Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-09
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
 OF THE
ssONTEzUMA CANALCOMPANY

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 i'll 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 ''The Nlon- tezuma Canal Company" The names of the corporators are Granville H. Oury, Peter Brady, H. V Jackson, W. P. Bamrick and James w. Wham. and the principal place for the tran saction of the business of the corporation shall be the town of Florence, Go Inty of Pin al and Territory of Arizona. S .cond-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, as well as the gem ers,I object Of the corporation, is to construct, own, operate, lease and main tain ne more irrg ting canals from point points on the Gila river above the town of Florence, in said County of Pinal, running westward ly and southwarClly hv or through said town, and thence wtstwardly, southwardly, and northw stwardly, to some point below said town of Fors ncs=A-S -Sn said County of Pie nal, with all necessary convenient and ap- prupriate laterals, ditches and drains through wh ch to conduct and control the flow of water ion such canal or canals to the land proposed to be irrigated; to locate, appro- priate and acquire all nee, ssary rights ef way for such canal or canals; laterals, ditcl- 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 al-d other useful purposes, to acquire, construct own and maintain reservoirs for the storage ot water; to construct, maintain and operate fumes, weirs gates and all other suitable, convenient and appropriate appliances or appurte..ances control conduct the flow of water for the purposes afort said; and generally to carry on and conduct the busi ness of all irrigating canal company
 Third The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be divide! into two 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 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-Ihe affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by board of directors, to consist of five persons, all of whom shall be stock holder of the corporation and no one shall be eligible to be director who is not a holder of its capital stock, and If 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- maining 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 q different day is fixed by the shareholders at an annual meeting For the first year. or until their ' alacted (,ranxri1la Fl OurKF Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, ". P. Bam rick and ames w. Wham shall be Dire tors of the corporation, and the Board of Di re tors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur from time to time. l Sixth-The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, to which | the company Is at any time to subject 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 corr poration.
 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
 Territory of Arizona County of Pinal
 Before me. W Wood Porter, Clerk of the District Court in and for said County of Pi nal on this day personally appeared G. H Omy, w. P. Banrick, H. V, Jackson, Jos ". Wham and P. R. Brady, known to mt 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 | fhic let 6otr of Inl A n 1888
 [Seal] w. WOOD PORTER
 Clerk of District Court Pinal County, Arizona Territory.
 Filed and recorded at request of W Wood Porter, July 31st A. D. 1888, at Il D. In. BO j. WHITESIDE
 Recorder
 Per J. P.sWELLS, Deputy. Territ ory of Arizona, County of Pinal, ss
 I, A. c. 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 1, Page 21 of Articles of In corporation, Records of Pinal County Ari zona. and as the same has been examined am compared by me-
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2n, day of January, A. D. 1889.
 A. G. WILLIAMS.
 Seal Recorde
 Notice.
 WHERE WILL BE A MEETING OF I'll 1 stockholders of the Montezuma Ditch an Canal Company at their office in Florence, O Tuesday the l9th day of March, 1889, at 10 O cloc | Io fbp nf tran nnrs