The Arizona sentinel., 1907-10-09
Articles of Incorporation of the
 California Metals Company.


 Know all men hy these presents, that we, whose hands are hereunto affi xed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of 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 c. G. Compton, NJ. c Stone, T. A. McCul- tough, James Kerr and G. A. Middlecoff. and the name of the corporation shall be the California Metals Company.
 The principal place, in which the business Of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona, is to be transacted is Chloride, Mo- jave County, Arizona, and the principal place of business outside ofthe Territory of Arizona shall be the City Of Los Angeles. California, at which meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors may be held.
 Second-The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit: To buy and sell or lease mines or mining claims, develop the same, build smelters. stamp mills and reduction works: to make contracts, to purchase, lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire, own, eX- change, sell or other wise dispose of, pledge, mortgage. hypothecate and deal in any kind of real and personal property, including bonds and shares Of the capital stock of it's own and other corporations, mines, mining claims, oil lands, coal lands, mineral lands oil, gas, coal, shale. asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos; salt water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore, Op- crate and develop the same; to borrow money and execute notes. bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same and to eX- ercise in respect thereof and of all shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga- tions. and all rights, powers and privileges of Individual owners, and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct Of this business.
 Third-The authorized amount of capital stock Of this corporation shall be One Hun- dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (sl5O OcO.00 |, divided into One Hundred and Fifty Thous- and 05OOO0) shares Of the par value of one dollar (Sl .OO each. Al such times and under such direction as the board Of directors may by resolution direct, said capital stock shall issue and the same may be paid for either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal property for the use and purposes of said corporation, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon become and be fully paid up and non-asSessable, and, in the ab- sence of actual fraud In the transaction. the judgment Of the directors as to the value Of the property purchased shall be conclusi 7e. Fourth-The time of the commencement of this corporation shall he the date Of the filing Of a certified copy of these articles of incorp- oration in the office of the Territorial Audit or, and the termination thereof shall be Twenty-Five Years thereafter.
 Fifth-The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by Board of not less than Three or more than Five directors. and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors arc elected: c. G. Compton, NJ. G. Stone, T. A. McCul- Tough, James Kerr and G. A. Middlecof. The Board Of Directors shall have the right se increase their number or fill any vacancy st any regular meeting Of said Board Of Di- sectors. Thereafter the Board Of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders en the fifteenth day Of September of each year. The officers Of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be NJ. G.. Stone, President; C. c. Compton, Vice Presi- dent and Secretary, and James Kerr, Treas urer.
 Sixth-The highest amount Of indebtedness CT liability, direct or contingent, to which the corporation is at any time subject, shall be Five Thousand Dollars (5,0OOO0).
 Seventh-The private property of the stock holders Of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind what Soever.
 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22nd day of August, A. D. 1907.
 c. G. Compton ISeall
 M. G. Stone [Seall
 T. A. Mccullough [Seall
 James Kerr tSeall
 G. A. Middlecof lSeall STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. %
 On this 29th day of August, in the year nine. teen hundred and seven, before me, George c Moore, a Notary Public in and for the County Of Los Angeles, State of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, per. sonally appeared G. A. MiddlecofT, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed 10 the within instrument, and acknowledged 70 me that he executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. ISeall Geo. c. Moore. Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County, State Of California.
 My commission expires Sept. I7th, I9IO State of California,
 County of Los Angeles, SS'
 Before me, J. E. Wiseman, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State ot California, on this day personally appeared M. G. Stone, c. c. Compton, T. A. McCuI. Tough and James Kerr known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the pur. pose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 2zBd day of August, A. D. l9U7.
 tSeall JE Wiseman
 Notary Public. My commission expires May I7, 1909.