The Coconino sun., 1925-12-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON COMPANY
lAs Amended September, 1923)

We, the undersigned, all of whom
are residents of the State of Cali
fornia, in order to form corporation
for the purposes hereinafter stated,
under and pursuant to the provisions
of the. laws of the State of California,
do hereby set forth and certify as fol-
lows:
First: The name of the corporation
is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDI-
SON COMPANY.
Second: The purposes for which the
corporation is formed are:
(D To supply gas light, electric
light and other artificial light to mu-
nicipal corporations, and to persons,
associations and corporations within
the State of California.
(2) TO acquire by purchase, rental,
generation, manufacture, or other
wise, power, gas, electricity and cleo
tricai energy, and to sell, rent, dis
tribute, transmit and dispose of the
same for supplying mines, quarries,
railroads, tramways, mills and factor
les with power, and for supplying
electricity and gas to light and heat
mines, quarries, mills, factories, in
corporated cities and counties, vii
lagos or towns, and for furnishing
electricity and gas for lighting, heat
ing and power purposes TO individuals
or corporations within the State of
Arizona, and other states within the
United States.
(3) To furnish and supply to muni-
cipal corporations, and to persons, as /
sociations within the State of Cali
forlIa, and other states within the
United States, heat, power and arti-
ficial Illuminating light, and electrical
energy and gas for any and all pur
poses whatsoever.
(4) To acquire, own, lease, occupy,
use or develop any lands containing
oil, coal or other fuel
f5) To acquire, own, lease, or de-
velop waters, water rights, water
bearing lands, canals, bitches and
reservoirs, by appropriation, use. sal
wage or otherwise, and to supply
water to municipal corporations, and
to persons, associations and corpora
tons within the State of California /
and other states within the United
States for irrigation and domestic
purposes; and to engage generally in
the business of developing, conserving,
storing, selling and distributing water |
for purposes of irrigation, and for do /
mestic purposes within the State of |
California, and other states within the |
United States.
(6) To acquire, own, lease, con-
struct, occupy or use waterworks, gas |
works and electric works, and to I
maintain and operate the same.
~ To acquire by purchase, sub |
scription or otherwise, and to hold |
and dispose of stocks, bonds or any
other obligations of other corporations |
that are or may be subsidiary or tl,i- /
butary to-, and that do or shall con-
tribute to the objects and purposes of /
this corporation, foreign or domestic, 7
now or hereafter organized; to hold /
for investment, or otherwise to use,
sell or dispose of any stocks, bonds,
or other obligations of any such cor
poration, and while the owner of any /
such stocks, bonds or other obligations
to exercise all the rights, powers and
privileges of ownership thereof, and (
to exercise any and all voting power
thereon.
(8) The purpose or business of the I
Company is from time to time to do T
any one or more of the acts and |
things herein set forth, and to carry /
on any lawful business whatsoever
necessary, proper or convenient to be
carried on incidental to or in connec-
tion with any of the foregoing pur-
poses.
Without in any particular limiting
any of the purposes and powers of the
corporation, it is hereby declared and /
provided.
(al That the corporation shall have
power to issue bonds and other obliga-
tions for its corporate purposes; to
mortgage or pledge any and all of its
assets and income, present and fu-
ture, to secure any bonds or other OBJ
legations by it issued or incurred; to
guarantee any dividends, or bonds, or
contracts, or other obligations to I
make and perform contracts of any
kind and description, and, in carrying
on its business, or for the purpose Of
attaining or furthering any of its cor
porate purposes, to do any and all
other acts and things, and to exercise
any and all other powers which now
are or hereafter may be permitted by
law.