Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-05-31
AnTICLrs OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
SECURITIES CORPO
RATION.


"AMERICAN SECURITIES CORPO-
RATION.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we. the under
signed. Frederick +. Small. n. Calvin
C'ruchet and Sumner =. Smith. all Of
the Commonwealth of Massachusett Is,
have this day associated ourselves to-
gether for the purpose OF forming
corporation under the laws OF the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and We do HEREBY
certify.
First: That the name Of the cor2o-
ration shall be American. Securities
Corporation"
Second: That the general nature of
the business proposed to be transacted
is mining. milling, smelling. treating,
buying, selling. shipping and handling
ores. bullion. stone. metals. CLAWS.
rocks. sands and other substances, es-
ia blishing, buying. selling, leasing. OPP
Grating and maintaining smelter mills,
factories and places of business and
agencies for carrying on the said bust
ness: owning. buying. selling. controll-
ing. licensing and leasing letters patent
of the United States and other coun-
tries, and all the rights accruing by
virtue thereof. to do n general real
estate business: buying. letting, leasing
and selling the same. to own, handle
and control inventions and shares of
the capital stock of other companies.
buying and selling the same in the
open market and exercising the same
functions in respect to the same as on
individual owner might; to mortgage
real and personal property. to borrow
money, execute notes and bonds. .ssu-
ing all manner of certificates partial
payment or otherwise, to mine and
operate all manner of mineral and Oil
! lands for oil. gas. petroleum, asphalt
| tunl, asbestos. water and water rights
to do a general manufacturing. farm
/ ing, fruit raising. transportation
steamship and railroad and an invest
ment business or engage in the raising
/ of stock for the market or for breeding
or for refrigerating purposes, and in
general to do all things necessary &c
| the proper conduct of the business OF
/ this corpora ton in the Territory al.d
elsewhere. not inconsistent with Ike
! laws of the United States and the
Territory of Arizona.
Third: That the principal place OF
/ business of this corporation shall be a
! Phoenix. Arizona. and the places out
side of said Territory where it may
keep its offices and transact its bust
ness are Boston. Commonwealth Oi
| Massachusetts. and other places in the
United States and Canada. the same a
! if specifically set forth in the CERT
ficate.
Fourth: The total amount of thu
capital stock of the said corporation !:
to be One Billion Dollars (s1. 900 600. Gee
divided into Ten Billion shares OF The
par value of ten cents each. which i!
to be paid in. in real and persona
property, leases. contracts. agree
ments. machinery. labor. merchandise
mater ials. stocks, bonds. cash or 9th AZ
wise. ir the discretion of the Board o
Directors, upon the issue and deliver!
of said stock from time to time
Fifth: That the time of the com
mencement of this corporation shall h,
the date of the filing of these Article
of Incorporat ton in the office of III
Secretary of Arizona. and said charte
shall continue for twenty-five wears
at the end of which time it may h
| renewed.
Sixth: That the officers of said cor
poration to conduct said business shall
consist OF a Board o: Directors com
posed of not less than three go Di
rectors to be elected a: Il general meet
ing of the stockholders upon the film!
of this certificate of incorporation.
They shall hold office and be eiecre
from the stockholders in the manne
and in conformity With the rules Sc
forth in the Bylaws.
The Directors shall elect from amOn
their number 4 President and Treas
urer and other officers and agents q
they may require who need not be hi
rectors.
Seventh: That the highest amour
of Indebtedness to which the corpora
ton is at any time to be subject i
81 600 900 600
Eighth: The private property c
each officer and stakeholder is to he OK
empt from all corporate debts
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We hav
, hereunto set our hands and seals thi
Twelfth dav of March. A. D. 1902
FREDERICK F. SMALL.
A. CALVIN CRUCHET.
SUMNER P. SMITH.
Witnesses: Sam. W. Culver, Cha
Hall Adams
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts.
Suffolk. SIS.
Boston. March 18th. 1902
Then personally appeared before Ill
Charles Hall Adams. a COMMISSIONS
. of Deeds OF the Territory of Arizon:
resident of the Commonw ealth of Mas
: sachusetts, Frederick f. Small
!. Calvin Cruchet. and Sumner p Smtl
/ known to me TO be the persons who's
. names are subscribed to the foregoir
= instrument. and acknowledged 70 L
$ that they executed the same for ii
/ purposes and considerations therei
= / expressed.
o Given under my hand and Office,
+ seal this twelfth day of March. 1902.
= CSeal) CHAS. HALL ADAMS.
Commissioner of Deeds for the 'Ea
o Iitory of Arizona.
i Territory of Arizona. IS.
il Filed and recorded at request
q Charles Hall Adams.
Territory of Arizona.
County of Maricopa. SIS.
|. E. F. McFail County Recorder