The copper era., 1901-10-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph and Telephone Company.


 and Telephone Company. KNOW AL MES By THEsE PNssEScr. That we. the undersigned. James Colguhouu. liar EgAn and George Fraser. have this day asso- ciated ourselves together for tho purpose of forming corporation under ihc laws of thc Territory of Arizona-
 The nsme of thi. corporation shal. bc thc Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph sui Teis- phone Company. and its principal piacr af business shall be in the town af Cliftnu County of Graham. Territory or Arizona. it shau ais, have ofhcts in the towns of Lor,isburx and Ha- chita. Grant County. New Mexico. and any ofher place where the business aud afairs of thc cnr- poratiou may be transacted and disposed nf ns the directors may designate and for thc best i..- terests of the Company.
 II
 The purpose for which thi, csri-orat.on .. formed and The general uafurc uf thr lusirfss proposed to ee transacted Is Co acquire. huf. sell. lease. build construct. own control aul at- crate telegraph and telephone Hines. with .r without wires, between the town of Clifton. tu the County Of Graham Territory of Arirnua and the towns of IorfSbur- arf Warhft~ t.---.r County, Territory of New Ncx.on. Co acquirr Iy right or eminent domain or otherwise. lsuis out or tbe purposes of the corporation. and fn do all and every aci or act> which may bc uc,. essary, convenient or incident to the Transaction oi the business of the corporation. within tlr limits Of the territories of Arizona ant New Mexico.
 III
 The amount of capital sto, of thc corporation herein authorized Is Fiflccu Thorsanl Dollar. and the number Of shares into which it is d4 vided Is One Hundred and Fify sharcs of thr par value of One Hundred Dollar each such capital stock SO authorized shall bc raid iu fu'i upon the issuance thereof and when issuc.i shall be non -aSsessable
 The time of the commencement of this ,,-r. poration shall be the date these article. arr fiti with the County Recorder of the County of Gra. ham Territory of Arizona, and he hrsi c.reci. orS meeting shall bc within len days thcrcaftcr. This corporation shall exist Tor twenty years from commcncemeni-
 The officers or persons by whom thc affair of the corporation shall bc conducted shall br isy fin number. who shall be known as direftor, ors;as such shall be vested the corporate pewcls of the corporation. The names of thr persons duly elected and qualified. are as follows
 AunEExx James Colquhoun .. Clifton. AriFuuH HarwOod J. Simmons Alexander Ncitch ..... Mark J. EgRn. ...-... George Fraser .....
 Directors of the corporation shall hereafter I.- elected by the stockholders at the annual mcri. ing on the first Wednesday after first Monday iu October of each year The ofilccrs of the cnr- poration other ihsn the dircctor>. shall tr "a President. Vice President. Sccrctary. Trca-nrrr and General Manager which oh'crs shall u- elected by inc board of directors at their rr.i meeting held subsequent Ca the annual clcctious.
 VI
 The directors shall have authority Co combine two q more of the above officers into one aud that such officer or officers so designated ty ssiI board of directors shall have full power and authority to act for said corporation and hoi more than one office at the same time.
 VII.
 The higest amount of Indebtedness or liability to which the corporation at any time may sub jcct itself Is the sum oi fiNc Thousand Dollar The private property of each aud every stoss holder of the said corporation shall Dc exempt from all corporate debts and liabiltrs of Whaf soever natuic of the said corporation The iu pOrpOratOrS lgrt hN subscribe Co flf nfffufar tf shares set opposite their names NAME. so. oF snAErs sy.rSI James Colquhoun li6 cit.fssnun HarwoOd J. simmons t....... innto Alexander Vcitch .... ' uoun Mark J. Egan.--. .... itNtN George FrnSer ..-.-. i0n un In witness whereof we have hcr,unto s.t our hands and seals thi. 3ri day of August \. 10 loDl. JANEs CoLnrHotN N- l~eali
 HAHWOobJ SINNoSs. seal
 ALEXANDER ETir,H. tScaI
 MaEk EsAs I-Tal
 GEORGE FEA-rr. f-raI TERRITORY or AHikoSA.i
 County Of Graham.
 Before me Charles " Beck e notary pubic in and for the County of Graham. Territory uf Arizona, duly commissioned and sworn. Icrsuu simmonS. Aiexandcr vcitch. Mark J Egan ani George Fraser. known tp me tD hc thc person whose names are subscfibcd !" me i'r. fpihs ih strument. and acknowledged Co me 'hnt th'r executed the same for the purpose and ceusid- eration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of "nicr tl.is 23r1 day of August A. D 1901.
 (SeaD CHARLES W. BE' K. Notary Fuhlir. My commission expires April 2l.t, iaSu. TERRITORY oF ARfZoNA.t
 County of Graham.
 l. Thomas Smith, County Recorder iu aud fsr the County and Territory aforesaid. do hereby certify that the within instrument was filed fur record at 9 clock \. ". August Duh. ilsli. aui duly recorded in Book NO. ! of Articles uf ir. records of Grahn m County. ArifpIn. at pages sJ0-45i.
 Witness my hand and official scsl thc day and year above written. THoWA- SNtrm
 County Recorder Graham
 tSeaD County. Arizona Tcrritnrf TERRITORY or AEfZOSAl
 County of Graham.
 I. Thomas smith, County Recorder. iu nuI frr the County and Territory aforesaid. do hereby certify that the foregoing is fnll. true. and complete copy Of the ARTICLES OF lNcnHruna TON OF THE ARIZOSA ASp NEw NfNt'n IEff GRAPH AND TELEPHONE CoNrAsN. Hs thc same appears of Record fin my ofic" iu Bpok >e q iu. corporation al pages 70 and s5l
 In witness whereof. l have hercuntu sct nov hand and affixed my official seal nt my onirr iu Arizona. this 96th day of AuEust A. D. 1901. IHsNAs sNtru.
 (SeaD County Recorder Graham s5ol0 County. Arizona 1.rritorr
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