Graham guardian., 1900-03-02
HRTICLfS or I1C0R7C-
RHTI0l1.
OF The Bank of Arizona

Know all men by these presents, That we,
the undersigned, John A. Qualey and Charles
QualeJ. of the town of Stafford in Graham coun.
ty III the Territory of Arizona, and Edward W.
0sgood, 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 as an Incorporated company
under and by virtue ofthe laws of said Ter
ritory, and in accordan"e 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. osgoo OF New York City. New York.
The principal place of business of this cor.
pOration is the town of Stafford in Graham eoun-
ty, in the Territory of Arizona. The name OF
this corporation is the "Bauk of Arizona"
ARTIcLEII.
The generalnature of the business to be trans.
acted by this corporation aud the OBJECT for
which it is formed is for the purpose Of banking
in all its branches by receiving deposits and
paying them out again on the order of the depos-
itors, buying and selling exchange c0it and pull.
IN, borrowing and loaning money .loaping buy
ing selling, diseounting, holding and dealing
in all kinds Of negotiable paper, including
promissory nOt.s, mortgages on real anu 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 zeal
estate, to be determined by the officers OF the
bank.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
tinn shall be One hundred thousand dollars
Sl0O,O00. ~, divided iuto one thousand shares
of the par value OF one hundred dollars, siOO.ot
each To be paid In at such times AMI on such
conditions as the Board of Directors shall de-
termine.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate existence of this corporation
sha commence on the day ofthe filing oi these
Articles OF Incorporation in the Office OF the
County Re order of Graham Couu in the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty five years thereafter,
ARTIoLRv.
The business of this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by Board of Dir, ctors, consisting OF
three stock holders, who sha be elected an.
nually by the stock holders on the second Mon
day Of January Of each year, at their prinei, al
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 shall
hold their office for the term OF one year from
the date of their election and until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified. The fol-
lowing named peisons, who are subscribers to
the capital stock OF this corporation N, aud whore
names and places of residence are rs follows,
to.wit:
John A, Qualey, safiorr, Graham county.
arizona. Charles Qusley, Saff ,rd, Crab m
County. Arizona. Edward v. osgood, New
York City, New York. shall constitute the
Boaid of Directors OF thl, corp ration until the
second Monday IN January, 1901, and until
their successors shall be duly elected and quail
fed. Vacancies IN the Board ot Directors shall
be tilled by the remaining members Of the
Board for the uneS pired term for which such
member was elected A majority Of such mem
bers shall constitute otnrnm sni srv n'tgt
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