The Arizona sentinel., 1903-04-01
The name of the said corporation shall be The Pacific Gas Works Con
 struction Company.

ILL
 The principal place of business of the said corporation within the Territory of Arlzona shall be at the town of Yuma, Yuma County, where the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held The directors may meet and do business in the city of Los Angeles, Califor- nia, or in such other place in this or any other country as they may from time to time determine.
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this corporation Is as follows;
 To secure from cities, counties, towns or viii lages franchises for the right to construct, equip, maintain and operate gas works, and to furnish gas for lighting. heating, power and oth- CT purposes to municipalities, corporations and individuals; to purchase. lease, sell mortgage or consolidate any existing gas electric light or other plants furnishing either heat. light or power; to operate natural gas wells, to utilize the output for lighting, heating or other pur- poses; to enter into engagements with cities. towns, counties and villages for the construc- tion of gas plants or other heating light and power apparatus upon snch terms and condl- tions as the company may determine; to pur- chase and own stock, bonds or other securities in gas, electric light or other company situated in any city or territory in the United States or the Republic of Mexico; to purchase such stock, bonds or other securities by the issuance Of bonds or stock of this company in payment therefor: to manufacture all machinery con nected with the construction of gas works gas plants, pipe lines, water works, electric light plants, or in any way necessary to the proper conduct of the proposed business; to enter into contracts or other engagements with lndlVl- duals corporations or municipalities for per iod of twenty five (25) years, for the manage ment, erection and carrying on of the business of making gas, and furnishing light, power ana heat to own stores or Repositories for all gas fixtures stoves, pipes tools and implements or every name and nature, that may be required for the proper utilization of the gas ana cleo tricity; and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of such goods upon such terms and conditions | as the company may determine; to do any and all other things necessary to be donc to carry 1 on successfully the construction, equipment and maintenance of gas plants, of electric light plants, water powers and stores: to construct | operate maintain, sell, lease or otherwise dis l pose of smeltiug furnaces for the reduction of mineral ores and refining of the products there of; to acquire by purchase or otherwise srnelt ing furnaces, mines and mineral lands, and tc develop operate, sell, lease or otherwise dis pose of such properties; to do all things neces sary to the successful carrying on of the busi ness of mining and the reduction and rehnlne of ores and mineral products; to construct oper ate and deal in, crematories and furnaces of all kinds. and to conduct general mercantile and contracting business.
 This corporation shall have the power to pur- chase patents inventions and devices relating to or in any way affecting the manufacture of gas or electricity, or the production of heat foI the srnelting of ores, or for any mechanical ap pliances or apparatus of any nature whatsoever that relates to the construction of furnaces oi gas works or electrical plants, and pay there | for either in cash or in the stock Of this com pany and the said stock shall become thereby fully paid ID and non -aSSeSSable and the Judg ment of the directors of this company as to the value of such patent rights or other property SC bought shall be conclusive.
 VI
 The capital stock of this company shall bt Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (s]oO0O0) di vfded into one hundred thousand 100000 share of par value of five (5) Dollars each. VII.
 This corporation shall have power at any time to issue it's corporate bonds of such de nomination and such amount, within the lega limitation, as the directors may determine which bonds may be secured by the deposit II trust of the stock or bonds or both of other cor porations, as security for the issue Of the bonds of this corporation under the terms ofsa trust deed to be approved b. the Board of Directors
 VIII.
 The time of the commencement of tai' corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the county recorder of the county of Yuma Arizona, and the terminus thereof shall b. twenty-five (25) years.
 TX.
 l The affairs of the corporation shall b. conducted by board of seven CD director and the following names shall constitute thu board of directors until their successors art duly elected and qualified: Leslie c. Ferree Daniel A, Freeman. Stephen w. Dorsey, Al bert Chapelle, William B. Davis, George w Tibbits and George C.Haldeman,
 X.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility direct or contingent to Wnlch thl corporation shall at any time be subject, Shal not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dol lars, (Sl5O,OOO).
 XI.
 The property of the stockholders Of thl corporation shall be exempt from the corpor ate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, the incorporators hay hereunto set their hands and seals this, the l2tl day of March, 1903.
 LESLIE C. FERREE, (Seal.)
 DANIEL. A. FREEMAN, (Seal.)
 ALBERT CHAPELLE, (Seal.)