The Winslow mail., 1900-09-06
ArticlesofIncorporation
OF THE
Navajo County, Bank,
OF WINSLOW, ARIZ.
Know all men by these presents:

and George A. Lane, have this day vol
unfairly associated ourselves together
for the purpose OF forming a Corpora
'tion under the laws of the Territory
Of Arizona, and in compliance with
Chapter LII of Title XII of the Revised
Statutes of Arizona for 1887, and have
adopted and do hereby certify to the
following articles of incorporation,
namely:
ARTIoLE 7.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Navajo County Bank, and its
principal place of business shall be
fWinslow, Navajo county, Arizona Ter
ritory.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the boeinass
to be transacted by the CORPORATION
shall be that Of banking in all its
branches. buying. owning, selling and
handling any and all real or personal
pI operty, or both real and personal
property necessary or incidental to
the business of banking and to do and
perform all things pertaining to said
business. n
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
this corporation herein authorized is
twenty-five thousand dollars (S25OOO),
and the nunber of shares into which
it is divided is two hundred and fifty
(250) of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($10O) each. All of which shall
be paid IN in cash, at not less than the
par value, upon the issuance of said
stock; and wnen 80 paid shall be non.
assessable. i
One hundred GQ0) shares of the cap
it'll stock at the par yalre of one
Kindred dollars ($100) each shalr BIZ
paid IN on or before the 3oth day ol
June, a. d. 1900.
The balance of the capital stool
shall be issued according to law from
| time to time in such amounts as ma,
be authorized by the corporation. :.
AETICLE ~.
This corporation shall commence OF
the first day Of July, A. d. 1900, esnt
shall terminate twenty-five (25) year
from said date, to-wit: June 30th, A
D. 1925.
| ARTICLE Y.
The affairs of this corporation shal
be conducted by board of five (5) di
| I6CJOIS GA VI WAOnI SudlI Oc SLOChutlO
ers, to be elected ann nallyss at d stock
holders meeting to be held on the sec
ond Saturday in June of each yeai
| commencing with the second Saturda,
in June A. d. 1900.
The following stockholders shall b
and constitute and are hereby ap
pointed the directors and officers O
this corporation until the first annua
election in June, 1901, or until thei
successors are duly elected and ente
upon the duties of their Offices, name
ly: w. FL. Burbage, president; F. w
Nelson, vice-president; George A. Lane
cashier; and Henry Huning and M. w
Flourney, directors.
The directors and officers shall hole
office, commencing on the first day o1
July, A. d. 1900, for the term of ont
year, or until their successors arr
elected and qualified.
The directors shall elect from
among their number president, vice
president, who may also be assistan
cashier, and cashier, who shall be ex
oficio secretary of the board of direct
ors Of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI
The private property of each an(
every officer and stOckholder of thu
CORPORATION shall be wholly exemp
from any and all corporate debts ane
! liabilities.
ARTICLE VII.
That the highest amount of indebted
ness to which this corporation shalf d
any time subject itself shall be sucl
sums to which the demands or depos
its may be brought to, but the total o
such Indebtedness or liability at an,
one time, is hereby made for the pur
pose of definite amount, not to exceed
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars ($250OO0). = - :
ARTICLE VIII.
The board of directors of this cor
poration shall adopt code Of BYLAW
| for the government of the corporation
which code of bylaws shall prescribe
limit and define the powers and duties
of the officers.
It shall also provide for the election
of the officers as herein set forth 'anc
for the appointment of such othei
officers, who may or may not be direc
tors or stockholders, as may at an,
time seem or appear to them to be de
sirable or necessary tc the proper con
duct of the affairs of the corporation
In witness whereof we have hereuntt
sat our hands and seals this fourteenth
day of June, A. d. 1900.
90 W. Fl. Burbage. [Seal
F. W. Nelson, {Seal
Henry Huning g. ISeal
M. W. Flournoy, [Seal
Geo. A. Lane. fSeal
TERRITORY OF A8IZONA,<
COUNTY OF NAVAJO.
Before me, A. F. McAllister, countJ
recorder in and for Navajo county
Arizona Territory, on this day person
ally appeared W. Fl. Burbage, F. w
Nelson and Henry Huning. all person
ally known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to and
who executed the foregoing articles oi
incorporation, and they and each OF
them acknowledged to me that they
executed the came for the purpose and
consideration 'EhereIn expressed.
Given under my hand and
( seal of office this 10Th day OF
SEAL june A, a p r. l9Ge; %eAnn,srps.
~ 81 County Recorder.
Ten cent int. reg. stamp esncelled. II
TERRITORY OF New MExICo,l SO
COUNTY OF BERNALILLO
Before me, E. L Medler, a notary
public in and for Bernalillo county,
Territory of New Msxico, on this day
personally appeared NJ. ". Flournoy,
personally known to me to be the per:
son whose name is subscribed to and
who executed the'foregoing articles of
incorporation, and he acknowledged to
me that he executed the same for the
purpose and consideration therein ey-
pressed