Mohave County miner., 1913-03-15

telephone and telegraph lines and systems in whatsoever state, territory, colony or country situated, and for rights privileges and franchises to construct, equip, operate and maintain tele- phone and telegraph lines and systems, in any state or territory colony of the United States of any foreign country.
 Q0) To acquire by lease. purchase, condem- nation otherwise, and to own, hold, sell, mortgage otherwise dispose of, real and per sonal property, may be necessary, convenient proper for the successful conduct of the busi- ness for which this company is organized.
 CID To borrow money and incur such indebt- edness as in the judgment of its board of direct ors may be deemed necessary or proper in the conduct of its business, and to issue its bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and to secure the payment thereof by mortgage or deed of trust upon any or all of the company's property, real, personal or mixed, in cluding any and all rights, privileges or fran ch!ses which it may own acquire
 u2) To take over, acquire, purchase by deed, conveyance assignment or otherwise; and in any manner acquire, control, hold, own, maintain, operate, improve or extend. the telephone lines. exchanges and systems, 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 con- nection with or independently of the properties and franchises of this company. located elsewhere than Tn said states, and to sell mortgage. lease or otherwise dispose of any such physical property, franchises or rights acquired or to be acquired.
 (l3) To purchase acquire and take a SoiHS tOHCerH OT OtnerW1Se ana 10 carry on, maintain and operate. all any part of the prop erty franchises, rights of every kind and charact- CT or business of any person, firm corporation, possessed thereof. which can be incdenty used for any of the purposes of this company, for carrying on any business which this company is authorized to carry on, and as the consideration for the same, to pay cash or to issue any stocks, debentures, bonds, or obligations of this company, and in connection with any such transaction to assume or guarantee any liabilities relating to the business or property, franchises, rights of every ind oh nr hIctp Al quired or taken over, and likewise to issue stock for services rendered to this company and stock issued in payment for such property services shall be full paid stock, and not liable to any further call payment thereon, and in the ab- sence of actual fraud in the transac- zion, the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased or services rendered shall be conclusive.
 G4 The board of directors may by resolution passed by majority of the whole board desig- nate in the manner provided in the bylaws, three or more of their number to constitute executive committee, which committee shall act by majority vote of quorum and shall, to the extent named in the bylaws have and exercise the management of the business and affairs of the company, subject, however, to the approval and direction of the board of directors.
 Q5) Generally to carry on or undertake any and all business of the same general nature, which from time to time seem to the directors of this company capable of being conveniently ried on in connection with the above mentioned objects. or calculated directly indirectly to render valuable enhance any of the company's privileges or rights
 The lines of telep hone and telegraph of this company shall begin at Denver. Colorado. and shall pass into and through eve y county in the state of Colorado and into and to all the cities and towns thereof, and out of the state of Colo rado into the territories of New Mexico and Ari- zona and the states of Utah, Montana. Idaho and Wyoming and adjoining states. and shall pass into and through every county of sait states and territories and into and to all the cities and towns thereof
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 The capital stock of our said company is fifty million s50,00O. .O0O.O0j dollars divided into five hundred thousaad (5J0o0Ol shares of the par value of one hundred tSiooCo) dollars each.
 Tie number of directors of our said corpora tion sha be eleven (lll. and E. B. Field. Edw. B. Field, Jr.. Crawford Hill. Edwin S. Kassler. Philip Feldhauser. w. L. Graham, A. V. Hunt CT, E. NJ Burgess. Philip Hamlin, l.. C. Phipps. Jr.. and J. E. Macdonald are her eby designated and shall constitute the board of directors who shall manage the affairs of said company and serve for year and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The term of existence of said corporation shall be twenty 20 years.
 The principal business of the company shall be carried on in the city and county of Denver, and business may also be carried in every county Of the state Ot Colorado. and in such Ill Of the counties of the states Of Utah. Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. and the territories of Ari- zona and New Mexico. and such other states. territories or col )nes of the United States or of any foreign country. to the board of drert- ors may seem necessary, convenient proper.
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 The principal office of this company shall be in the city and county of Denver and state of Colorado. but other offices may be, and, in case of domicile in said states and territories. shall be. establs shed by the board of directors in the states of Utah, Wyoming Idaho and Montana. territories a n nd Mayi n as may be required by the laws thereof. and of- tices may be established at such other places, either within or without the state of Colorado. and in such other states. territories colonies of the United States of any foreign country. as in the Judgment Of the board of directors may be necessary convenient proper. and said board of directors shall have the power. unless the laws of any said states require otherwise to discontinue any of said offices established or to be established, at it's pleasure.
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 Meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place either within or without the state of Colorado. may be provided hy the by-laws, and as well by resolution of the board of directors.
 The directors of the company shall have the power to make such prudential bylaws a they may deem proper for the management of the company and to change. alter. amend. modify or annul the same at pleasures: provdei the said bylaws are not incousisten with the laws of the United States of America or the state of Colorado.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the said parties have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this 17th day of Iulv. A. D. 1911.
 E. B. FIELD (seaD
 E. M. BURGESS (seaD
 RODERICK FIELD (seaD
 EDW B. FIELD. JR.. (seaD
 PHILIP HAMLIN (seaD
 J. E. MACDONALD (seaD