Williams news., 1902-08-30
Certificate of Incorporation
Federal Plantations Company.

ing a corporation under and in accordance with the statutes of the Territory of Arizona. do hereby adopt. sign and acknowledge the follow ing Articles of Incorporation:
 l. The names of the corporAtors are. J. F. DcRosear. E. V. Crawford. T. s. Wheeler.
 2 The name of the corporation is Federal Plantations Company"
 a Its principal place of transactfng busi- ness is the town of Williams. in the Territory of Arizona
 to be transacted is to acquire, own. lease, occu- py. cultivate. use. develop and sell lands in the Island of Cuba, or any other country. for the cultivation of sugar cane or sugar beets; also to purchase. manufacture. refine and sell sugar. molasses and other materials and all and any articles consisting or partly consisting of sugar or molasses or other materials, and all or any products thereof; also to manufacture and sell sugar and molasses and other products; also to construct. acquire. lease and operate sugar fac tories; also to cultivate sugar cane and sugar beets; also to carry on any and all processes. lines of business and manufacturing involved in the production of refined sugar from the cane or beet. including. among other things, the purchase and cultivation of sugar lands, the production and treatment of sugar liquor. and the refining of the products thereof
 Also to engage in any other manufacturing. construction, transportation, mercantile merchandising business of any kind or charac- ter whatsoever, and to that end to acquire, lNs assets. stocks, bonds and rights of any and every kind; but not to engage in any business here under which shall require the exercise of the right of eminent domain within the Territory of Arizona
 Also to apply for. obtain. register. purchase. lease or otherwise to acquire. and to hold use, own, operate and introduce, and to sell, assign, or otherwise to dispose of any trade marks, trade names. patents. inventions, improve ments and processes used fin connection with States. or elsewhere otherwise, and to use, exercise. develop. grant license in respect of or otherwise to turn to account any such trade marks. patents. inventions. licenses, processes and the like or any such property or rights
 Also to manufacture. purchase. lease or other wise acquire machinery, electrical devices and any and all apparatus necessary useful in the production. manufacture refining of sugar and molasscs or other products. and also to sell. lease or otherwise dispose of the same.
 Also to purchase. hold. sell. assign, transfer. mortgage. pledge. or otherwise dispose of the shares of the capital stock of or any bonds. securities or evidences of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations of this any other Territory State or foreign country, and while owner of said stock to exer- else all the rights. powers and privileges of ownership. including the right to vote thereon also to aid in any manner any corporation whose stocks. bonds or other obligations are held are in any manner guaranteed by the y the preservation. protection. improvement or enhancement of the value of any such stock. bonds other obligations. or to do any acts or things designed for any such purpose
 Also to purchase. lease. exchange. hire or otherwise acquire any and all rights, privi- leges, permits franchises suitable conve- nient for any of the purposes of its business; to erect and construct, make. improve. aid or subscribe toward the construction. making and improvement of mills, factories. store houses, buildings, roads. docks, aqueducts, canals and other water ways. piers. wharves. houses for employees and others, and works of all kinds; and in conjunction with and in furtherance of the general business and purposes of the cor poration. above described. to construct. lease, own. charter, operate sell transportation line or lines dncluding steamers, steamboats. sailing vessels. and excepting in the Territory of Arizona. railroads. canals, telephone and telegraph Hnes). in any Territory, State or coun- try. either directly or through the ownership of stock of a corporation formed, or to be formed for the purpose, under the laws of such Terri tory. State country.
 To do all and everything necessary. suitable, convenient proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes. or the attainment of any one more of the objects herein enumerated. or incidental to the powers herein named. or which shall any time appear conducive or corporation. either holders of or interested fin, any property otherwise; with all the powers now O hereafter conferred by the laws of the Territory of Arizona upon corporations under the act under which this corporation is