Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE AMERIcAN-LIBERIAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
INC.

INC.
STATE OF ARIZONA
Office Of the
ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
MISSION
United States of America
State of Arizona
IS.
The ARIZONA CORPORATION
COMMISSION does hereby certify that
the annexed is true and complete
transcript Of the
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE Am ERIC LIB ERIAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC,
which were filed in the office of said
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMIs-
SION on the goth day of May, A. D.
1918, at 200 o'clock p. M, as provided
by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The
Arizona Corporation Commission, by
its Chairman, has hereunto set its
hand and affixed its Official Seal.
Done at the City of Phoenix, the
Capital, this 2Sth day of May A. D.
1sss.
(SEAL)
ARIZONA CORPORATION coMMIs-
SION,
F. A. Jones, Chairman.
ATTEST: Samuel Proctor, Secretary.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That we, the under
signed, have this day associated our.
selves together for the purpose of
forming corporation under the laws
of Arizona, and to that end do hereby
certify and declare:
ARTICLE I
The name of this Corporation shall
be THE AMERICAN-LIBERIAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC.
ARTICLE II
The principal place of business of
this Corporation within the State of
Arizona, shall be Phoenix, Maricopa
County, but other offices may be es-
tablished and maintained within or
outside OF Arizona at such places as
the Board of Directors may designate,
where meetings of stockholders and
directors may be held and any and all
corporate business transacted.
ARTICLE HI
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as fol-
lows, to-wit:
To purchase, construct, charter or
otherwise acquire, and to own, main
tain and operate steamships and other
vessels of any class and character; to
establish and maintain lines of steam
ships or other vessels and to transport
for hire African products, passengers,
mails, wares. merchandise and other
materials of every kind and nature
to, from, and between any
Of the various cities, towns and ports
Of the world, and especially Liberian
and North and South American ports,
by means of steamships or other ves-
sells; to act as agents for steamships !
Or other vessels in such service; toll
purchase, lease, construct or other
wise acquire and to hold and use such
real estate. buildings, warehouses,
wharves, piers. docks, easements and
works either in North or South Ameri-
"a or Liberia and the West Coast of
Africa or in any other country or
of the world as may be ad-
used in connection with
The shipping business of the Com
pany; to acquire concessions or
licenses or other rights in regard to
he establishment and operation of
ines OF, steamships or other vessels
between any of the ports Of the world
and for owning and constructing and
using terminal facilities; and in con-
1ection with the business of the Cor
poEation to issue bonds or other evil
iences Of indebtedness; to mortgage
my or all Of the property OF the Cor
'oration including steamships and
other vessels, the income and profits
lccruing to the Corporation, and its
corporate franchise for the purpose of
securing the payment of any OF its
bonds or other obligations and to |
ease, charter, sell or otherwise dis
pose Of any real, personal or mixed
property acquired by the Corporation;
o purchase, own and hold the stock,
'onds or other securities and obliga-
IONS OF any other corporation; to
the stock. bonds, contracts
'r other obligations OF other corpora.
ions whose stock, bonds contracts or
'ther obligations are held by this Cor.