Arizona silver belt., 1902-04-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
0f Globe Electric Company.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that we the under signed, Herbert c Wright Lucien F. Harding
 and Arthur c. Groves, all Of the City of Chicago. State Of Illinois, and Margaret F.
 Sireh and c. w. Sirch both Of the Town of Globe. County of Gila and Territory Of Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves Into an incor. porated company under and by virtue Of the provisions Of Chapter II o' Title XII Of the
 Revised Statutes Of Arizona, and to that end
 We do by this our certificate set forth, FIRST-That the name by which this corpor. | atiOn shall be and is designated and by which lt shall hereaf CT he known is CLOSE | ELECTRIC COMPANY" The names Of the
 incorporators and their places of residence
 are hereinsbove mentioned and set forth. and
 the principal place Of transactlng the business Of said corporation shall be and Is at the Town Of Globe County Of Gils ana Territory Of
 Arizona. This corporation shall also have
 branch orice at the City of Chicago, nt which
 place, fl it be so directed by the Board of
 Directors 1t may transact any and all business
 Of whatever kind or nature incidental to the
 management Of the affairs of this corporation.
 sECOND-The general nature Of the buSi-
 ness proposed to be transacted iS aud shall be
 the erection, maintenance and operation Of
 
 and apparatus necessary thereto; to con.
 struct, maintain and operate plant or plants
 for the ms nufaclure and distribution Of Hum.
 mating and other gases; to construct, maintain
 and operate plant for the manufacture and
 sale Of ice; to construct maintain and operate
 water system for the storing, sale and distri-
 button of hot or cold water and other fluids;
 and in connection herewith to construct,
 maintain and operate natatorlum; 10 acquire
 by purchase or otherwise and thereafter
 maintain and operate electric street railway
 systems, public and private telephone systems
 and public and private electric lighting systems.
 In furtheranee of the objects hereinaboye
 set forth to acquire by purchase or otherwise.
 aud thereafter own and hold real estate, and
 erect thereon any and all buildings necessary to be used and to erect and maintain thereon
 and therein all necessary machinery and ap-
 paratus To acquire franchises over the public streets and highways of cities and towns in
 the Territory Of Arizona and particularly in the Town Of Globe County of Gna and Terri tory of Arizona and to erect construct,
 maintain and operate theron and therein or
 on any land in the Territory of Arizona, in any manner not inconsistent win law, poles and
 wires necessary to convey and supply elect rlcal power, and also all pipes and other appliances necessary to be used in the ma IL facture. storing sale and distribution Of gas. water or other fluids stored. manufactured or used under these articles of incorporation. | To lay down and maintain tracks and operate | thereon street railway systems operated by l electrical power. To issue bonds debentures or other oblgatiors and secnre the same by mortgage of any Of the property, rights or | franchises of this company in manner herein after in these articles provided for, and in general to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary or convenient to be done in
 connection with any Of the business above mentioned and to be transacted under these articles Of incorporation
 THIRD-The amount of capital stock auth orized shall he and K the sum of ONE HUN DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS divided into One Thousand CO0O shares of the par value
 of One Hundred QOO) Dollars each share, and sueh shares of stock when issued out of the treasury shall be fully paid for, transferable and forever nOn-asseSsable,
 FOURTH-Tt e time of the commencement
 of tbis corporation shall be March 2sth 1909, ,he date of filing Of these articles Of incorpOr- alton in the ofice Of the County Recorder Of ] NIlld NOuuIyf ltilAbOAA VI -'A4N'''".' "'''f 'N termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 kIFTII-The affairs of this corporation shall [ he conducted by a board of five directors who shall be stockholders Of this corporation, and who shall be elected by the stockholders on the first Tuesday in April, 1902, and annually thereafter. A majority of said board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of trans acting business, and said board when duly | elected and qualified shall be vested with the entire management and control of the affairs | of this corporation during the term for which ,bey are elected. All vacancies occurring in ! said board by resignation or otherwise, shall | be filled by the remaining members Of such board at any regular or special meeting called | sor that purpose and in compliance with the ! hv.lawg which may hereafter be adopted At ! spch meeting of the board of directors held on | the first Tuesday in April 1902, said board shall
 elect president vice president, secretary
 and A treasurer and such other officers as
 may be necessary and convenient Tor the | carrying on of the corporate business, ana
 pntil such meeting shall be held and until thelr
 snccessors are duly elected and qualified me
 officers of this corporation, who are owners or
 one sh ire each Of she capital stock hereoi
 shau he and are | W. Sireh- President ana