Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-01
TERRITORY or ARIZONA !
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of Globe Electric Company.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY'that we the under signed, Herbert c. Wright. I.ucicn F. Harding and Arthur C. Groves. all Of the City Of l Chicago. Stftc ot Illinois, and Margaret F. 1 NlrCh and C, W Siren both qf the Town Of | Globe, County Of Gila and Territory of Arizona. ! do hereby associate ourselves into an iucor- | pOrated company under and by virtue Of the ! provisions Of Chapter II Of Title XII of the Revised Statutes or Arizona, and to that end we do by tbi, our certificate set forth,
 ! fIBST-Thut the name by which this cOrpor- alou shall be and i- designated and by which lJ shall hereafter be known Is GLOBE l ELECTRIC COMPANY" The names of the | uucoTp0rators and their places Of residence arc hcrcluabOyo mentioned and set forth. and the principal place Of transacting the business Of said corporation Shall be and is at the Town or Globe County Of GiIa and Territory Of Arizona. This corporation shall also have branch ouicc at the City Of Chicago, at which pscc. ll it be so directed by the Board of Directors it may transact any and all business ol whatever kind or nature incidental Go the management oi thc affairs or this corporation. SECONU-TH general nature of the busi- uC,. proposed tu be transacted Is and shall be the erection. maintenance and operation Of 8u electric power plant with all equipments and apparatus necessary thereto tO con struct maintain and operate a plant or plants for the manufacture and distribution Of ilum. mating and other gases Co construct maintain and operate a plant for the manufacture and sale ofscC. Co construct maintain and operate a water system for tbc storing sale and diStri- button of hgJ OF cold water and other. fluids and ln connection herewith to construct maintain and operate a natatorium. to 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 urthcruucc ol Inc objects hercinabOvc | set forth. to acquire by purchase or otherwise | and thereafter own and hold real estate. and ! erect thereon auy.and an buildings necessary | Co be used and Co erect and maintain thereon | and therein an necessary machinery and ap- | paratus To acquire franchises over the public streets and highways Of cities and towns in | lhc Territory Of Arizona, and particularly In | tho Town Of Globe County Of Gila and Terri | tory Of Arizona, and Co erect, construct,
 main0liu and operate theron and therein or
 on any land ln the Territory of Arizona, in any | manner not inconsistent with law, poles and | wires necessary Co convey and supply elect rical power and also an pipes and other auplfauccs necessary to be used in the manu- l 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 l thereon street railway systems operated by
 electrical power To issue bonds dcEenturcS
 or other obligations and secure the same by
 mortgage of any ot the property, rights or
 franchises of this company in manner herein
 after in 4hesc articles provided for, and in
 general to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary or cOny to be done in
 connection with any of the business above
 mentioned and Co be transacted under these
 articles Oi incorporation
 1 THTRD-Thc amount Of capital stock auth.
 orizcd shall be and is the sum Of ONE HUN DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS, divided into One Thousand O0OW shares Of the par value
 of One Hundred u0O Dollars each share. and
 such shares of stock when issued out of the
 treasury shall be fully paid for, transferable
 and forever non -aSscSsablc
 | FOURTH-Ti time of the commencement
 of tRis corporation shall be March 2sth, 1909,
 the date of filing Of these articles of incorpor-
 alton in the onice Of the County Recorder of GUa County, Territdry of Arizona, and the
 termination thereof shalrbe twenty-five years
 thereafter.
 FIFTH-Thc affairs of 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. An 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
 for that purpose and in compliance with the
 by.laws which may hereafter be adopted. Al
 such meeting Of the board of directors held or
 the first Tuesday in April 1902; said board shal
 elect president, a yice-president, a secretar,
 and treasurer and such other officers al r | may be necessary and convenient for tht q carrying on Of the corporate business, ant ' until such meeting shall be held and until thei , | successors are duly elected and qualified, lh l officers of this corporation, who are owners O d one share each of the capital stock hereo l- shall be and are C. w. Sirch, President an