Mohave County miner., 1910-01-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Cotton Land Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned. have this day asso-
ciated ourselves together for the purpose of be-
coming incorporated under the laws of the Terri
tory of Arizona. for the transaction of a lawful
business and for that purpose we do adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation, and we here
by certify
That the names of the corporators of said cor
poration are W. l. Hollingswo tn, W. J. Hole, D.
M. Martin. Louis Evans, and W. J. Burton.
ARTICLE II
That the name of said corporation shall be
COTTON LAND COMPANY
ARTICLE III
That the principal place of transacting business
of said corporation shall be Costonia, County of
Mohave, Territory of Arizona
That the general nature of the business proros-
ed to be transacted by said corporation is as fol-
lows, o-wit:
To purchase or otherwise acquire lands and
other real property and to own, manage, improve.
subdivide, sell and otherwise dispose of the same;
To acquire by deed, gift, will, grant, or other
wise, lands, tenements, hereditaments, lease-hold
estates water water rights bonds notes bills
claims, evidences of Indebtedness, stock of in
corporated companies, Fl franchises, privileges,
patent rights and licenses, and every estate
right, interest and appurtenance in, to or con-
corning real and personal property of every name
and nature legal and equitable and to have and to
hold, use and enjoy, manage, control, grant, as
sign, transfer, and convey, cucumber by mort
gage or deed of trust. and otherwise dispose of
the same, and every part and parcel thereof, or
interest LnefGlns 10 Duy ana OtnerWlse acquire.
hold, own, manage, operate, improve and develop
lands mining claims, mineral rights oil wells gas
wells, and other real estate and all interests and
rights in and to any of said property; to engage
in and carry on the business of boring and ex-
ploring for, producing, distilng treating manu-
featuring, piping, transporting, handling stor-
ing, buying, selling, and dealing in oils petro-
leum, naphtha, natural gas, asphaltum bitumen
bituminous rock other mineral and hydrocarbon
substances. and products of all such substances;
To purchase, construct, build, manufacture,
import and otherwise acquire, to own, improve,
repair, maintain, alter, equip, store and operate
to sell at wholesale and retail export, exchange.
otherwise dispose Of and to deal in any and all
kinds of machinery, instruments, apparatus and
supplies, locomotive engines, stationary engines
motors, boilers, furnaces, machines, devices and
appliances fer the generation. transmission and
application of cam electricity and other powers
and any and all kinds of appliances devices ma
chimes, apparatus and materials used for or
adapted to the manufacture, construction, i'm
provement, repair, maintenance or equipment Of
machinery, instruments, appliances supplies and
plants, and to engage in the business Of manufac-
turing in any and all of its departments;
To engage in and carry on the business of
ranching. farming, fruit growing stock raising
darying, and to eng age in and carry on the bust
ness of boz wholesale and retail merchants Of
any and all classes and kinds of goods wares and
merchandise;
To act as agents, factors, forwarding agents.
bailee, and to maintain and operate storage ware
houses;
To apply for, obtain, register, purchase, lease.
or otherwise acquire, and to hold own use on
crate, introduce, develop, grant licenses in re-
spect of, otherwise turn to account and to SELL
assign, otherwise dispose of, any trade marks
trade names, patents, inventions improvements
processes, or licenses used in connection with or
secured under Letters Patent of the United States
or elsewhere;
To make, execute and enter into contracts with,