Arizona republican., 1918-08-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS
 COMPANY

FIRST: The name Of this Corpora tion shall be the AMERICAN RAIL WAY EXPRESS COMPANY.
 SECOND: Its principal office or place of business in the State of Della ware shall be located in the City of Dover, County of Kent and it's resident agent shall be the UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY, whose address is 311 South State Street, in said city.
 THIRD: The nature of the business and the objects and purposes proposed to be transacted, promoted and carried on, are as 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 forwarding by railroads, steamboats, ships, canals, stages and other means of transportation, goods, wares, mer- chandise, money, bills, notes, bullion, packages, parcels and movable valu- ables 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 estab- fish and continue 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 to give such security in the nature of a general transportation bond as may be required by the laws of the United States and the regulations passed in relation thereto for the transportation and delivery of dutiable merchandise and other property in bond, from port to port in the United States, or through the United States.
 To take bonds of indemnity with Or without security from it's agents and employees, to acquire by purchase. de- wise 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 dis pose 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 of it's property, real or personal as security;
 To take, hold and dispose of any mortgage on real or personal estate; and to issue bonds, debentures or obli- gations of the corporation from time tC time for any of the objects or purpos- es of the corporatin;
 To have one or more offices, to carry on any or all of it's operations or bust. ness and without restriction or limit. as to amount to purchase or otherwise acquire, to hold, own, to mortgage, sell convey, or otherwise dispose of req and personal property of every clas: and description in any of the states territories, districts, colonies or posses sions of the United States and in adja cent foreign countries, subject to tn laws of such state, district, territory colony, possession or country;
 To enter into, make, perform. ant l carry out contracts of every kind fo any lawful purpose without limit as t amount with any person. firm. associa tion or corporation; and to act d agent for any person, firm, association or corporation for any lawful purpose and to do a general collection business The foregoing clauses shall be con strued both as objects and powers, an
 it is hereby expressly provided that tn foregoing enumeration of specific pow CTS shall not be held to limit or restric in any manner the powers of this cor poration.
 In general, to have and to exercis all the powers conferred by the laws c Delaware upon corporations forme under the laws of said State.
 To purchase, hold and reissue any C the shares of it's capital stock.
 FOURTH: The total authorized cap , ital stock of this corporation is Fort
 Million Dollars (s40.000.000), divide into Four Hundred Thousand (400,00O shares, of par value of One Hundre Dollars (s100) each.
 The amount of capital stock wit