The oasis., 1906-03-10
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
 -OF fHE SANTA CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY.

we the undersigned have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose tt forming corporation under the laws of the Territory ol Arizona, and we hereby certify
 FIRST That the names of the Incorporates gre II F. 1uefini e. L. kingan and John 5. Wright
 SECOND. That the name of the said corpora- ton is the SANTA CRUZ TELEPHONE COM PANY, and that its principal place of transact ing business is MOwry, santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizora, and that it may maintain and carry on business in any place III the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere and that branch cfces may he established at such place CT places, as the Board of Directors may direct, either within or without the Territory of Arizena.
 THIRD: That the general nature If the busi- ness proposed t0 be transacted by said corpora ton is to build, construct, acquire, purclase, lease. let or sell, telephone and telegraph lines in the County of santa Cruz, Arizona, and elsewhere in the Territory Of Arizona; 10 maintain and operate the same, and charge and collect hire or toll; to locate, acquire and maintain any and all rights Of way necessary or expedient, for the construction, maintenance ard operation of the same, and generally to do any and all things necessary, convenient, ur expedient in the construction, operation ard maintenance of telephone and telegraph lines together with everything incident or appurtain ing theretO
 To take, hold, own deal in, mortgage, or otherwise lien, and 10 lease, sell exchange. transfer or in any other manner dispose of real property wherever situate:
 To manufacture purchase, or in any manner acquire, and to hold, own, mortgage, pledge. sell, transfer, or in any manner dispose of power, light and property, of any and every class and descriptions
 To acquire the goodwill, rights and property of any person, firm, association or corporation, aud to pay fur the same in cash, stuck of this company. bonds, or otherwise;
 To conduct the whole, or any part 0f any business so acquired, and to exercise ail the powers necessary or expedient or convenient in and about the conduct and management 9t such business;
 TO hold. purchase. or otherwise acquire, to sell, assign, transfer and market, pledge or otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock, bonds. or other evidences or lnuebtedness, created by any corporation, or corporations, and while the holder of such stock to exercise all the rights and privileges of ownership in ciuding the right to vote thereon, 70 the same extent that natural person might or could GWs
 To purchase, lease, exchange, hire, or other wise acquire any and al rights, privileges terms of franchises, suitable or convenient for any of the objects or purposes of it's business or af any business which 1t may acquire, and [ erect and construct, make improve, aid or subscribe toward the construction, making aud in proving of mills, factories, and all buildings ana works
 " guarantee the payment of dividends, or imIereSt, uil any shares, stocks, debentures and nny contract of obligation, issued by or entered inGg by any other corporation, whenever roper N necessary, for the business of this ebfpnraiion in the judgment of its Directors;
  krtAnd knd with any individual, firm, as saciatiaip corporation, private, public, or launilpal;
 TJurau make. accept, endorse, and dis count esecdte and issue promissory notes drafts, L8sls 0f exchange, warrants, bonds, nebentures, and other negotiable and transfer able instruments
 10 issue bonds, and to sell or hypothecate the same, and secure the payment uf the same by mortgage or otherwise upon all or any Uf the property Of the eorporation;
 rf ttl fplt Tfa4 4Nff or any bonds, debentures, or other evidences af indebtedness, authorized by its Board of Direct CTS in payment for the good will rights, busi- ness personal property real estate, options or leases thereon, of any person, firm, association, or corporation, and the judgment of Its Board Ci Directors as to the value Oi such goodwill. rights, business, real estate, personal property, options CT leases thereon, shall, in tae absence of actual fraud be conclusive;
 To remunerate any person, persons orcorp0- ration for services rendered. Or 70 he rendered in placing or assisting to place any ef the shares of the company's capital stock, or any aehentnres, bonds, 0r other securities of the Company in 1f about Che formation or promo ti0n of he Company. upon such terms as the Board of Direct rs may determine aud direct;
 To hold purchase, or reissue, and sell the shares af ifs capital stock
 T0 do Gl1 and everything necessary suitable CT proper for the accomplishment Of any ui tue purposes cr the attainment ei any one ur more Of the objects herein enumerated, or which shall at any time apreae conduclve oF eXped- lNJtA lGf lLE Ri bEtttv bt ton either as holder of, ar as an interested party in any property whatsoever
 To do any and all of the things herein set forth to the same extent that natural persons might or could d0
 Ii is the intention of the incorporators that the objects specified in this article, shall, except where otherwise expressed, be in noWise limited or restricted by reference t0 or by iu- ference of the terms of any other parag gaph Or clause of these Articles oi Incorporation; that the objects specified in each Of the clauses of this certificate and the powers described n or incidental to each of the paragraphs of this certificate shal; De regarded as Independent objects and powers.
 FOURTH That the amount uf capital stock oi this corporation shall be Ter Thousand ($10,- OWO0) Dollars. divided into One Hundred (i001 shares of the par value of One Hundred (sle0.00l Dollars each.
 The said stock shall be paid in at the time of i.- issuance and may be sold ormoney, services, Teal or personal property, stock of tt Ter cor poratipn>, or anything of value as q Q Board of Directors may by resolution direct and the J. lyn mt Of the Board oi Directors at the time said l ek is sold to the value of tbe services, CT irs perty, of whatsoever character. shall be