Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-02-16
ARTICLES sOF ASsOC2ATkON.
 OF THE MONTEZUTAC CANAL COMPANY


 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 work of internal improvement in the county of Pinal, in said territory, the undersigned have associated themselves together, and have adopted the following articles of incorporation or association, viz: First-The name of the corporation, pro- posed to be incorporated shall be ''rhe Mon tezuma Canal Company. The names of the corporators are Granville H. Oury. Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, W. r. Bamrick and James w. Wham. and the principal place for the transaction of the business of the corporation shall be the town of Florence, County of Pin al and Territory of Arizona. Second-The general nature of the business proposed to b. transacted as well as the gem eral object of the corporation, is to construct, own. operate lease and maintain more irrigating canals from point points on the l;ila river above the town of Florence, il said County of Pinal, running westward ly and southwardly by or through said town, and thence westwardly, southwardly, and northws stwardly, to some point below said town of Florence. all in said County of Pi- nal with all necessary convenient and ap- propriate laterals, ditches and drains through which to conduct and control the How of water from such canal canals to the land proposed to be irrigated; to locate, appro
 
 way for such canal or canals; laterals, ditch es and drains, and the lands necessary for that purpose; to buy and sell and to rent wa ter. water-rights, and the use of water for do- nestle, agricultural, manufacturing and other useful purposes, to acquire, construct own and maintain reservoirs for the storage of water; to construct, maintain and operate humes, weirs. gates and all other suitable, convenient and appropriate appliances or appurteAances useful CT necessary to coutrol and conduct the flow of water for the purposes aforesaid; and generally to carry on and conduct the busl- ness of an iTrigating canal company.
 Third The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be divided into two thousand shares, each share of the 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-The time of the commencement Of of the corporation shall be the day on which these Articles of Association are filed l for record in the office of the Recorder of Pinal county, Arizona, and the time of its ter imitation shall be fifty years alter that date. Fitfh-The affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by board of directors, 10 l consist of five persons, all of whom shall be stock holders of the corporation and no one shall be eligible to be director who is not 8 holder of it's capital stock, and 1t any dl- rector shall part with all his stock at any | time, it shall work vacancy in the board which may be declared and filled by the re- l maining members of the board. The Di- rectors of the corporation shall beelected by | the shareholders at their annual meetings, wkich shall be held on the second Monday 1 in February of each year, unless different 1 day is fixed by the shareholders at an annual meeting. For the first year, or until their l al od Ia Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, W. P. Bam- rick and James w. Wham shall be Directors of the corporation, and the Board of Di- re ctors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur from time to time. Sixth-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct contingent, to which 1 the company is at any time to subject it. Dollars.
 Seventh-The private property of the stock holders is to be exempt from the corporate debts oi the corporation.
 In testimony of all of which said parties have hereunto subscribed their hands and sealf | on this the S1st day of July, 1888.
 c. H. OURY
 W. P BAMRICK
 H. V. JACKSON
 JOS. w. WHAM
 P. R. BRADY
 Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal. Before me, W. Wood Porter, Clerk of tht District Court in and for said County of Pi nal, on this day personally appeared C. H Omy, w. P. Baurick, H. V, Jackson, Jos W. Wham and P. R. Brady, known to m' to be the same persons whose names are sub scribed to the annexed instrument, and sc nowledged to me that they executed the sam, for the purpose and consideration therein ex pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of ofic, this 31st day of July, A D. 1888.
 [Seal] w. WOOD PORTER
 Clerk of District Court Pinal County, Arizona Territory
 Filed and recorded at request of W Wood Porter, July S1st A. D. 1888, at. II; p. m. 30. J. WHITESIDE
 Recorder
 Per J. P PSWELLS, Deputy. Territ ory of Arizona, County of Pinal, ss.
 I, A. G. Williams, Recorder in and fo the County and Territory aforesaid, do here by certify that the above and foregoing is full, true and correct copy of the Articles 0 Association of the Montezuma Canal Com pany as the same appears on record in m, office in Book l, Page 2l of Articles of In corporation, Records of Pinsl County, Ari zona, and as the,same has been examined an compared by me.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2nt day of January, A. D. 1889
 A. G. WILLIAMS.
 TSeal] Recorde