The border vidette., 1927-03-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATE
OF
CITIZENS INVESTMENT COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE-
SENTS, That we, the undersigned,
having associated ourselves together
for the purpose of forming corpora
tion under and by virtne Of the laws
of Arizona, hereby adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation:
| ARTICLE I. The name of the corpor-
alton shall be: CITIZENS INVEST.
MENT COMPANY. and its principal
place of business shall be Nogaies. Ari.
zona, but other offices, may be estab-
lished and maint aimed within Or outside
of Arizona at such places as the Board
Of Directors may designate, where
meetings of stock holders aud directors
may be held.
ARTICLE H. The general nature of
the business proposed to be transacted
shall be as follows: TO purchase. own,
hold, sell, improve, lease and otherwise
deal in real and personal property Of
every kind and character; TO buy, erect.
! manage, operate, care for and main
tain, extend and alter or otherwise &C.
quire buildings OF al descriptions and
the appurtenances thereof; to own, con-
troll, use, appropriate and otherwise
acquire, water, water rights. ditches,
fumes, ditch rights, farming land and
ranches, with full power to sell, lease
or otherwise dispose Of tho same; to
carry on and conduct any and all char
acter of farming, ranchlng or mercan
tile enterprises; to carry on the bnsi
ness OF growing, prod ucing. feeding,
:attening and generally dealing In cat.
tie and other livestock OF every descrip-
! ton; to own, control and operate cat
tie and livestock farms. ranches and
ranges of every kind either within or
without the State OF Arizona; to do
general real estate, insurance and
brokerage business and to act as agent,
broker and attorney.in fact for any
person or corporation; TO buy, sell,
own. vote and otherwise control shares,
stocks and bonds Of other corporations;
to draw, accept. endorse. discount, buy,
sell and deliver bills Of exchange. pro-
missory notes, bonds, indentures, cou.
pons and other negotiable instruments
and securities; to give security and
guarantees for the payment of money
or the performance Of any obligation
or undertaking; to acquire. improve,
manage, work, develop. exercise all
rights in respect of. lease, mortgage.
cell, dispose of, turn to account and
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kinds and ia particular relating to
lands, buildings, business concerns,
farming, ranching and. undertakings;
to enter into any arrangements with
/ any authorities municipal local or
otherwise that may seem conducive to
the Comp8ny's Objectives or any OF
them and to obtain from any such gov
ernment or authorities any rights,
privileges and concessions which the
company may think it desirable to
obtain, to carry out, exercise and COM
| ply with any such arran gements, rights,
| privileges and concessions; and this
corporation may purchase and sell it's
own stock, and may borrow and loan
money. execute notes and bonds, oper-
ate hotels, inns, restaurants, eating
houses; lease, sell, mortgage, incum-
Der and hypothecate any or ell Of its
| property, real and personal, and to
| perform all other deeds, acts and things
| incident or convenient to it's general
business 1t is the intention that each
! ct the objects, purposes and powers
specified in each of the paragraphs Of
| this second article Of this Certificate of
Incorporation shall, except where other
wise specified, be nowise limited or re.
| stricted by reference to or inference
from the terms of any other paragraph
or of any other article in this Certifi-
cate of Incorporation, but that the OBJ.
| jects, purposes and powers specified in
this article and in each of the articles
or paragraphs of this Certificate shall
be regarded as independent objects.
purposes and powers. and the enumera-
ton of specific purposes and powers
shall not be construed to restrict in
any manner the general terms and
powers of this Corporation, nor shall
the expression of one thing be deemed
to exclude another, although it be OF
like nature.
ARTICLE III The authorized capital
stock OF the corporation shall be Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars $500, ,O0O.-
00l. divided into Five Thousand 10000. |
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars (Sl00 COY each, which shall
be paid for at such times and in such
manner as the Board of Directors may
designate. All or any portion of the
ca ptal stock may be issued in pay ment
for real or personal property, services,
or any other right or thing of value
for the uses and purposes of the COR
poratiOn. and when so issued shall be-
come and be fullpaid, the same as
though paid for in cash at par; and the
directors shall be sole judges of the
value OF any property right or thing
acq uired in exchange for capital stock.
No shares of capital stock shall be is.
sued until fully paid for and thereafter
shall be non -assessable.
ARTICLE w. The commencement of
the corporation shall be the day these
articles are filed in accordance with |
law. and the termination thereof shall
be twenty five years thereafter, with |
privilege of renewal as provided by
stature
ARTICLE Y The affairs OF the COR
porHtion shall be cond ucted by Board |
of Directors and such officers as the
said directors may elect or appoint.
The number of directors shall be de-
signhted by the stock holders and shall
he aecfa0 from ammo tha StOck hO6arS |