Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-04-23

of forming a corporation uiluei tHF
laws of the Territory of Arizona, and
to that end make the following state
ment:
First: The names of the corporators
are:
Roger s. Odds. Elijah f. Stanley and
Melvin c. Gray, and the name of the
corporation shall be, American Secur-
ity and Trust Company. The principal
place in which the business of said cor
poration within the Territory of Ari-
IONA is to be transacted is Phoenix.
Maricopa County. Arizona. with L
branch office at the City of Detroit,
State of Michigan. and the corporation
may have such other offices either
within or without the Territory of Ari-
IONA as may be established by the
Board of Directors.
Second: The objects for which, and
for any of which this corporation is
formed. are to do any or all of the
things herein set forth, to the same eX-
tent as natural persons might or could
do, and in any part of the world, viz:
To seek out, organize and promote
business enterprises of all kinds: to
purchase or otherwise acquire landed
property, water rights, concessions and
Guatemala Salvador. Nicaraugua,
Costa Rica, Columbia or any part of
the Central American or South Amer
lean States. and in the United States OF
America. British America or any for
eign country or place. To develop the
resources of and to turn to account the
lands buildings and rights for the time
being of the company in such manne"
as the company may deem proper, and
il particular by clearing, draining,
fencing. planting, building, improving,
farming, grazing, mining and by pro-
noting immigration. establishing
towns. villages and settlements. To
carry on the business of farmers. graz
ers, meat and fruit preservers, plant
ers, miners, metallurgists. quarry own
ers, brick makers, builders, contract
org for the construction of work both
public and private, merchants, import
ers and exporters. printers. publishers,
ship builders, ship owners. brokers. and
any other business which may seem
calculated to effectuate these objects.
To manufacture. buy or otherwise &C.
quire. and to use all machines, machin-
cry. tools, implements, etc, that may
be necessary to develop the company's
property or useful for the purposes
aforesaid. To own and operate steam
ships, sailing vessels, launches, light
ers. tugs and all manner of steam ana
sailing craft. To carry out, establish.
construct, maintain, improve, manage.
work control and superintend any
| ways, roads, traInways, reservoirs, fer
ries bridges, harbors, water courses,
railways, wharves, entertainments, FIR
tifcations, hydraulic works. teiesraphs,
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furnaces. factories. hotels. exchanges,
transport and postal arrangements,
stores. shops. station and other work.
To lend money and other property. to
guarantee the performance of contracts
and obligations. to act as agents in the
management, sale and purchase of
property. and generally to transact
business as capitalists and financiers;
to grow. cultivate, buy, prepare for
market, sell and deal in rubber. to-
bacco. coffee, bananas and all other
products of the soil.
Among the powers of this body cor
porate shall be: To have perpetual
succession: to sue and be sued by its
corporate name: to have a common
seal and alter the same at pleasure: to
prescribe the mode of making transfers
ers: to establish bylaws and make all
rules and regulations deemed expedient
for the mana cement of its affairs, not
inconsistent with the laws and const:-
tuition of the United States and the
laws Of Arizona.
| In furtherance of. and not in limi-
tation of the general powers conferred
by the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
/ &c al1yo
company shall have also the following
| powers:
| To manufacture, purchase or other
| wise acquire, to hold, own, mortgage
pledge. sell. assign, and transfer. or
otherwise dispose of. to invest trade,
deal in and deal with goods. wares,
merchandise and property of every
class and description.
| To acquire the good will, rights ana
property, and to undertake the whole
or any part of the assets and liabili-
| ties of any person, firm, association or
corporation, and to pay for the same
in cash, stock of this company. bonds
or otherwise.
| To apply for, purchase or otherwise
acquire, and to hold, own. use. operate
and to sell, assign. or otherwise dis
| pose OIL. any ana all Inventions, I'M
provements and processes used in con-
nection with, or secured under Letters
| Patent of the United States or else
where, or otherwise, and with view
| to the working and development of the
same, to carry on any business, wheth-
er manufacturing or otherwise, which
the corporation may think calculat ed
directly or indirectly to effectuara these
| objects.
To enter into, perform and carry out
| contracts of every kind with any per-
son, firm, association, corporation. gov
eminent, state or municipality: and to
| draw, make. accept, endorse. discount
execute and issue promissory notes,
bills of exchange. warrants, bonds,
debentures and other negotiable and
transferable instruments.
To have one or more offices, to carry
on all or any of its operations and
business, and without restriction to the
same extent as natural persons might
or could do; to purchase or otherwise
acquire, to hold. own, to mortgage, sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of real
and personal property of every class