Mohave County miner., 1910-02-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF Cotton Water and Irrigation
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES sENTs:
 That we, the unders gned, have this day as sOciated ourselves together for the purpose ot becoming incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. for the transaction of a la full business aud for that purpose we do adopt the following Articles of Incorporation, and we hereby certify:
 ARTICLE
 That the names of the corporatoIs of said corporation are W. J. Hole, W J. Burton, D. M. Martin, W. I. HOllingsworth, and H. V. oit nkiron.
 ARTICLE II.
 That the name Of said corporation shall be COTTON WATER AND IRRIGATION COMPANY
 ARTICLE III
 That the principal place of transacting busi- ness of said corporation shall be COttOnia, County Of Mohave, Territory of Arizona.
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 That the general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by said corporation is as follows, tO-wit:
 To locate. claim, divert and otherwise ac- quire water and water rights under the laws of the United States and of the Territory of Ari- ZOna, for all purposes and to construct, acquire and maintain ditches. dams, tunnels, leveeS. aqueducts, fumes, bridges embankmentS, and excavations to, along, across and over any wa ter course. lake, stream Of water and water way. and to sell. lease. grant. and otherwise dlS- pose f so much of the water or water rights thus ac4 u red, secured, controlled or operated as may not used by this corporation. 10 other persons or corporations by special contract or otherwise;
 Auu lo tuEdEt III lLc UuSlucSS or utNelODllEs carrying, transportiI g. selling and distributing water for domestic, irrigation, power and other purposes;
 To purchase. construct. maintain. use and operate intakes, dams, ditches, aqueducts fumes. pipe lines, reservoirs. tunnels, bridges embankments, excavations, roads. buildings houses. water Ilants. pumping machinery docks and wharves and to otherwise improve operate and develop the same;
 To acquire by deed, gilt will, grant, or other. wise lands. tenementS, hereditaments, lease hnsa1d Hafr bills. claims, evidences of indebtedness stock Of incorporated companies, franchises privl- leges, patent rights and licenses. and every estate. right. interest and appurtenance in. to or concerning real and personal property of every name and nature legal and equitable. and to have and to hold, use and enjoy. manage control. grant. a. sign. transfer. and convey cucumber by mortgage or deed of trust, and otherwise dispose of the same. and every part and parcel thereof, or interest therein;
 To purchase. construct. build. manua facture, improve and otherwise acquire to own, improve, repair. maintain. alter. equip. store. and operate, to sell at who 'eSalc and re- tail. export, exchange, Ur Otherwi. dispose of, and to deal in :ly and all kiudS Oi machinery. instruments. apparatus and supplies. lOcOmOt- i've engines stationary engines, motOrs. boilers. furnaces, machines, devices. and appliances for the generation. transmission and applica- tion of steam. electricity. water. and other powers and for tl e handling. carrying and dis tribution of water and any and all kinds of ap- DlianceS devices. machines. apnaratuS and ma terialS uSed for or adapted to the manufacture construction. in prOvement repair, mainten- snce, Opel atiOn. or equipment of machines instruments. appliances. supplies, plants and factories and tO engage in the business of man ufacturing in any and all of it's departments
 To engage in and carry on the business of ranching, farming. fruit growing stock raising. dairying, and to engage in and carry on the business of both wholesale and retail merchants Of any and all classes ana kinds of goods war es and merchants
 To act as agents factors, forwarding agents. bailee, and to maintain and operate storage warehouses:
 To apply for, obtain. register. purchase, lease. or otherwise acquire. and to hold own, use. operate, introduce. develop. grant licenses in respect of. or otherwise turn tO account. and tO sell assign. or otherwise dispose Of any trade marks, trade names, patents. inventions, i'm prOvementS, processes. or licenses used in con. nection with or secured under Letters Patent of the United States or elsewhere:
 To make, execute and enter into contracts with. and to take and receive contracts and assignments of contracts from any and all per. sons. firms. cO-partnerShipS. associations. pri- vate, public, or quasi public corporations or governments, for dOing any of the things that the corporation is authorized to do. and tO carry out and perform. or assign or Sublet to others. in whole or in part. all such contracts whether originally made and entered into by this cor poration or acquired by aSSignment from others: To acquire by purchase. SubScription. under writing. participation in syndicate, or other wise. and to hold for investment or otherwise and to guarantee, sell. assign, transfer, mort gage, pledge, hypOthecate ana dispose of the