Arizona republican., 1891-01-23
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE FRENCH OR EEK Mining and Water Storage COMPANY

We, Daniel E. Keating, 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 8, A. b. | 1887, and all acts amcndatory thereof, for the purpose of engaging iu the lawful enterprises, businesses, pursuits and occupations hereinafter | specified, do make, adopt, subscribe and ac- knowledge according to law these articles of in. corporation and declare and state as follows:
 ARTICLE I. l The name adopted and assumed by this corpo- ration and by which 1t shall be known is 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 Maricopa 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 Yavapai, in the | Territory of Arizona, and the termination there of shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 ARTICLE II.
  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 ana sale of mining claims mineral, agricultural or other lands; the leasing, sub leasing, letting or >ub-etting of water, mining claims, 4gTiculturai or other lands; constructing buildings, sheds, workshops or other enclosures; selling, renting, or leasing the same; laying out and constructing tOwnstes and roads connecting herewith, anG such other lawful occupations as the company may zee fit or deem advisable to undertake
 ARTICLE III.
 The place where this corporation proposes to have its principal office and place of business i in the City of Phoenix, in the Territory of Ari- zona.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock of this corpO- ration shall be two hundred thousand (s!OOOOJ, dollars, divided into two hundred thousand (2OO COO) shares, of the par value of one dollar each, and the time and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows, viz: From time to time after the same shall be subscribed, as the Board of Directors shall by resolution or order prescribe.
 ARTICLE V.
 The amount of the par value of each share in the capital stock of thls corporation shall be one dollar.
 ARTICLE VI
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- ity, direct or contingent, to which this corpora tiOn is at any time to subject itself shall not ceeG the sum of one hundred thousand tSlOO,OOO) dollars
 ARTICLE VII
 The stockholders in this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the cor ponte debts of this corporation.
 ARTICLE VIII
 The affairs Of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of seven persons, who shall be elected by the stockholders from among their number at their regular annual meeting to be held on the first Monday of November of each year. The following named persons, who are sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected and qualified, whicl shall be at the first annual meeting of the stock holders of this corporation, viz; Alfred Bor wick, August c. Meissner, Daniel E, Keating, Archibald Berwick, Eorato II. Wharton, Will am C. Thairwall, Cecil B. Ayrton.
 ARTICLE TX.
 The Board of Directors of this corporation shall have the right aud power tO borrow money and contract to repay the same at such time as they may see it, and with such rates of interest as to them may be deemed expedient or advis able, and to secure the payment of any such loan may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate the wlOle or any part of the corporate property, and such Board of Directors shall have the power to establish bylaws and make all ruIes and regulations deemed expedient for the man agement of the affairs and the offices of said corporation.
 ARTICLE X.
 No person shall be elegible to the office Of Director unless he is stockholder in this cor poration, and upon ceasing to be a stockholdel ne shall cease to be Director.
 ARTICLE xL .. These articles of incorporation may be amended by majority vote of the stockholders at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose, after sufficient notice shall have been given to each Director, and sufficient time shall have elapsed necessary for him to send in his proxies or be present personally.
 ARTICLE XII.
 Each share of the capital stock of this corpor. atOn 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 Il. WHARTON,
 ALFRED BORwICK.
 Acknowledgment. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF MARICOPA.
 Before me, Henry j.. Wharton, a Notary Pub lie in and for said county. this day