The Arizona sentinel., 1907-10-02
Articles of Incorporation of the
 California Metals Company.

California Metals Company.
 Know all men hy these presents, that we whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First-The names of the incOrporators arc c. G. Compton, NJ. G 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 Oi 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 otherwise 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 or trust to secure the same and to ex- ercise in respect thereof and Of all shares of capital stock and other securities and o5liga- ttOns. 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 tSl5O,0e 0.0O) divided into One Hundred and Fifty Thous- and u5OOO0) shares of the par value Of one dollar (Sl0O) each. At 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
 
 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 1e. Fourth-The time of the commencement of this corporation shall he the date of the filing of 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 a Board of not less than Three or more than Five directors. and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected: c. G. Compton, NJ. G. Stone, T. A. McCul- lough, James Kerr and G. A. Middlecof. The Board of Directors shall have the right to increase their number or fill any vacancy at any regular meeting of said Board of Di- rectors. Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders on the fifteenth day of September of each year. The officers of said corporation until their successors are elected shall be NJ. G. Stone, President; t. G. Compton, Vice Presi. dent and Secretary, and James Kerr, Treas. urer.
 Sixth-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent to which the corporation is at any time subject, shall be Five Thousand Dollars (5,0O0OO).
 Seventh-Thc 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 sci <le le 4t,; A. D. l9O7.
 c. G. Compton lSeall
 NJ, G. Stone [Seall
 T. A. Mccullough tSeall
 James Kerr [Seall
 G. A. Middlecof [Seall 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 Count, Of Los Angeles, State of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, per sonally appeared G. A. Middlecof, known tC me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof have hereunto set my hanO ana aInXcO my Oi0clai seal the Qay aDC year in this certificate first above written.
 fSeaIl Geo. c. Moore, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County State of California.
 My commission expires Sept. I7th, 1910. State of California, ~
 County of Los Angeles, ''
 Before me, J. E. WiSeman, a Notary Publi in and for the County of Los Angeles, State O California, on this day personally appeared N. G. Stone. C. G. Compton, T. 4. McCul 3Ough and James Kerr known to me to be tn persons whose names are subscribed to tn foregoing instrument and acknowledged t me that they executed the same for the pun pose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office thi 22nd day of August, A. D. 1907.
 tSeall J.E. W:seman,
 Notary Public. My commission expires May I7, 1869.
 First publication Sept. II, 1907.