Arizona republican., 1912-03-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the ARIZONA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
 PRESENTS:
 That We, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona. anG We do hereby adopt the following
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORAT1ON.
 ARTICLE l.
 The names of the incOrpOratorS ar. R. N Fredericks. H J. McClung. J NJ. Ormsby. Reese M. Ling and Mos, Drachman.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The name of this corporation is and shall be
 ARIZONA STATE BANK AND
 TRUST COMPANY.
 and it's irircipal place Of transactinG business shall be at Phoenix, in the County uf Maricopa. state of Arizona with branches in such other places m the State of Arizona as may be deem ed advantageous.
 ARTICLE III.
  proposed to be transacted is gen eral banking. savings. loan. deposit and trust business. and to accumulate and loan it's funds and the funds oi its depositors. and to invest the same receive deposits of money. loan, in vest and collect the same with in- tereSt and repay the same to depos- itors. with or without interest. as may be provided by proper authority of the Board of Directors; in and by it's corporate name to take, re- CeiVe, hold. and repay. reconNeY anC dispose of any effects and property both r,sfit aItd< personal which may b' granted> tSsframittedc transferred oi conveyed to ft; witha it's consent. upor any terms. or upon any trusts what ever. at any time yr times. by any person or persons. including marrie- women. or miners. body or bodies corporate. or by any court of record; to administer. fulfill and discharge th' duties of such trust or trusts. tOl such remuneration as may Ie agreed upon: to act generally as agents oi ' ness. the management of estates. tho collection of rents. dividends. mort gages interest. bonds. bills notes anC securities for moneys. to act as agents for the purpose of issuing negotiating, registering. transferring or countersignins the certificates o of stock. bonds or other obligation: of any corporation. association ol and to manage any sink ing funds therefor on such terms q; may be agreed upon; to act as aSen tor fire insurance. surety and othc companies: and generally to act a! agent for any person ar corporation in the transar ton of any lawful bus mess. To accept and execute the of flee of eXecutOr administrator trustee. receiver. assignee or guard ian for any minor. incompetent per son. mnatic or any person Subjec to guardianship; to loan money upoi real estate and collateral security land to execute and issue its note and debeutures, payable at tutur date, and to pledge its mortgages ol real estate and other securities a security therefor: to take and receiv for any individual or corporation. O deposit for SafekeepinS and storaS, gold and silver plate. jewelry. money stocks. securities and other valuabl and personal property. and to ren out the use of safes and other re ceptacles. upon such terms and fo such compensation as may be agree upon: to become sureties for admin istratOrs. guardians, or other trustee or persons in cases where. by laI or otherwise. one or more SuretieS ar required: to examine titles and mall and certify abstracts of title: | guarantee or insure to grantees tn validity of titles in real estate trans | fers. at a rate of compensation, an upon such terms and conditions a may be agreed upon; to lease. pur chase. hold and convey land, or sue personal estate as may be necessar to carry on its business. as we'll a such real and personal estate as may deem necessary to acquire in tn reinforcement or settlement of an claim or demands arising out of it business transactions, and to eX ecute and issue in the transaction ( l its business all necessary receipts certificates and contracts, whic shall be signed by such person c ! persons as may be designated b the bylaws of this corporation: { do any and all acts and things per l taining to or what they may b connected. with the purposes and ob iects above specified. or that ma 1 be necessary or convenient or use full to the main purposes of this COT poration. in carrying on Sener' banking. savings, loan. deposit an i trust business.
 1 ARTICLE "
 The amount of capital stock | this corporation is one million dol i lars (sf,OO0OO0). divided into te thousand shares 1O.000). of the pa value of one hundred dollars (s10O each Five thousand (5.000J share of the par value of five hundre Al aa