The Clifton clarion., 1888-11-14
Articles Of Incorporation
 -OF TIE MOntezuma Canal Company.


 dor E. Solomon, John Blake, Adam Welker, Alexander Stevens, c. R. Freeman. A. H. Bennett, Hyrum H. Tippetts, David Golf man, I. I. Quinn, Jose J. Acuna, Francisco Chavarria, Victoria s. Garcia, Francisco Carreon, Mariana Carreon, Alejandro Fur rey, Francis James Dysart, John Welker, Moses B. Steele, T. C.-Wanslee, Benjamin Peel, Joaquin Padilla, F. D. Futile, Wm F. Lee, J. B. Groesbeck, M. A. Allred, H. Dal- ton Thomas Blake, J. E. Welker, J. E. West over, Eveline Olsen, Nancy M. Rollins J. l.. Freeman, Augustine Jorques, John W. Mor- ris, Elizabeth Morris, J. B. Quinn, Geo. A. Olney, Joseph Weech, W. T. Barney. P. J. Bolan, Cristino Grijalva and Evarsto Sainz, being the owners and tenants in con- mon from the year 1874, by ourselves or our grantors of a certain irrigating canal com monly known and designated as the Mon tezuma Canal" situated in the county of Graham and Territory of Arizona; and com mencing on the south bank of the Gila river in the aforesaid County and Territory at a point near the northwest corner of section 16, township south, range 27 east G. X S. R. Mer.. and about 21s miles north of east from Solomonville, and ending at or near the Munson Cienega, arroyo or sand wash. And being desirous of incorporating ourselves and forming corporation under the provis, ions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially of an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona ar- proved March Sth, 1887, entitled Corpora tions;' for the purpose of mutual protec- tion, and of engaging in the business and enterprise hereinafter mentioned, do make, subscribe and acknowledge these articles of incorporation and declare: I.
 That the name assumed by this corporation and by which it'shall be hereafter known Is 1.-The Montezuma Canal Company" and the principal place for the transaction of its business shall be Solomonville, Graham County, Territory of Arizona. II.
 The enterr rise, pursuit, business and oc- cupation in which this corporation propos- es to engage is that of maintaining, keeping in repair, enlarging and extending the said Montezuma Canal for irrigating and motive purposes, to acquire water and water rights by purchase and location, to construct and maintain canals, ditches, fumes, dams and reservoirs for the purpose of conducting, storing and distributing water so acquired, for irrigating land, watering live stock and for domestic and other purposes; and to do and transact any and all kinds of business which may or might be done by a natural person, that may be necessary to fully carry out the object of this corporation. III.
 The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Ten Thousand Dollars (S10,OOO.OO) divided into four hundred shares of the par value of Twenty-Five Dollars lS25l each, to be fully paid up at the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montezuma Canal Company. ".
 The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the county of Graham in the Territory of Arizona and shall terminate fifty years thereafter.
 V.
 The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors composed of five persons who shall be elected annually by the stockholders, and shall hold office for one year and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The time and man. ner of said elections shall be prescribed in and provided for by the Bylaws of said corporation. Said Directors shall be sub scribers to the capital stock of said corpora tion; and no person shall be eligible to said office of Director unless he be stockholder in the corporation, and any person ceasing to be a subscriber shall cease to be a Direc- tor and hereafter if any Director shall cease to be a stockholder he shall cease to be Director.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility direct or contingent to which this cor pc<ation Is at any time to be subject is the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ,OOOI. The stockholders and their property shall be ex- empt from the corporate debts of this cor poration.
 The Board of Directors of this corporation shall have power to establish bylaws and make all rules and regulations necessary for the management of the affairs of this corpo- iHt OlIlCeTs thereof. The IOllOW- named persons who are subscribers to the capital stock Of this corporation shall con stitute its Board of Directors until the first Saturday in November, 1SSS and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, viz: Isidor E. Solomon, E. D. Futile, John Welker, Victoria s. Garcia and $. w. Pom eroy.
 In witness yyhpraof xva hava harauntn act our hands and seals on the date of our sev- eral acknowledsements hereof.
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 1sIDoR E. SOLOMON, GsEALl
 JOHN BLAKE lsEAL1
 ADAM WELKER, GsEAL]
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 Witness, ALEXANDER x STEVENS [sEALl A. H. Bennett. mark
 C. R. FREEMAN, IsEAL1
 A. H. BENNETT, [sEALl
 HYRUM H. TIPPETTs. [sENLl
 DAVID CoFFMAN, [sEALl
 II. QUINN, [sEALl
 JOSE J. ACUNA, [sEALl
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 FRANCISCO x CHAvARIA, [sEAL1 John Blake, Witness.
 VICTORIA S. GARCIA, GsEAL]
 his
 FRANCESCA x CARREoN, lsEALl
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 John Blake, Witness.
 MARIANo CARREoN. SEAL
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 ALAJANDRo < TURKEY, GsEALl
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 John Blake, Witness.
 CRIsTINo GRIJALvA, SEAL
 FRANCIS JAMES DYsART, TsEAL]
 JOHN WELKER, GsEAL1
 MOSES B. STEELE, GsEALl
 I.C. WANsLEE, [sEALl
 BENJAMIN PEEL, SEAL
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 JOAQUIN x PADILLA, SEAL
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 Witness, John Blake.
 E. D. FUTILE, SEAL