Arizona republican., 1896-05-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -oE THE Minnesota, Arizona Mining and De- VeIoPnent Company.

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 am enda- tory thereof, do hereby associate ourselves for that purpose, and have signed, adopted and acknowledged the following articles of ineor- poration, to wit:
 ARTICLE I.
 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 IT.
 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 cor ooration expressly reserves the right to itself to carry on part of it's busiress in the City of Minneapolis, i7 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, es may hereafter be deemed expedient for the best 1n- 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 navlga- 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 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, les SC, rent or otherwise acquire, appropriate, 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 lzed 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, iIrigating 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 or 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 in such manner, and on such terms las such cor poration, or association may determine by der of Its directors, or established by it's by laws, and for that purpose 10 make and deliver, and ill like manner accept and receive all necessary and proper deeds, conveyances, mortgages, notes, bonds, lease ana other con- tracts or writings obligatory, and to have and exercise all the necessary rights, franchises. muniments, statutes. powers and privileg ges necessary to that end.
 And such association. corporation, is ant norized 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 poraton, 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 Dollals G5O,0OO,) and the same shall be diyided inso ten thousand