Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-02
ARTICLES OF AssOCEATION
OF THE
moNTEzUMA CANALCoMPANV

For the purpose of organizin 8 corporation under the laws of the Territory of ;ona, for profit, the object of which is the con structon of work of internal improvement i'll the county of Pinal ill 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 ''Ihe Mon tezuma Canal Company" The names of the corporators are Granville H. Oury, Peter Brady, H. V. Jackson, w. F. 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 nty of Pin al and Territory of Arizona.
 s ond-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 ne or more irr z ting canals from Q point points on the Gia river above the towas Florence, in said County of Final, running westward ly and southwardly bv or through said town, and thence westwardly, southwardly, and northw stwardly ,sto some point below said town of Flor nee. all in said County of Pi- nal, with all necessary convenient and ap pr priate laterals, ditches and drains through wh oh to conduct and co. trol the flow of water f O n such canal or canals to the land proposed to be irrigated; to locate, appro- priate and acquire all nee, ss Ty rights ef way for such canal or canals; laterals, ditcE 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 aLd other useful purposes, to acquire, construct own and maintain reservoir for the storage of wateG; to construct, maintain and operate fumes, weirs gates and all other suitable, convenient and appropriate appliances or appurte-.ances useful necessary to control and conduct the flow of water for the purposes aforesaid; and generally to carry on hdeonttuct the busi ness of an iTrigating canal company.
 Third The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be Twp Hundred
 
 thousand shares, each share of the par value of one hundred dollars which capital stock conditions as smay be determined by the | Board of Directors of the Company. | Fourth-Ihe 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 it's 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 l stock hold of the corporation and no one 1 shall be eligible to be director who Is not a holder of it's capital stock and If any di rector shall part with all his stock at any time, 1t shall work a vacancy in the board which may be declared and filled by the re maning members of the board. The Di recto,s 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 theii successors are elected, Granville II. OGry, l Peter Brady. H. " Jackson, w. P. Bam rick and James w. Wham shall be Dire ctor' of the corporation, and the Board of Di- re :tors shall have power to fill all vacancie: which may occur from time to time
 Sixth--Ihe highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct contingent, to which the company is at any time to subject 1t self is the sun of One Hundred Thousand 1 Dollars.
 Seventh-The private property of the stock holders is to be exempt from the corporat debts Of the corr oration.
 In testimony otall of which said parties hav hereunto subscribed their hands and seal on this the 31st day of July, 1888.
 G. H. OURY
 w. P. BAMRICK
 H. V. JACKSON
 JOS. ". 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 Pi nal, on this day personally appeared G. Il Omy, w. P. Bamrick, 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 ac nowledged to me that they executed the sam for the purpose and consideration therein ex pressed
 Given under my hand and seal of offic 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 Slst A. D. 1888, at II p. m. BO. J. NHIIESI'h.
 Recorder
 Perl. P. 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 c Ass citation of the Montezuma Canal Con pany the same appears on recordi in m , office in Book l, Page 2l of Articles of IT corporation, Records of Pinal County, Ar zona, and as the same has been examined an compared by me.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2n day Of January, A. D. 1889.
 A. C. WILLIAMS. Seal Recordt