The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-14

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 We, the undersigned, in, order to form a corporation for the purposes hereinafter stated, under and pur- suant to the laws Of the State of Ari- zona. do hereby certify as follows: The name of the corporation is THE PEOPLES BANK AND TRUST co.
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 The principal place of business of this ccrporation is ,he town of Cliff. ton, County of Graenlee, State of Ari- Z.ra
 The names, postoffice addresses and residences of the incorporators are: O. J. Cotey, whose post office address and place of residence is Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona; A. H Slaughter, whose post office ad dress and place of residence is Cliff ton, Greenlee County, Arizona; and Antonio SpeZia, whose post office ad- dress and place of residence is Cliff ton, Greenlee County, Arizona.
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 The general nature of the business pI opposed to be transacted by this cor pcration is:
 1. To carry on the business of banking in all it's branches under the laws of the State of Arizona; receiv- ing deposits and paying them out on order of depositors; buying and sell ing exchange coin and bullion. Dor rowing and lending money; loaning, buying, selling, discounting, holding and dealing in all kinds of negotiable paper, including promissory notes, mortgages on real and personal prop erty, stocks and bonds, city, town, school, county and state bonds and warrants: gold. silver and copper bull lion and ores; and all evidences of debt and valuable paper and all other good and sufficient security either personal, collateral or real estate.
 2. To acquire, purchase, own and lease all real estate and personal or mixed. property necessary and proper for the conduct of it's business under the provision of law and to sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate the same.
 3. To do a general trust business, and to act as trustee, administrator, eyecutor, guardian administrator with the will annexed, agent, collection agent, or in any and all other fi5u- ciary capacity in any proceeding in Court or otherwise and to receive, hold and pay out trust funds, monies and property necessary to the con- plete performance of the duties of it's trust.
 The amount of the authorized cap ital stock of this corporation is fifty thousand ($50,00O) Dollars, divided into five hundred shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100.00) dol lars each, which shall be paid in at such time as the board of directors shall determine in cash, real or per sonal property, services, or any other valuable right or thing for the uses and purposes of the corporation, and all shares of the capital stock when issued shall thereupon be and become fully paid up and non-assessable and the judgment of the board of direct ors as to the value of any property acquired in exchange for capital stock shall be conclusive.
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 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day when these articles are filed in accordance to law and the termination shall be twenty-five years thereafter with privilege of renewal, as now provided by law.
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 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors consisting of not less than three (3) or more than seven (7) stockholders by whom president, two vice-pres1- dents and one cashier shall be select ed. The cashier so selected shall be by virtue of his office secretary treas urer of the corporation. The direct ors shall he elected by and from among the stockholders on the first Monday in January of each year and shall hold office until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify The following shall be the directors and officers stated:
 O. J. Cotey, President; A. H. Slaugh ter, VicetPresident; Pickens Ander- son, Vice-President; I. N. Thompson, Cashier; Antonio Spezia, John R. Ward and T. M. Quebedeaux, Direct ors
 The board of directors shall have power and it shall be their duty to make and establish bylaws for the regulation of the affairs of the cor