Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-23
ARTICLES OF SDCEATESN
 OF HE TFONTEEE CANSLCONPA

For the purpose of organizing a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for profit, the object of which is the con struction of a 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-rhe namo of the corporation, pro- posed to be incorporated shall be '1he Mon- tezuma Canal Company" The names of the cOrporators are Granville Il. Oury, Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, W. r. Bamricl and James w Wham. and the principal place Ter the transaction of the business of the corporation shall be the town of Florence, County ot Pin al and Territory of Arizona.
 Second-The general nature of the business proposed to De transacted, as well as the gen- eral object of the corporation, is to construct, own, operate, lease and maintain me more irrigating canals from point or points on the C;ila river above the town of Florence, iii said County of Pinal, running westward ly and southwardly by or through said town, and thence westwardly, southwardly, and northv, stVsars.ly, to some point below said town of Florence, all in said County of Pi- nal with all necessary convenient and ap- prJpriate laterals, dtches and Grains through wh ch to conduct and control the flow of water fio.n such canal or canals to the land proposed to be irrigated; to locate, appro- priate and acquire all necessary rights of 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- mestic, agricultural, manufacturing and other useful purposes, to acquire, construct own and maintain reserv for the storage of water; to construct, maintain and operate fumes, weirs gates and all oth CT suitable, convenient and appropriate appliances or appurtenances useful .r necessary to control and conduct the flow of water for the purposes aforesaid; and generally to carry on and conduct the busi ness of an irrigating canal company. Third-Ihe 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 for record in the office of the Recorder of Final county, Arizona, and the time of its ter imitation shall be fifty years after that date.
 Fitfh-rhe affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by s board of directors, to 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 a oNNS~Ns NA- rector shall part with all his stock at any time, it shall work a vacancy in the board which may be declared and filled by the re maining members of the board. The Dl rectors of the corporation shall beelected by tEe shareholders at their annual meetings which shall be held on the second Monday in February of each year, unless T different day is fixed by the shareholders at an annua meeting. For the first year, until theil successors are elected Granville H. Oury Peter Brady, H. V Jackson, w. P. Bam rick and James W. Wham shall be Dire ctor of the corporation, and the Board of Di rectors shall have power to fill all vacancie which may occur from time to time.
 Sixth-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to whicl the company is at any time to subject it self is the sum of One Hundred Thousan Dollars
 Seventh-The private property of the stock holders is to be exempt from the corporat debts of the corporation.
 In testimony of all of which said parties hay hereunto subscribed their hands and seal on this the 31st day of July, 1883.
 c. H. OURY
 w. P. BAMRICK
 II. V. JACKSON
 JOS. W. WHAM
 P R. BRADY '~'= Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal.
 Before me. W. Wood Porter, Clerk of tn District Court in and for said County of P nal, on this day personally appeared G. il Omy, w. P Baurick, H. v, Jackson, Jo' w. Wham and P R. Brady, known to m ] to be the same persons whose names are sul scribad to the annexed instrument, and at ; nowledged to me that they executed the sam for the purpose and consideration therein e2 pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of offic this 3lst day of July, A. D. 1888. { TSeall w. WOOD PORTER
 Clerk of District Cour 2 Pinal County, Arizona Territory.
 Filed and recorded at request of W t Wood Porter, July 31st A. D. 1888, at ] I l D. III. 30. J. WHIrESEDE
 Recorde ! Perl P WELLS, peputy. Territ ory of Arizona, County of Fi4al, ss. . l l, A. G. Williams, Recorder iu and f |, tine County and Territory afores i 1, do her s by certify tha5 the above and foregoing is full, true and correct copy of the Articles , Association of the Montezuma Canal Coi | pany as the same appears on record in Il Q office in Book 1, Page 21 of Articles of i f corporation, Records of Pinal County, Al !, zon;t, and as the same has been examined al compared by me.
 U Witness my hand and official seal this 2i l day of January, A. D. 1899.
 , A. c. WILLIAMS, 2 Seal Record , Notice.
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