Mohave County miner., 1915-01-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Oatman Gold Mining and Milling Company.

Company.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESERVES:
 That the undersigned, Eli Hilty and s. w.. Klass, whose past-oflice address is Kingman, Ar- zona have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a 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-wt: The name of this corporation shall be OATMAN GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY. and its principal place of business shall be at Kngman, 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, operoe. 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 smeltng, milling, refining and reducing of all kinds of ores. precious metals, oil and coal to locate and acquire water rights, mlllsltes and damstes, and to hold and utilize or dispose of the same; to own and establish power plants, stores, restaurants, roads and tramways used m 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 (Sl l,0O0 000.0O), divided into One Million shares Q,0O0,000) of the par value of One Dollar (S.00) per share and said stock shall be fully paid in at the date of it's 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 thing re- ceved in payment for said stock, shall be conclu- when ever rnon-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 a 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 as may be provided for in the Bv-Laws hereafter to be adopted, and such officers shall hold office for year or until their successors duly elected and qualified. Until the first annual meeting of said stockholders to be held at the office of said poration in kingman, Arizona, on the first Tues day in January, l916 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 Bv-Laws 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 (S1OO,- 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 HIITY