Arizona republican., 1906-01-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or THE SANTO DOMINGO RAILROAD
 AND IRRIGATION COMPANY.


 Know All Men By. These Presents. That we. the undersigned. do hereby associate ourselves together. for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of Arizona, and to that end do hereby cer- tify end declare:
 Article l. The names of the incorporat- prs are Ned Creignton' ;; n; CTTte,lghtoii. Tt,lg Stauffer Shirley Christy. and the name of the corporation shall be the Santo Do mingO Railroad and Irrigation Company The principal place of business of the corporation in Arizona shall be at Phoe- nix, and the corporation may have such other offices. principal or branch. either within without the Territory Or Arl- zona. or within or without the United States of America. a may be established by the board of directors. at which offices meetings Of the board of directors may
 Article 9. The general nature or the business proposed to be transacted is as
 d) To build. repair. construct. main tain and acquire by purchase or other tunnels. bridges, viaducts, wharYes (and to collect wharfage charges therefor). piers and machines and mechanical con triVances or all kinds ana descriptions. either in the Territory of Arizona. or any other States, Territories, districts, colo nieS and countries than the Terrkltory of Arizona. and to construct. purchase, maintain, operate. sell. dispose of and lease all kinds of railroads and parts of railroads. and to operate the same either by horse, mule, electric or steam power, or whatever power or device may seem
 
 passenger. express and mail business as offered upon such rates and terms as the board of directors may from time 70 time determine; and to demand, purchase ana take by donation or otherwise lands. tim her; stone, gravel and other materials tO be used in the construction ana nam tenance of any railroad. either by pur- chase or legal condemnation for single or double track railway to erect and maintain all necessary and convenient buildings in the operation of any rail way as well as any other works of in tGTnaI the Territory of Arizona or any other Territories. States districts colonies and countries other than the Territory of
 @ TO develop and improve coal. iron. copper gold, silver. oil and other kinds Of mining lands and claims. and to pur- chase. own, hold, lease, sell and convey
 (3) TO manufacture buy. sell and deal in and with all kinds of metals. as well as the products of which they or any of them IS a constituent; also to manufac- ture, prepare for market. transport. inn port. export deal in and with any article or product in the manufacture or com position of metal of any kind or char dispose of water rights or water con veyed by any irritating canal construct ed or operated by the corporation; to build; maintain, construct irrigating canals either in the Territory of Arizona, or any Territory or State in the United States or any foreign country, and for deed or otherwise the same as a natural person such voluntary grants and dona- tions of real or personal property as may be made to them to aid Tn the conStruc- tion and maintenance of said irrigating canals and to purchase and take by do- nation or otherwise lands. timber, stone, gravel. and other materials which may be used in the construction and main tenance of such irrigating canals either by purchase or legal condemnation; to take possess and enjoy 0y purchase. donation or condemnation natural springs and streams or water anc reser- voirs as may be necessary for their use and purpose in operating anc maintain ing said irrigating canals, together with
 CD To purchase. own. hold. lease. sell and convey all kinds of real estate.
 And in furtherance buy not in limita- ton Of the powers conferred by the aforesaid acts, laws of the Territory of Arizona, or of any of the objects herein before stated, it is hereby expressly pro- Vided that said corporation shall also have and exercise the following powers.
 (O To do any and all things herein specified as objects. purposes and powers and effect as a natural person might or could do the, same; and to do them in contractor' trustee or otherwise:
 (b) To conduct said business as above specified in all it's branches and rami6- cations and to have and maintain one or more offices for the transaction of it's business. and hold without limit. pur- chase or convey real and personal prop erty. both within and without the said Territory of Arizona. that 7s to say. in the said Territorv of Arizona and in ali other States. Territories and colonies of tries and places.
 (c) To hold, purchase or otherwise ac- quire, to sell assign, transfer. mortgage. pledge. or otherwise dispose of, shares of denceS of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations and while the holder of such stock to eXer- clse all the rights and privileges of own ership, including the right to vote there on to the same extent as q natural per- son might or could do