Mohave County miner., 1915-01-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Oatman Gold Mining and Milling

oatman Gold Mining and Milling
 Company.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That the undersigned, Eli Hilty and s. w. Klass, 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: The name of this corporation shall be OATMAN GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, and its 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 Bylaws of said corporation.
 i II.
 The general nature of the business for which this corporation is formed, is to own, operote de velop ard 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 ores, precious metals, oil and coal: to locate and acquire water rights, millstes 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 a general mining business.
 III.
 The amount of the capital stock of said corpora tion shall be One Million Dollars ($l,0OO, 0OO.00). divided into One Million shares Q,000000) of the par value of One Dollar (S1.OO 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 or services rendered; and in the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of Dl- rectors as to the value of any property purchased services rendered, other right or thing re- ceived 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 a 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.
 V.
 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 Bv-Laws hereafter to be adopted and such officers shall hold office for year, until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Until the first annual meeting of said stock holders to be held at the office of said cor poration in Kingman, Arizona, on the first Tues day in January, 1916, 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.
 VI.
 The maximum amount of indebtedness to which this corporation may at any time subject itself shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10O,- 000.00).
 VII
 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.