The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-10
Articles Of incorporation
- OF THE American Investment Company
OF THE

pose of forming q Corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
 Article l.
 The names Of the corporations are: Clair George Andrews. Don C. Haicilt, Frank B. casey, Harry l.. Potter
 The name of the corporation is: The Amer icaa Investment Company
 The principal place fer the transaction of the business of the corporation k the city of Yuma County of Yuma. Territory ot Arizona with branch offices ir San Francisco. Califor- nia; Los Angeles. California; and any other place that may be desired.
 Article 1T. The general nature of the business to be tran Sacteti by this corporation iS to buy. sell, hire let. lease. acquire. nor gage. hypOthecate and deal in real estate. bonds truSt-decd 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 buSi- ness incident to inc 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. retneTieS cOnccntrBtGTS. Smclting works. cyanide plants and any and all kinds of convenient or ncccS- SarN structures. systems or purposes for the trcatme mt. reduction ana handling Of ores. min era.>. mineral products oil oil bearing StrataS or any mineral product of the earth to acquire hold hive. sell, let. lease. construct. erect build use and maintain any and all proper necessary or convenient systems of plants. for lighting hauling communicating in. operating or assist Ing m catfNlng out or the sad mlnlng 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 wHter-IlghtS. waterway and to de- telop the Stme; 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 and borrow money. to lt k not mortgages. trlSt-GecdS. pl dTeS of any kind whatsoever. on any property. whether mining oil, personal or real as SecTritv for money bor rONed or money loaned: to buy. hold, hire. sell let lease, and otherwise acquire. lay out and improve and deal in towl-siteS. tracts of land rights of way for railroads. and railways tele 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- luire buildings for private residences. public stores. for storage purposes. warehouses and for every other purpose which may be found cOnVenient,eXpedientO or necessary to the tranSac tiOn Of the business of this corporation; to buy. hold hire. sell. let. lease. and otherwise acquire merchandise. I1a-hinerV and all the necessities of life to deal in and handle the Samag to con duct and run merchandise stores and stores of every kind and description. to form corpora tion> 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 O. otherwise acquire steam railroads electric rail
  power. no matter of what description or kind ; to handle the affairs and conduct the business of this corporations: to buy. hold. hire. sell let. lease and otherwise acquire subscribe for hY- DOthecate, redeem. mortgage or pledge and to deal in stocks. bonds notes. aud evidences of debts of every kind and description whatsoever, mortgages ruSt-derlS. or other securities of public or private corporations of every kind. persons or associations and generally to do all things necessary. eXpcdicnt cOnve enicnt. proper or otherwise incident to tn" general business of mi brokerage. real estate commercial business. and to do any and all things necessary or con venient to carry on or handle all the products of the earth to carry out out or accomplish any and all of the foregoing objects.
 Article III.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- blity direct or contingent to which this corporation may at any tine be subject shall not exceed siXty-Six thousand si:- hundred and sixty dollars (f5j,65600).
 Article ".
 The capital stock of this company is Que Hundred Thousand Dollars Csl0J.000). di- vidcd into ten thousand |I0G00) shares of a par value Of Ten (SlO Dollars each. and tIe said capital stock. the whole or any multiple portion or fraction thereof is forever and absolutely nOn-asSeSSa5le in any wa. form or manner. or for any purposes whatsoever.
 Article "
 The private property of the StOc'lhOldnrS and directors of this corporation shall be exempt
 
 of this corporation.
 Article VI.
 The term for which th:s corporation shall en- dur2 is twenty-five (25) years.
 Article VII.
 The number of trustees or directors of this corporation shall be five G) who shall hold office for one @ year. or until their successors are duly elected and Qualifed.
 Article VIII.
 The directors Of this corporation shall have power to make bylaws and rules and rerUa tOnS. not in consistent with the laws of the Ter ritorg 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 3lSt day of March, \. D. 1863.
 CLAIR GEORGE ANDREWS (SeaD
 DON C. HAIGET (Seall
 H3anT HaaaT 3. B Fo44fH Po4Tza {sSaB {ssaB5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA. i
 County of Los Angeles 'o
 On this 3lst day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and three. before me; E, J. Young, notary public III and Tor said county of Los AnSe, e. state of California, residing therein, duly comnis toned and sworn. personally appeared Clair George Andrews Don (. Haight, Frank B. VeaScy and Harry L.. Potter, known to me to be the persons whose names arc sub Scribed to the within instrument. and ac knowledGed that they executed the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (SGAL) E. J. YOUNG.
 Notary Public. Iu and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
 Received for record April 1, 1903, o'clock p. m.. at request of Wells. Fargo & Co. Recorded in Book No. i of Articles of Incorporation. page lsG ct seq. Records of Yuma County. Arizona Territory. C. P. GROWN.
 Recorder. By O.P. BONDEsSoN. Deputy Recorder. First publication May 6, 1903.