.
 June. 1899. J.F. CHURCH, . Notary Public in and for the County of Los Al geles State of California.
 l TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, County of Yuma Hss.
 On this 7th day of July, in the year one thousau eight hundred and ninetY-nlne, before me, F. L. Ey ing a Notary Public, in and for the said County Yuma residing therein, duly commissioned an ! sworn personally appeared Thomas Johnson, who's name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as pa ty thereto, personally known to me to be the perSo described in and who executed the said annexed Il strument party thereto, who duly acknowledge to me that he executed the same freely and Volul tarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mer , In witness whereof, have hereunto set my han and affixed my official sea at my office in the Count of Yuma, the day and year in this Certificate fir l above written. F. L. EWING, Notary Public.
 Commission expires Sept. 20, le93 Received for record July Sth, 1899 at o'clock m. at request of Thos. Johnson. Recorded m Doc No of Bonds and Agreements, page Z59 ct seq Y records Of Yuma county Arizona Ierrltory'
 W. E. MARVIN, Recorder. - BJ FRANK AyILA,
 Deputy Recorder. iSEALI
 First publication July %, ls99s