The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE KERN RIVER & LOS ANGELES ELECTRIC POWER GO,

Gale and H. S. Mckee. whose names are hereto subscribed. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the pur- pose of forming corporation. under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and we do hereby certify that We have adopted. signed and acknowledged the Articles of Incorporation here following:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of said corporation is and shall be Kern Riv,r & Los Angeles Electric Power Company"
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the lncorporators of this cor poration are: J. w. Eddy, l.. J. c. Spruance P.J. Beveridge. John Cross. E, II. Brooks, W. Il. Davls Ozro w. Childs, E. II. James, E. Il. Gale and Il. $. Mckee.
 ARTICLE III. The principal place of transacting business of the corporation shall be in the town of Flagstaff, county of Coconino, Territory of Arizona, and at such other D ace or places as it's board of directors may from time to time hereafter designate.
 ARTICLE ". The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corp, ration Is | and shall be to build, construct and operate ! canals, reservoirs, dams, ditches. fumes, aqueducts and pipes for supplying and stor- ing water for the operation of machinery for | the purpose of generating and transmitting electric and other power for the supp,ying of mines, quarries, railroads. tramways, mills and factories with electric or other power. and also for the supplying of electric or other power to light or heat mines, quarries. mills. | factories. incorporated cities, cities and counties, villages or towns, and to acquire for such purposes lands, buildings and all i,,,r tS np mn xulfn f., erect. install. place, use or operate machinery for the purpose of generating or transmitting electric UT other power for any of the pur poses or uses above set forth. and to acquire. own, possess, contract for, sell and transfer water and water rights, and to contract for and sell in the Territory of Arizona and else | where electric and other power for any pur- pose whatsoever
 ARTICLE V. That the amount of the capital stock au- | thorzed by said corporation Is and shall be | live miIiiJu dollars. to be divided into 50.0JO shares of the par value of one hundred dol lars per share. and that the times when and conditions upon which It Is to be paid in are ! ss follows: All stock issued must be fully paid or in cash or property upon issuance. | and shall thereafter be non-assessable for any purpose whatever. "
 ARTICLE VI That the time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the Gate of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation for record with the County Recorder of Coc0nino county. Arizona Territory. and the ternina- ton thereof shall be twenty-five years there after, unless the same be renewed pursuant to the laws of Arizona before tho termination thereof.
 ARTICLE VII.
 Tne auaIrs of the corporation are to be conducted by a board of eleven Ill directors, to be elected annually on the first Tuesday ot March each year; provided however, that as soon as practicabl" after the filing of these Articles of Incorporation, the stockholders shall elect board of directors, who shall hold office until said first Tuesday of Mdrcl. 1856 or until their successors are elected and have qualified. Each stockholder of this corporation. in all elections for dii ectors shall hLve tho right to vote. in person or oy proxy. the number of 1 shares owned by him. aS given on the books | of the company. for as many persons as there l are directors to be elected, or to cumulate | said shares and give one candidate as many | votes as the number of directors multiplied | by the number of his sh tres of stock shall l equal, or to distribute them on the same prin- 1 ciple among as many candidates Us he shall | see fit, and that such directors shall not be | elected in any other manner. | The officers of said corporation shall be | president, first vice-prrsident and secpnd | vice-president all of whom shall De directors | of said corporation, and secretary and ! treasurer, and such subordinate officers ayfd | assistants 5 as may De deemed necessary. ' All officers shall be elected by the board Of | directors, after the annual election of said ! directors, and shall hold office at the will and | pleasure of sald directors.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bilily to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself Is three million dollars.
 ARTICLE K.
 The private property of the stockholders of said corporation shali be exempt from al. | corporate debts and the stockho ders thereof | are hereby exempted from all liability for any debt of sad corporation.
 ARTICLE X.
 That the corporation shall have an office for the transaction of its business in the state of California at the city of Los Angeles I therein, and said board of directors may meet and transact the business of said cor porat,on ut said city; and the annual meet ins and election may be held thereat.
 ARTICLE XI The board of directors shall have power to borrow money. execute corporate notes or bonds of the corporation, and to sesure the payment of the same by a mortgage on the property of said corporation. or in any other manner designated by said board,
 ARTICLE XII,
 These Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any annual meeting of the stock holders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders, called for that purpose. by q two-thirds vote of all the stock then issued, voting in favor of such amendment; pro- vided, however, that at such election called for such purpose, at least a majority of the stockholders shall be present, in person, or by proxy
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here, unto set our hands this fourteenth day of May. A. D. lSo5. q, ,ny
 LJ. c. SPRUANCE,
 r.J. BEVEklUGE.
 JOHN GROSS,
 E. II. BROOKS,
 w. H. DAVIS