The Arizona sentinel., 1907-10-23
Articles of Incorporation of the
 California Metals Company.

 whose hands are hereGnto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the jaws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statements
 Firs;-The names Of the ircorporators are c. c. Compton, NJ. c Stone, T. A. McCul- Tough, James Kerr and c. A. Middiecof. 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 10 be transacted is Chloride, Mo fave County, Arizona, and the principal place of business outside ofthe Territory of Arizona shali be the City Of Los Angeles. California, at which meetings of stockholders and inc 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, asphSltum, petroleum, asbestos; salt, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore, op- crate and develop the sIme; to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages or deeds of trust to secure tise same and to eX- ercise in respect thereof and of all shares or capital stock and oti9er securities and obIiga- lions, and all rights, powers and privileges of individual owners, and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct Of th1s business.
 Third-The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be One Hun dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (Si50,ee0OO) divided into One Hundred and Fifty Thous- and Q5O.0O0) shares of inc par value of one dollar (Sl l.0O 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 of said corporation, and the capital stock so issued shall thereupon become and be fully paid up and and, in the ab sence of actual fraud ln the transaction the judgment Of the directors as to the value ol the property purchased shall be conclusi e. Fourth-The time Of the commencement oi 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.
 Flfth-The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by Board of not less than Three or more than Five directors. and tho following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected c. G. Compton, NJ. G. Stone, T. A. McCul 1oagh, James Kerr and G. A. MiddlecoF
 The Board of Directors shall have the righ to increase their number or i'll any vaeaney at any regular meeting of said Board Of Df rectors. Thereafter the Board of Director shall be elected from among the stocSholder on the fifteenth Gay of September of eacl year. The officers of said corporation unti their successoy% are elected shall be NJ. c Stone, President; C. G. Compton, Vice Presi dent and Secretary, and James Kerr, Treas ureT.
 Sixth-The highest amount of indebtednes or liability, direct CT contingent, to which tn corporation is at any time subject, shall b Five Thousand Dollars (5,Go000).
 Seycnth-The private property Of the stock holders of this corporation shall be eXemp from corporate debts of any kind what soever.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto SC our hands and seals this 22nd day of August A. D. 1907.
 c. G. Compton [seall
 M. c. Stone [Seall
 T. A. Mccullough [Seall
 James Kerr [Seall
 G. A. Middlecoff lSeall STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES.
 On this 29th day os August, in the year min, teen hundred and seven, before me, George Moore, a Notary Public in and for the Count of Los Angeles, State of California, residin therein, duly commissioned and sworn, pc sonally appeared c. A. MiddlecofT, known I me to be the person whose name is subscribe to the within instrument, and acknowledge to me that he executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof have hereunto set m hand and affixed my official seai the day an year in this certificate first above written.
 ISeal Geo. c. Moore Notary Public in and for Les Angeles Count. State of California.
 Ny commission expires Sept. l7th, 1910.
 State of California
 County of Los Angeles 30
 Before me, J. E. Wiseman, Notary Publ in and for the County of Los Angeles, State California, on this day personally appeare 81. C. Stone. C. G. Compton, T. 4. McCU 3ough and James Kerr, known to me to be u persons whose names are subscribed 10 u foregoing instrument and acknowledged me that they executed the same for the pu pose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office tn 22nd day of August, A. D. 1907.
 fSeaIl J. E. Wiseman,
 Notary Public. My commission expires May F, lgce.
 First publication Sept II, I3G7.