The copper era., 1909-01-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF ARIZONA POWER AND WATER COMPANY.

Know All Men by These Presents: That we, the undersigned. Delbert M. Potter and Geo. Reed, have this day associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming corporation under the law of Arizona, and for that purpose do adopt the following charter:
 Article l. The name of the corporation shall be Arizona Power and Water Company.
 Article Il. The principal place for transact ing the business of this corporation shall be at Clifton, Arizona. And said corporation may keep principal Ofhces and places of business at such other places as the board of directors may establish al which place places all incorppr- atcrs stockholders and directors meetings may be held, and all corporate business may be transacted.
 Article III The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Five Hundred Thousand Illars (sI 5OO,cOlOO) which shall be divided into Three Hundred Thousand (3OO,OOO) shares of the par value of s each, and said capital stock shall be paid up at the date of the issuance or at such time the board of directors may designate, in money, property, labor or any other valuable right of thing and the judgment of the board of directors or man. aging officers as to the value thereof shall be conclusive.
 Article ". The general nature of the busi- ness that this corporation shall engage in is as | follows, to-wit: The generating of electricity, by water or other power and supplying same for power light, heat and all purposes to which same may be applied.
 Supplying water for domestic purposes for cities, towns and in general for all purposes, acquiring of lands for dam and reservoir sites, for pipe lines. telegraph lines, telephone lines, power lines, and for all uses that may be re- quired in the conduct of any and all business of ltt,s 1nt. reservoirs on the San Francisco river and other rivers and streams in Arizona.
 To sell and exchange the capital stock of this corporation or any part thereof for the capita stock of other corporations, and for other prop erty rights and franchises to borrow money and to bond. hypothecate, mortgage, pledge, ex- change, convey or otherwise dispose of or deal in or with any or all of the property, real or personal and shares of the capital stock of this corporation in the United States or any part of tn e world.
 Article V. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors who shall be elected on the 10th day of January of each year as the bylaws shall provide. Article VI The highest amount of indebt- edness or liability that this corporation shall be subject to at any one time shall not exceed SevenIy-hve Thousand Dollars (S75,C .OO).
 rtcle VII This corporation is formed to endure for twenty ve years after its Artic les Are duly executed. but it's charter rights may be renewed from time to time for periods not ex- ceeding twenty-five years at a time perpetually.
 Article VIII. The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be and is hereby made forever exempt from all liability for its debts or obligations.
 Arti le TX. The capital stock of this corpOr- ation shall be an l is hereby made forever nou- assessable by this corporation for any purp jse. In witness whereof we have hereuuto set eur hands and seals this 3lst day of December. A. D. 19JS. DELBERT NJ. POTTER GEORGE F. REED Territory of ArizOna,l
 County of Graham,
 Before me, Frank B. Laine, a Notary Publ c in and for the County of Graham, Territory of bert M Potter and Geo. F. Reed, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument aud ackno vie ig, d to me that they executed the same for the pur- pose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 31st day of December, A. D. 1908.
 (SeaD FRANK E. LANE,
 Notary Public. My commission expires November G. 1909.
 Filed and recorded at request of D. NJ. Pot ter, January }, 1909 at 9 a. III.
 D. H. CLARIDGE, Recorder.
 By L. SIMMs, Deputy Recorder.
 Recorded in Book ? of Interpretations, at Pages 1s7 and 1sS. 1-2S-S 9