The copper era., 1901-09-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 -OF THE- Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph and Telephone Company.

and Telephone Company. KNOW ALL MKS BY THEsE PREsExcF, That we. the undersigned. James Colquhoun, liar wood J. Simmons, Alexander Veitch. Mark J. Egau and George Fraser have this day asso ciaied ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of Inc Territory Of Arizona
 The name Of this corporation shall be the Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph and Tele- | phone Company and its principal place Of of Graham. Territory of Arizona: it shall also have offices in the towns Of Lordsburg and Ha- chita- Grant County. New Mexico. and any other place where the business and affairs Of the cor poratiou may be transacted and disposed of as the directors may designate and for the best in- ierests Of the Company.
 The purpose for which this corporation is | formed and the general nature Of the business | proposed 10 be transacted is 10 acquire. buy. sell. lease build. construct, own control and op- ! crate telegraph and telephone lines, with or without wires, between the town of Clifton, m the County of Graham. Territory of Arizona. and the towns or Lords burg and Hachtta Grant County, Territory Of New Mexico; 10 acquire by | right of eminent domain or otherwise. lands. rights-ofway and franchises for the carrying ont Of the purposes Of the corporation. and to do all and every act or acts which may be nec- essary convenient or incident to the transaction Of the business of the corporation. within the | limits of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 The amount of capital stock of the corporation herein authorized is Fifteen Thousand Dollars, and the number Of shares into which it is di- yided is One Hundred and Finy shares, Of the par value Of One Hundred Dollars each. such capital stock so authorized shall be paid in full upon the issuance thereof and when so issued shall be ou-aSScsSable.
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 The time of the commencement Of this cor poratiou shall be the date these articles filed with the County Recorder of The County of Ora ham, Territory of Arizona, and the first direct ors meeting shall be within ten days thereafter. This corporation shall exist for twenty five years from commencement.
 The officers or persons by whom the affairs Of the corporation shall be conducted shall be five in number, who shall be known as directors and, together shall constitute n board of direct ors:as such shall be vested the corporate powers of the corporation. The names Of the persons duly elected and qualified, are as follows:
 NAME. ADDRESS. James Colquhoun .-. ....-.. Clifton. Arizona Harwood J. Simmons ......... Alexander Neitch ..... ....... " Mark ]. Egan.......... .... Directors of the corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at the annual meet ing on the first Wednesday after first Monday in poration. other than the directors. shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary. Treasurer and General Manager; which officers shall be elected by the board of directors at their first meeting held subsequent to the annual elections The directors shall have authority to combine two more of the above officers into one and that such officer or officers so designated by said board of directors shall have full power and authority to act for said corporation and hold more than one office at the same time.
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 The higcst amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation at any time may sub jcct itself is the sum of Five Thousand Dollars.
 VIII.
 The private property of each and every stock holder of the said corporation shall be exempt from all corporate debts and liabilities of what soever nature of the said corporation. The in.
 
 shares set opposite their names.
 NAME. NO. OF SHARES. AMOUNT. James Colquhoun ..., li6. sl4 6OO.O Harwood J. Simmons. 1.............. 10000 Alexander Vcitch ..... l..........-... 10000 Mark J. Egan........... 1.............. 10000 George Fraser ......... 1.............. 100 % In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 23rd day Of August A. D. 1901. JAMES CoLoUHoUS. (Seal)
 HAYWOOD. SIMMONS. (Seal)
 ALEXANDER NEITCH. (ScaD
 MARK J. EGAE. (SeaD
 GEORGE FRAsER (ScaD TERRITORY OF ARIZoSA,l
 County of Graham. Ss'
 Before me, Charles ". Beck, notary public in and for the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, duly commissioned and sworn, person ally appeared James Colquboun. Harwood J. Simmons, Alexander Ncitch. Mark J. Egan and George Fraser. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing in strument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and COnsid- eration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of August A. D. 1901.
 (Sea) CHARLES w. BECK, Notary Public. My commission expires April Fist, 1909. TERRITORY OF ARIZoSA,l s
 County of Graham ss'
 l. Thomas Smith. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid do hereby certify that the within instrument was filed for record at 9 o'clock A. NJ. August 26th. 19Ol and duly recorded in Book No. l Of Articles of In- corporation, records of Graham County, Arizona at pages 450-45l.
 Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written. THOMAS SMITH,
 County Recorder Graham
 (SeaD County. Arizona Territory. TERRITORY OF ARIZoSA,l -
 County of Graham. ''
 I, Thomas Smith, County Recorder, in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is full, true, and complete copy of the ARTICLES OF ISCoRPoRA- TON OF THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TEIH- GRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY, as the same appears of Record in my office in Book No. In corporation at pages 450 and 45l
 In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in Solomonville, Arizona, this 26th day Of August A. D. 1901. THsMAs SMITH,
 (SeaD County Recorder Graham s5Ol0 County, Arizona Territory.
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