Graham guardian., 1912-10-18
First publication Sept. 27-6.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Thatcher Water Company

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. the undersigned, S. j. Sims, S. George
selves together for the purpose of forming cor
poration under the laws of the State of Arizona,
and do hereby adopt the following Articles of In
corporation:
The names Of the incorporators are: S. ].
Sims whose residence and postoifice address is
Thatcher Arizona: S. George Sims, whose resi-
dence and postoflice address is Thatcher. Arizona.
and John Cluff, whose residence and postofiice
address is Pima, Arizona.
ARTICLE II 90.
The name of the corporation is Thatcher Water
Company.
The principal place of transaeting business
shall be at Thatcher. Graham County. Arizona.
ARTICLE Nv
The general nature of the business proposed to
be transacted by this corporation, is TO develop,
inipound and store water, to develop water power
and transmit and deliver water and water power
to consumers for any and all uses by and in any
and all systems and methods Of transmission and
delivery; and produce by any and every method
electricity and electrical power and transmit and
deliver the same to consumers by and in any and
all systems and methods of transmission and de-
livery for any and all uses; to produce by any and
every method gas. and transmit and deliver the
same to consumers by any and all systems and
methods of transmission and delivery for any and
all uses; to manufacture ice and sell and deliver
the same to consumers for any and all uses; to
construct maintain and operate cold storage
plants and cooling systems for any and all uses;
to buy. own. lease (both as lesser and lessee con-
troll and sell plants and systems for the develop
ment, impoundng and storing of water and water
power and for the transmission and delivery
thereof. and for the production transmission and
delivery Of electrical power. and for the produc-
ton. Transmission and delivery of gas. and for
the manufacture and delivery Of ice and for cold
storage and cooling purposes and TO do all things
essential or incident to the business herein speci-
fed including the selling and leasing. for price.
it products and services the buying, leasing
(both as lesser and lessee), owning, control
ling. selling mortgaging. piedging and hypothe-
eating real estate and personal property, the
| enumeration of which, however, shall not limit
its authority to do all other things, not herein
enumerated, essential or incident to the conduct
of its business herein specified, and such business
and powers may be carried on and exercised at
the needs of the corporation. and in respect ia
such business and its exercise, the corporation
shall possess the same power as natural persons
may have.
The amount of the capital stock of the corpora
ton is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand $3.50
OO0.OO) Dollars, divided into Twenty-Five Thou
sands (25, ,OO0) shares. of the par value of Ter
only when fully paid for in cash. services o,
property and shall be issued fully paid for anc
shall be forever non -assessable.
ARTICLE vi
The time of the commencement of this corpor
alton shall be the date of the issuance to IL of
! certificate of incorporation by the Arizona Cor
poraton Commission, and IT shall terminate
twenty-five (25) years thereafter Unless renewed
in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE VII
The affairs Of the corporation shall be conducted
| by a board of not less than three nor more thar
seven directors, who except as to ITS hrst incum'
bants named in the Articles of Incorporation
shall be stockholders of this incorporation, SaiS
the stoc kholders and shall serve for one year ane
until their successors are elected and auaiited
The annual meeting OF the corporation shall bt
| held at such place and hour may be prescribed
by the bylaws Of the corporation on the hrs
Wednesday in May of each year. Special meet
| ings may be held at such time and place and II
| such manner as may be prescribed by the BY
meetings each stockholder shall be entitled to M
many votes as he shall hold shares of stock. ex
cept that in the election of directors or managers
| within the meaning of the words directors and
| managers" AS used in Section 10 of Article Ia o.
the Constitution of the State of Arizona. the pro
visions of said section shall apply. Until the frs
| annual meeting and until their successors arr
| sons shall compose the board OF directors: >.
| Sims. s. George Sims and John Cluf. II at an!
time vacancy in the board OF directors shall oc
/ cur, said vacancy may be filed by election by
majority vote of the remaining members OF TN
| board then in Office. The members so elected 3
| fill vacancy shall serve during the unexpire'
term Of their predecessors.
| ARTICLE VIII "
The officers Of this corporation shall be:
president, vice president, secretary and treas