Williams news., 1906-05-19
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Grand Canyon Electric Light
 X Power Company
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS {:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned. Prince A. Mclick, Y. H. Melck, 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 together for the purpose of forming a eorpor- 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 l. The names of the corporators of this corpora ation Prince A. Melick V. H. Melick, F. O. Poison, J. II. Hudson, and F. R. Nellis ARTICLE H. 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 bnsi- ritory or State, if SO hereafter at any time de | termined by its Board of Directors. ARTICLE w All ineorporators', stockholders and direct prs meetings shall be held at the Town of Williams. CocOninn County. Territory of Ari- Zona, excepting otherwise hereafter ordered by | the Board of Directors
 ARTICLEV. 1 The affairs of this corporation shall be man. than five directors who shall be elected an- nually, on the first Monday coming after the year, as the Bylaws may provide; and the number of Directors for the ensuing year shall be determined by the Stockholders meeting each year; excepting that, until otherwise or dered by the Stockholders at such meeting and the following named persons shall be and constitute the Board of Directors of this poration until their successors are elected and
 Prince A. Melick. of Williams. Arizona. " H. Melick, of Williams, Arizona. 1 F. O. Poison, of Williams, Arizona. l J. II. Hudson, of Williams, Arizona.
 F. R. Nellis, of Williams, Arizona. ARTICLE VI. The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Fifty Thousand ($5O,O OOOOOl i Dollars; divided into Five Hundred shares, of the par value of One Hundred (slO0.00) Dollars each; and the said capital stock shall be fully paid up and non-assessible at the date of its issuance, and it may be paid for in money, property, labor or any other right or thing of 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- and it shall be, as follows, tO-wit:
 a. To own, hold, carry on, conduct manage, and maintain general electric lighting works, motor power plant, and businesses, with all Williams, Coconino County, Territory of Ari- zona, and at such other or different places as it
 fnd f0 frad SHy fer. and otherwise acquire or dispose of electric light, electric motor power, and any and all 1 kinds of electrical properties, apparatuses, ap- pliances, and Outfittings b. To own. hold, carry on. conduct, manage, and maintain water works, cisterns, tanks, res- ervoirs, ice plants, and steam heating plants, . pipe lines, and pumping stations, and all other properties and appliances appertaihing to, or steam heating plants and businesses, and all incidents thereto, in the Town of Williams. Arizona, and at such other or different places as 1t may desire; and to manufacture, buy, own hold sell, give, trade assign, divert, trans s ice, and steam. and any and all Kinds of water. plant, ice-plant. and steam. heating properties, 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 needed for the working, carrying management and conducting of electric lighting, motor-power, water-works, ice-works, and steam heating |, 1 works and businesses.
 d. To secure, take, purchase, own, buy, acquire, | hold, sell. lease, mortgage, or otherwise use, deal in. acquire or dispose oI real estate: notes; } all and every description of securities, collat- eral or other; and bonds, public, private, municipal or corporate; and corporate shares of capital stock; and any and all other obli- gations. contracts, and every evidence of in- hypothecate any any and ali such securities prop erties 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 from time to time for period oftwenty-fve years longer, each time perpetually. ARTICLE TX. : The highest amount of indebtedness and lia- bility, direct contingent, to which this cor poration is at any time to be subject, shall be in no case to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars.
 ], ARTICLE x.
 The private property of the members and stockholders of this corporation shall be, and it is hereby made forever exempt from all lia- SOeyer.
 ARTICLE XI.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be and it is hereby made forever non-assessable, for anyand 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, General Manager of this Corporation, 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, D., 1906.
 PRINCE A. MELICK. [seall V. H. MELICK. [Seal1 i F. O. POISON. fSeall
 j. H. HUDSON [Seall