Williams news., 1906-06-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Grand Canyon Electric Light
 & Power Company
KSow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
 That we. the undersigned: Prince A. Melick. " H. Nelick, F. O. Poison. !. H. Hudson, and F. R. Nellis, all residents of the Town of will jams, in CocOnino County, Territory of Ari- zona have this day s associated sosie ourselves atfon, and to become incorporated. under the LAWS of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose we do adopt Articles of Incorporation" as follows, to-wit:
 The names of the Hf th md,eS Poison, J. H. Hudson, and F. R. Nellis. ARTICLE H. The name of this corporation is, and it shall be Grand Canyon Electric Light X Power Company"
 The principal place of transacting business of this corporation is, and it shall be, the Town of Williams, in Coconino County, Territory Of | Arizona; and it may have other places of busi- ness in the said Territory, and in any other Ter ritory or State, if so hereafter at any time de- termined by its Board of Directors ARTICLEIv
 All incorporators', stockholders and direct: l ors' meetings shall be held at the Town of Williams Coconinn County. Territory of Ari- | the Board Of Directors. ARTICLEv. The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged by Board of not less than three, nor more | than five directors, who shall be elected an- nualiy, on the first Monday coming after the first day of January, of each and every be determined by the stockholdeT's meeting Sy e at sSeh such Board of Directors shall consist of five constitute the Board of Directors of this poration until their successors are elected and qualified:
 Prince A. Melick. of Williams. Arizona. V. H. Meiick. of Williams. Arizona.
 F. o. Poison. of Williams. Arizona J. H. Hudson, of Williams, Arizona.
 FIR Nellis, of Williams, Arizona. ARTICLE VI. The amount of the capital stock of this Dollars; divided into Five Hundred shares, of the par value of One Hundred (Sl000O) Dollars each: and the said capital stock shall be fully issuance. and it may be paid for in money: property, labor or any other rlght, or thing oi : Board of Directors or managing officers Of this , corporation as to the value thereof, shall be conclusive.
 The general nature of the business pro and it shall be, as follows, to-wit:
 and maintain general electric lighting works, motor power plant, and businesses, with all l Williams, Coconno County, Territory of Ari- zona, and at such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy, acquire own. hold. sell, give, trade. assign divert. trans fer and otherwise acquire or dispose of electric
 
 9 kinds of electrical properties apparatuses. ap- , pliances. and outfittings l b. To own, hold. carry on, conduct, manage. and maintain water works. cisterns. tanks, res 3 ervoirs. ice plants. and steam-hearing plants. pipe lines. and pumping stations, and all other necessary necessary for for W.ter plants ice plants, and , steam heating plants and businesses; and all D Arizona, and at such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacfure, buy, own. hold sell, give, trade. assign divert trans I far Of her lSp App irQ n Of , ice, and steam, and any and all kinds of water. plant ice-plant. and steam. heating properties, apparatuses, appliances and outtttings.
 c. To contract, maintain. own. hold, and operate all such roads. franchises, rights. priv ileges, permits, buildings, and other properties 5 as may be necessary, convenient or needed for conducting of electric lighting. ,notor-power. water-works ice-works, and steam heating works and businesses. , d. To secure, take, purchase own ,buy acquire, ! hold. sell. lease, mortgage, or otherwise use, deal in. acquire or dispose of real estate notes, mortgages. buildings, personal properties. and all and every description of securities. eollat- eral or other; and bonds. public, private. municipal or corporate; and corporate shares 3 of capital stock; and any and all other obli- debtedness; and to sell, mortgage, pledge. or hypothecate any and all such securities, prop . to exercise in respect thereto, and to each and all of the above mentioned affairs. any and all rights powers and privileges that individual natural persons. owners thereof, might or f could do.
 To borrow money and give securities of, or otherwise use or deal in debenture bonds, common bonds. collateral securities. hypothe. cations, and mortgages, and securities of every ) description and kind. ARTICLE VIII.
 Thetime of the commencement of this corpor- ation shall be the date of the filing of these Arti- cles of Incorporation for record in the office of ' the County Recorder, and certified copy there- of in the office of the territorial auditor; and this corporation is formed to endure for twenty five years thereafter, but it may be renewed from time to time for period of twenty-five years longer, each time perpetually. ARTICLE TX. bility, direct or contingent, to which this poration is at any time to be subject shall be in no case to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars.
 The private property of the members and stockholders of this corporation shall be, and bility for its corporate debts of every kind what soever.
 ARTICLE XI. The capital stock of this corporation shall be and it is hereby made forever non-assessable, for any and every purpose whatsoever.
 ARTICLE XII
 The Directors of this Corporation are here- by, and they shall at all times have the power. and be empowered to make, alter, amend and repeal bylaws for this Corporation; and they, the said directors. are hereby authorized to, and they may at their discretion. appoint when appointed shall have all the bowers which the said Directors may confer upon him. , In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals, at Williams. Arizona, this the 11tn day of May, A.D., 1906.
 PRINCE A. MELICK. [Seall V. H. MELICK. [Seall
 F. Q. POISON. lSeall J. ii. HUDSON. fSeail
 F. R. NELLIS. iSeali