Mohave County miner., 1915-03-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Oatman Gold Mining and Milling Company

Company.
 KNOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, Eli Hilty and s. w. Klass, whose past-office 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 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 Bylaws of said corporation.
 II.
 The general nature of the business for which this corporation is formed is to own, operote. de- velop 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 ot ores, precious metals oil and coal; to locate and acquire water rights, millsites and damstes, and to hold and utilize 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 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.
 III.
 The amount of the capital stock of said corpora tion shall be One Million Dollars (s1,000, ,OOO.0O, par value of One Dollar (Sl00 per share. and said stock shall be fully paid in at the date of its issu 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 Di- rectors as to the value of any property purchased, or services rendered, or other right or thing re- ceived in payment for said stock, shall be conclu- SiVe and when maid for said stock shall be for ever non-assessabe.
 The time of commencement of said corporation shall be the date of filing certified copy of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of Goun- tv Recorder of Mohave County, Arizona and the date of its 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 by 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 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 poration in Kingman Arizona, on the first Tues day in January l9l6 the following persons shall constitute the Board of Directors and Officers, to- wit; Eli Hity President; S. ". 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 ($l00,- 000.00).
 VII.
 The private property of stock holders 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.