Williams news., 1906-05-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Grand Canyon Electric Light
 X Power Company
NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS {:

KSow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned; Prince A Meliek, V. H. Melick, F. O. Poison. J. H. Hudson, and F. R. Nellis, all residents of the Town of Will jams, in Coconino County, Territory of Ari- zona, have this day associated ourselves ation, 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
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the eGrpo5atoTs % of ths is,c eGrPora Poison, J. H. Hudson, and F. K. Nellis. ARTICLE II. 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. i ARTICLE ". | All incorporators', stockholders and direct Ors' meetings shall be held at the Town of Williams. Coconino County. Territory of Ari- Zona, excepting otherwise hereafter ordered by the Board Of Directors.
 ARTICLEv. r The affairs of this corporation shall be man. aged by Board of not less than three, nor more nuaily, on the first Monday coming after the first day of January, of each and every number of Directors for is the ensuing year shall be determined by the Stockholders meeting T tb that until or such Board of Directors shall consist of five and the following named Persons, persons shall s 3 be and poration until their successors are elected and qualified:
 V. +. Melick, of Williams, Arizona.
 F. o. Poison, of Williams, Arizona. J. H. Hudson, of Williams, Arizona. F. K. Nellis, of Williams, Arizona.
 ARTICLE vI
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand ($50, ,000.0O) , the par value of One Hundred (slOO.OO) Dollars each; and the said capital stock shall be fully | issuance. and it may be paid for in money. property, labor, or any other right or thing of of apa eers hs 2 corporation as to the value thereof, shall be -conclusive.
 ARTICLE VII
 The general nature of the business pro- posed to be transacted by this Corporation is, and it shall be, as follows, to-wit: a. To own, hold, carry on, conduct manage, J and maintain general electric lighting works, motor power plant and businesses, with all and every incident thereto, in the Town of Williams, Coconino County, Territory of Ari- zona, and at such other or different places as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy, acquire, { fer and otherwise acquire or dispose of electric l light, electric motor power and any and all kinds of electrical properties, apparatuses, ap- pliances and OutfttlngS. b. To own, hold, carry on, conduct, manage, e and maintain water works, cisterns, tanks, res eTvors ice plants. and steasm.heatding plants. l. properties and appliances appertaining to, or 7, necessary for Water plants. ice plants, and nd incidents thereto, in the Town of Williams. e Arizona, and at such other or different places O as it may desire; and to manufacture, buy, own, hold, sell give, trade assign, divert, trans t fer, and otherwise acquire or dispose of water. ice, and steam. and any and all kinds Of water plant, ice plant. and steam heating properties, apparatuses, appliances and outtittings e c. To contract, maintain, own, hold. and r operate all such roads, franchises, rights, priv ileges permits, buildings, and other properties e as may be necessary, convenient or needed for the working, carrying on management and e conducting of electric lighting, motor-power, ! waterw works, ice-works, and steam heating works and businesses. 6 d. To secure, take, purchase, own, buy, acquire, hold, sell. lease mortgage, or otherwise use, deal in. acquire dispose of real estate, notes, a aga every deseTipon of securities eoat l eral other; and bonds. public, private. | of capital stock; and any and ali other obii- gatiOns, contracts, and every evidence of in- . hypothecate any and all such securities prop critics, or holdings; and generally to have and 1 all of the above mentioned affairs, any and all rights, powers and privileges that individual natural persons owners thereof, might or 0 could do.
 e. To borrow money and give securities 5 therefor; and to negotiate, issue sell, dispose common bonds, collateral securities, hypothe- cations and mortgages and securities of every description and kind.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The time of the commencement of this corpor- aton shall be the date of the filing of these Arti cles of Incorporation for record in the office of the County Recorder, and a 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 3 years longer, each time perpetually. 5 ARTICLE TX:
 The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility, direct or contingent, to which this cor 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 it is hereby made forever exempt from all lia- bility for it's corporate debts of every kind what soever.
 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, repeal bypWs for this hi Corporation % and they, @ , the said directors, are hereby authorized to, General | Manager of this Cerporstipp' dpih who when appointed shall have all the powers which the said Directors may confer upon him.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals, at Williams, Arizona, this the 17tn day of May, A.D, 1906.
 PRINCE A. MELICK [sealJ
 F. o. POISON. lSeall J. H. HUDSON. (Seall
 F. R. NELLIS. [Seall TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. ss
 County of Coconino.