Mohave County miner., 1913-03-08

 B. Field Jr,, Philip Hamlin and J. E. Macdonald as the three stockholders of The Tri-State Tele- phone and Telegraph Company to sign and ac- knowledge the certificate of incorporation for said consolidated company, prepared and ap- proved by said directors; and
 WHEREAS, by the terms of said written proposition and agreement of consolidation ap- proved as aforesaid by the stockholders of said companies, the consolidated company is to be known as The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, NOW THEREFORE;
 We, E. B. Field E. M Burgess, Roderck Reid, Edw B. Field, Jr, Philip Hamlin and J. E. Mac donald all of the city and county of Denver and state of Colorado, do pursuant to the statutes m such cases made and provided, and in accordance with the action taken by the directors and stock holders of The Colorado Telephone Company and The Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, and the action of the directors at the joint meeting aforesaid, do hereby make and exc cute in CENTUPLICATE this certificate in writ ing of our intention to become and to organize body corporate, as by said laws provided; and we do further certify:
 poration shall be THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
 II.
 The objects and purposes for which said com pany is incorporated are:
 CD To carry on a general telephone business, a general telegraph business, general messenger business and any business involving the trans mission of intelligence by electricity. in the state of Colorado; and in any other state or territory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country and particularly in the states of Utah. Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and in the ter ritores of Arizona and New Mexico.
 @ To construct, lease. purchase by deed, conveyance assignment or otherwise acquire, and to establish, hold. own, maintain, operate, im- prove and extend, telephone and telegraph lines and systems. and telephone exchanges, in the different cities and counties of the state of Colo rado and in any other state territory or colony of the United States or of any foreign country and particularly in the different cities and counties of the states of Utah, Wyoming. Idaho and Montana, and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico; and to construct, lease, pur- chase or otherwise acquire and to establish, hold own, maintain and operate improve and extend, telephone and telegraph lines and systems be- tween the different towns and cities in the state of Colorado and in any other state territory or colony of the united States, or of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming. Idaho and Montana, and the ter ritories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to col feet tolls and charges for the transmission of messages or conversations along, on or over said lines or systems.
 (3) To contract for, acquire by lease, pur- chase, deed conveyance, assignment or other wise, and to hold. own, maintain, operate, inn prove and extend. the physical property, ex. changes wires, poles, conduits, apparatus of every kind or character business, franchises and all other rights, whether accrued or acquired under or granted by constitutional, legislative or municipal enactnent, or by general laws or otherwise, of telephone and telegraph companies, wherever or howsOever organized domciled or operated now or hereafter operated, located or domciled in the state of Colorado, or in any other state or territory colony of the United States, or of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon- tana, and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 (D To acquire by lease, purchase condem- nation, grant. icense assignment or otherwise. rights of way upon, under over, above, through or in which to erect, construct maintain, operate pr hOl nOlaS annaratnS cOndlltS | telephone and telegraph wires, buildings and structures, located or to be located in the diff ferent cities and counties of the state of Colorado and in any other state or territory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country and particularly in the different cities and counties of the state of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 (6 To apply for, obtain, have granted to it, hold. own, possess and enjoy, franchises and rights of every kind description, of or from municipalities, towns, cities counties in the state of Colorado, and in any other state or ter ritory colony of the United States, or Of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to &C., cept, receive. acquire. hold, own, possess and en- 1 joy all rights of whatsoever kind given, granted or confirmed to telegraph or telephone companies under the constitution, statutes or general laws of the state of Colorado, or of any other state or territory colony of the United States. or of any foreign country, and particularly of the states of Utah, Wyoming. Idaho and Montana 9: and the |
 | @ To consolidate with telephone or telegraph companies whether organized under the laws of the state of Colorado or of any other state, ter | ritory or colony of the United States, or of any foreign country, and particularly of the states of Utah, Wyoming Idaho and Montana, and of the | territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to merge or consolidate with any such company or companies, by sale or otherwise all of the physical properties, franchises and rights of every kind character, such consolidation or consultations to be accomplished by private sale l I,yy% ls,frc r1nInr md of, but not repugnant to- the provisions of the statutes or laws under which said consolidation is sought to be accomplished, in any of the states, territories or colonies herein mentioned.
 CD To effect a union with and to extend to and to connect with, any telephone exchange or exchanges, telephone or telegrar line or lines, ol system systems, and to own, hold, maintain and operate. either jointly or alone such connect ed or connecting exchanges lines or systems, in the state of Colorado and in any other state, ter ritory colony of the United States. or of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming Idaho and Montana, and the ter ritories of Arizona and New Mexico, and in order to promote and affect the union of the lines, eX changes and systems in the state of Colorado with the lines, exchanges and systems in said states, territories, colonies and countries, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming 1 Idaho and Montana, and the territ ories of Ari- zona and New Mexico, wherever or however ac qured owned ontrolled, leased or operated, this company may lease, sell and convey it's property, rights, privileges and franc chses now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein, or any part thereof, to any other telephone or telegraph company organized under created by the laws of this 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 thereof wherever and howsoever acquired, owned, con- trolled or operated, of any other telephone or telegraph company now organized or hereafter to be organized under created by the con- stituton or laws of the state of Colorado or any States. or of any foreign country. and may make payments therefor in its stock, money or prop