Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF CITIZENS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY

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 That we, D. R. Williamson, Jos. H. Hamill, J. J. Keegan, Leroy Middleton l. P. Bosch, ]. F. Hechtman, c. T. Sur ,eon, Patrick Rose, George F. Briggs, 4 C. Smith and F. G. Hanna, all of gIobe, County of Gila and Territory of Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves pgether for the purpose of forming a operation under the laws of the Ter rtory of Arizona, and for this purpose we do hereby declare and adopt the fol owing Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the ineorporators are n R. Williamson, Jos. II. Hamill, J. J. Eeegan, Leroy Middleton, J. P. Bosch, j. r. Hechtman, c. T. Sturgeon, Patrick Rose, George F. Briggs, A. G. Smith and F. c. Hanna. The name of this Il arporation shall be and is CITIZENS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. The rincipal place of transacting the busi. ness of this corporation shall be and is \, Globe, County of Gila and Territory sf Arizona, at which place the meetings ,i the stockholders and directors shall ba held, provided, that branch offices T rsv be established at such places, either Tthin or without the Territory of Ari- ona, as may at any time be determined Y the Board of Directors, where the Fstings of the stockholders and direct r may be held, and at such places any iad all business may be transacted rhch may not be in conflict with the < Laws of the Territory of Arizona, or he Laws of any such State or Territory z yhere the branch offices may be main ained.
 ARTICLE 1T.
 The general nature of the business opposed to be transacted by this cor lration shall be as follows, to wit:
 To loan money on real estate, chat ls, personal property of every kind 1i description, stocks, bonds, mines li mining property and to accept ap- pyed security for said loans; to ac- 5pt notes, bonds, mortgages, deeds of
 
 lebtedness from individuals or cor gntions; to acquire by purchase, To- ati0n or otherwise real estate, agrieul- al and mining lands, mines and min g claims, and to hold, develop, i'm bye, and otherwise use the same and
 sell or otherwise dispose of the same; ! do a general real estate business and that connection to lay out town sites il to deal in town property as we'll f n all other classes of real estate; to axe contracts to purchase, lease, bond otherwise acquire, own, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, pledge,
 Ttgage, hypothecate, give or procure I ,i5ns upon or deal in real estate, mes and mining property; to erect construct buildings and improve lts of all kinds, to lease and let the \ -e and collect the rents therefor; to al in and with any and all kinds of | s0nal property; to buy, sell and deal < the stock of other corporations, and
 deal in all stocks, bonds, securities
 all other obligations whatsoever,
 to exercise in respect to all such s les of capital stock, notes, bonds,
 rgages or deeds of trust any and all pts and privileges of individual own
 thereof; to acquire, hold, deal in and pose of franchises; to erect, operate
 maintain electric lighting, power
 water plants, gas works, tramways
 street railways; to borrow money
 execute notes, bonds, mortgages,
 ls of trust or other evidences of Y s5tedness to secure the same; to
 7:l0se mortgages and deeds of trust
 10 hold, use or dispose of property
 len under foreclosure; to assign, X -ster and convey evidences of in < .edness, securities, mortgages and # ls of trust; to issue and sell deben- ss and bonds secured by mortgages s real estate or otherwise; to do a N aTal banking and brokerage business M to exercise all the recognized privi- l
 and powers incident to such busi- Y B to engage in the abstract busi | f H to qualify and act as trustee, re-
 sr, assignee, guardian or administra-
 of any estate, property or person asoever and to act in every fdu- < ? relation of whatsoever kind or
 'e; to sell, transfer, ineumber or # Jose of and deal with the stock of |
 corporations; and in general to do |
 perform all things necessary and | site to the proper conduct of the |
 IFS of this corporation under the
 H of the Territory of Arizona and
 Laws of the United States of Amer.