The daily morning oasis., 1918-08-06
Articles of Incorporation
of the
American Railway Express Co

FIRST: The name of this Corporation
shall be the AMERICAN RAILWAY Elk
tRESS COMPANY
SECOND: It's 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
address is s11 South State Street, in said
city.
THIRD: The nature of the business and
objects and purposes proposed to be trans
acted promoted and carried on. are as fol-
lows:
To engage in and carry in the State OF
Delaware and in and between any and all
+ the States, Territories and possessions ot
the United States and the District of Column
bia and adjacent foreign countries. the
business of carrying and transporting and
forwarding by railroads. steamboats,, ships,
canals stages and other means of transpor-
| tation goods. wares, merchandise. money,
bills, notes. bullion, packages, parcels and
movable valuables of any description over
and upon such lines and routes as it may
from time to time establish, and in and be-
tween the points, places or stations at which
| it may from time to time establish and con-
tinue agencies: and the said corporation Is
hereby invested with the powers necessary
and proper for said purpose, as well as the
powers incident and appropriate to express
carriers. and especially with full power tc
give such security in the nature of a genera
/ transportation bond as may be required by
the laws of the United States and the regu.
aticns passed in relation thereto for trans.
portation and delivery of dutiable merchan-
disc and other property in bond. from port to
port in the United States. or through the
United States
| To take bonds of indemnity with with
out security from the agents and employees. tt
acquire by purchase, devise or otherwise
and to hold real and personal estate of any
value to the amount necessary and proper fol-
the purpose for which it is incorporated
and to sell. mortgage or otherwise dispose
lof the same
( To borrow, when necessary for the purpose
of its business, money with or without
pledge of or mortgage on all or any OF
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 its operations or business and
| without restriction limits as to amount
to purchase or otherwise acquire.to hold own
to mortgage. sell, convey, or otherwise dis
pose of real and personal property of every
class and description in any of the states.ter-
ritories. districts colonies possessions of the
United States and in adjacent foreign coun-
tries. subject to the laws of such state, dis
trict, territory, colony, possession or country,
To enter into. make, perform, and carry
out contracts of every kind for any lawful
purpose without limit to amount with any
person, firm association or corporation: and
to act as agent for any person, firm associa-
ton corporation for any lawful purpose: .
and to do a general collection business.
The foregoing clauses shall be construed
both as objects and powers, and it is hereby
expressly provided that the foregoing en-
neration of specific powers shall not be held
TO limit restrict in any manner the pow
4rs of this corporation.
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.
To purchase. hold and reissue any of the
shares of its capital stock.
FOURTH: The total authorized capital
stock of this corporation is Forty Million
Dollars (s4O, ooO. OOO, divided into Four
Hundred Thousand (4oO, OOO) shares, of par
value of One Hundred Dollars ($lOO) each.
The amount of capital stock with which