Arizona republican., 1908-03-23
>. ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION O..
 of the NATIONAL SECURITIES COMPANY.

| Know all men by these presents that
 we. the undersigned do hereby associate , ourselves together for the purpose of forming a Corporation under the laws of
 the Territory of Arizona, and to that
 end do declare.
 L That the name of the Corporation
 shall be THE NATIONAl- SECU RlI IFS i COMPANY. The principal office of the Company shall be at Phoenix. Arizona; and the Corporation may have such other ofiices-principal or branch-either within without the Territory of Ari- zona. as may be established by the Board ! of Directors. and at which meetings of ] the stockholders and of the Board of Di- | rectOrs may be held.
 i II. >The general nature of this Corpora | ton is as follows tO-Wlt- Purchasing, acquiring, holding, operating and selling | leases. contracts and concessions of | whatsoever nature and description, made ! by private individuals. firms. companies, ! associations. organizations and syndi- cates. or any of them, located in any | part of the world, purchasing. acquir- l ing. holding. selling and otherwise deal ing in the stocks, bonds, notes and curities of Corporations organized under . the laws of the District of Columbia. the States and Territories of the United States of America. or any Country; Ma ton, Colony. Dependency. State or Prov ! ince in the world. Collecting and dis ! bursting the profits, dividends, interest. | income or increment pertaining to stocks
 bonds notes, leases. contracts and secu- rites, of whatsoever nature. controlled [ by this Corporation In general. this ; Corporation will acquire. lease, hold. use and work such rights and property as may be found necessary Tor the conduct oI its business in the Cnited States of America, and in other countries of the H. The Capital Stock of this Corpor- arfcn shall be Three Million Dollars (s3.0C0OOO. divided into Three Hundred
 Thousand (3O0GO0 shares. of the par value of Ten Dollars (s10l each and said stock shall be issued full-paid and non I assessa ble. at such time. as the Board of n aHs4rf
 for cash. property. services, or other valuable right or thing: and the Judg ment of the Directors as 10 the value thereof shall be conclusive.
 ". The time or commencement of this | Corporation shall be the date of the fil- 'bng of the Article of Incorporation il the office of the Auditor Off Arizona, and the | termination thereof shall be twenty-five V The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by a Board consist ing Of not less than three persons, who shall be elected on the first Wednesday in November in each year.
 VI. The highest amount of indebted ness or liability. direct or indirect, or contingent, 10 which this Corporation is at any time subject, shall be Two Million Dollars CS2.0J0,000). which amount does
 not exceed twO-thirds the amount of the
 Capital Stock.
 VII The private property of the stock
 holders of this Corporation shall be
 exempt from the Corporate debts of any
 nature and description whatsoever. ! VIII. Among the powers Of this Body Corporate shall be:
 First, 10 have perpetual succession: Second. 10 sue and be sued by the Cor pOrate name.
 Third. to have common seal, and tO alter the same at pleasure.
 Fourth. 10 render the shares Of the Company transferable, and to prescribe the mode of making such transfers. Fifth to make contracts, acquire and transfer property. and possessing the powers in such respects as private indi- viduals now enjoy
 Sixth. 10 establish Bylaws. and to make all rules and regulations deemed eXpedlent for the management of the al- fairs Of the Company.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth day of February. 1908
 C.. J III, HLBBELL. 6.8I ,,r,-so>- ISea4i
 W. W. McDOUGALL. tSeaD { Witness-Bela Heil. A TOWnes. STATE OF NEW YORK.
 COUNTY OF NEW NORk-SS; On this 1gth day of February, before me personally came C. J. Hubbell. " Robin son and W. M McDouCdll. to me known and known tO me to be the individuals described in. and who executed the fore going instrument, and they acknowi- edged 10 me. that they executed he same.
 tSeaD W A TONNES Jr- Notary Public.
 Commission expires March 3eth, l@iN-