Arizona republican., 1908-03-24
.. ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION ..
 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 SECURITIES 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 or without the Territory of Ari- zona. as may be established by the Board of Directors and al which meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Di- rectors may be held.
 1T. The general nature of this Corpora tion is as follows. tO-wit: 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. acqur- ing. holding. selling and otherwise deal ing in the stocks. bonds. notes and se- 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 for the conduct of It's business in the United States of America, and in other countries of the world.
 Iii. The Capital Stock of this Corpor- alton shall he Three Million Dollars ($3.000000l divided into Three Hundred Thousand (S00,O00) shares. of the par value of Ten Dollars CSlO) each; and said stock shall be issued. full-paid and non assessable. at such time as the Board of Directors may designate, in exchange for cash, property, services. or other valuable right or thing: and the judg- ment of the Directors as to the value thereof shall be conclusive
 ". The time or commencement of this Corporation shall be the date of the fil- ing of the Article of Incorporation in the office of the Auditor of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five
 Y. 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, to which this Corporation is at any time subject, shall be Two Million Dollars (S2OlO,OO0). 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
 
 VIII. Among the powers of this Body Corporate shall be:
 First, 10 have perpetual succession;
 Second, to sue and be sued by the Cor pOrate name;
 Third, to have common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure;
 Fourth, to render the shares of the Company transferable. and to prescribe the mode of making such tansfers-
 Fifth. 10 make contracts. acquire and transfer property. and possessing the powers in such respects as private indi- Yiduals now enjoy;
 Sixth. to establish Bylaws, and to make all rules and regulations deemed expedient for the management of the af- fairs Of the Company.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth day of February, 1908.
 C. J. HUBBELL. (SeaD
 VALENTINE ROBINSON. (SeaD
 W. W. McDOUGAIL. (SeaD Witness-Bela Heil, A. TOwnes. STATE OF NEW YORK.
 COUNTY OF NEW YORK-SS:
 On this 18th day of February, before me personally came c. J. Hubbell. V. Robin son and W. M. McDougall to me known and known to me to be the individuals described in, and who executed the fore going instrument and they acknowl- edged to me. that they executed he same. (SeaD w A TOW NES, Jr.
 Notary Public. Commission expires March SOth, lSs