Mohave County miner., 1904-12-03
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE Victor-Paymaster Mining Company.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the undersigned, have this day associ ated ourselves together. and do hereby so aSSo ciate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end we do hereby adopt the following charter-
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation shall be the VICTORIAN MINING COMPANY.
 ARTICLE H.
 That the principal place of transacting bus ness of said corporation shall be at Chleride County Ot Mohave, 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 may 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 S1 ,OOO,- 0OOOO) divided into one million shares of the par value of One Dollar (Sl,OO) 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 of the managing officers of said corporation as to the value thereof, shall be deemed con elusive.
 ARTICLE ",
 The general nature of the business in which this corporation proposes to engage is as fol lows, to wit:-To lt cate acquire, convey, lease, mortgage, tOnd and n 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, manufacture equip aLd operate machinery, structures, appliances, mills, mining equip ment, power plants. water works tramways and 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 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, Smclt, reduce and concen- crate ores by any process; to acquire, own 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 its 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 l 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 6) directors composed | of five stockholders, who 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, c. G. Johnson, T K. Hulme Victor P. 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 (SlOO,OOOOO). | ARTICLE VII.
 This corporation is formed to endur for twen fDEN ttC i<.1n ation are duly executed and filed for record. and it's charter rights may be renewed from l 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.
 All capital stock of this corporation shall be, and is hereby made forever nOn-aSSeSSable by this corporation for any purpose.
 ARTICLEX
 The articles of incorporation may be amend ed in any particular by vote of the owners and holders of majority of the issued capital stock of the company at any annual meeting, or at any special meeting called for such pur- pose, and such amendment shall be filed with the recorder of the county of Mojave and the auditor of the territory of Arizona and pub lished as required by law
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our | hands ana seals, UnlS ZSUn udy Ol OClOUcT, lSUf. | F. H. HAMILTON (SEAL)
 G. G. JOHNSON (SEAL)
 VICTOR P: MCDowELL(sEAL}
 F. H. TRUE (SEAL)
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 State of California, lee
 County of Los Angeles. '' On this 18th day of October, A. D., 1904, be. fore me- a notary public, in and for said county of Los Angeles, state of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, person | al apnpara6 F IT Hamilton. c. 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