Williams news., 1902-07-26
Certificate of Incorporation
Federal Plantations Company.

| 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. E. DeRosear. E. \. Crawford. T. s. Wheeler.
 2 The name of the corporation is Federal Plantations Company"
 3- Its principal place of transacting busi- ness is the town of Williams, in the Territory of Arizona
 ( The general nature of the business proposed 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 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 or merchandising business of any kind or charac- ter whatsoever, and to that end to acquire, hold. own and dispose of any and all property, 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 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 in connection with or secured under letters patent of the United States. or elsewhere or otherwise, and to use, exercise, develop. grant license in respect of, or otherwise to turn to account any such trade marks. patents inventions, licenses, proc.sse and the like. any such property 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 molasses 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. any bonds. securities 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 other obligations are held in any manner guaranteed by the company. and to do any other acts or things for the preservation. protection, improvement or enhancement of the value of any such stock, bonds O 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 or 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 or sell transportation line or lines dncluding steamers. steamboats, sailing vessels. and excepting in the Territory telegraph lines). in any Territory State coun- try. either directly through the ownership l of stock of a corporation formed. to be formed for the purpose under the laws of such Terri l tory. State country.
 To do all and everything necessary. suitable, I convenient or 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 At any time appear conducive or expedient for the protection benefit of the | corporation, either holders of or interested | fin. any property or otherwise; with all the of the Territory of Arizona upon corporations