Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-16
ARTICLES OF ASSOCEATEON
 OF HE MONTEZGNA 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 CT association, viz: First-The name of the corporation, pro- posed to be incorporated shall be '"The Mon- tezuma Canal Company" The names of the corporators are Granville H. Oury, Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, W. P. Bamriek and James w. Wham. and the principal place for the tran saction of the business of the corporation shall be the town of Florence, County of Pin al and Territory of Arizona
 Sscond-The general nature of the business proposed to b. transacted as well as the gen eral object of the corporation, is to construct, own, operate, lease and maintain enc more irr;g ating canals from sa point points the Cila river above the town of Florence, ill said County of Pinal, running westward ly and southwardly by or through said town, and thence westwardly, southwardly, and northw> stwardly, to some point below said town of Florence. all in said County of Pi- nal, with all necessary convenient and ap- prJpriate laterals ditches and drains through wl oh to conduct and control the flow of water flom 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 canals; laterals, d1tch- 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 reservoirs 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 Sr necessary to coutrol and conduct the flow of water for the purposes afore said; and generally to carry on and conduct the busi' ness of irrigating 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-lhe 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 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 bya 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 holder of its capital stock, andsh any di- 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- maning members of the board. The Di- rectors of the corporation shall beelected by the shareholders at their annual meetings, which shall be held on the second Monday in February of each year, unless a different day is fixed by the shareholders at an annual meeting. For the first year, or until their successors are elected, Granville II. Oury, | T...1 rick and James w. Wham shall be Directors of the corporation, and the Board of Di- rectors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur from time to time. | Sixth-1he highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which the company is at any time tor'---,jcct it. self is the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
 Seventh-The private property of the stock holders is to be exempt from the corporate debts of the corporation.
 In testimony of all of which said parties have hereunto subscribed their hands and seals on this the 31st day of July, 1888. G. H. OURY
 w. P. BAMRICK
 H. V. JACKSON
 JOS. w. WHAM
 P R. BRADY 1 Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal.
 Before me, w. Wood Porter, Clerk of the l District Court i'll and for said County of Pi- nal, on this day personally appeared G. H. l Omy, w. P Bamriclz, H. V. Jackson, Jos. w. Wham and P R. Brady, known to nae to be the same persons whose names are sub- scribed to the annexed instrument, and ac- nowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 3lst day of July, A. D. 1888. [Seall w. WOOD PORTER
 Clerk of District Court, l Pinal County, Arizona Territory.
 Filed and recorded at request of w. Wood Porter, July 31st A. D. 1888, at 115 | ?. m BO. J. NHIIESlDE
 Recorder.
 PerJ. PEWELLS, Deputy. | Territ ory of Arizona, County of Pinal, ss. I, A. G. Williams Recorder in and fol the County and Territory aforesaid do here by certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Articles of Association of the Montezuma Canal Com pany as the same appears on recordin my office ill Book 1, Page 21 of Articles of In corporation, Records of Pinal County, Ari zona. and as the.sane has been examined ant compared by me.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2n6 day of January, A. D. 1889.
 A. G. WILLIAMS.
 Seal Recorde
 Notice.