Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-08-20
CERTIFICATE or INCORPORATION OF
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States OF America, in. order to form a corporn-
ton for the purposes hereinafter stated. nj
der and pursuant 70 the provisions Of the
Laws OF the State Of Now Mcxico. regulating
the formation and government OF corpora
tons, do horeby certify as follows;
I. The name OF this cnrporationis aud shall
be LuRDsBURG POWER COMPANY.
II. The registered Office OF the corporation
shall be at la, dshurg. la the county of Grant
and State of New Mexico, and ". r.. Ritter is
deeigra cd as tho Statutory ugent t~hereln.and
upon whom process against the company NAV
be served.
Ill. The objects for which this corporation
Is formed arc: II purchase. acquire. appro-
PIRATE, take on lease, hold. control, operate.
buy, sell, mortgage. hOnd, lease. transfer and
assign water and water rights. and the use OF
water rights; to supply wa.or for irrigation.
municipal. domestic. and other purposes. to
construct, maintain, acquire, hold, buy. sell.
mortgage, bond. lease. and I'm any manner
operate wells and pumping plants, reservoir,
dams, canals, bitches, pipe lines. stand pipes.
msines, and All other water systeme. for ir-
r%igation.% municipal, domestic and other pur-
poses; TO apprOpri tie and acquire in connec-
ton with the above water and water rights
from the streams OF New Mexico aud o enjoy
the unapproprlated now and Hood waters uf
such streams in accordance W Tia the Laws o
the State of New Mexico.
To manufacture, buy, sell. export. import
and generally deal in ice, 10 erect, purchase.
lease or otherwise acquire plants for the man.
ufaciure and storage of ice; to pressrvsin
cold s'orhge and generally deal N all kind OF
products OF IA porishablo nature or otherwis
and to erect, operate AMI maintain sto es,
warehouses and COLI storage dorUts, aud 10
rent or lease the whole or any part thereof
for the purposes OF carrying on any OF che
aforesaid lines of business.
To manufacture. generate, store. transmit.
distribute, buy. sell, and utilize power Tor
mining, milling, manufacturing, pumping.
lighting, heating and other purpose either
by steam, electricity. waterpOwer or other
appropriate means; to manufacture. gener.
ate, stO.e, transmit, buy, sell, md Distribute
gas, electricity und elcctric current for light.
heat and power and to that end 20 buy, sen
ana deal in machtnery and devices Tor tue
manufacture. gem ration. storage, transmits
SION, sale, and dil tributtOn OF electrte current
for light, h ut aid power purposes, and to
bur, soil, erect, lease Or otherwise acquire.
operate and maintain lighting. heating and
power plants aud transmission lines, con
Quits, pipo lines, pOics wires, electric appli-
ances and other nppurtenances for the DIS
triDutiun OF its cOinnOd dies. md CONSTRUCT.
operate and munuun in aud upon lis suid
transmission lines system OF telepAone and
telegraph lines and instruAenls.
To buy. sell. own and deal ia la4ds Of every
Glass and character and All forfns OF interests,
rights, equities and easements OF a to re-
ceive. hold, buy. sell, and deaf ia evidences Of
obligations for ths payment OF Amy portion OF
the purchase pr CO o flands or interests there
IN; to own, b 8, sell and deal in buildings anu
building materials and TO construct and erect
buildings and other improveme is u Ands
either belonging to this corporation or other
persons; to buy, ell, own, mortgage. pledge
or otherwise deal IN personal property OF
whatsoever Kind OF character; - buy. sell.
own, mortgage, pledge or otherwise deal IA
stocks, bonds and other securities OF other
c operations aud to have all rights in same
including the right OF voting; to purchase.
no d and reissue tue shares of MS capital
stock, bonds or otherisecurities to make, &C
ccpt, discount, execute aud issue promissory
notes. bills OF exchange, warrunts or other
negotiable Instruments, and 10 mortgage the
property. rights or privileges Of this corpUr-
alton lor tho purpose OF borrowing money To
carry on amy und all things and to conduc,
and carry on all business necessary r. OK
pcdient to the conduct Of It's affairs under it,
aforesaid objects.
The foregoing recitnls are not and shall not
be construed as limiting the rights. privilege
powers or objects of this corporations. bur as
supplemental and additional TO the powers
aud rights which it now or hereafter may
have by v rue of any provisions of law.
". The plant or plants Of said company
shall be located in or near the town Of Lords
burg, Grant county, New Mexico, and at such
other point or points in such other state or
states and foreiSn countries or Jurisdictions as
the Board Of Directors may deem expedient
and proper. and Nc point of its water appropri-
ton from which distribution shall be had and
made for domestic and municipal purposes,
aad that irrigation is from q well situated on
the land known as the N. f. Quarter Of the
s. W. Quarter Of Sec. 28. T. % s.. r. IS w.,
Of the New Mexico Meridian, adjacent to the
town Of Lordsburg, and thence through pipe
lines. standpipes, reservoirs, water mainE con-
duits and bitches along and through the
streets of the town Of Lordaburg. New Mexico.
and lands adjacent thereto. to convenient
points Of distribution for municipal and domes-
tic purposes and the purposes Of irrigation
and from such points and by means Of such
pumping plants, reservoirs, dams, canals,
bitches. pipe lines. standpipes. water mains.
eonduits and other water systems in the State
Of New Mexico and other states and foreign
countries or Jurisdictions as shall hereafter be
designated by the Board Of Directors OF this
corporation To such points as shall here
after be DESIGNATED BY said Board of DIRECTOR.
V. The amount Of the capital stock OF tins
corporation Is aud hail be Fifty Thousand
Dollars $4,000 OW, Divided into Fifty Thou
ar nd "a ANN ehnraa nF tho nar uaIuas 81 A.
Dollar 0t .OO each. An stock shall be fully
paid and worcestershire.
vi. The name and post-ofioe addresses Of
the i1corporators and the number Of shares
Of capitals stock subscribe for each, the agRre-
gato Of which shall be theamount with which
the corporation shall business, are
us follows;
W r.. Ritter. Lordsburg. N NJ. 8OOO shares
J. w.Crewdus, Fl Paso Texas. 100 hares
Marion Walker, Lordsburg. N. NJ. 100 shares
N. J. NcElroy LordsburE. N. NJ. 10 shares
". p. Boyer, L.ordsburg. n, NJ. 10 shares
VII. The period OF duration of this corpor-
alton shall be ATTY years.
VIII. This corporation shall be managed
by a Hoard Of Directors Of not less than three.
nor more han i've, 20 be determined by the
b claws. and those who are 20 cot for the frat
three months afteS the hiing o. This certi-
hcute. are;
W. T.. Ritter. Lordsburg.N. ~,
} W Crowdus, sHlPaso. Te1ea.
Marion Walker, tAedsburg, MN.
TX. In furtherances and not in limitation
Of the powers conferred By statute, the Board
Of Directors Of this corpofhtion are expressly
authorized TO adopt such rules aud psuden-
tiui bylaws for the Manage hent Of the business
and affairs Of the company as they shall deem
proper, but this authority shall not be In dero-
CATION Of the power Of the Atockholders to make