The Arizona sentinel., 1888-01-28
ARFlctss IF Flsc0apg GRAFTON
OF THE COLORADO RIVER CANAL
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 We, D. M Harwsod, John ". Dorrine ton Robert Nc cPherson and Geo. W. Norton desiring to lacorPorass ourselves under the provisions of the la~s of the Territory oi Arizona and especially an Act of the Legis' lativs Assembly thereof entitled "An Act concerning corporations, approved March 9th. 1881. fer the pnrpose of engaging In the enterprise hereinafter described, do make, subcribs and acknowledge in tripH. cate these Articles of Incorporation.
 The baDe of this corporation and by which it shall be hereafter known is the Colorado River Canal Company and Its principal place of basinsss is the town of Yuma, Coan.y 6: Ydn,a, Territory of Ari. IoRe-
 This esrperatio. is organized for the pur- ps.e si divelting the waters of tAe Colorado River by means of eoastru6tins adamaoto . said river at Stsvsnson's Island in said riser to irriga.e lands below and placing therein suitable locks for all the necessities of nay :. gaticn; and constructing canal from said point in Yusua County. Arizena Territory to the boundary line of Sonora Mexico. Also, another canal to bs constructed from said dam in San Disgs County California extending to tho boundary line ol Lower California, Aoxice.
 Tss amount of capital stock of this com pany shall be Foar Million ie4. coo, ,000,j Dollars, divided ilso forty thousand shares of one hundred tslO0) dollars eash, which said stock shall be paid in at ths tiuso and under the conditions specified and apthor. ized by the Board of Directors of this coz poratioa-
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 The time of the commencement of tbis shali bs ou ths day of tie filing Jf thess Articles in the ot6ce of the County of Yuma County, Arizona Terri tory and shall terminate fifty (5o) years thereafter. The affairs of the corporation shall be con- incted by Board of Directors composed of our (4) persons, who shall be elected An- iually by the stockholders and shall hold t6ce for one year, and until their successors ae elected and qualified. The time and manner of said election shall be provided or in the By Laws of said corporation. Said Directors shall be subscribers to the ;apital stock of said corporation, and no person shall eligible to said office unless he 'e stockholder in she corporation, and my person ceasing to he subscriber shall ease to be Director, and hereafter if any Director shall cease GO be stoekholder he hall cease to be a Director. The Board of Directors of this corporation hall have power ts establish By Laws and make all rules and regulations necessary fer he nagement of the affairs of this cOrpo- ation and the officers thereof. Tbe following named persons. who are ubscribers to the capital stock of this cor 1 ,oration shall constitute the Board of Di- 1 ectors until the 24th, day of December | \. D. 1888, and until their successors arc July elected and qualified towit: D. Ii. John W. Dorrington. Robert Me 'herson and Geo. ". Norton
 VI The highest amount of indebtedness direct T contingent to which the corporation shali @ at any time liable is the sum of Ooe iillion Dollars tSl, 900. .OOe.l
 VII. The stockholders and their private pro- erty shall be exempt from the corporate ebts of this corporation. In Witness Whereof, we have Seeeunto ct cur hands and seals this 24th day of December, A. D. 1887. Witness D. N. LAKEWOOD: L. 8. . J. Stain, J. ". DORRINGT0N. l. 8.
 ROBT. MCPHERSCN. L. S
 GEO. ". NORIOA. L. $. Territory of Arizona, ss.
 Co., uty of Yuma,
 Before me. Jos- J. Stein. County Record F of Yuma County. CT this day. personally ppeared, D. Nj. Harwood. John ". Dor ington, Robert McPherson end Geo. W. Iorton. known to ne to be the persons hose names a-s subscribed to the foregoing and they acknowledged to me ast they execnted the same for tue purposs nd consideration therein expressed Given nder my hand and seei os ofh.s this Ssth. ay of December A- D. 1887.
 JOS ,. STEIN. [Seall County Recorder. Filed for record and recorded ct request D. M. Hsrwood, this 24th, day of De embee A. D. 1887, ct 9 o'clock P. M.
 JOS. J. STEIN.
 County Recorder. Territory Of Arizona ss.