Arizona republican., 1912-03-28
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 a corporation under the laws of the State of Arizona. anG We do hereby adopt the following
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorpOratOrs are IR. N Fredericks. II. ]. McClung. J NJ Ormsby, Reese M. Ling and Mose Drachman.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The name Of this corporation is and shall be
 ARIZONA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. and it's principal place of transactinG business shall be at Phoenix. in the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona with branches in such other places in the State of Arizona as may he deem ed advantageous.
 ARTICLE III.
 The general nature of the business
 
 eral banking. savings. loan. deposit and trust business. and to accumulate and loan its funds and the funds oi it's depositors. and to invest the same, receive deposits of money. loan, in vest and collect the same with in- tereSt and repay the same 10 depOS- itOrs, with or without interest. as may be provided by proper authority Iof the Board of Directors; in and 'by its corporate name to take. re- ceive. hold. and repay, recOnvey and dispose Of any effects and property both real and personal which may be granted. committed. transferred or conveyed tO il, with it's consent, upon any terms. or upon any trusts what ever, at any time ar times. by any person or persons, including married women, or miners, body or bodies .corpOrate. or by any court Of record to administer. fulfill and discharge the duties of such trust or trusts, for such remuneration as may be agreed upon: tO act generally as agents or attorneys for the transaction of busi- ness, the management of estates, the collection of rents. dividends, mort gages. interest. bonds, bills. notes and securities for moneys; to act as agents for the purpose of issuing, negotiating, registering, transferring or cOuntersigning the certificates of of stock, bonds or other obligations Of any corporation. association or municipality. and to manage any sink ing funds therefor on such terms as may be agreed upon; to act as agent for fire insurance, surety and Othc. companies; and generally to act as agent for any person or corporation in the transaction 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, unatic or any person subject to guardianship; to loan money upon real estate and collateral security, and to execute and issue its notes and debentures, payable at future date, and to pledge it's mortgages on real estate and other securities as security therefor: to take and receive
 
 deposit for safe-keepinS and storage. gold and silver plate. jewelry, money, stocks. securities and other valuable and personal property. and to rent out the use of safes and other re- Ceptacles, upon such terms and for such compensation as may he agreed upon; to become sureties for admin istrators. guardians. or other trustees or persons in cases where, by law or otherwise. one or more sureties are required: to examine titles and make and certify abstracts of title; to guarantee or insure to grantees the of titles in real estate trans fers, at rate of compensation. and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon: to lease. pur- chase, hold and convey land. or such estate as may be necessary to carry on its business as well as such real and personal estate as it may deem necessary to acquire in the claim or demands arising out of it's business transactions, and to eX- ecute and issue in the transaction of it's business all necessary receipts, certificates and contracts. which shall be signed by such person or persons as may be designated by the bylaws of this corporations; tot 10 any and all acts and things per taining to or what they may be with the purposes and Ob- iects above specified. or that may De necessary or convenient or use 'ul to the main purposes of this cor DoratiOn, in carrying on a general savings. loan. deposit and rust business.
 ARTICLE "
 The amount of capital stock of his corporation is one million dol ars ($i.000.00O), divided into ten housand shares Q0.OOO), of the par 'alue of one hundred dollars C$100) l ach Five thousand (5.000) shares | If the par value of five hundred | honeon1 doliapS lS50O 00O( shah ha l