Arizona republican., 1891-01-15
Articles Of Incorporation
 OF THE FRENCH GREEK Mining and Water Storage COMPANY

We, Daniel E. Heating, Horatio II. Wharton and Alfred Berwick, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially an Act of the Legislative Assembly entitled "An Act Con corning Corporations" approved March s, A, D. 1887, and all acts amendat0ry thereof, for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprises, businesses pursuits and occupations here enafter specified, do make, adopt, subscribe and ac- knowledge according to law these articles of in corporation. and declare and state a, follows:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name adopted and assumed by this corpo- ration and by which 1t shall be known is 1.-THE FRENCH CREEK MINING AND WATER STORAGE COMPANY" and its principal place of transact ing business is in the City of Phoenix, in the County of Marieopa and Territory of Arizona, and the time of the commencement of this cor pOration shall be the day of the filing of these articles in the offices of the County Recorders of the Counties of Maricopa and Yaynpai, In the Territory of Arizona, and the termination there of shall be twenty i've years thereafter ARTICLE II.
 The enterprises, businesses, pursuits and oc- equations in which this corporation proposes to engage are those of constructing, maintaining and operating reservoirs, dams, canals, ditches and waterways of whatever description may be deemed necessary, in Yavapai County, Territory of Arizona, for the purposes of hydraulic min ing, placer mining gold washing, ground sluic- ing, quartz milling and mining; agricultural and stock-raising purposes; the purchase and sale of mining claims, mineral, agricultural or other lands; the leasing, sub leasing, letting or sub.letling of water, mining claims. agricultural or other lands constructing buildings, sheds, workshops or other enclosures; selling, renting | or leasing the same; laying out and constructing | townsites and roads connecting herewith, and such other lawful occupations as the company may see fit or deem advisable to undertake. ARTICLE III. The place where this corporation proposes to have its principal office and place of business |, | in the City Of Phoenix, in the Territory of Ari. l Zona.
 ARTICLE ". The amount of the capital stock of this corpo. ration shall be two hundred thousand (s3OO,OOO) dollars divided into two hundred thousand (20O,O0Ol shares, of the par value of one dollar | each, and the time and the conditions upon which t Is to be paid are as follows, viz: From l time to time after the same shall be subscribed, as the Board of Directors shall by resolution or order prescribe
 ARTICLE V. l The amount of the par value ot each share in the capital stock of this corporation shall be one dollar.
 ARTICLE VI. The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil ity, direct or contingent, to which this corpora
 ion is at any time to subject itself shall not ex ceed the sum of one hundred thousand i;lOO 600 dollars,
 ARTICLE VII. | The stockholders in this corporation and theil private property shall be exempt from the cor porate debts of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VIII. 1 The sGsirs of this corporation are to be and | they shall be conducted by a Board of Director: consisting of seven persons who shall be elected by the stockholders from among their number at their regular annual meeting to be held or | the first Monday of November of each scar. | The following named persons, who are sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation l ohhil NOhNtlNuNC biS DOuIu pl LllcStOlS uubA their successors are elected and qualified, which | shall be at the first annual meeting of the stock holders of this corporation, viz: Alfred Bor wick, August G. Meissner, Daniel E. Heating Archibald Berwick, Horatio H. Wharton, Will l am C. Tharwall, Cecil B. Ayrton.
 ARTICLE TX. The Board of Directors of this corporation I -han bav ha iUh on fn hnrr n. and contract to repay the same at such time al | they may see fit, and with such rGtes of interest as to them may be deemed expedent or advis able, and to secure the payment of any suct loan may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate tho whole any part of the corporate property | and such Board of Directors shall have tht power to establish bylaws and make all rue' and regulations deemed expedient for the man dgement of the affairs and the offices of said | corporation.
 ARTICLE K No person shall be elegible to the office oi | Director unless he is a stockholder in this cor poration, and upon ceasin to be a stockholdel he shall cease to be Director. ARTICLE xI. These articles of incorporation may De amended by q majority vote of the stocxholders | at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose, after sufficient notice shall have been l given to each Director, and sufficient time shall l have elapsed necessary for him to send in his proxies or be present personally. ARTICLE XII. Each share of the capital stock of this oorpor ation shall be entitled to one vote at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and the highest number of votes shall be decisive, and voting by proxy shall be allowed on com | pliance with the conditions stated in the bylaws
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this eighth day of January A. D, 1891. DANIEL E. HEATING, HORATIO II WHARTON, ALFRED BORWICK. Acknowledgment. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA