The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-10-18

I (O To enect a union with, and to telephone exchange or exchanges, tele- extend to and to connect with, any phone or telegraph line or lines, or system or systems, and to own, hold, maintain and operate, either jointly or alone, such connected or connect ing exchanges, lines or systems, in the state of Colorado and in any oth- CT state, territory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon tana, and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and in order to pro- mote and effect the union of the lines, exchanges and systems in the state oi Colorado with the lines, exchanges and systems in said states, territories, colonies and countries, and particular ly in the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and the terri tories of Arizona and New Mexico wherever or howevcr acquired, own ed, controlled, leased CT operated, this company may lease, sell and convey it's property, rights, privileges and franchises now owned or hereafter ac- quired, or any interest therein, or any part thereof, to any other telephone or telegraph company organized un- der or created by the laws of this or any other state, territory or colony of the United States or of any foreign country, and may acquire by lease, purchase or conveyance, the property, rights, privileges and franchises, or any interest therein, or any part there of, wherever and howsoever acquired, owned, controlled or operated, of any other telephone or telegraph company now organized or hereafter to be or ganized under or created by the con stitution or laws of the state of Col orado or any other state, territory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country, and may make pay. ments therefor in it's own stock, mon- ey or property, or receive payments therefor in the stock, money or prop erty of the corportion to which the same may be leased, sold or convey ed.
 (S) To subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, exchange or otherwise dispose of, the shares of the capital stock, bonds, se curities or evidences of indebtedness of any telephone or telegraph or other company organized or created under the laws of the state of Colorado or of any other state, territory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country, and particularly of the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon tana, and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and while the own CT of such stock, to exercise all rights, powers and privileges of ownership 1 including the right to vote thereon, and upon a distribution of assets or division of profits, to distribute any such shares, bonds,- securities or evi- dences of indebtedness, or the pro- ceeds thereof, among the stockholders of this company.
 (9) To assign, sell, mortgage, en- III dispose of, any right, privilege, fran chise, bonds, securities, real or person al property concessions, grants, profits or general assets which it may. ac- quire; to exchange its stock, bonds or other property of whatsoever kind or nature, for telephone exchanges, telephone and telegraph; equipment. telephone and telegraph lines and l systems, in whatsoever state, terri tory, colony or country situated, and for rights, privileges and franchises to construct, equip, operate and main- tain telephone and telegraph lines and systems, in any state or territory or colony of the United States, or of any i foreign country.
 1 (10) To acquire by lease, pur- chase, condemnation or otherwise, and to own, hold, sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of real and personal ; property, as may be necessary, con- venient or proper for the successful conduct of the business for which this company is organized
 | GID To borrow money and incur such indebtedness as in the judgment of it's board of directors may be deen- ed necessary or proper in the conduct of it's business, and to issue it's bonds, ldebentures or other evidences of in- debtedness therefor, and to secure the payment thereof by mortgage or deed of trust upon any or all of the com pany's property, real, personal or mix ed, including any and all rights, priv iIeges or franchises which it may own or acquire
 | CPD To take over, acquire, pur- chase by deed, conveyance, assign ment or otherwise, and in any manner acquire, control, hold, own, maintain, operate, improve or extend, the tele- phone lines, exchanges and systems, 1 franchises, rights of way, physical properties and rights and privileges of every kind and character, owned or controlled by the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company in the states of Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming or elsewhere, and to use or operate the same in connection with or independ- ently of the properties and franchises of this company, located elsewhere than in said states, and to sell, mort gage, lease or otherwise dispose Of any such physical property, franchises or rights so acquired or to be acquir- ed.
 Q3D To purchase, acquire and take over as a going concern or otherwise, and to carry on, maintain and operate, all or any part of the property, fran chises, rights of every kind and char acter or business, of any person, firm or corporation, possessed thereof, which can be incidentally used for