The border vidette., 1933-03-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or The
WELLS FARGO COMPANY or ARIZONA

BE IT KNOWN that we, the under.
signed residents Of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, State of Arizona, do hereby
associate ourselves together to form a
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
It's principal place of transacting busi-
ness in Arizona is NOgnles Offices
may 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
poratiOn, and in which 1t Is to engage
is: 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 busi-
ress OF exporters and importers a.
principal, factors, agents Or commission
merchants in respect to buying, selling,
trading, or dealing in any kind or Kinds
OF goods, wares and merchandise; and
to do a general brokerage, commission,
import, forwarding aud export bust
ness; to engage In the importation Of
fruit, vegetables and other prod ucts,
raw aud manufactured, from South
American, Ger trail 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.
tio'n shall also have power to issue
bonds and other obligations in pay
raent for property, including shares OF
stock and other securities, which may
bs purchased or acquired by 1t, or Tor
II oney borrowed, or for any other law.
gul object in and about its business; to
mortgage or pledge any property which
may be owned or acquired by it, or in
" nich 1t may be interested, to secure
any bonds, guarantees or other oblIga-
tions by 1t issued or incurred, to guar
antee any dividends. bonds. contracts,
or other obligations OF any person, CO.
partnership or corporation;s 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
Its business, or for the purpose Of at
tanning or iurthering any Of it's objects
or purposes, to do any aud all other
things and exercise any and all other
powers which now or hereafter may be
permitted by law.
ARTICLE III
The amount OF the authorized stock
shares OF no par value, all of which
stock when issued shall be full paid
and nom assessible.
ARTICLE w
The time OF the commencement Of the
corporation shall be the day these
articles are filed 10 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
The number OF directors OF tho cor.
poration shall be fixed from time to
time by the by laws. The number Of
directors may be increased as may be
provided ia the bylaws. The directors
shall be elected by and from among the
stock holderS on the first Tuesday OF
January of each year Unit! their suo-
cessors are elected and qualified, tho
following named persons, Woo are the
incorporators hereof. shall be directors:
Mark 3 Thompson, 22S Security
Building. Phoenix, Arizona.
Sam H. Kyle, 22S Security Build.
ing. Pnoenly, Arizona.
NJ. NJ. Thompson, 22S Security
Building Phoenix. Arizona.
In c8se OF any vacancy ON the Board
OF Directors by death. resignation, dis
qualification. or any cause, the remain
ing directors by vote Of msjo ity
thereof may elect director TO hold
Office for the unexpired portion OF the
term Of the director whose place shall
be vacant, aid 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 ulaces as
from time may be designated by the
by laws. or by resolution Of the Board
Any officer elected or appointed by
the Board of Directors may be removed
st any time by tn, a:ii7,n ltive vote of
q maj 'rity OF the 0ho'e Foard OF Diioc-
tors. Any her officer or emplosee OF
the Company may be rem oyed at any
time by vote oi the Board OF Directors
or by any committee nr superior officer
upon whom such power Ut removAi may
be con ferred by ihe bylaws or by vote
OF the Board OF Directors
The Board nf Directors sh Ill have
power fro Il tim. - time ~ fix and 20
d determine and 10 vary the amount cf
the working capiiA! of the Compnny;
and to direc; anu determine the use and
deposition Or any eurp is 0r yet profits
over and above the capital stock paid
10; and in is3 dis ion tn, H>4ru OF
Directors n ~ use and apply any such
surplus or accumuls'ed Ell prOfis ia pur-
chasing or acc ,ir mp it's b>uds or other