Arizona republican., 1903-03-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE THE CATHOLIC BANKING COMPANY
 OF MEXICO.

| unto affixed, do hereby associate our | ing a corporation under the laws of the | Territory of Arizona, and to that end
 make the following charter;
 | l. The names of the incorporators are
 Andrew T. Barlow, Trinidad Sanchez
 Santos. Joseph Spyer and L. B. Spyer; l 7. The name of the corporation shall be
 The Catholic Banking Company of Mex | ico"
 | 8. The principal place in which the | business of said corporation within the | Territory of Arizona is to be transacted | is Phoenix. Maricopa County, Arizona.
 and the principal place of business of
 Arizona shall be the City of Mexico. in | the Republic Of Mexico. at which meet | ings of the board of directors and stock ! may have such branch offices and con- | duct it's business in any of the states | territories or dependencies of the United l States or in any place, city or state in
 the Republic of Mexico or in any foreign country.
 1. The general nature of the business
 proposed to be transacted by this corpo- | ration is as follows. to wit: to do a gen. | eral banking, loan and trust business, transacted in it's name, in that of other l parties with a joint interest: to make contracts: to purchase. lease, bond. To- cate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange. mortgage. hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines, mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas. asphaltum, petro- leum, asbestos. salt, water and water rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufactur- ing and mercantile business: to own.
 handle and control letters patent and in- other corporations: to borrow money and execute notes, bonds mortgages or deeds of trust to secure the same. and to ex- ercise in respect of all such bonds. mort
 gages. shares of capital stock and other
 securities and obligations any and all rights powers and privileges of individ- thereof. to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural per. son might could do; and in general to do all things necessary to the proper con- duct of it's business in the United States of America, the Republic of Mexico and
 The special nature of the business to be transacted is as follows. to-wit: and negotiate letters of exchange, drafts, checks and orders of all kinds, payable in the Republic of Mexico or in foreign
 (bJ To purchase and sell precious met als and to make advances on shipments of the same which are made through the company, for their sale in Mexico or abroad.
 (c) To make advances on bills of lad ing covering merchandise or national products which are shipped from one market to another in Mexico. or from foreign countries. also upon shares and values of all descriptions.
 (d To discount promissorv notes and all kinds of documents and titles of cred it's payable in the Republic of Mexico. provided the date when they become due does not exceed six months and that they are accepted by the board of directors (e) To keep current account with the clients of the company, with or with out advancements.
 (D To receive deposits from one dollar upwards and to open check accounts.
 (g) To make loans and discounts with collateral security upon all kinds of val ues and commercial effects. which may be approved by the board of directors.
 accounts subject t0 interest with persons of well-known good standing. with stipulation that amount to be settled within a term not to exceed six months. and with the con- dition that the debtor must, sign the doc ument which the board of directors may decide
 (D To act as attorney-in-fact and rep resentative of private parties. companies; mining corporations, agricultural and commercial institutions and companies of other characters.
 D To act as trustees of real estate, personal property and all kinds of busi- ness institutions.
 Gk) To perform as agents in the name of private parties. societies and com panieS the following transactions. to-wit: all kinds of private commissions: all nature: the sale and purchase of houses. farms haciendas. properties and values of all kinds; to loan money on mortgage O To act as administrators of estate or wills.
 tm) To receive as a voluntary deposit all kinds of shares. bonds. titles of credit. coins and precious metals objects. (n) To give its guarantee to facilitate the discount or sale of promissory notes or obligations which become due within q maximum term of six months (o) To invest it's capital and its de- posits in the purchase of real estate. foreign coins and precious metals. ana all kinds of public and private values, gov ernment bonds and those issued by the states and cities of Mexico, bonds is l1I- ha societies and commercial institutions which can
 be immediately disposed of and are those values and effects which are deter
 mined by the -company's bylaws: No purchase will be made without the au- thoritv of the board of directors. p) To perform the service of having interest payable in the Republic of Mex ico or abroad accruing on bonds which state and municipal administrations and industrial, mining. agricultural and com- Co To collect in the name of private parties, societies or public establishments and institutions. moneys due on all kinds
 of documents and to keen in its, vaults the values that may be delivered to it. l thus performing the servIce or a safe fe-
 posit and bank in behalf ,, of the priyate ,,at,
 ments and institutions and doing gen. 1 eral trust business.
 n) To take charge of the investment (s) To make the necessary arrange | ments in the Republic of Mexico, as well 1 as abroad, relating to the sale and cir
 culation of shares and bonds issued by 1 governments and private parties or on it's | own account
 (D To accept bonds mortgages and all kinds of securities to insure the observ- l ance Of responsibilities and obligations | contracted in favor of the company, and | in general to transact in it's own name. 1 in the names of others or with a joint in- 1 terest all kinds of banking operations, 1 or mercantile transactions, provided the l term of all of the above mentioned oper- | ations as made with banks. merchants. manufacturers, proprietors and agricul- | turalists. does not exceed six months. | ,. The authorized amount of capital | stock of this corporation shall be six | million dollars. Mexican currency. C6.- ! 0GJ.GD0) divided into sixty thousand shares ! ot the par value of one hundred dollars.
 Mexican currency G1O0 eacn. At such
 time as the board Of directors may bv
 resolution direct said capital stock shall
 be paid into this corporation. either in
 cash or by the sale and transfer to it of
 real or personal property for the uses
 and purposes of said corporation, in pay
 ment for which shares of the capital
 stock of said corporation may be issued
 and the capital stock so issued shall
 thereupon and thereby become ard be fully paid up and non-assessable and il the absence of actual fraud in the trans
 action the judgment of the directors as
 to tke volua Of the DrODertV DIIrcba Saf