The border vidette., 1909-06-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE American Mining 6 Oil Company.

KNow ALI MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. the undersigned. have this day volun- tarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada, and we hereby certify as fol. .ows, towit:
 That the name 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 IS Gazette Building. Reno, Nevada
 
 That the object and general purposes for which this corporation is formed To pur- chase, own, hold, receive and in any manner, whether by deed gift, contrac:. d-vise. request. grant, mortgage, lease, or otherwlse have. Ob- tain or retain, real and personal property of every kind wherever situated; to us', manage. transfer, incumber and in any and every man permitted by law. to dispose of any such property wherever situated of any interest term therein;
 To locate. puchase otherwise acquire and to operate. manage. lease. sell or otherwise dis pose of, lode, placer, oil or other mining c'aims property, timber, timber lands, rock. or Quarries wherever situated
 To obtain O dispose of in the manner above indicated. and to erect. mar u acture. 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, or to sell, assign. mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of. incumber, shares of the capital stock, bonds, mortgages, or other evidences of indebtn issued or created y this other corporations. or by 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 ansee the debts of other corporations, firms or persons and tn secure the debts obligations of this corporation by mortgage, pledge or 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 things necessary or convenient for the carrying in the best possible manner, in any part of the world, the purposes hereinbefore mentioned as fully and freely a if said pur poses were carried on by a 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 a capital of One Thousand Dol lars which is now subscribed by our 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, follows:
 Peter J. Lechner, residence and P. O. address 25l5 San Jose Ave. Alemeda, Cal. No. of Shares 335; amount sub> bed S335.
 Edward J. Stein. residence and P O. address 354 Pine Street, San Francisco, Cal. No. of Shares 335; amount subscribed 1885,
 H. c. Wayland, residence and P. O. address s5l Pine Street San Francisco, Cal. No. of Shares $50; amount subscribed S33O.
 The existance of this corporation shall be unlimited.
 The governing board of this corporation shall consist of three persons who shall be called 'DIrectors".
 In witness whereof, we have hereuntO a fiji xed our signatures on this 4th day of January. 1909.
 Peter J IIechner, Edward J. Stein,
 II. C. Wayland.