Mohave County miner., 1913-02-22

aS aIOreSalu ueSlRnateQ E. B. F1elQ, E. M. Bur gess and Roderick Reid as the three stockholders of The Colorado Telephone Company, and Edw. B. Field, Jr,, Philip Hamlin and J. E. Macdonald as the three stockholders of The Tri-State Tele- 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 the consolidated company is to be known as The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, NOW THEREFORE;
 We E. B. Field, E. M. Burgess, Roderick Reid, Edw: B. Field, Jr., Philip Hamin 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 Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. and the action of the directors at the joint cute in CENTUPLICATE this certificate in writ ing of our intention to become and to o. ganize body corporate, as by said laws provided; and we do further certify:
 The corporate name and style of our said cor poration shall be THE MOUNTAIN STATES AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
 The objects and purposes for which said com- pany is incorporated are:
 CD To carry on 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 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.
 (2) 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
 ntt, av,I1 .~fA AL.. T-1z 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 Montal,a and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico; and to construct lease, pur- chase or otherwise acquire, and to establish, hod 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 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, i'm 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 acquired under granted by constitutional, legisa tive or municipal enactment, by general laws or otherwise. of telephone and telegraph companies, wherever or how soever organized, domicied or operated, now r hereafter operated, located or domiced in the state of Colorado, or 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. and in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
 (D 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 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 Mexlco.
 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 towns, cities counties in the state of Colorado, and in any other state ter rtory 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 confirmed to telegraph or telephone companies under the constitution, statutes or general laws of the state of Colorado, of any other state or territory or 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.
 (6) To consolidate with telephone or telegraph whether organized under the laws of the state of Colorado or of any other state, ter ritory, or colony of the United States, of any Utah. Wyoming Idaho and Montana, and of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and to merge or consolidate with any such company or by sale otherwise all of the v~h, ,l .Is 4,.I ~s-hk ,f every kind character, such consolidation 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 consolidation is sought to be accomplished in any of the states, territories or colonies herein mentioned.
 CD To effect union with, and to extend to and to connect with, any telephone exchange system or 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 or colony of the United States. or of any foreign country, and particu arly 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. Idaho and Montana, and the terrt ories of Ar- zona and New Mexico, wherever or however quired, owned, ntrolled, leased operated this may lease sell and convey its property, rights privileges and franchises now owned or hereafter acquired, any interest therein, any part thereof, to any other telephone or telegraph organized under 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 thereof. wherever and howsoever acquired, owned, con- If company now organized or hereafter to be organized under or created by the con- stitution or laws of the state of Colorado any other state, territory TT colony of the United