The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-10-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DUNCAN VALLEY UTILITIES AND
 SUPPLIES CORPORATION

We the undersigned, in order to form a corporation for the purposes hereinafter stated under and pur suant to the provisions of Title g of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, A., D. 1913, and Acts amendatory there to, do hereby certify as follows:
 ART. 1. .
 The name of the Corporation is Duncan Valley Utilities and Supplies Corporation s
 The names, residences and post | office addresses of the coporators | are J. R. Jones whose residence 1 and post office address is Duncan, | Arizona; Geo. A. Lunt whose resi- | dence and post office address is | Duncan, Arizona; J. F. McGrath, whose residence and post office ad- | dress is Franklin, Arizona. ART. 3.
 The principal place of business nf the corporation is Duncan, Arizona, but the corporation is authorized to maintain offices and places of busi- | ness at other places within the State Of Arizona, or in other states or foreign countries. The name of the agent Of the corporation, upon whom NsAA AObASOo dhu plOCSSScS service of summons, may be served, i is J. R. Jones, whose residence and post office address is Duncan, Ari- zona.
 ART. 4.
 The total authorized capital stock of the corporation is twenty-five thousand dollars divided into twenty fie thousand shares of stock of the par value of one dollar each. Stock may be paid for in cash, negotiable instruments, services or property. and the determination of the Board of Directors as to the value of ser vices or property taken in e1hcange for shares of stock shall be final and conclusive. All stock when issued shall be and become thereupon fully paid and non assessable.
 ART. ,.
 The corporation shall commence upon the date of the filing of these Articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Greenlee, Arizona, and shall terminate twenty five years thereafter: but the corpora- tion may be renewed from time to time for periods not exceeding twenty-five years when three fourths of the votes cast at any stockholders meeting r duly called and held for such pur- pose shall be in favor of such re- 7 newal.
 - ART. 6. 2 The highest amount of indebted l ness or liability, direct or contingent 3 to which the corporation is at any + time to subject itself is the sum Of ', twelve thousand five hundred dol 9 lars. The private property of stock holders shall be exempt from corp crate debts.
 , ART. T. The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted by board of directors of not less than three nor more thar five members; and president, sec !. retary and treasurer chosen by the r board from among their members The board of directors shall be n elected by the stockholders at eacf n regular annual meeting of stock holders which meeting shall be helt the First Monday of the Month O , June of each year. Until their sue cessors be elected and shall qualify the following shall constitute thu directors and officers of the corpora tion:
 II !. J. R. JONES. President and Direc # tor.
 ;. GEO. A. LUNT, Secretary and Di . rector.
 < J. F. McGRATH, Treasurer an
 Director.
 ART S. o. The general nature of the bushes
 to be transacted by the corporation
 is as follows;
 To acquire, own, lease, buy, sel - mortgage, hypothecate. maintain. COT duct and operate electric light plant: .e gas plants, water works, powo D. plants, and public utilities of ever ol kind and character and to develol
 generate, manufacture and sell an
 dispose of the products of such plant
 and public utilities, as public se
 vice corporation or otherwise.
 To manufacture, buy. sell or othe H. wise deal in butter. ice, and all an ne evry kind of farm. dairy or live stoc HI products.
 1g To purchase, acquire, own. operat p- and conduct storage plants an Us houses; warehouses, dairies, an lo granaries, and to deal in, buy an
 sell, all classes and kinds of produc
 as commission merchants, owners ( Ia' otherwise.
 - To acquire, lease, own, mortgag = sell and dipose of real and person 'H property of every character nece
 sary to the uses and purposes of tI
 corporation.
 To issue bonds or other obligation
 in payment for property purchase
 or acquired or for any other obje H in or about the business of the co
 poration. To mortgage or pleds
 bonds or other obligations or al property that may be acquired I H the corporation. To make and pc # form contracts of every kind al r. oh nd iy1 business and for the purpose of .
 taining or furthering any of it's O
 jects. to do any and all other ac E and things, and to exercise any al Ie all powers which a co-partnership . natural person could do or exercis
 and which now or hereafter may
 authorized by law