The border vidette., 1933-05-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or The
WELLS FARGO COMPANY or ARIZONA

BE 1T 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 l
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
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
proposed to be transacted by this COR
poration, and in which it 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-
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 bus-
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 eli manner
of foreign and domestic products raw
and manufactured. Without in any
particular limiting or restricting any
of the other objects 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 it, or Tor
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 corporation; TO make
and perform contracts OF every kind
and description: to declare dividends
pay able in cash or otherwise as may be
permitted by law; and in carrying on
its business, or for the purpose or at
tanning 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 III
The amount of the authorized stock
of the corporation is One Hundred il00)
shares OF no par value, ell 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 fled 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 number 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
proyided in the bylaws. The directors
shall be elected by and from among the
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January of each year. Until their sue
following named persons, who are the
Mark B Thompson, 22S Security
Building. Phoenix, Arizona.
Sam I'll. KYLE, 228 Security Build
ing, Phoenix, Arizona.
NJ M. Thompson, 22S Security
Building Phoenix, ArizOnd.
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 maj ity
thereof may elect q director to hold
office for the uneXpired portion OF the
term of the director whose place shall
be vacant, and until the election Of
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 tn, affirm ltive vote of
q majority of the whole foard Of Diseo-
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 tho by laws or by vote
of the Board Of Directors
The Board of Directors shall have
power fro u tinno to time to fix and TO
determine and to vary the amount OF
the working capital Of the Company;
and to direct and determine tho use and
disposition or any surplus or net profits
over ard above Tie capital stock paid
in; and in its d;s,re, ion the B)ard of
Directors my use and apply any such