The Arizona sentinel., 1903-05-27

 citizens of the United States of America. whose names are undrwrtten, do 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. Don C. Haight, Frank B. VeaSey, Harry l.. Potter.
 The name of the corporation is: The Amer ican Investment Company,
 The principal place for the transaction of the business of the corporation is the city of Yuma County of Yuma. Territory of Arizona. with branch offices in San Francisco, CaiifOr- 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 corporation lS to buy. sell hire. let. lease, acquire. mortgage hypOthccate 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. conven- tent or incident to the carrying out of the same; to buy, sell, acquire, and deal in copyrights, patent rights. and to transact any and all bIlSl- ness incident to the same; to buy sell. hire, let. lease. acquire and deal in claims, prospects and mines. containing any and all kinds of minerals, metals and other valuable deposits, to develop the same and market the products thereof; to acquire, hold. hire let, lease, sell. construct, erect build and operate plants, mills, retnerieS, concentrations. smeJing works. cyanide plants. and any and all kinds of convenient or ncceS- Sary structures, systems or purposes for the treatment. reduction and handling of ores miI- erals mineral products, oil oil bearing StrataS, or any mineral product Of the earth: to acquire. hold hire. sell let lease Struct. erect. build, use and maintain any and all proper. nee" SSary or convenient systems of plants. for lighting, hauling. communicating in, operating assist ing in carrying out of the said mining or oil business: to operate and maintain the same in connection with said business; to acquire, hold. hire, sell, let. lease. construct erect build and operate, water-rightS. water ways and to de- velop the same; to own. acquire. hold. hire sell, leas" improve and let and deal in all kinds of mining, oil, real and personal property claims, locations. and to loan and borrow money. to mortgage and execute its bonds bills notes. mortgages truSt-deedS. pledges of any kind whatsoever. on any property. whether mining, oil, personal or real as security for money bor- rowed or money loaned: 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, tele graph and tolc0hone lines. pipe lines pipe ways. cOndultS, 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 convenient. .eXpcdientO or necessary to the tranSao tiOn of the business of this corporation; to buy, hold hire. sell. let. lease, and otherwise acquire merchants SC. machinery and all the necessities of life. to deal ln and handle the Slme to con- duct and run merchandise stores and stores of every kind and description, to form corpora tiOnS for the transaction of any and all kinds of D0SlQfSS. to acquire the SHOCK or Salu cOrDOrl- tiOn to build. buy. hold, hire. sell let lease or otherwise acquire steam railroads. electric rail- roads street railroads. Of any and every motive power no matter of what description or kind; to handle the affairs and conduct the business of this corporation: to buy. hold. hire sell, let, lease and otherwise acquire. subscribe for, hy pothecatc redeem. mortgage or pledge. and to deal in stocks. bOudS notes. and evidences of debts of every kind and description whatsoever, mortgages. truSt-deedS. or other securities of public or private corporations of every kind. persons or associations. and generally to do all things necessary. eXpedient convenient proper or otherwise incident to the general buSineSS of mining. oil, Smelting. operating. milling. stock brokerage. real estate commercial business, and to do any and all things nncecSarv or con- venient to carry or handle all the pro1uetS Of the earth, to carry out ont or accomplish any and all of the foregoing objects. Article III.
 The hiqhest amount of indebtedness or lia- bilitY direct or contingent to which this corporation may at any time be subject. shall not exceed Sixtv-Sx thousand six hundred and sixtysiX dollars (S55,SjjOO.
 Article ". The capital stock of this company is One Hundred Thousand Dollars (SI00.O)0), di vided into ten thousa1d O0G00) shares of par value Of Ten (6lM Dollars each. and the said capital stock the whole or any multiple portion or fraction thereof. is forever and absolutely nOn-aSSeSSablc in any way. form or manner, or for any purposes whatsoever
 Article " The private n~opertv of the stockholders and directors of this corporation shall be exempt from all liabilities for assessments or debts Of this corporation.
 Article NI.
 The term for which this corporation shall en- dur2 is twenty-five (25) years.
 Article VII.
 The number of trustees or directors of this corporation shpll be five e, who shall hold office for one CD year. or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 Article VIII,
 The directors of this corporation shall have power to make bylaws and rules and regIlla tionS, nov in consistent with the laws of the Ter ritOry Of Arizona. for the government and guidance Of the officers and affairs of this cor pOration.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have hereuuto subscribed our hands and seals, this 3lSt day of March, 4. D. 1903
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS (SeaD DON c. HAIGHT (Seai) FRANK E. VEASEY (SeaD
 HARRY l.. POTTER (ScaD STATE OF CALIFORNIA
 County of Los Angeles '"'
 On this 3lSt day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and three. before me- E. J. Young. notary public in and for said county of Los Ange e.. commissioned and sworn. personally appeared i Clair George Andrews. Don c. Haight Frank B. Veasey and Harry l.. Potter, known to Illt UO Dt' bn' OeFSOEN WHOSc udIutS dIc SuO- Scribed to the within instrument, and ac- knOwledged that they executed the same. In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (SEAL) E. J. YOUNG. Notary Public. Iu and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
 Received for record April 1. 1903. o'clock D. m.. at request of Wells Fargo & Co. Recorded in Book No. of Articles of Incorporation. page ptc Records Of Yum1 C'OnOtV Arizona Territory. c. P. GROWN. Recorder. By O. P, BoNDEsSoN, Deputy Recorder.
 First publication May 6 l9O3