Arizona republican., 1912-03-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Of the ARIZONA STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.


AN 'A N'-'iA -h
 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. and We do hereby adopt the following
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
 ARTICLE l.
 The names of the incorporators are R. N Fredericks. II J. McClung. J. NJ Ormsby. Reese M. Ling and Nose Drachman.
 ARTICLE IT,
 The name of this corporation is and shall bc
 ARIZONA STATE BANK AND
 TRUST COMPANY,
 and its ,yincipal 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 be deem ed advantageous
 ARTICLE III
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is a gen craI banking. savings. loan, deposit and trust business. and to accumulate and loan it's funds and the funds of its depositors. and to invest the same. receive deposits of money. loan. in vest and collect the same with in tcrest 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 hv 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 tn it. with it's consent, upon any terms. or upon any trusts what ever. at any time or times, by any ycrson or persons. including married women. o- minors. body or bodies corporate. or by any court of record {; Ito administer. fulfill and discharge the duties of such trpSt or trusts. for such remuneration as may be agreed uuon. to act generally as agents or .attorncys for the transaction of busi- ness. the management of estates. the .colIection of rents. dividends. mort paees interest. bonds. bills. notes and securities for moneys; to act as agents for the purpose of issuing, negotiating. registering. transferring OF 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 subJeci tc guardianship: to loan money upor real estate and collateral security and to execute and issue it's notes land debentures. payable at futur= date. and to pledge it's mortgages oT real estate and other securities a: security therefor; to take and receive for any individual or corporation. ol deposit for safe-keeping and storage gold and silver plate. jeWelry. money stocks. securities and other valuabl' and personal property, and to rem ! out the use of safes and other re | ceptacIes. upon such terms and fo ! such compensation as may be agreed l m | istratOrs. guardians, or other trustees | or persons in cases where. by law or otherwise. one or more sureties ar required: to examine titles and mak' | and certify abstracts of title; t' guarantee or insure tO grantees th' validity of titles in real estate trans 1 fcrS. at a rate of compensation. ant Iupon such terms and conditions a. may be agreed upon; to lease. pur chase, hold, and convey land. or sucl personal estate as may be necessar. to carry on it's business. as well a such real and personal estate as may deem necessary to acquire in tn enforcement or settlement of an | claim or demands arising out of IL business transactions, and to eX lecute and issue in the transaction o it's business all necessary receipts certificates and contracts, whic shall be signed by such person O persons as may be designated b the bylaws of this corporation: [ do afy and all acts and things per taining to or what they may b connected with the purposes and ob jects above specified. or that ma be necessary or convenient or use ful to the main purposes of this cor pOration. in carrying on genera banking. savings. loan. deposit an trust business.
 ARTICLE ".
 ' The amount of capital stock O this corporation is one million dol lars (S1. .000.OO divided into te thousand shares GO.000). of the pa value of one hundred dollars ($1OO each Five thousand (5.000) share of the par value of five hundre .l,an I