Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-27
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
 OF CITIZENS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That we, D. R. Williamson. Jos. H Hamill, J. J. Keegan, Leroy Middleton J. r. Bosch, J. F. Hechtman, c. T. Stur. geon, Patrick Rose, George F. Bripgs A. G. Smith and F. G. Hanna. all Inf Globe, County of Gila and Territory of Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming n corporation under the laws of the Ter. ritory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the fol. lowing Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are D. K. Williamson, Jos. H. Hamiu I I Keegan, Leroy Middleton, J. P. Bosch J. F. Hechtman, c. T. Sturgeon, Patrick Rose, George F. Briggs, A. G. Smith and F. C. Hanna. The name of this corporation shall be and is CITIZENS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. The principal place of transacting the busi ness of this corporation shall be and is at Globe, County of Gila and Territory of Arizona, at which place the meetings of the stockholders and directors shall be held, provided, that branch offices may be established at such places, either within or without the Territory of Ari zona, as may at any time be determined by the Board of Directors, where the meetings of the stockholders and direct ors may be held, and at such places any and all business may be transacted which may not be in conflict with the Laws of the Territory of Arizona. or the Laws of any such State or Territory where the branch offices may be main tained.
 ARTICLE 1T.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor Poration shall be as follows, to wit: To loan money on real estate, chat tels, personal property of every kind and description, stocks, bonds, mines | and mining property and to accept ap- | proved security for said loans; to ac. | cept notes, bonds, mortgages, deeds of | trust, pledges and other evidences of | indebtedness from individuals or cor. porationsi to acquire by purchase, To. cation or otherwise real estate, agrieul- tural and mining lands, mines and min. ing claims, and to hold, develop, i'm. prove, and otherwise use the same and Do sell or otherwise dispose of the same; Do do general real estate business and in that connection to lay out town sites and to deal in town property as well as in all other classes of real estate; to nake contracts to purchase, lease, bond | Ipr otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, pledge, llortgage, hypothecate, give or procure ptions upon or deal in real estate. hines and mining property; to erect nd construct buildings and improve rents of all kinds, to lease and let the ame and collect the rents therefor; to gal in and with any and all kinds of ersonal property; to buy, sell and deal the stock of other corporations, and
 deal in all stocks, bonds, securities Hd all other obligations whatsoever, Ad to exercise in respect to all such -ares of capital stock, notes, bonds, 0rtgages or deeds of trust any and all ghts and privileges of individual own s thereof; to acquire, hold, deal in and spose of franchises; to erect, operate Fd maintain electric lighting, power Ed water plants, gas works, tramways td street railways; to borrow money Ed execute notes, bonds, mortgages, eds of trust or other evidences of Wriebtedness to secure the same; to 'eclOse mortgages and deeds of trust id to hold, use or dispose of property ken under foreclosure; to assign, ansfer and convey evidences of in- btedness, securities, mortgages and eds of trust; to issue and sell deben- pes and bonds secured by mortgages
 real estate or otherwise; to do a M2eral banking and brokerage business i to exercise all the recognized privi- ,es and powers incident to such busi- ss to engage in the abstract busi
 s; to qualify and act as trustee, re- yer, assignee, guardian or administra-
 of any estate, property or person atsOever and to act in every fdu- Ty relation of whatsoever kind or Mure; to sell, transfer, incumber or Np0se of and deal with the stock of corporation; and in general to do
 perform all things necessary and uisite to the proper conduct of the airs of this corporation under the Ts of the Territory of Arizona and
 Laws of the United States of Amer
 ARTICLE III.
 he authorized capital stock of this
 oration is and shall be One Hundred
 lsand Dollars, divided into One
 lsand shares of the par value of
 Hundred Dollars each, which shall paid for in cash as called for by Board of Directors of this corpora
 All shares of stock when issued be fully paid and the same shall
 forever non -assessable.
 ARTICLE ". he time of the commencement of
 corporation shall be the date upon ch these Articles of Incorporation
 filed in the office of the County Rec
 er of Gila County, and certified
 g thereof filed in the office of the
 rItorial Auditor of Arizona. Publi-
 lon of said Articles shall be made
 afidavits of such publication made
 he manner and at the times required
 law. The termination of this cor .
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