Williams news., 1906-06-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Grand Canyon Electric Light
 & Power Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we the undersigned. Prince A. Melick, V. H. Melick, F. O. Poison, T. H. Hudson, and
 Nes all residents of the Irynrv TGEn o5 f Will zona, have this day associated ourselves together for the purpose Of forming corpor- Laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for that purpose we do adopt Articles of Incorporation as follows, to-wit:
 ation are Prince A. Me{ick V. H. Melick, F. o. Polson J. H. Hudson, and F. R. Nellis.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation is, and it shall be "Grand Canyon Electric Light x Power Company"
 ARTICLE III.
 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 bDsi- ness in the said Territory, and in any other Ter termined by it's Board of Directors. ARTICLE All incorporators', stockholders and direct ors meetings shall be held at the Town of zona, excepting otherwise hereafter ordered by 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- | nually, on the first Monday coming after the first day of January, of each and every number of Directors for the ensuing year shall be determined by the Stockholders meeting deTed by the at .ucR meeting such Board of Directors shall consist of five constitute com the Board of Directors of this cor. poration until their successors are elected and
 Prince A. Melick of Williams Arizona. ] V. H. Melick. of Williams, Arizona. 1 F. o. Poison, of Williams, Arizona. | J. H. Hudson of Williams, Arizona.
 F. R. Nellis, of Williams, Arizona. 1 ARTICLE vI
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand $50 0OOl Dollars; divided into Five Hundred os1 snares, oi each; and the said capital stock shall be fully paid up and non-assessible at the date of It's issuance. and it may be paid for in money. property, labor. or any other right or thing of value. and the judgment and decision of the Board of Directors, or managing officers of this 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-wlt:
 a; To own. hold, carry on, conduct. manage. and maintain general electric lighting works; and every incident thereto, in the Town of Williams, Coconino County, Territory of Ari. zona, and at such other or different places as 1t may desire; and to manufacture. buy, acquire, own, hold sell, give. trade, assign. divert, trans light. electric motor power, and any and all kinds of electrical properties, apparatuses, ap- pliances, and outhttings. b. To own. hold, carry on, conduct, manage, and maintain water works, cisterns, tanks, Ies- , ervoirs, ice plants, and steam-heatng plants. prppperties pp % and and Appliances appertaining to- or necessary for Water plants, ice plants, and incidents thereto, in the Town of Williams. Arizona, and at such other or different places I as it may desire; and to manufacture buy. own, hold, sell, give trade. assign, divert trans ice. and steam. and any and all kinds of water apparatuses, appliances and outfittings.
 c. To contract, maintain, own, hold, and operate all such roads, franchises, rights, priv ileges, permits, buildings, and other properties as may be necessary, convenient or neeued for the working carrying on management and , water-works, ice-works, ana steam heating works and businesses.
 d. To secure. take, purchase, own, buy, acquire. deal in. acquire or uispose of real estate. notes. mortgages. buildings, personal properties and all and every description of securities, coIlat- eral or other; and bonds. public, private. municipal or corporate; and corporate shares gations, contracts, and every evidence of in- debtedness; and to sell, mortgage, pledge. or hypothecate any and all such securities, prop | critics, or holdings; and generally to have and 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 could do.
 e. To borrow money and give securities therefor; and to negotiate, issue, sell, dispose 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.
 The time 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 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 years longer, each time perpetually.
 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 Dollars.
 The of the and 1t 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, and be empowered to make alter, amend and repeal bylaws for this Corporation; and they, and they may at their discretion. appoint a General Manager of this Cooperation, 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 l7tn day of May, A.D., 1906.
 PRINCE A. MELICK. [seall | V. H. MELICK. (Seall 1 F. O. POISON. (Seall l J. H. HUDSON. fSealj | F. K. NELLIS. [Seal1