Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
SECURITIES CORPO
RATION


RATION.
KNOW ALL MEN BY TIL ESE
| PRESENTS: That we. the under
signed. Frederick z. Small. A. Calvin
Cruchet and Sumner P. Smith. all Of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
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 cor3o-
ri ton shall be american Securities
Corpora ton"
| 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. clays.
| rocks. sands and other substances, es-
tablishing, 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 accruinS by
| virtue thereof, to do a general real
estate business; buying, letting, leasing
and selling the same. to own. handle
| ana 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 an
| Individual owner might; to mortgage
real and personal property, to borrow
money. execute notes and bonds, .ssu-
Il
payment OF otherwise. to mine and
operate all manner of mineral and oil
lands for oil. gas. petroleum. asphalt
tum, asbestos, water and water rights,
to do general manufacturing. farm
ms. 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 to
the proper conduct of the business OF
this corpora ton in the Territory Sad
elsewhere, not Inconsistent with TIE
laws of the United States and the
Territory of Arizona.
Third: That the principal place OF
business of this corporation shall be al
Phoenix. Arizona, and the places out
side of said Territory where it may
keep its offices and transact its bust
ness are Boston. Commonwealth ct
Massachusetts. and other places in the
United States and Canada. the same as
if specifically set forth in the certi-
ficate.
Fourth: The total amount of tbs
capital stock of the said corporation is
) to be One Billion Dollars Isl 600 600 GOO
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 Articles
OF Incorporation in the office of The
Secretary of Arizona. and said charte
shall continue for twenty-five wears
al the end of which time it may b.
: 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 (3) hi
rectors to be elected a a general meet
ing of the stockholders upon the filing
of this certificate of Incorporation.
They shall hold office and be elected
! from the stockholders in the name
: and in conformity with the rules Sc
| forth in the Bylaws.
I The Directors shall elect from anon:
. their number a President and Treas
= urer and other officers and agents a
hoy y
D rectors.
/ Seventh: That the highest amour
of Indebtedness to which the corpora
= ton is at any time to be subject i
= 81 COO. 900, COO
t Eighth: The private property o
n each officer and stakeholder is to he cx
= empt from all corporate debts
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We hav
g hereunto set our hands and seals hi
: Twelfth dav of March. A. D. 1902
= FREDERICK T.. SMALL.
A. CALVIN CRUCHET.
= SUMNER P. SMITH.
s Witnesses: Sam. w. Culver, Chas
Hall Adams
} Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
} Suffolk, S..
Boston, March 18th. 1902
Then personally appeared before rnt
Charles Hall Adams. d COMMISSIONS
. of Deeds OF the Territory of Arizon3
}, resident of the Commonwealth of Mas
Y sachusetts, Frederick L. Small :
|. Calvin Cruchet. and Sumner p. Smltl
d known to me to be the persons who's
}. names are subscribed to the fore1oin
! instrument. and acknowledged to l.,
IS that they executed the same for III
1 purposes and considera tions therei
= expressed.
o Given under my hand and offici,
II seal this twelfth day of March. 1902
= (Seal) CHAS. HALL ADAMS
Commissioner of Deeds for the 'Gal
o ritory of Arizona.
Al Territory of Arizona. IS.
ID Filed and recorded at request
e Charles Hall Adams.
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