Mohave County miner., 1904-12-10
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE Victor-Paymaster Mining Company.

Victor-Paymaster Mining Company, Ihat We the undersigned, have this day associ ated ourselves together. and do hereby so asso clate ourselves together for the purpose of fOrmlng corporation under the laws of the lerrltory of Arizona, and to that end we do hereby adopt the following charter:-
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation shall be the VICTOR.PAYMASTER MINING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II. That the principal place of transacting busi. ness or said corporation shall be at Chloride County of M0have, Territory of Arizona, and that other offices and places of business shall be Kept at Los Angeles, County of Los An. geleS, State of California, and at such other places as the Board of Directors may establish, at which places or any of them, all incorpor. ators, stockholders and directors, meetings nav be held and all business of the said corporation may be transacted.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this cor. poration shall be One Million Dollars ,$l ,OOO,- OOOOO) divided into one million shares of the par value of One Dollar ($lOO) each and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date of issuance thereof or at any other time desig. hated by the Board of Directors, in money, property or any other valuable right or thing, and in the absence of actual fraud, the judge ment of the majority of the Board of Directors. or 0f the managing officers of said corporation as to the value thereof, shall be deemed con elusive.
 ARTICLE W,
 The general nature of the business in which this corporation proposes to engage is as fol- lows to. Wlt:ITo l. cate, acquire, convey lease, mortgage. bond and in any other manner handle control. deal in and with mines, mining claims and mineral bearing lands, and every estate right and privilege therein; to patent, design, ar a1nsv structures, appliances, mills, mining equip ment, power plants, water works. tramways ana reduction works; to construct and equip roads and highways; to acquire, handle deal with and dispose of minerals. petroleum, gas and all similar substances: to engage in the manufacture and sale of any product: to transact and conduct a general mercantile buSi ness; to enter into and become party to any transaction of purchase, sale, lease, mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of real or personal property; to mine, smelt, reduce and concen- manage. deal with and dispose of shares of cap- ital stock and the bonds and securities of other corporations or incorporated companies; to loan its money and rent it's property; to borrow or hire necessary money and other property; to execute and issue promissory notes and bonds, mortgages and deeds of trust; and in general, to engage in any and all kinds of business that a natural person might or could transact, in the United States, or else where.
 ARTICLEv.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be con. ducted by board of five (5) directors composed of five stockholders. who S Shall be elected an. nually as the bylaws shall provide, and until such election. the following named persons shall compose such board of directors: F. H. Hamilton, G. G. Johnson, T. K Hulme, Victor F. Mcdowell, and F. H. True.
 ARTICLE vI
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia. bilty to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself. shall not exceed one hun dred thousand dollars (Sl0O,OOOOO).
 ARTICLE VII.
 This corporation is formed to endur for twen ty-fve (25) years after its articles of incorpor- ation are duly executed and filed for record. and it's charter rights may be renewed from time to time for period not to exceed twenty five (25) years.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be, 'snd is hereby made forever exempt from all liabilities for it's debts and obligations.
 ARTICLE TX.
 and is hereby made forever nOn-aSsessable by this corporation for any purpose.
 ARTICLE X.
 The articles of incorporation may be amend ed in any particular by a vote of the owners and holders of a majority of the issued capital or at any special meeting called for such pur- pose, and such amendment shall be filed with the recOrQer or the county or MO1aVe ana the auditor of the territory of Arizona and pub liShed as required by law.
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2sth day of October 1904
 F. H. HAMILTON (SEAL)
 G. G. JOHNSON (SEAD
 T. K. HULME (SEAL)
 VICTOR P. MCDOWELL(sEAL)
 F. H. TRUE (SEAL) State of California, l,,
 County of Los Angeles. ''
 On this 18th day of October A. D., 1904, be fore me, notary public, in and for said county of Los Angeles state of California residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared F. H. Hamilton, G. G. Johnson, T K. Hulme, Victor P. Mcdowell, and F. H. True. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purposes and consider ationS therein expressed In witness whereof, have set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in said state and county. the day and year last above written. (NOTARIAL sEAL) ALBERT MCCALL, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My commission expires April 1lth, 1906. First insertion November 19, 1904. Last insertion December 24.