Mohave County miner., 1910-02-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 Cotton Land Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, have this day asso- coming incorporated under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona. fo- the transaction of 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.
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 That the name of said corporation shall be
 COTTON LAND COMPANY
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 of said corporation shaI be Co,tonia County of Mohave, Territory of Arizona.
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 That the general nature of the business propos- ed to be transacted by said corporation is as fol- lows to-wit:
 To purchase or otherwise acquire lands and other real property and 10 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, franchises, privileges, patent rights and licenses, and every estate, right, interest and appurtenance in, to or con- cerning real and personal property of every name and nature legal and equitable and to have and to hold, 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 therein; to buy and O herwise 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 the business of boring and ex- ploring for, producing, disting. treating, manu- facturing, 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 Ooerate to sell, at whole ale 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 for the generation, transmission and application of steam, 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, im- provement repair, maintenance 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, dairying, and to engage in and carry the busi- ness of both 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;
 or otherwise acquire, and to hold own, use op- 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,