Graham guardian., 1912-10-11
First publication Sept. 27--St
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Thatcher Water Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned. S. j. Sims s. George
Sims and John Cluf, do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming a cor
poration under the laws of the State of Arizona,
and do hereby adopt the following Articles of In
corporation:
ARTICLE
The names of the incorporators are: S. ].
Sims. whose residence and postofhce address is
Thatcher, Arizona; S. George Sims, whose resi-
dence and postoffice address is Thatcher Arizona,
and John Cluf, whose residence and postofiice
| address is Pima Arizona.
ARTICLE ii
The name of the corporation is Thatcher Water
Company.
ARTICLE III
The principal place of transacting business
shall be at Thatcher. Graham County, Arizona.
ARTICLE ~
The general nature of the business proposed to
be transacted by this corporation is to develop,
impound 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 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 al uses: to
construct. maintain and operate cold storage
plants and cooling systems for any and all uses;
to buy. own, lease lboth lesser and lesseel,
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 spec-
fled including the selling and leasing, for price,
i products and services. the buying, leasing
(botb as lesser and lessee), owning control
ling, selling, mortgaging pledging 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
any place or places whatsoever which may suit
the needs of the corporation, and in respect to
such business and its exercise. the corporation
shall possess the same power as natural persons
may have.
ARrIcLEV
The amount of the capital stock of the corpora
ton is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand $780,
000.00l Dollars. divided into Twenty-Five Thou
sands l25,0oo) shares, of the par value Of Ten
only when fully paid for in cash. services or
property. and shall be issued as fully paid for and
shall be forever worcestershire.
ARTICLE vi
The time of the commencement of this corpor-
alton shall be the date of the issuance to il of a
certificate of incorporation by the Arizona Cor
poraton Commission, and it shall terminate
Twenty-Five (2hl years thereafter. unless renewed
in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE VII
The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted
by board of not less than three nor more than
directors, who, except to its first incum-
bants named in the Articles of Incorporation,
shall be stockholders Of this incorporation. Said
board shall be elected at the annual meeting of
the stockholders and shall serve for year and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
The annual meeting of the corporation shall be
held at such place and hour may be prescribed
by the Bylaws of the corporation on the first
Wednesday in May of each year. Special meet
ings may be held at such time and place and in
such manner may be prescribed by the BY
laws of the corporation. At all stockholders
meetings, each stockhoder shall be entitled to as
many votes as he shall hold shares of stock, eN-
cept that in the election of directors managers,
within the meaning Of the words directors and
managers" as used in Section 10 of Article IL OF
the Constitution of the State of Arizona, the pro-
visions of said section shall apply. Until the first
annual meeting and until their successors are
elected and qualified the following named per