The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-08
Articles of Incorporation
Of the
American Railway Express Co.

FIRST: The name. Of this Compensation
shall be the AMERICAN RAILWAY Ex-
tRESS COMPANY.
| SECOND: Its principal office or place
of business In the State Of Delaware. fAaii bol
located In the city Of Dover. County. Of Kent,
and III, resident agent shall be- the UNTrED7
STATES CORPORATION. COMPANY, Whose
addrsss. IL 81 South State Street In said
city.
THIRD: The nature q the busiAess aad
objects. and purposes proposed t. b. trans=
acted. promoted and carried ons are sss tol-
lows;
To engage ia and carry in the Ststs Of
Delaware. and In and between any and all
~ tho States, Territories and possessions Ut
. the United States and the District Of cclun..
bia. and adjacent foreign Countries the
business Of carrying and transpsrHng and
forwarding by railroads. steamboats,, ships,
canals, stages and other Means OF <anspor-
tation. goods, wares, merchandise. neoey,
bills. notes. bullion, packages, parcels and
movable valuables OF any description ever
and upon such. lines and routes. a. It may
from time 10 Hms establish. and In and be-
tween the points. places or stations 1T which
i It may from time 10 time. establish and con-
| anus agencies: and the said corporation IL
hereby invested with the powers necessary
and proper for said purpose, a. we'll ~ the
powers incident and appropriate to express
| carriers. and especially with full power TO
Give such security In the nature Of . general
transportation bond a. may be required by
/ the laws of the. United States and the regn-
| lations passed In relation thereto for trans
| oortationa and delivery Of dutiable merchan-
disc and other property In bond. from port to
port In the United States. or through the
United States. A.
| To take bonds Of indemnity with or With
out security from the agents and employees. TO-
acquire by purchase, devise or otherwise
and to hold real and personal estate Of any,
value to the amount necessary and proper for
the purpose for which II 10 Incorporates,
and to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose
| Of the same.
| To borrow. when necessary for the purpose
Of its business, money with oe without
pledge Of or mortgage on all or any q
lts property, real or personai;@ass security;
To take. hold and dispose Of any mortgage
IN real or personal estate; and to issue bonds
Iebentures or obligations Of the Corporation
/ from time to time for any Of the objects or
| purposes Of the corporation.
To have one or more offices to carry on
any or all Of its. operations Or baaness and
without restriction or limits ~ to amount
| to purchase. or otherwise acquire. IA. hold own
to mortgage. sell. convey, or otherwise dis
nose of real and personal property Of every
| class and description In any Of the states.ter-
ritories districts colonies or p0ssessions OF the
United States and In adjacent. foreign, coun-
ries. subject 70 the. Laws Of SUCH state; dis
rict. territory. colony, possession az. country,
To enter iatos make, perform, and carry
,ut ccrtracts Of every kind for any. lawful
! ,urpose without limit 10 10 amount with any
person, firm, association. ~ seerperatisa; ard
o act a. agent for any person, firm. assscIs-
ion, or corporation, for any lawful purpose |;
md to do q general collection business.
The foregoing clanses- shall be ceHstraed
both a. Objects and powers, and II. 10 hereby
expressly provided that the foregoing ena'
neration Of specific powers shall not bseheid
20 limit or restrict, in. any manner the pow
ers Of this corporation.
l. In general to have and to exercise all the
powers conferred BY the laws Of Delaware
Upon corporations formed under the laws Of
said. State. s,sse fgsf a4
| To purchase. hold and reissue aRy Of the
shares Of its capital stock
" FOURTH The total. authorized capital
.tock Of this corporation L. Ferty Miifisn
Dollars (sao. zoe. eee). divided into Four
hundred Thousand f4ee, ooo3, shares; Of. par
,alus Of One Hundred Dollars (sieo)t each.
The smsunt of capital stock with which
he corporation. will, commences business. b
,hirty-thres Million Dollars ($3s, eoo.eoe.).
The names and places Of residence Of each
4 the subscribers TO- the capital stock, are ~
follows.
NAME RESIDENCE
yiliam NJ Barrett, e72 West ssth st.. New
York City. N. Y.
-ieorgs- c. Taylor. ses- oliff Ave. Pelham
l -.-..+ Heishtss n. Y.
Burns D. Caldwell, 81 High Street. Grange.
NJ J.
| The existence of this corporation 10 to be
perpetual. ~
The private property Of the stockholders
shall not be subject to the payments Of ,coe-
'orate debts TO any extent whatever.
The Directors Shall have power to make
snd to alter or amend the By-laxs, to thu
mount TO be reserved as working, capital
and to authorize and cause to be executed
Mortgages and liens without limit a. to
AMOUNT, upon the property and franchises
of this corppration: .fes s gfs.sS
The Bylaws shall detsrminea whether and
% What extent the acconnta and books Of this
corporation lother than. the. stock ledsAr) J or
any of them, shall be opened to the inspec-
lion of the stoekholdArsj and, ne, steckhelder
shall have any right Of inspecting any ac-
'ount, or book, or document Of this Cor
,oration, except conferred; By Law the
BYLAWS, or By resolution Of the stock
hcldsrs. E@ f &9sh
The stockholders and: directors. shall
have power to hold their
meetings. and keep. the books. docu.
ments and, papers Of, the; corporation Outaide
of the State of Delaware at such places az