The Arizona sentinel., 1901-05-29
AkTI,LEo Cr LNlCkFoKATI0N
HE MExtC4N-C0EGaADO NAVIGk-
 HON COMPANY.

We. MphonSo E. Smith, William <. Two good and Erven E.. Busby desiring to incOrpOr- ate ourselves under the provisions of the laws of the territory of Arizona, and especially an act of the legislative assembly thereof. entitled An act concerning corporations" approved March sth 1887 for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprise, business pursuits and occupations hereinafter specified do make, subscribe and acknowledge, according to law. these articles of incorporation, and declare:
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 The name assumed by this corporation. and by which it shall be known k ''The Mexican Colorado Navigation Company" and the time of the commencement of said company shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the of flee of the county recorder of the county of Yu- ma, territory of Arizona and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years there after.
 The enterprise. business pursuits and occupa- tion in which this company proposes to engage as follows: (a) To acquire by purchase, or in any other lawful manner, and to possess. en- joy operate and use grants. franchises and con- sessions from any territory or state of the United States. or from any other state or coun- try Of Tn" world. lands steamships, steamship lines railroads (othcr than railroads in the ter ritnry of AriAona) wagon roads, canals, mills, factories, houses capital stock and bonds of corporations, public or private, chattels, goods, wares and merchandise and choscS in action, snd to own, control. deal in, sell or dispose of the same. or any part thereof. and to enter into contracts for the construction and operation of any such enterprises or occupations.
 (h) To buy. sell, own and operate, other wise deal in, mines. mining claims mining stocks. franchises industrial enterprises. water 7,urllS. gas works. electrical works. street rail ways. and other commercial enterprises; 60 l.uy. sell, own and operate all kinds Of stores for the sale of general merchandise, goods or personal property. mining machinery, steam or electrical appliances or devices; to operate mills and sInclters for the reduction of all kinds of ores; to carry on the business Of banking in all lUs branches, borrowing and loaninC money, 'iealing in all kinds of negotiable paper, prom lnisSory notes mortgages, stocks bonds or other securities. gold silver, copper, lead or other kinds of bullion or ore bills of exchange Ur other evidences of indebtedness and banka- bic paper: 10 acquire own, construct. operate or dispose OI telephone and telegraph lines and 'Iectric lights: to transact any and all kinds of iiu>lnt sS which may be transacted by an lndi- NiduaI: to hold, use and enjoy the same and to ;.Ienate. sell. lease demise and dispose of same CT of any part thereof, well as of any other property uhis corporation may possess. acquire. be seized of. or entitled to, and to hypothecate, mortgage or pledge ali or any part of the prop 'rty of this corporation, which it may in any manner hereafter acquire, and to issue it's prom lnisSory notes mortgage bonds, debentures or other written evidences of indebtedness for any of the objects and purposes herein stated.
 The directors of this corporation shall have iull power and authority to purchase or acquire any of The foregoing property or property rights, any other property that in their judgment seems for the best interests Of the company: tc acquire and Co issue and use in payment there Tor the capital stock of ;his corporati0n. its JpOrtgage bonds and dehentGrcs, or other writ len evidence of indebtedness. or the money thereof in such amounts and to such extent as they. the said directors, may deterrnne-such cspital stock 10 be so used in payment at it's full par value.