Graham guardian., 1908-04-24
lst Publication March l3-6t
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE BANK OF Sanford
Of

Know ALL Men BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, whose names are hereunto sub.
scrbed, have as 12iated ourselves together for
the purpose of fora. ''g Corporation under the
Laws of the Territol of Arizona. and to that
end do hereby make, adopt, sign and acknowl-
edge the following Articles of Incorporation;
ARTICLE /.
The names of the CorPorators hereto are:
ID. w. Wicker ham, j. n. Porter. l. Il. Solomon,
Geo A. olney ]. J. Birdno, Phi Prudential.
Maury Grider, W. +. Jams, 7. 7. Greer, J. N.
Robinson, j. q. Robinson and E w. Clayton,
ARrIcLEII
The name of the Corporation is, and Shall be,
The Pauk of Stafford
ARTICLE III
The principal place of transactng the bust.
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 Iv
The general nature of the business to be trans.
acted by this Corporation is the following: To
engage in general banking business, receiving
deposits and paying the same out upon the
order of the depositors: selling and buying cx-
change; borrowing and lending money; buying
and selling all kinds of negotiable paper, such
as City, C unity, school and Territorial War,
rants Bonds, and other evidences of Municipal
Debts Gold, Silver and Copper Bullion; Notes
and Mortgages on real and personal properly.
as well as Stocks and Bonds of other Corpora.
tions; to buy, own and sell real estate and per
sonal property, and TO transact all business that
is consistent with banking business, and not IN
conflict with the Laws Of the Territory of Ari.
zOna.
The authorized capital stock of this Corpora.
tion is twenty-five Thousand (s25OOO) Dollars.
divided into Two Hundred and Fifty Shares of
the par value of One Hundred (Sl00) Dollars
each. Such capital stock shall be fully paid
into this Corporation. either in cash OF property
suitable for the uses and purposes of this c. r
poration, Immediately upon subscription there.
for.
ARTICLE vi
The affairs of this Corporation shall be con.
Quoted by 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 qualified,
to-wit d. W. Wickersham, J. N. Porter. Chas.
f. solomon, Geo. A. 0lney, Maury Grider !. E.
solomon, J.. J. Birdno q, c. Prina and Phi.
Freudenthal, 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
porat on shall be President, one, or more Vice
Presidents and Cashier. The President and
Vice Presidents SHAH 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 selected by the Board
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 President Geo.
A. 0lney, Vice President, and L. w. Clayton,
Cashier. The Board of Directors shall have
authority to fill any vacancies occurring in heir
number. or among the officers of the Corpora
ton. A majority of such members shall consu-
tute quorum and any meeting OF such Board
of Directors at which quorum is present, shall
lie deemed a legal meeting.
ARTICLE VII
The time of commencement of this Corpora
ton shall oe on the date of the Ling of a GER
titled copy of these Articl 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
ton is at any time to subject itself, shall be
two-thirds ofits capital stock,
ARTICLE TX
The private property of the stockholders of
this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate
debts.
In Witness Whereof Wn have hnrauutn snt