Mohave County miner., 1911-11-25
Articles of Incorporation
OF THF-
American Metals Mines Com
pany.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PKEsENTs:-That
we. " b. Alley, J. w. Cornelius all of Arizona
Territory, do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and we
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 Mohave
County Arizona, with branch Offices without the
territory as the board of directors may deem
necessary to establish. But the annual meeting
Of stockholders and the election of the hoard ~
directors shall be held at Kingman
ARTICLE 8
The purpose for which this CORPORATION is
formed, and the general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is follows, to-wit:
10 purchase, lease, acquire. By license con-
cession, grant or otherwise, any lands mines
mineral rights, water rights. buildings ease
ments; rights and privileges, machinery, plants
ana other effects whatsoever, which this company
may from time TO time think proper to be ac-
qulred Tor 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
IKE purpose to that herein contained:
10 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 auarrying.
smelling refining, dressing, amalgamating and
preparing for market, copper. gold. silver zinc
LEAD, and all sorts of oIes metals minerals and
substances, and all substitutes for manufactured
products and by-pIoducts of the same, INTO all
KINDS OF merchantable and mark etable forms, ar
ucles and things; producing buying selling and
dealing in, such ores, metals mineral substances
and all substitutes for, manufactured products
ana by-pfOducts of the same; and to carry on said
business in any part of the world where this COM
pany may operate; and to do any and all things
incidental 10, or convenient for. the prosecution
OF the purposes herein con tanned, or any OF them
and not inconsistent with the laws of the Terri
tory Of Arizona, or of the United States of Amer
lea
ARTICLE "
The Capital Stock of this corporation shall be
Three Million Dollars, divided into 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 eondi-
tons as the Board of directors may determine
and the same may be exchanged for mines min
ing CLAIMS options, services or any other valu-
able thing that may be designated by the Board
Of Directors, and their judgment as to the value
thereof shall be conclusive Such stock when so
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 certified copy of same
hled with the Auditor of said Arizona Territory
and this corporation is formed to endure for a
period Of twenty-five years thereafter but its
charter may be renewed from time to time. be-
fore its expiration for periods Of twenty-five
years at a 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
record at the annual meeting Of the stockholders
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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
filled 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 Office of vice-president and sec
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 or liability
TO which this corporation is any time to subject
itself is two hundred fifty (25O.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.-S IS
Before me E. F. THOMPSON. aNotary Public
in and for said County and Territory this day per-
sonally appeared W B. Alley, and J. W.
CORNELIUS, known to me to be the persons
named as corporators in the foregoing Articles Of
and acknowledge to me that they
executed the same for the purposes therein con-
tanned
Witness my hand and official seal this 18th
day of October: 1911
E. F. THOMPSON,
ISeall 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
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