Mohave County miner., 1911-11-04
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THF-
American Metals Mines Com
pany.


Know ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs:-That
We, W. b. Alley. J. W. Cornelius, all of Arizona
Territory, do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose Of forming 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, 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 board Of
directors shall be held at Kingman
ARTICLE 3.
The purpose for which this corporation is
formed, and the general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as follows, to-wit:
To purchase, lease, or acquire, by license, con-
eession, 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 C
quired 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 withour
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 ali
kinds of merchantable and marketable forms,
ucles and things; producing, buying. selling and
dealing in, such ores, metals, mineral substances
aafr cd
and by-products of the same; and to carry said
business in any part of the world where this com
pany may operate; and to do any and all things
incidental to, or convenient for, the prosecution
OF the purposes herein contained, 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 condi-
tons as the Board of directors may determine
and the same may be exchanged for mines, min
ing claims, options, services or any other vlu-
able thing that may be designated by the Boari
of Directors, and their judgment to the value
thereof shall be conclusive Such stock when so
issued shall be fully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE "
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
filed 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 time, perpetually-
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs of this corporation shall be cont
Quoted by Board OF Directors consisting of no
less than three nor more than five persons, Who
shall be elected from among the stockholders of
record at the annual sseS.inss OF tex l,sr-
to be held on the first Monday in April cf ACE
year. and shall hold Office for 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-presdent. treasurer an, 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 corpo alton
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 TIE 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 at any time to subject
itself is two hundred fifty (250.OO0 thousand
dollars
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property of the Directors ard 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. 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 per sons
named as corporators in the foregoing Articles OF
Incorporation, 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.
[Seall Notary Public
Ny Commission expires July 18th, 1912.
Filed and recorded at request of A. H. Smith.
October 18th, A. D. 1911, at 80 minutes past 3