The border vidette., 1933-05-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE
WELLS FARGO COMPANY or ARIZONA

county, DGAL0 OI HTIZOnt, w HoToUy
associate ourselves together to form q
corporation under the laws of the State
OF Arizona, and adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE
The name OF the corporation Is The
Wells Fargo Company OF Arizona, and
its principal place of transacting bust
ness in Arizona is Nogales. Offices
NAV be established. business transacted
and meetings of stockholders and di-
rectors held at such places within or
outside OF Arizona as the Company
shall provide.
ARTICLE II
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor.
Doration, and in which it is to engage
ia: to carry on general shipping and
forwarding business, including the re.
ceiving. handling, shipping, forward.
ing and transporting nf goods, wares,
merchandise and all classes of freight
by land or water; to carry on the busl-
ness of exporters and importers as
principal factors, agents or commission
merchants in respect to buying, selling,
trading, or dealing in any kind or kinds
OF goods, wares ana merchandise; and
to do general brokerage, commission,
import, forwarding and export busi-
ness; to engage In the importation OF
fruit. vegetables and other products,
raw and manufactured, from South
American, Central American, Mexican,
West Indian and other foreign ports or
places: to trade generally in all manner
OF foreign and domestic products raw
and manufactured. Without in any
particular limiting or restricting any
OF the other obje cts and powers OF the
corporation, it is hereby expressly de-
clared and provided that the corpora.
tion shall also have power to issue
bonds and other obligations in pay
ment for property, including shares OF
stock and other securities, which may
be purchased or acquired by 1t, or for
money borrowed, or for any other law.
ful object in and about its business; to
mortgage or pledge any property which
may be owned or acquired by 1t, or In
which it may be interested, to secure
any bonds, guarantees or other obliga-
tions by it issued or incurred, to guar
antee any dividends, bonds, contracts,
or other obligations OF any person. CO.
partnership or corporations; to make
and perform contracts of every kind
and description: to declare dividends
payable in cash or otherwise as may be
permitted by law; and in carrying on
It's business, or for the purpose Of at
taining or furthering any of it's objects
or purposes, to do any and all other
things and exercise any and al other
powers which now or hereafter may be
permitted by law.
ARTICLE Ill
) The amount of the authorized stock
OF the corporation is One Hundred 1907
shares of no par value, all OF which
stock when issued shall be full paid
and non assessible.
ARTICLE w
The time of the commencement OF the
corporation shall be the day these
articles are filed in accordance with the
law, and the termination thereof shall
be 25 years thereafter, with privilege
OF renewal and right OF perpetual sue
cession, as now provided by law.
ARTICLE v
The mum Der OF directors of the COR
poration shall be fixed from time TO
time by the bylaws. The number OF
directors may be increased as may be
provided in the bylaws. The directors
shsll be elected by and from among the
stock olders on the first Tuesday OF
January of each year Until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified, the
following named persons, who are the
incorporators hereof, shall be directors:
Mark B Thompson, 22S Security
Building. PhoeniA, Arizona.
Sam II. Kyle, 22S Security Build
ing, Phoenix, Arizona.
Nj. M. Thompson, 22S Security
Building Phoenix. Arizona.
In case of any vacancy on the Board
OF Directors by death. resignation, DIS
qualification, or any cause, the remain.
ing directors by vote Of majO ity
thereof may elect director to hold
office for the unexpired portion OF the
term of the director whose place shall
be vacant, and until the election Of a
successor
The Board OF Directors shall have
power to hold their meetings outside of
the State OF Arizona. at such places as
from time may be designated, by the
bylaws, or by resolution OF the Board
Any officer elected or appointed by
the Board OF Directors may be removed
at any time by the affirm Itive vote OF
a majority OF the whole t'oard OF Direc.
tors. Any other officer or employee Of
the Company may be removed at any
time by vote Of the Board of Directors,
or by any committee or superior officer
upon whom such power of removal may
be conferred by the bylaws or by vote
of the Board Of Directors.
The Board OF Directors shall have
power fro n time to time to fix and TO
determine and to vary the amount OF
the working capital Of the Company;
and to direct aud determine the use and
disposition or any surplus or net profits
over and above The capital stock paid
In; and in it's Dis lion the Board Of
Directors IN. " use and apply any such
surplus or accumulated profits in pur-
chasing or acquiring it's bonds or other
obligations, Ot shares Of its own capital
stock, to ench extent and 10 such man