Arizona republican., 1896-05-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE Minnesota, Arizona Mining and De- Vel0Pment Company.


 That we, the undersigned incorporators, de- string to form corporation under the revised statutes of the Territory of Arizons, relating thereto of March Sth, 1859, 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
 AETIC .E I.
 The names Of the persons so associating themselves for the purpose of forming said cor poration are Hiram G. 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 cor poraton expressly reserves the right to itself to carry on a part of it's business in the City of Minneap polls, in 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, as may hereafter be deemed expedient for the best in terests of said corporation.
 ARTICLE ".
 l The general nature of the business proposed | to be transacted by said corporation is as fol- 1 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 authorlzed.to construct tborx ilroa de hrid 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 1 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 I" cessary for carrying on and trarsscting said business Said company shall also be authorized and empowered to un- dertake the construction, erection and equip ment of telegraph and telephone lines, ard to use and operate the same, and for that purpose, and to that end, shall be empowered to buy, lesse, rent or otherwise acquire, appropriate, 1 enjoy and use lands, tenements and heIedita- 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 1zed and empowered to sell, l5ase, IeLt or otherwise dispose of any of said lands, tenements, hereditaments or ap- purtenances, water, water rights, or rights to the use of wsterf 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 a 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 st pleasure, and in such manner, and on such termstfas such cor poratiou, or association may determine by or
 der of It's directors, or established by its by laws, and for that purpose 10 make and deliver
 and in like manner accept and receive all
 necessary and proper deeds, conveyances,
 mortgages, notes, bonds, lease and other con-
 tracts or writings obligatory, and to have and
 exercise all the necessary rights, franchises
 munimeuts, stat1tes. powers and privile ges
 necessary to that end.
 And such association. or corporation, is
 utaorized 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 poration, and in carrying on and transacting g the business for which 1t is incorporated. ARTICLE V.
 The amount of capital stock authorized is the
 um of Fifty Thousand Dollars (s5OOOO,) and