Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF Cotton Water and Irrigation
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 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 ,ful business aud for that purpose we do adopt the following Articles of Incorporation and we hereby certify:
 ARTICLE
 That the names of the cOrpor ttois of said corporation are W. J. Hole, j. Burton, D. M Martin, W. l. HOllingsworth, and Il. V. Blenkiron.
 ARTICLE II.
 That the name of said corporation shall be corr \ WATER A>D IRRIGATION COMPANY
 ARTICLE Ill.,
 That the principal place of tranSacting bus Q ness of >ald 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 ds follows, tO-wit:
 10 locate claim, divert aud otherwise ac- the United States and of the Territory of Ari- ZUna, for all purposes and to construct, acquire and maintain ditches. dam tunnels. leveeS aqueuu L., hJmes, U..lrS, eIn U....AmenJS, and eXcavat O ST', along, across and over any Wa ter course. ike stream of water and water wgy. and ir sell lease. grant. and Otherw.s SC dIs pose of much of the water ter rights thus aclU red. secured, controlled operated as may nOi be used by this corpOrati, n. 10 other persons or corporations by special contract or And tJ engage in the business of developing carry nF, transporting. selling and distributing water I, domestic, irrigation, power and other purposes;
 To purchase, construct. maiutain. use and operate ntakes dams, ditcheS, aquedu 'tS. fumes. pipe lines, reservoirs. tunnels, bridges, emblnkmentS, excavations rOads. buildings. docks and wharveS and to otherwise Improv.. operate and develop the same;
 To acquire by deed gift will, grant, or other. wise lands. tenements, hereditame lts. lease hold estntes, water, water rights, bonds. notes. bills. cla ms, evidences of indebtedness. stock Of incorporated companies franchises. privl- legeS patent rights aud licenses. and every estate. r ght interest and appurtenance m, tU or cor ceT ming real and personal property of every name and lture legal and equitable. and to have and to hold, use and enjoy, manage control, grant. aS 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- facture, Hprove. 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 cell in any and all kinds oi machinery. ins run elts, apparatus and supplies. locnmOt- i've eugu,eS stationary engines. motors, boilers. furnaces. machines, devices. and appliances for the generation. transmission and applica- tion Of steam, electricity, water, and Otner powers, and for the handl ng. carrying and dis tributiCn Of water. and any and all kinds of ap- Diances. devices. machines. apbarAtuS and ma terialS USed for or adapted tU the manufacture, constructor. improvement, repalr, mAluten- ancr opeI atlOn, 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 ranchinC, farming. fruit growing stock raising. dairyin and to engage in and carry on the business of both wholesale and re all merchants Of any md all classes ana kinds of goods war eS and merchants
 To act as agents, factors, forwarding agents. baileP. and to maintain and operate storage warel OuseS;
 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-DartnerShipS. associations. pri- vate, public, or quasi public corporations or governments, for dOing any of the things that the cOrporat'On is authorized to dn and 10 carry out and perform. or assign or Sublet to others in whole r 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, SubScrl ptiOn. under writing. participation in syndicate. or other wise. and to hold for investment or otherwise and 10 guara Itee sell. assign. transfer. mort gage, pledge, hypOthecate ana dispose of the