The Arizona sentinel., 1899-08-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
American By Gold
 Mining Company.

Knew 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 F, 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 incorporation:
 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 1.-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the Corporation is
 First-Tc 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 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 adjuncts to any such system for the sale, rental or use in development, operation, control and enjoyment of mines and other lawful purposes.
 Thrd-To carry general mercantile business such as is proper and usual for the purpose of Pur chasing and selling goods, articles or merchandise to its employees others desiring the same in the locality of it's general business.
 Fourth-To transact any manner of lawful busi 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- thorized by the Corporation shall be the sum of S3CO, 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 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- scribers deeding to the Corporation certain mines. 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- poraton are filed in the County Recorders office of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and the termination of the corporation shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 Article 1.-The corporate powers of the Corpora ton shall be vested n a 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 of Directors shall choose a 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 holders by cumulative voting, each stockhoder be- ing permitted to cast many votes as he holds shares of stock, tplied by the number of Di- rectors to be elected and shall be permitted to cast all of said votes for any one 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 tselfs the sum of Twenty-Five thouS- and dollars.
 Article 7--Private property shall be exempt from corporate 1ebts.
 Article S--These articles of incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS or at any special meeting thereof called for that purpose, by majority vote of the stock of the corporation 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 We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day of June, 1899,
 H. II. MARKHAM, (sEAG1
 FRANK s. DAGGETT, (sEAL)
 GEORGE D. PATTON, (sEAL)
 D. w. FIELD, (sEAD
 THOS. JOHNSON, (sEAL)
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Los Angeles Gss
 On this 29th day of June, 1899, before me. a No tary Public in and for the County of Los Anoeles State of California, personally appeared H U D. w. Field all of whom are known to me to be the persons whose names subscribed to the fore l going instrument, and acknowledged to me that 1 they executed the samG of their own free will and deed. Witness my hand and Notary seal the 29th day of l June, 1899. J.F. CHURCH, Notary Public in and for the County of Los An |
 geles, State of California.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, County of Yuma tss. On this 7th day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety mine, before me- F. L. Ew. ing, Notary Public, in and for the said County of Yuma, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Thomas Johnson whose name subscribed to the annexed instrument as par " thereto personally known to me to be the person described in and who executed the said annexed in- ,trument aS party thereto, who duly acknowledged | Q me that he executed the same frsely and volun- ariy, and for the uses and purposes therein men toned
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand md affixed my official seal, at my office iii the County # Yuma, the day and year in this Certificate first .bove written. F. L. EWING, Notary Public. Commission expires Sept. 26, 1899.
 Received for record July Sth, 1899 at 9 o'clock a. Il. at request oi Thos. Johnson Recorded in book 10 of Bonds and Agreements page 2S9 ct sea-, ecords of Yuma county, Arizona Territory.
 ". E. MARVIN, Recorder. ,v FRANK AvILA
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