Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1911-11-11
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
American Metals Mines Com
pany.

pany.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENIs:-That
We, W b. Alley. J. W. Cornelius, all of Arizona
Territory, do hereby associate ourselves together
Ior me purpose Of forming a corporation under
hereby adopt and publish the following Articles
OF Incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation is and shall be
the American Metals Mines COMPANY
ARTICLE 2.
The principal place for the transaction of the
business OF the corporation within the Territory
! Of Arizona shall be located at Kingman Mohaye
County, Arizona, with branch offices without the
| territory as the board of directors may deem
necessary 10 establish. But the annual meeting
/ Of stockholders and the election of the board Of
directors shall be held at Kingman
ARTICLE g.
The purpose for which this corporation is
! formed, and the general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as follows to-wit.
10 purchase lease or acquire, by license, con-
! cession, grant or otherwise, any lands, mines.
mineral rights, water rights. buildings ease
ments, rights and privileges machinery plants
and other effects whatsoever, which this company
may from time TO time think proper to be ac-
quired for any of its purposes; and to maintain
and operate the same:
To acquire, own and dispose Of mortgage and
convey, any and all property within or without
the Territory, real or personal including patents
patent rights, and rights and property of a SINH
/ lar nature and stocks, bonds. and evidences of
| Indebtedness of other corporations formed for a
| like purpose to that herein contained:
To issue any and all bonds necessary to the bus
mess OF the corporation, and to secure the same
by mortgage, deed Of trust, or any other form of
conveyance;
To carry on the business of mining, quarrying
/ smelling. refining, dressing, amalgamating and
preparing for market, copper. gold, silver, zinc,
lead, and all sorts of ores METALS minerals and
substances, and all substitutes for manufactured
products and by-prOducts of the same, INTO all
kinds Of merchantable and marketable forms, ar
ucles and things; producing. buying. selling and
dealing in, such ores, metals, mineral substances
and all substitutes for, manufactured products
and by-products of the same; and to carry on said
business IN any part of the world where this
pany may operate; and to do any and all things
incidental to, or convenient for, the prosecution
OF the purposes herein contained, any of them,
and not inconsistent with the laws of the Terri
tory of Arizona, of the United States of Amer
ARTICLE w.
The Capital Stock of this corporation shall be
Three Million Dollars, divided inIo Three Million
shares of the par value of One Dollar each. Said
capital stock shall be paid in to the treasury of
this corporation at such times and on such condi-
tons as the Board of directors may determine,
and the same may be exchanged for Mines min
ing claims, options, services any other vau-
able thing that may be designated by the Board
of Directors, and their judgment to the value
thereof shall be conclusive. Such stock when
issued shall be fully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE V.
The time of the commencement of this corpora
ton shall be the day upon which these articles
are filed with the County Recorder of Mohave
County, Arizona, and a certified copy Of same
filed with the Auditor of said Arizona Territory,
and this corporation is formed to endure for
period of twenty-five years thereafter but its
charter may be renewed from time to time be-
fore its expn alton for periods of twenty-five
years at time, perpetually.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this corporation shall be cont
Quoted by Board OF Directors consisting of
less than three nor more than FIVE persons who
shall be elected from among the stockholders of
a annual the
to be held on the first Monday in April of each
year, and shall hold Office for one year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified; and
any vacancy that may occur in said Board may be
filed by the remaining members thereof
The officers of this corporation shall consist of
a president, vice-president- treasurer and secre-
tary who shall be members of the Board of Di-
rectors, but the Cffice of vice-president and
rotary may be filed by the same person
The officers and directors of this corporation
shall consist of j. w. Cornelius, president; W. B.
Alley, vice-president and secretary; W. p. Carr,
treasurer, who shall hold such Offices until the
first annual meeting of tue stockholders and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
Such Board of Directors shall have the power
to establish and make bylaws and all rules and
regulations necessary for the management of the
affairs of this corporation, not inconsistent with
the laws Of the Territory of Arizona or of the
United States Of America
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness liability
to which this corporation is at any time to subject
itself is two hundred fifty C25O,OOO) thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property of the Directors and Stock
holders of this corporation shall be exempt from
liability for all corporate debts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the said corporatOrs
have hereunto set their hands this 18th day of
October, 1911
W. B. Alley
J. W. CORNELIUS
Territory of Arizona
County of MOhave.-- IS.
Before me E. +. THOMPSON, Notary Public
in fOr said
sonally appeared W. B. Alley, and ]. w.
CORNELIUS, known to me to be the persons
named corporators in the foregoing Articles of
Incorporation, and acknowledge to me that they
executed the same for the purposes therein
tanned.
Witness my hand and official seal this 18th
day of October: 1911
E. F. THOMPSON,
[Seall Notary Public
My Commission expires July 18th. 1912.
Filed and recorded at request of A H. Smith
October 18th, A. d. 1911, at 80 minutes past 9
o. clock a. m in Book g. pages 5O9 So 5ll of In