Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
 AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS co.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
 AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS co.
 First: The name of thss Corporation shall be the AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY.
 Second: Its principal office or place of business in the State of Delaware shall be located in the city of Dover, County of Kent. and its resident agent shall be the UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY. whose adgress IS 5Il South State Street, in said city. Third: The nature of the business and the objects and purposes proposed to be transact ed, promoted and carried on. are a follows:
 To engage in and carry on in the State of Delaware. and in and between any and all of the States, Territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia. and in adjacent foreign countries. the busi- ness of carrying and transporting and for warding by railroads, steambOats. ships. canals, stages and other means of transportation, goods wares, merchandise, money, bills. notes. bullion. packages, parcels and movable valua bles of any description. over and upon such lines and routes as it may from time to time establish. and in and between the points. places or stations at which it may from time to time establish and continue agencies; and the sad corporation is hereby invested with the pow CTS necessary and proper for said purpose, as well as the powers incident and appropriate to express carriers, and especially with full power to give such security in the nature of general transportation bond as may be re- QuIred by -he laws of the United States and the regulations passed in relation thereto for the transportation and denvery or dutlaole merchandise and other property in bond. from port to port in the United States or through the United States.
 To take bonos of indemnity with with out security from it's 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 it is incorporated, and to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of the same.
 To borrow. when necessary for the purpose of it's business, money, with or without pledge of or mortgage on all or any ot its property real or personal. security.
 To take. hold and dispose of any mortgage on real or personal estate; and to issue bonds' debentures 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 it's operations or business and without restriction or limits as to amount to purcnase or otherwise acquire. to hold, own to mortgage. sell. convey, or otherwlse dispose of real and personal property or every class and description in any of the states, territories, districts, colonies or possessions of the United States and in adjacent foreign countries sup ject to the laws of such state. distrlet' 0erri- tory. colony. possession or country;
 10 enter into. make, perform, and carry ouI contracts of every kind for any lawful pur- pose without limit as to amount with any per son. firm, association or corporation' ana 70 act as agent for any person, firm, assoeiation or corporation for any lawful purpose ana 70 ao A general collection business
 The foregoing clauses shall be construed both as objects and powers, and It IS hereDy eNpressly provided that the foregoing enumer- atIon oi specific powers shall not be heiu 70 limit or restrict in any manner the powers O. tiiis colpOration- n, .L mowers conferred by the laws of Delaware Lpon corporations formed under the laws or said state. x .L
 To purchase. hold and reissue any of the shares or Us capital stock.
 Fourth: The total authorized capital stock of this corporation is Forty Million Dollars (s4o. coo OOO.OO). divided into Four Hundred IT ousand (40O.OO0) shares. of par Vaiue or One Hundred Doiiars tS1oo) each,
 The amount of capital stock with which tnls corporation will commence business IS Ihirty- three Million Dollars (S3S,OOO,OOO).
 'Tne names and places of residence of each of the subscribers to the capital stock are as William M. Barrett. PIP West 8sth St. New iV5e George S1s'' C. Taylor. BPS Cliff Ave. Pelham 'flspIs, aspns D D. Caldwell. s1 High Street. Orange. ~ The existence of this corporation is to be
 me private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the payment 0i eOrp0f- ate debts to any extent whatever.
 The Directors shall have power to make and to alter or amend the By-iaWs' 70 LH he amount to be reserved as working capital and to authorize and cause to be eNeeuteo' mortgages and liens without limit as 10 amount, upon the property and tranenises or this Corporation ,., 5
 The By-laws shall determine whether and to ,ybat extent the accounts and books of this Corporation Jother than the stock ledger)s or any of them. shall be open to the inspeetion of the stockholders; and no stoekholaer srAlI ... have any right of inspecting any account or hook or document of this Corporation. except as conferred by law or the Bylaws, or by res olution of the stockholders. Tn L
 The stockholders and directors snah hase mower to hold their meetings and keep the books documents and papers or the eorpor1- tion outside of the State of Delaware 9t sue1 places as may from time to tune pc eesisl.a.Su soS' by the Bylaws or by resoiution Ol tns S@' he Iders or directors. lution passed by majority vote or the NI9le Board under suitable provision or the Ds- layys to designate two or more of tnelr nun her to constitute an Executive Committee. which committee shall for the time Deing, aS provided in said resolution or m the Dy-laNsss nave and exercise any or all the powers 9I the Board of Directors which may pc iaWIuIy delegated in the management of the p1sihess and affairs of the corporation and shali gave gave power to authorize the seal or the saq CoL- poratiop to be affixed to all papers which may require it. L. .o amend. alter, change or repeal any pIos.5cOn contained in this Certificate of lneorporations iu tbc manner now or hereafter prescribed oy -he statutes of the State of Delaware ana 9i rights conferred on officers, directors, stoeA- 
 We. the undersigned. for the purpose of forming Corporation, under the laws or ths State of IelaW are. do make, file ana reeoru -bis Certificate, and do certify that the Iaets 5erein stated are true and we have aeeording- k hereunto set our respective hands @ ane seais- 7 T,afed at New York June goth. 1918.
 WILLIAM M. BARRETT (Seall
 GEORGE c. TAYLOR (Seal(
 BURNS D. CALDWELL (SeaD In the presence of
 F. P. SMALL,
 T. B. HARRISON.
 State ol New York, County Of New ho5N, ss;
 Be it remembered. that on this goth day or Tune. 1918, A. D.. personally appearei before re- the subscriber. a Notary Publei tor the State of New York. William M. barre5I' Teor0e C. Taylor. and Burns D. Caldwell ,arties to the foregoing Certificate of in- orporation, known to me personally to pc 1Ich and severally acknowledged the said Ger, ifieate of Incorporation to be their act and Iced. and that the facts therein stated are ruly set forth. -ss,.-.L.