Graham guardian., 1917-02-09
Article III

The general nature of the business to
be transacted by this corporation and
which 1t proposes to promote and carry
on, as fully and to all intents and pur-
poses as natural persons might or could
do is as follows, to-wit:
~. To make Abstracts of title for
real estate, canals and other properties
such as may appear on the County rec
ords of Graham County, Arizona, or
the records of any other county within
said State. To guarantee titles and do
such other business as may naturally
be done by any Abstract and Title
Company.
(2j. To buy, own, sell, mortgage,
exchange, improve and in every way
whatsoever to deal in real estate and
personal property.
(3). To invest in, take over, buy,
sell, pledge and exchange stock, shares,
bonds and securities of this corporation,
and also all other companies, corpora
tions and persons; to make advances
upon, hold in trust, sell or dispose of
any of the investments aforesaid; to
hold, purchase or otherwise acquire,
sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge
or otherwise dispose of shares of the
capital stock, bonds and securities is
sued or created by other corporations
and persons, and while the holder there
of, to exercise all the rights and priv
ileges of ownership, including the right
to vote thereon; to cause or allow the
legal title, estate and interest in any
property acquired, established or car
ried on by the company, to remain or
to be vested or registered in the name
of, or carried on by, any other COM
pany or companies formed, or to be
formed, or as agents or nominees of
this company, or upon any other terms
or conditions which the Board of Di-
rectors may consider for the benefit of
this company; and to manage the af-
fairs, take over and carry on the bust
ness of such company or companies so
formed, or to be formed, either by &C
curing the shares, stocks or other Sc
curities thereof, or otherwise, and to
exercise all or any of the powers of
holders of shares of stock or securities
thereof and to receive and distribute
the dividends and interests on such
shares, stocks or securities.
To guarantee the payment of dividends
or interest on any shares, stocks, deben-
lures, or other securities issued by, or
any contract or obligation Of any cor
poration or persons; to remunerate any
person and persons or corporation, for
services rendered or to be rendered, in
placing or assisting to place, the shares
of this company's stock, or any deben-
lures or other securities of the COM
pany in or about the formation of the
company, or conduct of any of its bust
ness or affairs. n
a.. To issue debentures, bonds,
notes and other obligations and to deal
in the same, and to buy, sell and deal
in shares of its own capital stock.
(5l. To donate or use any of its sur
plus earnings or accumulated profits or
funds, in the purchase or acquisition of
its own stock, and such stock may when
so purchased, in the discretion of the
Board of Directors, be deposited in the
treasury of the company, as treasury
stock, to be thereafter disposed of as
such stock, but, it may be held by the
corporation as any other property; to
issue bonds to any amount authorized
by law, and to secure the same by
mortgage or deed of trust, and the di-
rectors and officers Of the company are
authorized to make and issue said bonds
and said mortgages or deeds of trust.
(6). To hold any meeting or meet
ings Of the stockholders or Of the di'