The border vidette., 1909-05-29
ARTICLES OF INcoRPoRATIoN
 OF THE American Mining & Oil Company.


 ksovs ADJ MEN Bv THESE PRESENTS: That we. tho rn for signed. havo this day voluu- tsriiy sociated ourselves together for the purposo of forming corporation under the law, Oe the State of Nevada, and we hereby certify roi owe, towit:
 That the n1me of said corporation is and shall be "Ame~ican Mining & Oil Company" That the iuoa ,ion of tho principal office and place uf business of this corporation in the State of Nevada is and shall be Room 3S Gazette Building. Rano Nevada.
 That tho object and general purposes for which this corporation is formed are: To pur- chase, uv7n, hold, receive aud in any manner, whether by deed, gift, conerac+ devlse, request. grant, nnrtgage, lease, or otherwise, have ob- tain or retai "a, real and personal property of every kind wherever situated; to usn, manage. tYNnster, incum Der and in any and every man ner permitted by law, to dispose of any such property wherever s.tuated or of any interest or term thcrein;
 To locate. puchase otherwise acquire and to operate manage, lease, sell or otherwise dis pose off lo,le, i.lacer, oil or other mining claims or property. timber, timber lands, rock, or ausrries wherever situated.
 To ob ain dispose of in the manner above ndicate and to erect. mauu eacture. con struct, operate, manage, equip. lease, or con duct buildings, structures, works, appliances machinery, priva'e roads, tramways. private railroads. of every kind;
 To act as trustees and as such to hold upon any lawful trust agreement. all sorts of real and rsonai property, stocks, bonds, mort gales, notes, escrows or evidence of indebtness. To hold, purchase. subscribe for, other wise acquire, or to sell, assign. mortgage, pledge otherwise dispose of or incumber. shares of the capital stock, bonds, mortgages, OF other evidences of indebtnnss issued created y this other corporations or by partnerships or individuals and while the hol- der thereof, to exercise all of the rights and priyilelges 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 aniae tho debts of other corporations, firms or persons and tn secure the debts or obligations of this corporation by mortgage, pledge ntherwise;
 To issus the notes and bonds of this corpora ton in any reasonable amount, the limit of which shall be established by the stockholders of the company;
 And to do all other acts things necessary or convenient for the carrying on in the best poss:b :ble mannor, in any part of the world, the rurposes hereinbefore mentioned as fully and freely as if said purposes were carried on by patnral person.
  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 oar 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 ginll su bscribers to the capi- tai stock and 5;se amount subscribed by each, gre as fpllnTsi
 t.staF j. L""r Ter, residence and P. o. address bs,;, ,an lose Ave. Alen1edL Gal. NO or Shares ss5; amount sub cribed Ss3o
 Edward j. Stein, resideh aud Q. address A5I Pine Street, San Francisco, Cal No. of Shares S95; amount subscribed S335-
 H. c. Wayland, residence and P. O. address 25i Pine Street San Francisco, Cal No. Of Shares 330; amount subscribed S33O.
 The existence of this corporation shall be unlimited.
 The governing board of this corporatiop shall consist of three persons who shall be called ''Directors".
 In witness whereof. we have hereunto affixed our signatures this 4th day of January. 19o9
 Peter J. IIechner,
 Edward J. Stein,
 1T. C. Wayland.