Mohave County miner., 1910-02-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF Cotton Water and Irrigation Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESE ENTs:
 That we, the unders gned, have this day as sociated ourselves together for the purpose of becoming incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. for the transaction of a la ful business and 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, J. Burton, D.
 M Martin, W. I. Holliugsworth, and H. ".
 5lenkiron.
 ARTICLE II.
 That the name of said corporation shall be COTTON WATER A>D IRRIGATION COMPANY That the principal place of transacting busi-
 ness of said corporation shall be Cottonia' ARTICLEI "
 That the general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted by said corporation is | IS follows tO-wit:
 To locate. claim divert and otherwise ac- | luire water and water rights under the laws of
 the United States and of the Territory of Art- | zUna for all purposes and to construct, acquire
 and maintain dtcheS. dams, tunnels, levees.
 aqueoucts, 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 dis | pose e I so much of the water or water rights | thus acq ulred, secured, controlled or operated
 as may not be used by this corporation. 10 other | persons or corporations by special contract or
 otherw SC;
 | And to engage in tl e business of developing, | carrying, transportil g. selling and distributing
 water for domestic, irrigation, power and other purposes;
 | To purchase construct, maintain. use and operate intakes, dams, dltcheS, aqueductS.
 fumes. pipe lines, reservoirs. tunnels, bridges, rmbankmentS, excavations. roads. buildings. | houses. water IlantS. pumping machinery, docks and wharveS and to otherwise improve, operate and develop the same;
 To acquire by deed. gift. will grant, or other wise lands tenementS, hereditaments lease | hold estates. water, water rights, bonds. notes, m, ovid nf indebtedness ] Of incorporated companies, franchises. priv1- legeS. patent rights aud 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. manu- | lecture, improve. and otherwise acquire | to own, improve repair. maintain, alter equip. store, and operate to sell at wholesale and re- | tail. export, exchange, or otherwise dispose of
 and to deal in cay and all kiuds oi machinery. | inS rumentS, apparatus and supplies lOcOmOt- | i've engines stationary engines mOtors. boilers | furnaces, machines, devices. and appliances | Tor the generation. transmission and applca- | 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. apparatus and ma | terials used for or adapted to the manufacture, construction. improvement, repair mainten ancf, Opel atlOn, or equipment Of machines, | instruments, appliances. supplies, plants and factories and to engage in the business of man ufacturinR in any and all of its departments: To engage in and carry on the business Of | ranching farming. fruit growing. stock raising dairving, and to engage in and carry the business of both wholesale and re'ail merchants
 of any and all classes ana kinds of goods, wal 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-nartnerShipS 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