Arizona republican., 1908-02-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

This is to certify that We. the un- dersigaed, do hereby associate our
 selves into d corporation under, and by
 virtue of. the provisions of Chapter 3.
 Title 13, of the Revised Statutes oi 1901
 of the Territory of Arizona. and sev-
 cral supplements thereto of acts amendatoIy thereof. and do hereby make. sign. acknowledge and record these articles for that purpose, as fol- lows:
 Article 1. The names of the incorpO- tors are: A. w. Oppmann. Henry c. Oppmann. Clarence J. Neal, James II. Cassidy, and Charles F. Lang, all of the city of Cleveland, state of Ohio
 Article 2 The name Oi the corpora ton is. The Grand Canyon Scenic
 Railway Company"
 Article 3. Tine principal place of , business of the company within the territory Of Arizona. is Phoenix, Mar icOpa county. and the principal place
 of business of the corporation, without the territory of Arizona. is the city of Cleveland, state of Ohio. at which place it's principal office is located and where its records and principal books of account are kept.
 Article I. The general purposes for which the corporation is established are: The construction. operation and .maintanence of a railroad in CocOnino county. territory of Arizona, of about twenty (2W miles in length. along the southern rim of the Grand Canyon. from Grand View to Boucher Trail, and
  points as may be deemed convenient,
 and for this purpose. to cause such eX- aminations and surveys to be made as may be necessary for the selection of
 the most suitable routes for said rail- road and necessary telegraph lines, and for that purpose, and by it's of iiccrs and agents, to enter upon the waters and lands of the territory, pri- vate and public corporations and in
 dividuals.
 To take. hold and convey, by deed or otherwise the same as a natural person, such voluntary grants and dO nations of real and personal property | as may be made to it to aid the con struction and maintenance and to pro- vide for the accommodation of said railroad and telegraph lines, or either
 thereof.
 To purchase and, by voluntary grants and donations. receive and take, and, by its officers, engineers, sur veyors and agents, to enter upon. pos sess, hold and use, in a manner they may deem proper. all such lands and other property as may be necessary, proper and convenient for the con- struction. maintenance and operation of said railroad and telegraph lines, or of either therof; tracks, turn-outs, turn tables, elevators, inclines, yards, work shops, work houses. and for all other purposes necessary or convenient to said corporation in the transaction | of it's business.
 ] To lay out it's said railroad, or either thereof. not exceeding two hundred ! feet wide, and to construct and main ] tain same with single or double tracks, with such appendages as it's directors may deem necessary for the conven- tent use thereof.
 For the purpose of making embank- ] ments, excavations, ditches, drains. i culverts and the like. and to procure ' timber stone, gravel and other mate
 rials for the proper construction and security of said railroads. or either 1 therof, said corporations shall take and
 occupy as much more land as may be