Arizona republican., 1890-07-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE FARMERS IRRIGATION COMPANY

Know all men by these presents, that we, Daniel K. Keating, Horatio II. Wharton and Cecil B. Ayrton, desiring to incorporate our selves under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona and especially an Act of the Legislative Assembly thereof, entitled "An Act Concerning Corporations" approved March sth 1887, for the purpose of engaging in the en- terprise hereinafter described, do make, sub scribe and acknowledge in duplicate these Arti- cles of Incorporation, and declare:
 The name of this corporation and by which 1t shall hereafter be known is "The Farmers Irri- gation Company" and its principal place for transacting its business shall be the City of Phoenix, county of Maricopa, Territory of Ari- zona.
 This corporation is organized for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating canals and reservoirs in the county of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, and to divert and carry water from the Salt river for agricultural, hor- ticultural, domestic and manufacturing pur- poses; to buy, sell, deal and trade in lands, i'm proved or unimproyed, and in every kind of property and to take and hold securities there on and upon any property whatever to buy, sell, deal and trade in water rights, shares fin water canals or in any and all corporations.
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 The time of the existence of this corporation shall be fifty l5ol years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 The affairs of this incorporation shall be con ducted by board of seven directors who shall be elected annually on the first day of May by the stockholders and shall hold office for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, but the names of those who shall be directors and serve as such officers until the first day of May, 1891, and until the election of their successors and their qualihca- tion, are Richard l.. Hattersley, George w. Brown, Walter Thompson, Wm. c. Thairlwal D. E. Heating, Horatio H. Wharton, Cecil B. Ayrton.
 The capital stock of this corporation shall be one hundred thousand lsl00OO0.0Ol dollars div ided into ten thousand (l0,0O0l shares of the par value of ten BLOOD dollars each, and said cap ital stock shall be paid on call of full board of directors and shall be non -assessable. VI
 bility to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be fifty thousand [$5O- 0Oo(0l dollars.
 The stockholders and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts Of this corporation.
 The board of directors of this corporation shall have the power to make all needful by laws and rules and regulations for the manage ment of the affairs of this corporation and Its officers.
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 No person shall be eligible to the office of director unless he be a stockholder in the cor poration, and upon ceasing to be a stoekholder he shall cease to be director
 Witness our hands and seals this 18th day of June, A. D., 1890.
 DANIEL E. HEATING. lSeall HoRATIo II. WHARTON. lSeall CECIL B. AYRToE. tSeall TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA,l oJI . COUNTY OF MARIcoPA oo' Before me, Joseph Campbell, a Notary Public in and for Maricopa county A. T. on this day per sonally appeared DANIEL E. HEATING AND H0RATIO H. WHARTON, personally known to me to be the persons whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instrument and ac- knowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein ex- pressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June, A. D., 1890. JOSEPH CAMPBELL, Notary Public