The copper era., 1901-09-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph
 and Telephone Company.

oAu ANAO OpiOhO OOhA PUhy
 KNow ALL MEN By THESE PRESENCE, That wood J. Simmons, Alexander Veitch, Mark J. Egan and George Fraser, have this day asso- ciatcd ourselves together for the purpose of forming n corporation under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona.
 The name of this corporation shall be the Arizona and New Mexico Telegraph and Tele- phone Company, and it's principal place of business shall be in the town of Clifton County 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 tcrcSts of the Company.
 The purpose for which this corporation is formed and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is tO acquire buy, sell, lease, build. construct, own control and Op- crate telegraph and telephone lines, with or without wires between the town of Clifton, Tn the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona and the towns of Lordsburg and lIachita, Grant County, Territory of New Mexico tO acquire by right of eminent domain or otherwise, lands rights Away and franchises for the carrying ont of the purposes of the COrpOratiOu and to do all and every act or acts which may be nee cSSary, 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. anu the number Oi SnurtS mo which II IS ttl vded IS One Hundred and Fifty shares, of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each. Such capital stock so authorized shall he paid in full upon the issuance thereof and when issued shall be non -asSCSsablc.
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 The time of the commencement of this cor pOration shall he the date these articles are 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 commcncement
 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 board of direct ors as such shall be vested the corporate powers of the corporation. The names of the persons to serve n> directors until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are as follows:
 NAME. ADDRESS. James COlqUhOun ... ......... Clifton, Arizona. HArwOod J. simmons ......... |" '' Alexander Ncitch ............. " Mark J. .Egan. ..-..-. ......... Go George Fraser ......-. ....... Directors of the corporation shall hereafter be elected by the stockholders at the annual meet ing on the first Wednesday after first Monday in October of each year. The officers of the cor poration. other than the directors. shall be 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.
 VI.
 The directors shall have authority to combine two or more Of the above officers into one: and that such officer or officers 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.
 VII.
 The hiCcSt amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation at any time may sub icct 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 sOcVcr nature of the said corporation. The in corporators hereby subscribe to the number of Ina Stf N-N ffp fhafr ranr
 NAME. NO. OF SHARES. AMOUNT. James Colquhoun ... lie .SI4, ,6OO.OO Harwooi J. Simmons. l.........-.... 10000 Alexander Ncitch .... 1.....-........ 10000 Mark j. Egau. .---.-. |. -.......-. 10000 In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Srd day of August A. D. 1901. JAMES COLoUHOUN. (SeaD
 HARwoODJ. SIMMONS. (SeaO
 ALEXANDER NEITCH. (SeaD
 MARK J. EGAN (Seal
 GEORGE FRASER. (SeaO TERRITORY OF RATIONAL
 County of Graham. s>
 Before me, Charles W. Beck. a notary public in and for the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, duly commissioned and sworn, person. ally appeared James Colquhoun. Harwood J. simmons. Alexander Neitch. Mark J. Egan and George Fraser known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing in Strumcnt, and acknowledged to me that they executed tho same for the purpose and cousid- cratiou therein expressed
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 25rd day of August A. D. 1901.
 (Se0U CHARLES W. BECK, Notary Public. My commission expires April 2lst. 1908. TERRITORY OF AEIZoNAI
 County of Graham.
 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 o'clock A. N. August 26th 1901, and duly recorded in Book No. l of Articles of h. corporation, records of Graham County, Arizona, nt pages 450-45l.
 Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written. THOMAS SMITH,
 County Recorder Graham
 ScaO County. Arizona Territory. TERRITORY OF RATIONAL s
 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 INCoRPoEA- TON OF THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TEIE- GRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY, as the same appears of Record in my office in Book No. h. corporation at pages 4SO and 45l.
 In witness whereof. I have hereuniO set my hand and afiNed my official seal at my office in Solemonville. Arizona. this 26th day of August A. D. 1901. THSMAs SMITH,
 (Scan County Recorder Graham S5Ol0 County. Arizona Territory.