The Parker post., 1912-09-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PARKER IMPROVEMENT CON-
PANY.

PANY.
Know all men by these presents ::
That We, W. H. Tharp and H. G.
Coykendall, being desirous of form
ing corporation under and in
! accordance with the laws of the
State of Arizona hereby adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation.
Article |.
The name of this Corporation is
and shall be Parker Improvement
Company.
Article II.
The principal place of the busi-
ness of the Corporation shall be
at the Town of Parker, in the
County Of Yuma, and State of
Arizona, but the Corporation pro-
poses to carry on business with
branch offices in such other place
or places within the State of Ari-
Zona, and such other states and
territories of the United States,
and in foreign countries, as the
Board of Directors may deem nee
essary or expedient
Article III.
+. The general nature of the busi-
nesses proposed to be transacted
by this corporation are as fol
lows:-
To manufacture, produce, take
on lease, generate. or otherwise
obtain, electric power, light, heat
and energy, and to buy, take on
lease, erect, install or change,
and to sell or lease all machines,
instruments. and other equipment
necessary or convenient or Incl
dent to manufacturing, producing
or generating electricity; to sell,
furnish lease, deal in and other
wise dispose of such electric light
power, heat and energy to per-
sons, municipal Or other corpora
tions, for any and all purposes
for which electricity and electric
current can or may be used by
any and all means that may be
necessary or proper; and to make
and enter into contracts with in
| dividual persons, corporations. mu-
nicipal or other corporations for
lhe manufacture, purchase or sale
fpin nif al k,,;o ~
or energy for any and all pur
poses for which electricity or cleo
trio current or energy can or
may be used
To engage in the business of
supplying to others light, heat
and power by electric appliances
or otherwise
To erect, purchase, take on lease,
or otherwise acquire, maintain, op-
| crate, sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of electric light lines,
plants, systems and power-houses.
To erect construct, purchase,
take on lease or otherwise ac-
quire, maintain and operate tel
egraph and telephone systems,
plants and exchanges, and to pur-
chase, acquire, construct, erect,
maintain and operate telegraph
and telephone lines and exchanges
or either of them, and all other
conveniences and facilities for the
conduct of telegraph and telephone
business
To engage in the business, in
all its departments, of manufact-
uring, and of supplying light, heat,
power and energy by gas, elec-
trio appliances or otherwise, to
Whomsoever desires to use the
same; and to take on lease,
construct. purchase, acquire and
use, SELL mortgage, lease and deal
in all kinds of material machin-
cry, appliances and equipment hav-
ing to do with the generation,
manufacture, distribution, stalla-
tion and utilization of water, gas,
electricity, electric current, any
mechanical or other form of pow
er, telegraph and telephone equip
ment.
To apply for, purchase or 9th
erwise acquire; to maintain, i'm
prove, operate or otherwise turn
to account; to sell, rent, mort
gage, lease or otherwise convey
or in any other manner to deal
with contracts, franchises or con-
ce&sions for, or in relation to
the construction, carrying out,
equipping, Improvement, admin
istration or control of such light,
heat and power systems, or either
OF them, telegraph and telephone
lines, Or either of them
To purchase or otherwise ac-
quire; to hold, own, sell, assign,