Mohave County miner., 1904-05-28
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE Gold Giant Mining and Mill ing Company.
VOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed do hereDy associate ourselves together for the purpose or forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end make the following statement:
 First: The names of the incorporators are J. M. kellerman. W. H. Clune. Ii. k. Crandall B. F. Crews c. E. SloSson. w. l.. Moore. and C. A. Sergeant.
 Second: The name of the corporation shall be the Gold Giant Mining and Milling Com pany.'
 Third: The principal place of business in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona IS to be transacted is, VlVlan, MohaVe county, and the principal place Of business of said corporation outside the Ter rltory of Arizona shall be in the City of Los Angeles Tn the State of California, at which place meetings of the Board of Directors may De held, and the corporation may have such branch offices either within or without the territory or Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 Fourth The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows, Jo-wit: To make contracts to purchase lease. bond. locate or otherwise ac qulre, own. exchange, sell or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and deal in real estate. and any and all kinds of personal property, mines, mining claims, oil lands, min. eral lands, OIL gas, aSphaltum, petroleum, as. beStOS, salt, water and water rights and ma chinery, and to own and operate rarspCrtation. telephone and telegraph lines and equipment IucreloT, anu to WOfK. mine, explore, operate and develop the same: to do general real estate. manufacturing and mercantile business, to own. handle and control letters patent and in. ventlOnS, and shares of capital stock of other corporations; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to exercise in respect all such bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock and all other SecurelieS and obligations ana any and all rights powers and privileges of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to hn .l n lINnr ,tsrht could do; and in general. to do all things nee. esSary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Territory of Arizona. and elsewhere not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the Territory of Ari. zOna.
 Fifth: The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporation shall be Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (250OOOS) dollars, divided into twenty-five thousand (25.0OO) shares. of the par value of Ten (SlO) Dollars each. And payments for said stock at such time as the Board Of Directors may, by resolution direct, may be made in business interests or property at valuation to be fixed by a vote of two. thirds Of the directors, and duly assigned to the corporation; in services rendered to or for the corporation. or in caSh-and when so paid for, the same shall be issued as fully paid for, and On-aSSeSSable, and when so paid and issued. said stock shall be fully paid and for. ever nOnaSSessable, and each certificate of stock when issued, shall have printed or stamped upon it's face, the fact that the shares of stOcl represented by said certificate are fully paid and non-aSSeSSable
 Sixth: The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder of Mohave County. Territory of Arizona, and he termina tion thereof shall be twenty five years there. after.
 Seventh The affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by board of seven direc tors, and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: J. M. kellerman, w. H. Clune. H. E. Crandall, B. F. Crews. C. E. Slosson, w. L. Moore and c. A. Sergeant. Thereafter the Board of directors shall be elected from among the stockholders of the company, as the by. laws of the corporation may provide.
 Eighth: The officers of this corporation un. til their successors are elected. shall be J. M kellerman, President, w. H. Clune, Viue-PreS ident, w. L. Moore Secretary and Broadway Bank and Trust Company, Treasurer.
 Ninth: The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent. to which this corporation may at any time subject itself shall be twenty-five Thousand Dollars, 25.000O0l which amount does not exceed two-thirdS of the capital stock.
 Tenth: The private property of the stock holders in this corporation shall be exempt from it's corporate debts of any kind or nature whatsoever.
 Eleventh: The Board of Dil ectors shall have over to make and adopt such prudential bylaws as they may deem proper for the man agement of the affairs of the corporation, not inconsistent with the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the purposes of carrying on all kinds of business within the objects and pur poses of such corporation, anC may repeal or amend the same at any time, by two-thirds vote of the full Board of Directors. subject to the approval of majority of the stockho olders of said corporation.
 In Witness Whereof, the above named incor porators have hereunto set their hands and seals the 18th day of April, 1904
 J. M KELLERMAN (SeaI