Mohave County miner., 1913-02-15

of The Colorado Telephone Company, and Edw B. Field, Jr,, Philip Hamlin and J. E. Macdonald as the three stockholders of The Tri-State Tee- 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 aforesaid by the stockholders of said companies, the consolidated company is to be known The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, NOW THEREFORE;
 We, E. B. Field, E. M. Burgess, Roderick Reid, Edw. B. Field, Jr Philip Hamn and J. E. Mac donald, all of the city and county of Denver and state of Colorado, do, pursuant to the statutes in 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 Tr-State Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, and the action of the directors at the joint meeting as aforesaid do hereby make and exc cute in CENTUPLlCATE this certificate in writ ing of our intention to become and to ganizc a do further certify:
 poration shall be THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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 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 or COOTadO, and Tn any Olner 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 ritories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 @ To construct. lease purchase by deed, conveyance, assignment or otherwise acquire, and to establish, hold. own, maintain, operate, i'm 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 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 otherwise acquire, and to establish, hold own, maintain aud 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 or territory colony of the united States, of any foreign country, and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyoming 16aho and Montana, and the ter rtories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to col feet tolls and charges for the transmission of messages or conversations along, on said lines systems
 (9 To contract for, acquire by lease, pur- chase deed, conveyance. assignment or other wise, and to hold. own, maintain. operate, i'm. prove and extend the physical property, changes wires, poles corduits, apparatus of every kind character. busir ess, frar chises and all other rights, wh' ther accrued 1T acquired under or granted by constitutional, legislative municipal enactment, or by general laws otherwise, of telephone and telegraph companies
 
 operated, now hereafter operated, located or domiciled in the state of Colorado, 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 Mon tana, aud in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico
 () To acquire by lease, purchase, condem- nation. grant. license, assignment or otherwise rights of way upon, under over, above, through or in which to erect, construct, maintain, operate or hold poles wires apparatus and conduts for fplpnhOne talpUranh h1iIdlppS structures, located or to be located in the diff ferent cities and counties of the state of Colorado an I in any other state or territory 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 A Arizona and New MexIco
 t5) To apply for, obtain, have granted to it, hold. own, possess and enjoy, franchises and rights of every kind or description, of or from st ate of Colorado, and in any other state ter ritory 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 territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to ac- cept, receive. acquire hold, own, possess and en- joy all rights of whatsoever kind given, granted or confirm to telegraph or telephone companies under the constitution, statutes 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, and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. 60 To consolidate with telephone or telegraph companies. whether organized under the laws of the state of Colorado of any other state, ter ritory, or colony of inc 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 consolidate with any such company or companies, by sale or otherwise all of the physical properties, franchises and rights of every kind or character, such consolidation or consultations to be accomplished by private sale, by proceedings in court, or under and by virtue of, but not repugnant to the provisions of the statutes or laws under which said conso idation is sought to be accomplished. in any of the states, territories colonies herein mentioned. CD To effect union with, and to extend to and to connect with, any telephone exchange exchanges, telephone or telegraph line or lines, or system systems, and to own, hold, maintain and operate, either jointly or alone, such connect ed connecting exchanges, lines systems, in the state of Colorado and in any other state, ter rtory or colony of the United States, 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, 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 Idaho and Monta tana, and the territ ories of Ari- and New Mexico, wherever or however quired, owned, controlled leased or operated this company may lease sell and convey its property rights, privileges and franchises now owned hereafter acquired, any interest therein, any part thereof to any other telephone or telegraph company organized under or created by the laws Of this any other state, territory colony of the United States or of any foreign country, and may acquire by lease, purchase conveyance, the property, rights privileges and franchises, or any interest therein, 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- stitution or laws of the state of Colorado any other state territory colony of the United States of any foreign country. and may make payments therefor in its own stock, money prop erty. or receive payments therefor in the stock,