Arizona republican., 1903-03-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE THE CATHOLIC BANKING COMPANY
 OF MEXICO.

ing a corporation under the laws or the Territory of Arizona. and to that end make the following charter:
 L The names of the incorporators are Santos. Joseph Spyer and L. B. Spyer
 2. 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 said corporation outside the Territory of the Republic of Mexico, at which meet ings of the board of directors and stock holders may be held. and the corporation duct its business in any Of the states, territories or dependencies of the United States or in any place, city or state. in the Republic of. Mexico or in any foreign country.
 | The general nature of the business ration is as follows. to-wit: to do a gen eral banking, loan and trust business, transacted in its name, in that of other parties or with a joint interest, to make contracts; to purchase. lease. bond To- cate or otherwise acquire. own. exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of., pledge; mortgage hypothecate and deal in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property. mines, mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas, asphaltunl, petro- rights and machinery, and to work, mine, explore operate and develop the same: to do a general real estate. nanufactur- ing and mercantile business: to own. handle and control letters patent and in ventions and shares of capital stock of other corporati tions: 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- ual owners thereof. including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that natural per son might or 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 elsewhere.
 be transacted is as follows. to-wit:
 (a) To issue. discount, purchase. sell and negotiate letters of exchange. drafts. checks and orders. of all kinds. payable countries.
 (b) 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 its 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 a current account with the clients of the company. with or with out advancements.
 O 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.
 (h) To open current accounts subject to interest with persons of well-known c+f tlati ion hot such accounts must he for fixed amount to he 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.
 GD To act as attorney-in-fact and rep resent ative 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
 Ok) 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 security.
 O To act as administrators of estate or wills.
 fni) To receive as a voluntary deposit all kinds of shares bonds. titles of credit. coins and precious metals or objects. (n) To give it's guarantee to facilitate or obligations which become due within maximum term of sis months. (o) To invest it's capital and its dt-- posits in the purchase of real estate all kinds of public and rrivate values gov ernment bonds and those issued by sued by banks. societies of commerce and commercial institutions which can be immediately disposed of and are quoted in the market of Mexico and all 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. D) To perform the service of having interest payable in the Republic of Mex
 eo or abroad acGrn issad 6W on 69nds state and municipal administrations and industrial. mining. agricultural and com mercial corporations.
 parties, societies or public establishments s and institutions, moneys due. on all kinds | the values that may be delivered to ti. l thus performing the vice or q safe de- posit and a bank in behalf of the private ,:aI ments and institutions. and doing gen 1 eral trust business.
 n) To take charge of the investment and collection of public subscriptions. 1 C) To make the necessary arrange- ments in the Republic of Mexico, as well | abroad, relating to the sale ana CIT | culation of shares and bonds issued by i governments and private parties or on it's i own account.
 | (D To accept bonds. mortgages and all ! kinds of securities to insure the observ- | ance of responsibilities and obligations | contracted in favor of the company. and ! in general to transact in it's own name, ! in the names of others or with joint in- terest all kinds of banking operations, ' or mercantile transa ctions, provided the
 term of all of the aforementioned oper- ations as made with banks. merchants manufacturers, proprietors and agricul- | turaIists. does not exceed six months.
 ,. The authorized amount of capital | stock of this corporation shall be six
 million dollars. Mexican currency. G6.-
 O90.ODM divided into sixty thousand shares
 ot the par value of ore hundred dollars | Mexican currency s1GW each. At sucf time as the board of directors may bN resolution direct said capital stock shal
 be paid into this corporation. either ir cash or by the sale and transfer to it oi
 real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corporation. in pay 1 ment for which shares of the capita
 stock of said corporation may be issued and the capital stock so issued shal
 thereupon and thereby become and bt
 fully paid up and non-assessable. and il
 the absence of actual fraud in the trans
 action the judgment of the directors a:
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