The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-03-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TkRRIToRY OF New Mexico.
Office of the Secretary.

teenth day OF March, A. ID. 1908,
ARTICLES OF INcoRPoRATIoN
OF
THE SocoRRo ELECTRIC
COMPANY.
(No. s36S.);
and also, that / have compared
the following copy of the sam e,
with the original thereof n"w
on file, and declare it to b a ror-
rect transcript therefrOm aud nf
the whole thereof.
Given under my han an / the
Great Seal of the Territory nl
New Mexico, at the City of Stu
ia Fe, the Capital, on this four
teenth day of March, A. ID. 1908.
(SeaD NATHAN JAFFA,
Secretary of New Mexico.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE SocoRRo ELECTRIC
COMPANY.
We, The undersigned, citizens
of the United States, being de-
Sirous of forming a corporation,
under the laws of the Territory
of New Mexico, do make, sign
and acknowledge the following
articles and certificate of incor-
poration, to-wit:
First, The name OF said cor
poration is The Socorro Electric
Company.
Second, The principal or regis
tered Office of said company in
the Territory of New Mexico is
in the City of Socorro, in the
County of Socorro, in the Terry
Block, on west side of Plaza, un-
numbered, and the name of the
agent in charge thereof, and
upon whom process against the
corporation may be served, is
James G.. Fitch.
Third, The objects for which
said corporation is formed are:
to construct, acquire, maintain,
operate and use plants, machin-
cry, pole lines and all other APP
pliances for the production,
transmission, use and sale oI
electric light and power for any
and all purposes, and such other
kinds of power as may be deem.
ed advisable; TO acquire franchis'
es from counties and municipal
corporations for the right to use
streets, roads, highways and
other public lands in the con-
struction, maintenance, and
operation of lines for the trans
mission of electric and other
power; to supply, furnish and
sell such light and power tC
counties, municipal corporations
private corporations and individ-
uals both within said counties
and municipal corporations, and
elsewhere, for any and all pur'
poses for which said power can
be used; to acquire by purchase,
condemnation proceedings, oI
otherwise, rights of way fol
electric and other lines neces.
for the transmission or use o.
said power; to manufacture, buy
sell and deal in electric supplies,
materials and appliances of al
kinds, also such other articles
supplies, commodities and mer
chandise, and to engage in sucl
other lines of business, as, in th'
ooinion of its Board of Directors
can be advantageouslY undertak
en- in connection with or in ad
dition to the business hereil
specifically mentioned; to ac
quire, use, buy and sell patent
and patent rights; to subscrib
for, take, pay for, hold, use ant
dispose of stocks or bonds o
other corporations formed for tn
purpose of conducting, maintain
ing and operating public works
to acquire, purchase and dispos
of any and all real and persona
property deemed necessary O
advantageous in carrying on it
business, or in the promotion O
any enterprise in which it ma
engage; to do and perform ever
act or thing that NAV be deem
ed necessary or advisable by il
board of directors in the conduc
of such business or enterprise:
not herein prohibited and not in
consistent with the laws of til
Territory of New Mexico.
Fourth, The amount of th
total au uthorized capital stock {
said corpora tion is thirty thol
sand dollars ($30,OOO.OO) divide
into one hundred (l00) shares {
preferred, and two hundfe
(20O) shares of common stock
the par value of one hundre