Graham guardian., 1908-04-03
1st Publication March 13-6t ~
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of
THE BANK OF Stafford

KNOW ALL MES BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, whose names are heTeunto sub |
Scribed, have associated ourselves together Tor
the purpose Of forming Corporation under the
Laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and to that
end do hereby make, adopt sign and acknowi'
edge the following Articles OF incorporation:
ARTICLE 1.
The names of the Corporators hereto are:
d. W. Wicker ham, J. n. Porter. l: f solomon.
Geo Olney, J. J. Birdno, Ph Freudenthal,
T. C. Prina. Charles =. solomon. H. Dowdiee,
Maury Grider W. Ijams, T. =. GteeC, j.
Robinson, J. g, Rebipson'and E. W. Clayton.
ARrICIEII
The name of the, Corporation is, and shall be,
The rank OF Satlord
ARTICLE III
The principal place of transactug the busi.
ness of his oorRGTS0n is SaafEG ha poa %
| Directors may cstaD ISL bfanch,p aces Of trans
acting business ofthis corbora'ion
ARTICLE "
hhs s ssneSffss Sfa nature Of ~ business to be trans
ana snNass st 'h'' raion is the fol owing To
! e"H -. a genera banking business, receiving
deposits and paying the same out upon the
order of the depositors; SO ing ana buying eX-
change borrowing and Lending money; buying
and selling all kinds of negotiab paper, such
as City, unity, school and Territorial War,
rants, Bonds, and other evidences ot Municipa
Debts: Cod, SiIv and Copper Bullion; Notes
and Mortgages ON real and personal property,
as well as Stocks and Bonds of other Corpora
tiops; to buy, own and sell real estate ana per
sonal property, and to transac! all business that
is consistent with banking business, and not IN
conflict with the Laws of the Territory of Ari-
zyna.
The authorized capital stock of this Corpora
ton is Twenty-Five thousand CS25,DOl Dollars,
divided into Two Hundred and Fifty Shares OF
the par value OF One Hundred tsl00l Dol ars
each. Such capita stock shall be fully paid
into this CorpOr ration either IN cash or property
| su table for the uses and purposes OF this T.
poration, Immediately upOn subscription there
ARTICLE VI
The affairs of this Corporation shall be con
Quoted by Board of not less than hye' nol
more than fifteen directors, and the following
named shall constitute the BOARD of Directors
until their successors are elected ana quanhed
. tu-wit d. W Wickersham, J. N. Porter, Chas
: Solomon, Geo. A. 0lney, Maury GrideT, l: Z
solomon, j. J. Birdno, 2. c.. trina and n
Prudential, and thereafter the Board OF Di
reCtors shall be elected from among the STOCK
holders on the the third hursdaV of January
of each and every year. The officers of this Cor
pnrat on shall be resident, one, or more wee
residents and CASH r. The resident anC
Vice Presidents sha be elected from The Boarc
of Directors within ten days after the annua
meeting of the stockho ders of this Corporation
and the Cashier shall be selected by the BoarC
If irectors at the same time The following
persons shall be the officers of said Corporation
until the annual meeting in January, 1909: D
= ". WickerSham, President: J. N. Porter, VIC
resident: /. f.. Solomon, Vice President Geo
!, A. OIney, Vice President, and L. W. Clayton
, Cashier. The Board of Directors shall nav
, authority to fill any vacancies occurring In hei
y number, or among the officers of the corpora
ton majority of such members sha consu
D tute quorum and any meeting OF such Boar
of Directors at which quorum is present, sbai
: be deemed u legal meeting.
l. ARTICLE VII
The time OF commencement of this Corport
| ton SHAH be on the date of the fl ing of u ce
tilted copy of these ATticl Of Incorporation /
u the Office of the Auditor of the Territory OF Ar
n IONA and the termination sha be Iwenty-hy
years thereafter, uniess further extended az
cording to law.
| ARTICLE VIII
[ The highest amount of Indebtedness or liaOi
ity, direct or contingent, to which this Corport
tion Is at any time to subject ITSELF shall
two.thirds Of its capital stock.
=, ARTICLE lN
The private property of the stockholders
this Corporation shall be exempt from corporal
? debts. -
In Witness Whereof We have hereunto :,
a, a,,A this 9Th lny March lul