The border vidette., 1909-05-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE American Mining & Oil Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned. have this day volun- tarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under tho laws Ot the State of Nevada, and we hereby certify fol owe, towit:
 That the n,mo of said corporation is and shall be American Mining & Oil Company" That the loca tion of the principal office and place of business of this corporation in the State of Nevada is and shall be Room 3s Gazette Building, Reno, Nevada.
 That the object and general purposes for which this corporation is formed are: To pur- chase, own, hold, receive and in any manner, whether by deed, gift, contracs. devlse. request. grant, mort gage, lease, or otherwlse, have, ob tain retain real and personal property of every kind wherever situated; to use, manage. transfer, incum Der and in any and every ner permitted by law, to dispose of any such property wherever situated of any interest term therein;
 To locate. puchase or otherwise acquire and to operate, manage. lease, sell or otherwise dis pose of, lode, placer. oil or other mining claims property, timber, timber lands, rock, or quarries wherever situated.
 To ob, ain dispose of in the manner above indicated. and to erect. manu lecture. con struct, operate, manage, equip lease, or con duct buildings, structures, works, appliances machinery private roads, tramways. or private railroads, of every kind;
 To act as trustees and as such to hold upon any lawful trust agreement all sorts of real and personal property. stocks, bonds, mort gages, notes, escrows or evidence of indebtness- To hold purchase. subscribe for, other wise acquire, to sell, assign. mortgage, pledge. otherwise dispose of incumber. shares of the capital stock, bonds, mortgages, other evidences of indebtu.ss issued rko1 I,Sz kirrao hr, partnerships individuals; and while the hol- der thereof, to exercise all of the rights and priviledges of ownership, including the right to vote such corporate stock where not for bidden by law. and all other rights, powers and priviledges incident to the holding or ownership of any such property; and to guar antee the debts of other corporations, firms persons and tn secure the debts obligations of this corporation by mortgage, pledge otherwise;
 To issue the notes and bonds of this corpora tion in any reasonable amount, the limit of which shall be established by the stockholders of the company;
 And to do all other acts or things necessary convenient for the carrying in the best possible manner, in any part of the world, the purposes hereinbefore mentioned fully and freely as if asid purposes were carried on by natural person.
 The total amount of the authorized capital stock of this corporation is One Hundred Thouand Dollars, devided into One Hundred Thousand Shares of the par value of One Dol lar each; and this corporation will commence business with capital of One Thousand Dol lars which is now subscribed by cur signatures hereunto attached, but none of which is now paid up. All of the capital stock shall be com mon stock. and when issued fully paid up the said stock shall not be subject to assessment
 The names, residences and post office ad- dresses of the original subscribers to the capi- tai stock and the amount subscribed by each, are as follows;
 Peter J. I4echner, residence and P. O. address 35l5 San Jose Ave. Alen1sdl. Gal. No. ot Shsres SS5; amount ehbscribed S335.
 Edward j. Stein. residen and ?. n address 954 Pine Street, San Fra--cisco. Cal. No. of Shares aS5i amount subscribed SS35.
 H. q. Wayland. residence and P. O. address S5i Pine Street San Francisco, Cal. No. of Shares 33O; amount subscribed S33O.
 The .e1istance of this corporation shall be unlimited.
 The governing board of this corDoration shall consist of three persons who shall be called .'Drectors
 In witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures this 4th day of January. 1909.
 Peter J. IIechner,
 Edward J. Stein,
 H. C. Wayland.