Arizona republican., 1896-05-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Minnesota, Arizona Mining and De- VeloPment Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned incorporators, de- string to form corporation under the revised statutes of the Territory of Arizona, relating thereto of March Sth, 1889, and all acts an enda- tory thereof, do hereby associate ourselves for that purpose, and have signed, adopted and acknowledged the following articles of incor- poration, to wit:
 ARTIC LEI.
 The names of the persons so associating themselves for the purpose of forming said cor poration are Hiram c. Truesdale, J. ". Law renee and Frank l.. Donkey.
 ARTICLE H.
 The name of this corporation shall be the Minnesota, Arizona Mining and Development Company.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place for tlansacting the busi- ness of said corporation (within the Territory of Arizona) shall be the City of Phoenix, but said corporation expressly reserves the right to itself to carry on 8 part of it's business in the City of Minneapolis, iu the County of Henne pin, State Of Minnesota or at such other places within such other territories and states of the United States. or foreign countries, may hereafter be deemed expedient for the best in- terests of said corporation.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation is as fol- lows:
 To make and enter into contracts for the purchase of and the purchase of mines or mineral lands or the location or purchase of any other lands, and for the development thereof; it shall also be authorized to construct or otherwise acquire railroads, railroad bridges, toll roads and toll bridges, canals for naviga- tion, water power. irrigation, mining or other purposes, public, private, municipal, or domes- tic, either in the Territory of Arizona, or in such other states and territories, or foreign countries, as said company may from time to time deem expedient, and for that pur pose to undertake the construction and erection of railroads, turn -pikes, railroad bridges, toll bridges, canals, dams, fumes reservoirs, tanks, ditches, aqueducts, sewers, hydrants, or other hydraulic appliances necessary for carrying on and transacting said business. Said company shall also>be authorized and empowered to un- dertake the construction, erection and equip ment of telegraph and telephone lines, and to use and operate the same. and for that purpose, and to that end, shall be empowered to buy,
  enjoy and use lands, tenements and heredita- ments, water and water rights, and rights to use of water for water power, mining. manu- featuring, irrigating, or any other lawful pur- pose. And said company shall be fully author ized and empowered to sell. lease, rent or otherwise dispose of any of said lands, tenements, hereditaments or ap- purtenances. water, water rights, or rights to the use of waterf for power, mining, manufacturing, irrigating or other purposes, and to improve the same by erecting and con- structing thereon such railroads, bridges, toll roads, toll bridges, canals, dams, fumes, re- servoirs, ditches, aqueducts, sewers, or any other erectiOns, constructions or buildings necessary or expedient to enhance the value thereof, or to improve the same; and in like manner, and to the same extent, said corpora tion shall be empowered to borrow money either with without security, and to sell, convey, lease, let, mortgage or otherwise dis pose of, charge or cucumber such lands, tene ments and hereditaments, real and personal property and estate, or any of the same, or any right or interest therein at pleasure, and ill such manner, and on such terms as such cor poratlon, or association may determine by or der of Its directors, established by it's by. laws, and for that purpose 10 make and deliver, and in like manner accept and receive all necessary and proper deeds, eOnveyances, mortgages, notes, bonds. lease and other con tracts or writings obligatory, and to have and exercise all the necessary rights, franchises, munimeuts, statutes. powers and privile ges necessary to that end.
 And such association, or corporation, is authorized to loan money and funds to secure such loans by mortgage or other security, and to do and perform any and all things incidental to or expedient for the best interest of said cor poratlon, and in carrying on and transacting the business for which it is incorporated
 ARTICLE V.
 The amount of capital stock authorized is the um of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($5O,0OO,) and the same shall be divided into ten thousand