Graham guardian., 1908-03-13
lst Publication March l3-6t
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of
THE BANK OF Stafford

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, whose names are hereunto SUD
scribed have associated ourselves togetner ior
the purpose Of forming C0rRoraon and %naer So tSas sn
end do hereby make, adopt, sign and acknowi'
edge the following Articles of Incorporation;
ARTICLE 1.
The names of the Corporators hereto are
ID. w. Wicker ham, j, N. Porter. L. H. solomon
Geo. A. Olney, J. j, Birdno, Phi. Freudenthal,
e. G. Prina Charles II. solomon, ii. j., Dowdie'
Maury Grider, W. II. ljams, 7. 7: Greer, j. NJ
Robinson, ]. @. Robinson and Il. W. Clayton
ARTIcLsII
The name of the Corporation is. and shall be,
The Bank of Stafford
ARTICLE III
The principal place of transacting the busi,
ness OF this Corporation is Stafford, Graham
County, Arizona Territory, but the Board OF
directors may establish branch places OF trans
acting business of this Corporation.
ARTICLE ~
The general nature OF the business to be trans
acted by this Corporation is the following: TO
engage in a general banking business, receiving
deposits and paying the same out upon the
order of the depositors; selling and buying ex-
change: borrowing and Lending money, M ouyinS srnS
as City County, school and Territorial war
rants, Bonds, and other evidences OF MUNICIPAL
Debts: Gold, silver and Copper bul,lon. Notes
and Mortgages on real and personal properly,
as well as Stocks and Bonds Of other corpora
lions. TO bny. own and sell real estate and per
sonal property, and to transact all business that
Is consistent with banking business, ana not IN
conflict with the Laws of the Territory oil All
zona.
The authorized capital stock of this Corpora
ton is Twenty-Five thousand $4,000 Dollars,
the par value of One Hundred Sl0Ol Dollars
each Such capital stock shall be fully pald
into this Corporation, either IN cash or properly
al g no Ipa nnrnngp9 Il
poration Immediately upon subscription there
for.
The affairs of this Corporation shall be con.
Quoted by a Board of not less than five, nor
more than fifteen directors, and the following
named shall constitute the Board OF Directors
until their successors are elected and qual1ted,
to-wit; d. W. wickersham. ', N Porter, Chas'
r. solomon, Geo. A. 0lney, Maury Grider l. Z,
Solomon. J. ]. Birdno, 2. c.. Prina and Ph'
Prudential, and thereafter the Board OF Di-
rectors shall be elected from among the stock
holders on the the third Thursday Of January
of each and every year. The officers of this Cor
poration shall be President, one, or more, vice
Presidents and Cashier. The President and
Vice Presidents shall be elected from the Board
of Directors within ten days after the annual
meeting of the stockholders of this Corporation,
and the Cashier shall be Sc ected by the Board
IF irectors at the same time. The following
persons shall be the officers of said Corporation
until the annual meeting in January, 1909: ID.
". Wickersham, President; J. N Porter Vice
resident; l. E. Solomon, Vice Presidents Geo,
A. Olney, Vice President, and +, W. Clayton,
Cashier. The Board of Directors shall have
authority TO I'LL any vacancies occurring in their
number, or among the officers of the Corpora
ton A majority of such members shall eonsti.
tute quorum and any meeting of such Board
of Directors at which quorum Is present shall
be deemed legal meeting.
ARTICLE VII
The time of Commencement of this Corpora
ton shall be on the date of the filing of GER
titled copy of these Articles of Incorpo ration in
the Office of the Auditor of the Territory of Ari.
zona, and the termination shall be Twenty-Five
years thereafter, unless further extended ac-
cording to law.
ARTICLE VIII
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil-
ity, direct or contingent, to which this Corpora.
tion is at any time to subject itself, shall be
two-thirds of its capital stock.
ARTICLE TX
The private property of the stockholders of
this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate
debts.
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set