Arizona republican., 1906-01-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF 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-
 Article I. The names of the incorporat- ors are Ned Creighton, J. H. Creighton.
 l.. C.. Creighton. J. J. Walsh, Chas- A. 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 nix, and the corporation may have such other offices principal or branch. either within or without the Territory or Ari- zona, or within or without the United States of America, as may be established meetings of the board of directors may
 Article 9 The general nature or the
 business proposed to be transacted is as follows:
 O To build. repair. construct. main
 tain and acquire by purchase. or other wise irrigating canals, electric works. tunnels, bridges, Fla0uclS, WnarEeS tdnu to collect wharfage charges thereLor). piers and machines and mechanical con trivances of all kinds ana descriptions. either in the Territory of Arizona, or any other States. Territories, districts, colo nies and countries than the Terrkitory 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 Lest to the corporation: to handle fre' ght. passenger. express and mail business as offered upon such rates and terms as the board of directors may from time 70 time determines: and to demand, purchase and take by donation or otherwise lands. tim Der, stone, gravel and other materials to be used in the construction ana main 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 rall-
 way as well any other works of in-
 ternal Improvement or public utility Tn the Territory of Arizona or any othef.
 Territories. States. districts, colonies and countries other than the Territory or
 @ 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
 Cs) 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
 acter is an agent or factor; to sell and dispose of water rights water con-
 Veyed by any irrigating canal construct
 ed or operated by the corporation; to canals either in the Territory of Arizona,
 or any Territory or State in the United
 States or any foreign country. and for
 that purpose take. hold and convey by
 deed or otherwise the same as a natural
 person such voluntary grants and dona-
 uons Of real or personal property as may
 be made to them to aid Tn the construc- ton and maintenance of said lrrlgaung canals and to purchase ana take by uo-
 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 Dy purchase;
 donation or condemnation natural springs and streams or water an6 reSer-
 voirs s may be necessary for their use
 and purpose in operating anG mafntain- ing said irrigating canals. together with all necessary rights of ways.
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 and convey all kinds of real estate. And in furtherance but 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,
 (a) To do any and all things herein specified as objects. purposes and powers to the same extent and with like force and effect natural person might or could do the same; and to do them in any part of the world as principal, agent, contractor. trustee or otherwise:
 (b) To conduct said business as above specified in all it's branches and ramif- 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 the said Territory of Arizona and in all | other States. Territories and colonies of the United States and in all foreign coun- tries and places
 (c) To hold, purchase or otherwise ac- quire. to sell. assign. transfer. mortgage pledge or otherwise dispose of. shares of the capital stock bonds or other evi- | dences of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations and else all the rights and privileges of own ership, including the right to vote there | on to the same extent as a natural per son might or could do.