Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-20
Articles ofIncorporatioa.
 OF THE Maricopa Vineyard Company.


 Know all men by these presents: That we the incorporators hereinafter named, and whose names are hereunto signed, desiring to form a corporation under and by virtue of the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the Ter ritory of Arizona relating to corporations, ap- proved March 8th, A. D. 1887, and the amend nents thereof, do hereby for that purpose adopt, sign and acknowledge the following ar tieles of incorporation.
 ARTICLE I
 The names of the incorporators of this cor poration are Henry Arey, of Maricopo; Hen- " w. Ryder and David King, of Phenix. Arizona.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation, and by which it shall hereinafter be known is s'The Maricopa Vineyard Company" and its prils cipal place of business and it's principal offices shall be in Maricopa, Pinal County, Territory of Arizona, but it shall be authorized to do business in all parts of the Territory
 ARTICLE III
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is to raise water by steam pumps or other motive power, from wells, store the water so raised in reservoirs and dis tribute 1t through acequias, canals, ditches fumes, pipes, conduits, pumps, hydrants, DluRS, 9CqucQucLS. gates, dUu SUCH OJller SJ1Ic- lures and appliances as may be necessary and useful in turning, conducting, controlling, ob- structing and regulating the flow of water; to buy and sell water and the use thereof for any and all purposes, to acquire by purchase, To- cation or in any other lawful manner, real es- tate, lands and all other kinds of property, real, personal and mixed, to lay ont, construct and acquire by purchase or in any other law full manner, and accept, hold, possess, enjoy, operate and use franchises from any state or territory of the United States, or any county, municipal or private corporation, canals, houses, capital stock and bonds of corporations, chattels, goods, wares and merchandise, buy ing selling and dealing Tn all kinds of proper. ty, real, personal and mixed, to hold, use and enjoy the same. and to alienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of same or any part there of as well as of any other property this cor poration possesses, be seized of or is entitled to- to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such rate of interest as its board of directors deem proper and see fit, and to hypothecate, mort gage, bond or pledge all or any part of the property, of this corporation, and all or any part of the property which this corporation may acquire to secure the payment of such money, with interest, or to secure the pay ment of any debt of this corporation. with such interest thereon as it may be legally obliged to pay. To raise, dry, can, pack, buy and sell all kinds of fresh and preserved fruits.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of capital stock authorized is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (S2O0, OO0j divided into two thousand t2009) shares, the par value of each share of the capital stock shall be One Hun fred Dollars, (s100l.
 ARTICLE V.
 This corporation shall begin business from the date of the filing of these articles in the office If the County Recorder of Pinal, Coun- ty, in the Territory of Arizona, and shall ter. minate fifty [50ly years from that date.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by board of direc- tors to consist of five [5l persons, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders at such time and manner as shall be prescribed by the bylaws of this corporation, and all of whom shall be stockholders. No person shall be eligible to the office of director. unless he is stockholder in this corporation. The fol- lowing named persons, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall con- stitute the board of directors of this corpor- ation until the third Tuesday in the month of December, A. D. 1891, and until their suc- cessors are qualified, shall be elected to wit: Henry Arey. of Maricopa, Henry W. Ryder and David King, of Phenix, Arizona. Any person ceasing to be a stockholder shall cease to be director. Vacancies ill the board of directors shall be filled by remaining mem- bers of the board immediately or as soon there- after as practicable after the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of Final County, the persons named herein as directors to serve until the third Tuesday in December, 4. D. 1891, and until their success sors, duly qualified, shall be elected, shall meet and organize a board of directors, adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the board of directors and of the stockholders A majority of said directors shall be quorum. and an : meeting of said board at which quorum is present shall be deemed a regular meeting and have the same authority as a full board.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness oi liability to which this corporation is 2. any time to subject itself is the sum of One Hun dred Thousand Dollars [S100,000l ARTICLE VIII
 The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 ARTICLE K. These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by two-thirds vote oi the board of directors, and whenever amended the amendments shall be signed by the presi dent or acting president and secretary of the corporation and acknowledged by them and 1 recorded and published as provided by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto sci l our hands and affixed our seals this the 5tt day of December, A. D. 1890.
 HENRY AREY. [sEALl HENRY W. RYDER TsEAL DAVID KING. SEAL l Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal, ss. Before me, F. Nj. Willie ms, Justice o the Peace in and for said county, on thi: l day personally appeared Henry Arey, knowr to me to be the person whose name is sub I scribed to the foregoing instrument, and ac | knowledged to me that he executed the sam, l for the purpose and consideration therein ex ! pressed.
 Given under my hand this fftf day of December, A. D. 1890. PERRY NJ. WILLIAMS, Justice of the Peace l MARICoPA, Arizona, Dec. 5, 1S90
 Territory of Arizona, County of Maricopa ss l Before me, Calvert Wilson, Notary Publi 1 in and for the county aforesaid and Territor, 1 of Arizona aforesaid, on this day personally appeared Henry W. Ryder and David King known to me to be the persons who's names are subscribed to the foregoing arti cles of incorporation, and each of them sever | ally acknowledged to me that he executed tn same for the purpose and consideration there 1 in expressed.
 0lfeH uuutT my AAllu hilu scal Ol OI 1 flee this 9th day of December, A. D 1890. CALVERT WILSON,
 Notary Public Marieopa County, Arizona Territory.
 Filed and recorded st request of H. Arey ! December 8th, 1890 at o'clock a. m.
 A. G. WILLIAMS, Recorder | Territory of Arizona. County of Pinal, ss. I, A. G. Williams, County Recorder il and for Pinal County hereby certify tn foregoing to be full, true and correct cop 1 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Mari copa Vineyard Company ss the same appear upon and is taken from the records of my of l fee.
 Witness my hand and official sea l GSeRll this 18th day of December, 1890
 A. c. WILLIAMS,
 Recorder MATCHMAKER, ! HH aRIN lrlAfrs I'll