The Arizona sentinel., 1903-05-20


 Clair George Andrews, Don C. Haight, Frank E. FeaSey, 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. CalifCr- 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 tion is 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 buSl- 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, retincreS, concentratOrS. smelling works, cyanide plants, and any and all kinds of convenient or neccS- Sary structures. systems or purposes for the treatment. reduction and handling of ores min erals mineral products, oil. oil bearing StrataS. or auy mineral product of the earth; to Acquire. hold hire, sell let, lease, instruct, erect build. use and maintain any and all proper. necessary or convenient systems of plants. for lighting, hauling. communicating in, operating or assist ing in carrying out of the said mining or oil business; to operat' and maintain the same in connection with said business: to acquire. hold. hire, sell let. lease, construct, erect. build and operate. water-rightS. waterways. and to de velOp the same; to own acquire. hold. hire. sell, lease improve and let and deal in all kinds of mining, oil. real and personal property, claims, locations, and to loan aud borrow money. to mortgage and execute it's bonds. bills. notes, mortgages, truSt-deCdS. pledges of any kind whatsoever. on any property. whether mining, oil personal or real, as security for money DOT row ed 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 fo" railroads, and railways, tele- graph and telephone lines. pipe lines. pipe ways. cCnduitS. reservoirs. fumes and dtcheS 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. .eXpedient or necessary to the tranSac tion of the business of this corporation; to buy. hold hire. sell let, lease, and otherwise acquire merchandS Sr. machinery and all the necessities of life to deal in and handle the same; 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 or business: to acquire the stock of said corpora 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 corpora tion to buy, hold hire, sell, let, lease and otherwise acquire. subscribe for, hy Dothacate redeem mortgage or pledge, and to deal in stocks bonds. notes. and evidences of debts of every kind and description whatsoever. mortgages. truStdeedS. or other securities of public 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, smelling. operating milling. stock brokerage, real estate. commercial business. and to do and all things nncecSarv or con- venient to carry on or handle all the products of the earth. to carry ont ont or accomplish any and all of the foregoing objects.
 Article III.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- blity direct contingent to which this corporation may at any time be subject shall not exceed SiXtv-Siy thousand six hundred and SiXty-SiX dollars (S656s5.001.
 Article ".
 The capital stock of this company is One Hundred Thousand Dollars (St00 000l. di- vided into ten thousand U00O0) shares of par value of Ten (SlO) Dollars each and the said capital stock. the whole or any multiple portion or fraction thereof. is forever and absolutely non-aSSeSSable in any way. form or manner, or for any purposes whatsoever.
 Article ",
 Tho private property of the stockholders and directors of this corporation shall be exempt from all liabilities for assessments or debts of this corporation.
 Article XI.
 The term for which this corporation shall en- durF is twenty-five (2)) years.
 Article VII.
 The number of trustees or directors of this corporation shall be five @, 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 rcgula- tiOnS, not 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 hereunto subscribed our hands and seals, this 31st day of March, A. D. 1903.
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS (SeaD
 DON c. HAIGHT (SeaD
 FRANK B. VEASEY (Seal)
 HARRY l.. POTTER (SeaD STATE OF CALIFORNIA. s
 County of Los Angeles "N'
 On this 31st day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and three, before me, E. J. Young, a notary public in and for said county of Los Ange e. state of California, residing therein. duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared B. Veasey and Harry l.. Potter known to to be the persons whose names are sub Scribed to the within instrument. and ac knowlrdged that they executed the same. In witness whereof I have Eereunto 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 f, 1903 1 o'clock D. m.. at request of Wells. Fargo S Co. Recorded in Book No. of Articles of Incorporation. page lS6 ct sea-, Records of Yuma County Arizona Territory. c. P. CROWN.
 Recorder. By O. P, BONDEssoN, Deputy Recorder.
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