The border vidette., 1912-03-30
Articles of incorporation
 of THE AFRICAN LAND AND iRRIGATiGS COMPANY.

ton urleler the law, Of tho State of Arizona and 10 that end Go declares:
 FIRST: The name offhA corporation shall ba THE AFRICAN LAND AND IRRIGATION at Noyaies. Ariz"naa and the corp"ratt"n may haze Tn9o other offices . p1GePat "r hranni
 as may be e3tahiisheh by the Board of Direo- tors at which meetings of , tne 8 ""Sh"lders CT
 sS11S0; H." % general nstpr" @ ar of. of he hns,ncss is t. acquire. buy, own. hoi.i. lease; no-e--s, sell. mortgage byp"t hecatH or otherwise dis kind- of ftriing aa9r,cui'drn a .:ri in and timer lan,i~, town cit s town ana city lots nnh erty ami pF~misfs with the impr"renrnt- thereon and tt" rrnoIn 'ntH, hereditanl'.uts and hppurtenanc.N h"fehhtn hei"ngihG or m aiIy WIS aDpcJ rni ing; to buy. hnnd, acqurr. ow:i. pose of mines or mining els ms or prospects of geld, silver ar copaer an'i ali other nds uf Ieas or otherwise acquire. to ho'a and "wn, rmncSssi,ns fraI,chi..rs ri.,tt of ninin,;, claims, .vals and oil lans3-, am; other r-sl estate. water 'iGl.ts, and !n' erestS in any nf said proprrtiH to engage in rni carry on tin basi..e-- of Iniriir. "f huiliine and "n-Fnti'g cious ant her metals boring, dignH driiiiug ing, st:' in-. ireatiT,& n'anni Hcturins pliis carrying. handitu-: t"ring, '!aRlin ln, buying f,ito',n:nons rnc1 and ofbcr IniiersI and hv,irn carbon Sii ihstaus- ami the prO;iucts of all contract for eare .r t,;h.rwis 'i :,co,sire b',a own. manage and uperato mort :ags. sc.i. or kcI yy .isposo of ref rios. 2sci: ing hnuaar csnin[ houses Of every description what Sewer. pips lines tank, cars, Hanuf" o' ies. !arhi"- cry. and other woF.s property and ai;i'i;anc"s c"ncs >-io!ia. fsanoiiisra and g'.ts ot way I"r trensp"rtin& an't -reiSht'ng. 'ts may nc nsces- in"i.ica. [" or anxiiitry f" aaid J;.sin@es or pertai anx thereto. that may h o"eraed nscc7.;'ry Q: c"nveni-nt or "plurteranr hy tf'c tact 'r agent |" 'ngaEe in and carry ''n any m' me ", h.It'h men; ,nh,, or any it..s;"i.-. offices, tores storage ranks. sTrnc- tur,,- app ia .,caa ,lri .o.:-ca ;l-d to 3uy and sHii ( els DTOiICtS IDTnut:C: 'iDy irse: or otiter coTpnrations in 1T zoa in 1 other stat. or territory of the United Sfmt's, O. in foreign country. Also to purchase or other 7" '-e 'tcquir'' hold p!e2ie hy"ti' r't'- sell hr otnsf Wise ii1rI"'Ss "f sar~s "t tf;e ca | D tai stock or other corporations or Of liIs 1 coronation. An also honds. deb b'ntures hills, ! rrnmiasory notes, mortgages and pledges of this or oth9r c"TpoTati" .s partner iiip! per
 obt4in ii,I,t a,? wa c,, . strn yir
 agree for, buy, seil, hypo hrcate.- nor FtI4i;-. and with z 'ods w1Ics ..ud rll, r -lallIise, real estate, m nos ami nintag machinery. ci'oses in
 action or ii. e.pe tauc,.. ard to make, do and execute and deliver such deeds covenants i den bi'Is of iaciag biil.. bonds. notes, fecciftT. evidences of deh; release and stJisf;,c ,ctiou of as may be r,ecessarr or conveI,ient or proner in
 the prs,iises; to iy, rr,c,sre hold owl scii let, demise, mortgage. construct, equip, main stage .Iines' ond any and riI oiiier r'ears of transt5ortatiOu, including equipments therefor, for mining or for any other lawful use or PuT- poses; to buy, bnild construct manufacture. ! or otherwise hypoth sSAte all kinds of boat. barges, steamships sailing vessels and all kinds til..i tto: to ouire locate 1uauufactuce proc,Ir i construct btiy. hold, own, lease let. demise, end furnish hotIi foi itself and others, ViaI:ts, electric power, steam power and any aud all other kinds of power for any and ali law
 :ul and purposes; treat sinet, mil, stamp 1 aud reduce ores, mrt;ls, bullion and ConceIi- trate7 of every cini. nature aud description; t" erect construct maintain oper~te: buy holI
 own, sell let, lease: demise mortgage or other 1 and any and all kinds of machinery, and parts and appliances incident or pertaining or IIeces- i ,noI, mines and niIiing claims of every Kind and for itself and others. and to buy, own. self, and deal in assayers Supplies of all and inventions; to do general real estate, bank | ing aud mercantile business, and for that pur- pose may carry ln st0ck such articles oi merchant disc as the Board of Directors may deem neces- or sell or otherwise dlsposS of cattle, horses, sheep, other animals of their products, and cattle bnsi.scss to carry on, do and erforr each every and all matters and things necessary or this Evaporation, or for which iniividi.ais may lawfully as sociat, themselves together to per form, and generally to do and perform ga ch and every act and thing which Il is lawful for n;'- turaJ persons to do all of which business or oc- equations may be carried on :,s snch place or the best interests of the corporation.
 7HlRp: The capital stock of this corporat ion shall Five Million Dollars. @. .OpoGUU divided into five mili n shares. t5 otU.CUO) ef the par value of One Dollar tSl. .Oo) each, and said stock shall be issued fully paid and n-tlSSeSSa Jla at nate in exchange. for cash. property. vices. other V1iIabl.. rilh things and the iiItlsr ment of the Board of Directors to the value thereof Shail be conclusive.
 FOURTH: he time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date Of filing of these Articles of incorporation in the office of the State Auditor of Arizona. and the ternina ton thereof shall be Twenty five t25) years thereafter
 fFnfr nf ions hall be conducted by a Board of Directors. consist ! ing of less than three (3) nor more than l eleven CID per onS, Hho shall bc elected an nU;iilV by tllp stockholders the third Tues i day in March after he Wear tni2. During the | year 1912 and until their SucceSsOrS are elected 1 the directors shall be chosen by majority of | of the ipcorpora tors.
 SIXTH: The highest amount of indebtedness 1 lI3 3Dility d rect contingent, to which this | corporation k at any time subject shall be Six | Hundred Thousand Dollars (TtIl0 GOO which l amount does not exceed two-thirdS of the l amount of it's capital atocl<.
 SEVENTH The private property of the stock l holders 0f this corporal shall be exempt | from corporate debt of any and all kinds what | Soever.
 in v. itnesS Whereof. we ha We hercunto set | hands and seals his Isl day of March, 1912
 lSeall (. T. JONES.
 ScaiI A; JON I1sS |
 iSaal JOHN HAWKADY. l
 sCaTE tannty Of 2F saa'a aatzosA' G9ns. ss
 ,JiS Iu,- oF Narch oF tho year