Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-02-23
OF THE HsONTEZUNA CANAL

MONTEE .K A CA N AE CONTAIN For the purpose of organizing corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for profit, the object of which is the con struction of wer.l of internal improvement In the county of Final, in said territory, the undersigned have associated themselves together, and have adopted the following articles of incorporation or association, viz:
 First-1'he name of the compensation, pro posed to be iHcorporated shall be ''The Mon- tezuma Canal CompaDy." The names of the corporators are Granville II. Oury, Peter Brady, H V. Jackson, w. P. Ba,nrcl and James w. Wham, and the principal place for tke transaction of the business or the co poration si all be the town of Florence, Cormty of Pin al and Territory of Arizona.
 s scond-The general nature of the business proposed to b. transacted, as well as the gen er., IecI or the corporation, Is to construct, own, operate, lease and maintain ne or more irrig ting canals from 8 point points on the Giia river above the town of Florence, in said County of Pinal, running westwarG- ly and southwariiy lv or through said town, and thence ", stwardly, southwardly, and orchw. stwaTyily, to som, point below said town of Flor, nee, all in said County of Pi- nal, with all necessary convenient and ap pr priate laterais, d tches and drains through wh oh to cen met and co trol the flow ot water f. on such canal ca,ii.-s to the land proposed to be lrng; ted; to ocste, appro- priate and acqE ali .ieo. ss y rights If way for such canal or canals; la5eial' Gltcl.- es and drains, and the lands necessary for thar purpose; to buy anl self and to rent wa ter, waser-rgh hts, and the use of water or .t"- mes tic, agricultural, Il anatac turing al other useful purposes, to q ul 'e, construct ow Ii and maintain reservoirs for the storage of water; t. construct, naint, in and operate fumes, weirs, gates and all ether suitable, convenient and approPrit te appliances or appurte-ances al T1Nt the flow of water for he purposes aforesaid; and generally to carry on andconduct the busi ness of an iIrigating canal company. 1 Third The amount of the capital stock ot the corporation shall be Two Hundred 1 Thousand Dollars to be divided into two i thousand shares, each share of che par value | of one hundred dollars, which capital stock | shall be paid, in at such times and upon such conditions as may be determined by the | Board of Directors of the Company. Fourth-'rhe time of the commencement of of the corporation shall be the day on which these Articles of Association are filed for record ill the office of the Recorder of ! Pinal county, Arizona, and the time of its ter imitation shall be fifty years after that date.
 Fitfh-The affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by board of directors, 10 consist of five persons, all of whom shall be stock hol lders of the corporation and no one shall be eligible to be director who Is not a holder of its capital stock, and il any dl- rector shall part with all his stock at any time. it shall work a vacancy in the board ! which may be declared and filed by the re- ma ming members of the board. The Di- rectorssaf. the corporation shall beelected by Jne s-blders at their annual meetings, which shall be held on the second Monday in Fe5ruary of each year, unless a different i day is fixed by the shareholders at an annual meeting For the first year, or until theil farfa Ia Peter Brady, II. V. Jackson, w. P Bam rick and , ames w. Wha1l shall be Dire ctor' of the corporation, and the Board of Dt- re tors shah have power to fill al vacancie; which may occur from tims to time.
 Sixth--Ihe highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to winch the company is at any time to subject It. self is the .sim of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
 oeventh-The private property of the stock holders IS to be exempt from the corporat debts oi thJ corporation.
 In testimony O. all ol which said parties hav hereunso subscribed their hands and seal on this the 31st day ct July, 1SSo.
 G. H. OURY
 w P. BAMRICK
 II. V. JACKSON
 JOS. w. WHAM
 r k. BRADY
 Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal.
 Before me. w w ood Porter, Clerk Of tn District Court in and for said County of. Pi nal, on this day personally appeared C. II Omy, w. P Bamrck H. V, Jackson. Jos w. Wham and r. R. Brady, known to m to Ee the same persons whose names are sub scribed to the annexed instrument, and ac nowledged to ne that they executed the sam for the purpose and consideration therein eX pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of offic this 2lst day of July, A. D. 1888. TSeall w. WOOD PORTER Clerk of District Court Pinal County, Arizona Territory. Filed and recorded at request of w ] Wood Porter, July 3lst A. b 1888, at Il D. m. 30. ]. WHITESIDE
 Recorder
 Perl. P..WELLS, Deputy. Territ ory of Arizona, County of Pinal, s. I, A. 6. Williams, Recorder in and fc the County and Territory aforesaid, do her' ] by certify that the above and foregoing is full true and correct copy of the Articles ( Q Ass citation of the Montezuma Canal Con "a pany IS tke same appears on record in m office in Book l, Page 2l of Articles of Il corporation, Records of Pinal County, Ar - zona and ,s the same has been examined an 3 compared by me.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2n 8 day of January, A. D. 1882
 d A. G. WILLIAMS.
 Seal Record y Summons.
 II TN THE JUSTICES COURT IN AND FOR r
 | nal County Territory of Arizona. e J. Doshier, plaintiff, ys. F. E. McCrary d