Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
0f Globe Electric Company.

| VI olVgc ClSClItL company.
 THIS IS TO CERTIFY that we. the under.
 signed, Herbert C. Wright Luclcn F. Harding
 and Arthur c. Groves, all Of the City Of
 Chicago, State Of Illinois and Margaret F
 Sirch 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 oi Title XII Of the ! Revised Statutes Of Arizona and to that end ! we do by this our certificate set forth, 1 FIRST-That the name by which this corpor.
 ation shall be and iS designated and by which ] tt shall hereafter be known. is GLOBE 1 ELECTRIC COMPANY" The names Of the 1 incorpOrators and their places of residence ! are hereinabOyc mentioned and set forth. and | the principal place Of traHsacting the business Of said corporation shall be and is at the Town Of Globe, County Of Gua ana Territory of Arizona mi, corporation >hau also have a | branch OhlcC at the City Of Chicago, at which place, # iJ be so directed Uy the Board Of Directors, it may transact any and an business Of whatever kind or nature incidental Co the management ot the affairs Of this corporation. SECOND-The general nature Of the busi- ness proposed Co be transacted is and shall be the erection maintenance and operation Of an electric power plant with all equipments and apparatus necessary thereto. tO con struct, maintain and operate plant or plants for the manufacture and distr,nutiOn Of illum. mating and other gases. to construct. maintain and operate plant for the manufacture and sale Of ice, 10 construct, maintain and operate a water system for the storing snlc and dis,ri- button ul bot or cold water and other fluids, and iu connection herewith To construct. maintain and operate @ naJatorium. Co acquire uy 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 furtbcrancc of thc objects hcrcinaboyc set forth, Co acquire by purchase or otherwise. and thereafter own and hold real estate, and erect thereon any and an buildings necessary tO bc uscd and Co cree. and maintain thereon and tho 2in aI necessary machinery and ap- paratus. To acquire franchises over the public streets and highways of cities and towns in tho Territory ur Arizona and particularly in the Town Of Globe. County Of GiIa and Terri. tory Of Arizona and 10 erect construct maintain and operate theron and therein or on any land In the Territory Of Arizona, in any manner not inconsistent with law, poles and wires necessary Co convey and supply elect rical power, and also all pipes and other appliances necessary to be used in the manu- facturC, 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 electrical power. To issue bonds dcbentureS or other obligations and secure 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 Co be transacted under these articles Of incorporation.
 THIRD-Thc amount of capital stock auth orized shall be and is the sum Of ONE HUN DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS, divided into One Thousand UOOOJ shares of the par value of One Hundred UOOD Dollars each share, and such shares Of stock when issued out of the treasury shall be fully paid for, transferable and forever non -asscSsable.
 FOURTH-Tt c time of the commencement of this corporation shall be March 18th, 1902, the date or nunR or tnGSe dIllcieS or UCOlpOf- ation in the office of the County Recorder Of GlIa County, Territory Of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter
 FIFTH-Hhe affairs or this corporation shall be 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 they are elected. All vacancies occurring in said board hy resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the remaining members of such board at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose and in compliance with the bylaws which may hereafter be adopted. At such meeting Of the board Of directors helc on the first Tuesday in April 1902, said board shall elect president, a Wce-president secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as may be necessary and convenient for the carving on of the corporate business, and until such meeting shall he held and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, lhe officers Of this corporation, who are owners Of one share each ot the capital stock hereof, shall be and are c. w. Sirch, President and