The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE SANTA CRUZ VALLEY BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY.

lKUSl COMPANf.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE-
SENTS: That we, the und ersigned, hav-
ing associated ourselves for the pur-
pose of forming a corporation under
the laws of the State of Arizona, do
hereby adopt the following Articles of
Incorporation:
The names of the corporators OF the
Company are ]. A. Harrison, r. L.
O'Neill. J E. Wise, w. J. Neumann,
S. Locker. Theodore Marsh and III. J.
Kasns; the name of the company or
corporation shall be and is THE SANTA
Cruz VALLEY BANK AND TRUST CON-
PANY; and the principal place of bust
ness of the corporation shall be Mo-
gales. Santa Cruz County. State of
Arizona, but it may have branches in
other places in the State of Arizona.
Article II.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as follows,
to wit:
To receive deposits of money and re-
pay came on the order OF the deposit
tors. with or without interest; to deaf in
commercial paper and make loans
thereon; to borrow and lend money; to
lend moneys on real or personal prop
erty or such other securities as may be
deemed sufficient by the officers of the
corporations; to discount bills, notes,
and other commercial paper, and to
buy and sell securities. gold silver,
copper and lead bullion and ores. for
eign coins or bills of exchange and all
evid ences OF debt; and generally, to
buy, sell, discount and deal in all ne
gotiable paper, including promissory
notes, mortgages, on real or personal
property, or both, stocks, bonds, town,
city. county, state or other munich pal
warrants: and to do and carry on the
business of banking in all its branches.
Also to do general trust business. re-
ceiving. holding and disposing of all
kinds of personal and real property. rs
trustee, or in any other fid uciary capa-
city; to act al trustee of all kinds of
estates and properties; to act as ex-
ecptor of wills and administrator Of
estates of deceased persons; as guardian
of the estates and property of infants
Or other persons laboring under legal
disability or restraint, or for whose
property guardian may be appoin ted
for any reason, by court of competent
jurisdiction; to act as assignee, receiver
or depositary.
Article Ill.
The authorized amount of capital
stock OF this corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand $3.50, 000.00) Dollars. divided
into Five Hundred (500) shares of the
par value of One Hundred (SlO0.00)
Dollars each, which said capital stock
shall be paid for in cash when issued.
NO SnareS OF cap'Lal SCOck Snhll Do IS
sued until fully paid for.
Article w.
The time of the commencement of
the corporation shall be the date of the
issuance to IL by the Arizona Corpora
tion Commission of a Certificate of IN
corporation and the termination there
of shall be twenty five years thereafter,
with the privilege of renewal as pro-
vided by law.
Article v.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of Directors,
consisting of not less than three, nor
more than five members, and such Of
ticers as such directors may elect or
appoint. The number of directors
shah be designated by the stock olders
and shall be elected from among the
stockholders at their annual meeting
to be held on the second Tuesday in
January of each year. Until the first
annual meeting of the stock holders
and until their successors have been
elected and have qualified, the follow
ing named persons shall be the direct
ors: ]. A. Harrison, Nogales, Arizona;
r. L. O'Neill, Nogales, Arizona; j. E..
Wise, Calabasas, Arizona; S. Leeker,
Nogales. Arizona; and Theodore Marsh,
Nogales, Arizona.
The following named persons shall
be the officers of the corporation, I'm til
the first annual meeting of the stock
holders or until their successors are
elected and qualified: J. A. Harrison,
President; s. Leeker, Vice President:
and Theodore Marsh, Secretary.
Article VI.
The directors shall have the power to
adopt, amend and rescind by laws and
to fill vacancies occurring in the board
from any cause.
Article VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
may at any one time subject itself shall
not exceed two thirds of its outstand-
ing paid up stock, exclusive of deposits
received in the course of business; Sc
curities taken as indemnity funds
and property received and held i'll
trust, surety contracts, on which nc
cause of action has accrued.
Article Viii.
The private property of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be
forever exempt from all corporate debts