Graham guardian., 1900-03-09
HR1ICLES OF InCORrO-
RHTI0l1.
Of "The Bank of Arizona. "

Know all men by these presents That We
the undersigned, John A. Qualey and Charles
Qusley. of the town Of Stafford in Graham eoun
ty in the Territory of Arizona, and Edward ".
Osgood, Of the city of New York, in the State
of New York, pursuant to and In confrmity
with an Act of the Legislature of the Territory
Of Arizona, entitled Corporations" approved,
March sth, 1887, and all Acts and parts of Acts
amendatory thereto do associate and form our
selves together az an Incorporated company
under and by virtue ofthe laws of said Ter
ritory, and in accordance Herewith do hereby
adopt, sign, and acknowledge these presents
as its Articles of Incorporation.
ARTIcLEI.
The names of the Incorporators of this com.
pany are: John A. Qualey, of Stafford, Arizona,
Charles Qualey, of Stafford. Arizona, Edward
W. osgood, Of New York City, New York.
The principal place Of business of this cor
poration is the town of Stafford In Graham coun-
ty, In the Territory of Arizona. The name of
this corporation is the Bank of Arizona"
ARTICLEH.
The generalnature of the business to be trans
acted by this corporation and the object for
which 1t is formed is for the purpose of banking
paying them out again on the order of the depos-
itors, buying and selling exchange coin and bull
ion, borrowing and loaning money loaning, buy
| ing, selling, discounting, holding and dealing
! In all kinds of negotiable paper, including
promissory notes, mortgages on real and per.
| sonal property, stocks, bonds, city, county and
| Territorial warrants, gold, silver and copper
bullion and ores, and all other evidence OF
| debt and bankable paper on good and sufficient
security, either personal collateral or real
estate, to be determined by the officers Of the
bank.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
| tion shall be One hundred thousand dollars
sloo 900 co. divided into one thousand shares
of the par value Of one hundred dollars, $4,000
each, to he paid in at such times aud on such
conditions as the Board of Directors shall de-
I termine.
| ARTICLE ".
| The corporate existence Of this corporation
shall commence ON the day of the Aling of these
| Articles Of Incorporation in the ofIice OF the
County Re order of Graham County in the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five years thereafter,
| ARTIcLEv.
| The business of this corporation shall be con.
| Quoted by Board of Directors consisting of
| three stock holders, who shall be elected an
| nually by the stock. holders on the second Mon
day of January of each year, at their principal
| place of business mentioned In these articles.
Notice Of the time and place of holding said an
| nual meeting to be given as the bylaws of TINS
| corporation shall provide. Said directors shat
| hold their office for the term OF one year from
| the date of their election and until their SUI
cessors shall be elected and qualified. The fol-
lowing named persons, who are subscribers H.
the capital stock Of this corporation, aud whuse
names aud places of residence are as follows,
| to-wit:
John A, Qualey, Stafford, Graham County,
irizona. Charles Qualey, Stafford, Crab M
County, Arizona, Edward W. osgood, New
York City, New York. shall constitute the
hoard of Directors of this corporation until tn,
second Monday in January, 1901, and until
their successors shall be duly elected and quail
fed Vacancies in the Board OF Directors shall
be filed by the remaining members of the
Board for the unexpired term for which such
member was elected. A majority of such mem
bers shall constitute a quorum, and any meet
Ing of such Board of Directors at which a
quorum Is present, shall be deemed o legal
meeting and have the same authority ~ full