The border vidette., 1933-02-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE
WELLS FARGO COMPANY OF ARIZONA

BE TT KNOWN that we, the under.
signed residents of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, State Of Arizona, do hereby
associate ourselves together to form q
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 Nognles Offices
may be established. business transacted
and meetings Of stockholders and di-
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 1t is to engage
is: to carry on general shipping and
forwarding business, including the re,
ceiving, handling, shipping. forward.
ing and transporting Ut goods, wares,
merchandise and all classes of freight
by land or water; to Garry on the husi-
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 prod ucts,
raw and manufactured, from South
American, Central American, Mexican.
West Indian and other foreign ports or
places; to trade generally in ali manner
OF foreign aud 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 shalt 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, CIR for
money borrowed, or for any other law
full object in and about it's business; to
mortgage or pledge any property which
may be owned or acquired by it, 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 descriptions: to declare dividends
pay able in cash or otherwise as may be-
permitted by law: and in cerrying on
Its business, or for the purpose OF at.
tanning or furthering any OF its objects
or purposes, to do any and all other
things and exercise any and an other
powers " hich now or hereafter may be
permitted by law.
ARTICLE III
The amount OF the authorized stock
OF the corporation is One Hundred IlO0)
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 fled in accordance with the
law. aud 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 be increased as may be
provided in the bylaws. The directors
shall 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
incOrpurators hereof. shall be directors:
Mark B Thompson, 22S Security
Building Phoenix, Arizona.
Sam III. Kyle, 22S Security Build.
ing, Phoenix, Arizona.
M. M. Thompson, 228 Security
Building Phoenix, Arizoua.
In caee of any vacancy on the Board
OF Directors By death. resignation. dis
qualification, or any cause, the remsin-
Ing directors by & vote Of q ma , ity
thereof may elect director to hold
Office for tho unexpired portion OF the
term Of the director whose place shall
be vacant, and until the election Of q
successor
The Board OF Directors shall have
power to hold their meetings outside OF
the State o! ArlZOna. al such ilaCes as
from time may be desi gnated 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 thu affirm .5ive vote of
a majority OF the whole board OF Diiec-
tors. Any her 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 1i removal may
be conferred by the by laws or by vote
of the Board o! Directors.
The Board ot Directors sh,ll have
power fro tim IT, time to fix and to
determine aud TO vary ,he amount Of
the working capita! ol the Company:
and to direct auG determine the use and
disposition O. any surplus or net profits
over and above 1Le capital stock paid
in; and ia its d,s,ce ior the B)a-d Of
Directors ~ ne and apply aoy such
surplus or accumulated proG's in pur-
oh q al rU Cr Ara i;r no i:S bonds or Oth0r