Mohave County miner., 1915-01-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATICN
 OF THE Oatman Gold Mining and Milling

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That the undersigned, Eli Hity and $. w. Kass, whose past-offce address is kingman, Ari- zona, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, and in fur therance of such purpose we hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
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 GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, and it's principal place of business shall be at Kingman, Arizona, with such other branch offices within or without the State of Arizona as the Board of Directors may hereafter designate in the By. Laws of said corporation.
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 The general nature of the business for which this corporation is formed is to own, operote. de- veop and explore mines and mining claims both lode and placer to prospect for any and all kinds of mineral deposits and precious metals, and to locate and otherwise acquire title to the same; to engage in smelting milling refining and reducing of all kinds of precious metals, oil and coal to locate and acquire water rights, mlllslteS and damsites and to hold and utilize or dispose of the same; to own and establish power plants stores, restaurants, roads and tramways, used in con- nection with its principal works; to purchase and own stock in other corporations, and to act as agent for the same; and in general to do and per- form such other things, not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Arizona, as may be necessary in the carrying on of general mining business.
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 The amount or the capltal StOck Ol Salu COrpOrd- tion shall be One Million Dollars ($l.0O0 O00), divided into One Million shares Q,0000O0 of the par value of One Dollar S100) per share, and said stock shall be fully paid in at the date of its ssu ance. Said stock or any portion thereof may be paid for in money, or in exchange for property, services rendered. and in the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of D- rectors to the value of any property purchased, services rendered. other right thing re- ceved in payment for said stock, shall be conclu- sive, and when so paid for said stock shall be for ever non-aSSessable.
 The time of commencement of said corporation shall be the date of filing certified copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of Coun- tv Recorder of Mohave County, Arizona and the date of it's termination shall be Twenty-Five years thereafter, unless renewed as bv law provided.
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 The affairs of said corporation shall be conduct ed by Board of Five Directors elected bv the stockholders from their number on the first Tues day in January of each year. Said Board shall meet immediately after such election and elect from among their number such officers as may be provided for in the Bylaws hereafter to be adopted and such officers shall hold office for one year, until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Until the first annual meeting of said stockholders to be held at the office of said poration in Kngman, Arizona, on the first Tues day in January, 19l6 the following persons shall constitute the Board of Directors and Officers, to- wit Eli Hilty, President S. w. Klass Secretary; w. K. Ridenour, Treasurer; w. E. Moronev, Di- rector and M. w. Stokes, Director. Said board shall adopt Bylaws which may be amended from time to time as bv law provided.
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 The maximum amount of indebtedness to which this corporation may at any time subject itself shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,- 0O00O).
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 The private property of stockholders of said corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affixed our signatures this 29th day of December 1914.
 S. w. KLASS.
 ELI HILTY.