The Arizona sentinel., 1903-04-15
The name of the said corporation shall be
The Pacific Gas Works Con
 struction Company.


 III.
 The principal place of business of the said corpuration within the Territory of Arizona, shall be mt 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, Cdlifor- 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 VII ! 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 ana 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 l the output for lighting, heating or other pur- poses; to enter into engagements with cities. towns, counties and villages for the construc- ton of gas plants or other heating light and power apparatus upon Snch terms and condl- tions as the company may determine; to pur- l chase and own stock, bonds or other securities in gas, electric light or other company. situated l 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 arrangements with indlVi- duals corporations 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 and heat to own stores or Repositories for all gas fixtures stoves, pipes, tools and implements of 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 ana all other things necessary to be done to carry on successfully the construction, equipment and maintenance of gas plants. or electric nght plants. water powers and stores; to construct operate maintain, sell. lease or otherwise dis- pose of smeltiug furnaces for the reduction of mineral ores and refining of the products there of; to acquire by purchase or otherwise, smelt- ing furnaces, mines and mineral lands, and to develop operate, sell, leasc or otherwise dlS- pose of such properties: to do all things neces- Sary to the successful carrying on of the ousl- ness of mining and the reduction and rehnlng 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 p'lr- chase patents inventions and devices relating , 1 to or ill any Way affecting the manufacture Of gas or electricity, the production of heat for , the smclting Of ores or for any mechanical ap- plianccs or apparatus of any nature whatsoever , that relates to the construction of furnaces of gas works or electrical plants. and pay there for, either in cash or in the stock of this com pany, and the said tlck shall become thereby fully paid up and non-aSscSSablc, and the Judg- mcnt of the directors of this company as to the value of such patent rights or other property So bought shall be conclusive.
 VI.
 The capital stock Of this company shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (So0o,oOo), di- vidcd into one hundred thousand 100000 shares of a par value of five @ Dollars each.
 VII.
 This corporation shall have power at any ' time to issue its corporate bonds Of such de nomination and such amount, within the legal limitation, as the directors may determine which bonds may be secured by the deposit III 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 of q trust deed to be approved by the Board Of Directors
 VIII
 u The time of the commencement of this 1 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 be twenty-five (25) years.
 TX.
 The affairs of the corporation shall bt 1 conducted by board of seven (0 directors and the following names shall constitute tho ' board of directors until their successors art duly elected and qualified: Leslie c. Ferree IT Daniel A, Freeman, Stephen W. Dorsey, Al '- bert Chapelle, William B. Davis, George W !, Tibbts and George C.Haldeman, x.
 S The highest amount Of indebtedness or lia V bility drcc. or contingent to which this V corporation shall Ut any time be subject. shal not exceed ono hundred fifty thousand dol lars, (Sl50OOO).
 XI.
 y The property of the stockholders Of thi' @ corporation shall be exempt from the corpor d ate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In witness whereof, the incorporators have hereunto set their hands and seals this, the l2ti day of March, 1903,
 ..:l< LESLIE c. FERREE (Seal.) l. ~, DANIEL A. FREEMAN, (Seal)
 a. ALBERT CHAPEIhE, (Seai) 1s STEPHEN W. DORSEY, (Seal) P STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss I of Lbs AnUnlnS o9.