The Arizona sentinel., 1903-05-06

 names are undrwr;tten, Go hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for the pur- pose of forming a Corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Article I.
 The names Of the corporations are:
 Clair George Andrews, Bon C. Eaight Frank E. Veasey. Harry L. Potter.
 The name of the corporation is: The Amer can Investment Company.
 The principal place for the transaction Of the business Of the corporation ia the city of Yuma, County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, with branch offices in San Francisco, Califor- nia: Los Angeles California; and any other place that may be desired.
 Article II.
 The general nature of the business to be tran Sacted by this corpora ton is to buy, sell hire. let. lease. acquire mortgage, hypothccGtc and deal in real estate. bOndS trust-de?d notes, all kinds Of personal and real property, evidence of debts, and to do all things necessary, coaTen- tent oc incident to tae carrying out of the same; to buy, sc1, acquire, and deal in copyrights. patent righ5s, and to transact any and all buSi- ness incident to the same; t0 buy sell, hire let. lease. acquire and deal fl claims prospects aad mines, containing any and all kinds oi minerals. metals, and other valuable deposits to develop the same and market the p-oluets thereof; to acquire, hold. hire. Ies lease. sell. coustruct. erect. .ild and operate plants. mills, rcfneres, concentrltorS. smelling works, cyanide plants. md any and all kinds of convenient or neees- SGry structures, Systcms O. purposes for the treatment. reduction and handling Of ores. min erals, mineral products cil. oil bearing StrataS or any mineral product Of the earth; to Acluire hold. hire sell, let, lease, construct, erect build. use and maintain any GnG u! proper, necessary l or convenient systems Of plants, for lighting, | hauling, communicating in, operating or assist | ing ia carrying out Of the said mining or oil i business; to operat, end maintain the same in l connection with said business; to acquire. hold, hire, sell let, lease, construct. erect, build and operate, wa.er-rightS, waterways, and to de ! vcOD th2 same; to own acquire hold, hire, sell, | lease, improve and let and deal in all kinds of mining, Cil, real ana personal property, claims locations, a2d to ioal alt borrow money, 10 | mortgage and execute it's bonds, bills, notes, | mortgages truSC-dcedS, pledges of any kind | whatsoever, on any property, whether mining, oil, personal or real security for money 5or rowed or money loaled; to buy, hold hire, sell | let, lease, and otherwise acquire, lay out and ! improve and deal in town-sites tracts of land | rights Of way for railroads and railways, teIc- | graph and telephone lines, pipe lines pipe ways | conduits, reservoirs, fumes and ditcheS of ! every kind and description; to buy, hold, hire | sell. let, build. contract for and otherwise ac quire buildings for private residences, public | stores. for storage purposes, warehouses and | for every other purpose which may be found Xpcdient or necessary to the trans&c | tion of the business Of this corporation; to buy, hold, higC. sell let lease and otherwise acquire | merchandise, machinery and all the necessities | of life, to deal in and handle the same; to con | duet and run merchandise stores and stores Of l every kind and description, to form corpora tions for the transaction of any and all kinds of business: to acquire the stock Of said corpora tion; to build. buy, hold hire, sell let, lease or acquire steam railroads, electric rail roads, street railroads, of any and every motive power, I.o matter Of what description or kind; to handle the affairs and conduct the business oI this corporation; to buy, hold, hire. sell, les, lease and otherwise acquire, subscribe for, hy Dothecatc, redeem, mortgage or pledge, and to deal iu stocks. bonds notes, and evidences Of deDts of every kind ald description whatsoever. mortgages, trust-deeds, or other securities Of public or private corporations of every kind, p"rsOnS or associations. and generally to do all ,hings necessary cXpciieIt, convenient, proper CT otherwise incident to the general business Of mining. oil, smelting. operating, milling, stock brokerage, real estate. commercial business, and to do any and ali things necessary CT con venient to carry on or handle all the produets Of the earth. to carry out ous or accomplish any And all Of the foregoing objects.
 Article H.
 Tho highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility dirc:5 O. contingent to which this may at any time b3 subject, shall not exceed sixty-six thousand six hundred and sikty-siS dollars (}ji53iOO.
 Article ".
 The capital stock of this company is Oae Hundred Thousand Dollars (SiO0,OO0). di- yded into ten thousand QG0OO shares Of a par value of Ten (tl0) Dollars each, and the said capital stock, the whole or any multiple portion pr fraction thereof, is forever and absolutely loa-&ssessable in any way, form or manner, or for any purposes whatsoever.
 Article V.!
 Thc private property of the stockholders and directors Of this corporation shall be exempt rom ali liabilities for assessments or debts )f this corporation.
 Article M.
 The term for which this corporation shall cn- iurs is twenty-five C25) years.
 Article VII.
 The number of trustees or directors of this corporation shall be five @, who shall hold office for enc CD year. or until their succcssors Ire duly elected and Oualifad
 Article VIII,
 The directors of this corporation shall have power to make bylaws and rules and resula- ions. not inconsistent with the jaws of the Ter :itory of Arizona, for the government and guidance of the officers and affairs Of this cor- )Oration.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have hcrcunto our hands and seals, this 3lat day Of March, A. D. 1903
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS (seAD
 DON c. HAIGHT (SeaD
 FRANK 5. VEAsEY (ScID
 HARRY L. POTTER (ScaD STATE OF CALIFORNIA Iss
 County of Los Angeles ''
 On this 3lst day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and thrcc before ne, '. J. Young, notary public in md for said county of Los Angc e ,. 'tate of California, residing therein, duly and sworn. personally appeared lair George Andrews Don C. IaighJ, Frank 5. Neasey and Harry l.. Potter, known to nc to be the persons whose names are sab- cribcd to the within instrument, and ac that they executed the same. In witness whereof I have horcunto set my land ard affixed my official seal the day and ear in this certificate first bove written. (SEAI9 E. J. YOENG.