Arizona republican., 1902-04-28

| of forming a corporation under the
laws OF the Territory of Arizona, and
to that end make the following state
ment:
First: The names of the corporators
| are:
| Roger S. Olds. Elijah +. Stanley and
| Melvin G. 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 i
branch office AZ the City of Detroit.
State of Michigan. and the corporation
may have such other offices either
within or without the Territory of Ar-
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
| franchises in the Republics of Mexico,
| Guatemala. Salvador. Nicaragua.
| 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 manner
as the company may deem proper, and
in particular by clearing, draining,
fencing, planting, building, improving.
| farming, grazing, mining and by pre-
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
| ors 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 effectu&te these objects.
TO manufacture. buy or otherwise ac-
| quire, and to use all machines. machin-
cry. tools, implements. etc, that may
| he 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, tra1nways, reservoirs, fer
ries. bridges, harbors, water courses,
railways, wharves, embankments, far
tifications. hydraulic works. teiesraphs.
| telephones. saw mills, smelling WORKS,
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 nf
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 esta blish 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 tie
laws of Arizona.
In furtheranCe of. and not in lini-
tation of the general powers conferred
by the laws of the Territory of Arizona,
it is hereby expressly provided that the
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 and
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 of. any and 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 Il view
. to the working and development of the
, same, to carry on any business, wheth-
er manufacturing or otherwise, which
, the corpora ton may think calculated
directly or Indirectly to effectuare 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 Il
L draw, make. accept, endorse, discount
execute and issue prOmissory notes
. bills of exchange, warrants, bonds
debentures and other negotiable anC
| transferable instruments.
To have one or more offices, to carry
n on all or any of its operations an(
y business, and without restriction to thu
e same extent as natural persons nigh
e or could do; to purchase or otherwise
+ acquire, to hold, own, to mortgage, sell
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