Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-09
Articles of incorporation
 OF GLOBE ELECTRIC, GAS & WATER COMPANY

H. Hutton and A. F. Gressler associate ourselves together for the purpose of be- ing incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt the following Articles of Interpretations
 ARTICLE
 The name of this corporation shall be "GLOBE ELECTRIC, GAS X WATER COMPANY.
 ARTICLE IT
 The names of the incorporators of this corporation are c. N. Bassett, B. A. Nebeker, A. w. McPherson, Geo. H. Hutton and A. F. Gressler.
 ARTICLE III
 The principal place of transacting the business of said corporation shall be at the City of Globe, Gila County, Art zona, but this corporation proposed to have offices for the transaction of its business outside of said territory, to wit: In the City of Los Angeles, Coun- ty of Los Angeles, State of California, and at such other places as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. and as may be provided by the bylaws of such corporation, at any of which places the Board of Directosr may transact any and all of the busi- ness of said corporation, and at any of which said places meetings of the stock holders of such corporation may be had in accordance with the bylaws of said corporation, and any and all business of said corporation may be transacted.
 ARTICLE "
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by said corporation and the purposes for which it is formed are; First: TO locate, buy, own and sell, lease, mortgage and bond water loca- tions and water rights; to buy, own and sell, lease, mortgage and bond water bearing lands; to dig wells, erect rcser- voirs and other means of storing water; to buy, sell, pump and distribute water; to own, buy, sell, hold, convey, build, operate, maintain, lease, mortgage, bond, equip and maintain buildings, pipe lines, reservoirs, pumps, pumping sta tions and all machinery and apparatus capable of being used in the develop | ment, distribution or application of wa ter;
 Second: To manufacture, rent, store | buy, sell, distribute and deal in electric. ity and gas and steam and compressed air and all other products for fuel lighting and power and all purposes foI which electricity, steam or gas or com pressed air may be used;
 Third: To establish and to maintain the necessary appliances and buildings for the manufacture, distribution and sale of ice;
 Fourth: To produce, distribute and sell heat, power and light or the pro duet sof the same;
 Fifth: To buy, own, sell, hold, con vey, build, operate, manage, control lease, mortgage, bond, equip and main tain buildings, poles, wires, lights, un derground circuits, appliances, machin cry and all apparatus capable of being used in the production, development distribution or application of electric ity, steam, gas, power, ice and water or in any way connected herewith anC to contract for, purchase, lease, sell buy, own, hold, manage, convey, mort gage, hypothecate, bond or otherwise ae quire, dispose of or deal in any req or personal property, including fran chises for any of the purposes afore said or in any way related thereto, anC I lxr or otherwise on any of its property.
 ARTICLE V
 1 That the authorized amount of capita stock of said corporation shall be Sever Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000), to be divided into Sever Thousand Five Hundred (7,500) share, of the par valu eof One Hundred Dol lars ($100) each, and the time when ant the condition upon which it is to b, paid in is as follows, to wit: Five c, shares have been subscribed by the fol lowing persons in the following amounts:
 Names. Amount of stock c. N. shar, B. A. share | A. W. McPherson son........................1 shar, Geo. H. Hutton. shar, A. F. Gressler. ...........................1s shar, are to be paid for in cash upon the in corporation of the company. The re maining Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety-fve (7,495) shares are to re main in the treasury of the corporation and to be disposed of if necessary fol | the purposes of the corporation by tho Board of Directors at such times an( upon such terms, either in cash, ser vices or property, as the Board of Di rectors shall determine
 1 ARTICLE VT
 The time of the commencement ot this corporation shall be the day of tn, filing of certified copy of these Ar ticles of Incorporation with the Auditor of the Territory of Arizona, and tho termination thereof shall be twenty-fv, (25) years thereafter, unless, prior tc the expiration of said period, it's cor l porate existence shall be extended anC renewed pursuant to the laws of sai, territory.
 ARTICLE VII
 The affairs and business of said cor poration are to be conducted and man aged by Board of five t5) directors with President, Vice President, Secre tary and Treasurer, and such other off cers as such Board may from time to time deem necessary. Such director shall be elected annually at meetings oi said corporation called for that purpos, and shall hold offic euntil their success sors are elected and qualifed; provided however, that the five (5) person, named herein as incorporators of sait corporation shall be and continue tn, first Board of Directors, and shall hol( office during the first year of the exist enee of said corporation, or until theii successors are duly elected and qualified but in case of the death or resignation