The border vidette., 1933-05-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF The
Wells FARGO COMPANY or .ARizG GINA

WELLS FAHGU CUMFANt VI sANiIONA.
BE 1T KNOWN that we, the under
signed residents OF Phoenix, Maricopa
County, State Of Arizona do hereby
associate ourselves together to form 8
corporation under the laws oi 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
it's 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
ahall 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 a general shipping and
forwarding business, including the re.
ceiving, handling, shipping, forward.
ing and transporting of 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 and merchandise; and
to do a general brokerage, commission,
import, forwarding and export bust
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 8ll manner
OF foreign and domestic products raw
and manufactured. Without IN any
particular limiting or restricting any
~of the other objt 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.
fll 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 obiiga-
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
payable in cash or otherwise as may be
permitted by law; and in carrying on
itc fn,s h0 r..
tanning or furthering any Of its 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 llOO)
shares OF no par vaine, all OF which
stock when issued shall be full paid
aud nom assessible.
ARTICLE "
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 Is 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 lumber OF
directors may lie increased as may be-
provided in the by.laws. The directors
shall be elected by and from among the
stock oiders 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, Phoenix, Arizona.
Sam H. KYLE, 228 Security Build
ing, Phoenix, Arizona.
VI. NJ. Thompson, 229 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 msjo ity
thereof may elect director to hold
Office for the uuexpired portion OF the
term of the director whose place shall
Do VdCaut, anu uutil tuO ClOOtlOu VI d
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 stive vote OF
q majority Of the whole BOARD OF Diiec-
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 CT removal may
be conferred by the by laws or by vote
of the Board Of Directors
The Board OF Directors shall have
power fro n tims to time to fix and To
determine and to vary tho amount Of
the working capita! Of the Company;
and to direct anc determine the use and
disposition or any surplus or net profits
over and above The capital ST Ock paid
In; and 10 it's discretion the Board OF