The border vidette., 1933-04-08
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 nama OF the corporation Ia The
Wells Fargo Company of Arizona aud
its principal place of transacting busi-
ness Ia Arizona is Nog.les. Offices
NAV be established. business transacted
end meetings OF stockholders md di-
recsors 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.
noration. aud in W which 1t is to engage
Is: to carry on a general shipping and
forwarding business, including the re-.
ceiying. handling, shipping, forward
ing and transporting ut 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 and merchandise; and
to do general brokerage. commission,
import, forwarding and export busi-
ness; to engage In tho importation OF
fruit, vegetables and other products.
raw and manufactured. from South
American. Central American, MexicHn,
West Indian and other foreign ports or
places; to trade generally In sll manner
OF foreign and domestic products raw
and manufactured. Without III any
partlculpr 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 aud other obligations in pay
ment for property, including shares OF
stock and other securities, which may
be purchased or acquired BY IL, or for
money borrowed, or for any other law
full object In and about its business: to
mortgage Or pledge any property which
may be owned or acquired by it, or dn
which It may ba interested, TO secure
any bonds, guarantees or other obliga.
sions BY 1t 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 bs
permitted by law: and In carrying on
its business, or for the purpose OF at
tanning or fnrthsrin2 any OF it's objects
or purposes, to do any and al ether
things AuA exercise any aud 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 400
shares OF no par value. al Of which
stock when, issued shall be full paid
and non -assessible. 81
ARTICLE w
The time OF the commencement of the
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
as now provided by law.
ARTICLE v
> The number OF directors Of the cor
porxtion shalt be fixed from time to
time by the bylaws. The lumber OF
directors may be increased as may be
provided in the bylaws. The directors
shall be elected by and from among the
etock holders on the first Tuesday OF
January of each year. Until their suc
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 II. Kyle, 22S Security Build
ing, Phoenix, Arizona.
NJ. M Thompson, 22S Security
Building Phoenix, Arizona.
In cnne Ct any vacancy on the Board
OF Directors by death, resignation, dls-
qualification. Or sDy cause, the remain
Ing directors by vote OF msjo i.y
thereof may elect q director to hold
Office for The uDexpired portion OF the
term OF the director whOee place shall
be vacant, and until the election VI
successor
The Board OF Directors she'll have
power to hold their meetings outside OF
the State OF Arizona. at such places as
from time may be designated by the
by laws. or oy resolution OF the Board
Any officer elected or appointed by
the Board Of Directors may be removed
at any time BY the affirm alive vote Of
q majority OF the whole t'oerd OF Dircc-
tors. Any o. her officer or emp!osee Of
the Company may be removed ut 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 tha bylaws Or by vote
of the Board OF Directors
The Board of Directors shalt have
power fro II tim tn time To fix and to-
determine and to vary the amount o.
the working capital OF the Company;
and to direct apc determine the use aud
disposition OF any surplus or net profits
over and above the capital stock paid
In: and in la dis ,re ,io, th1 B,erd OF
Directors may use anu apply any such
surplus or ucrnrDule'ed profits in pur-
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