Arizona republican., 1891-04-19
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE
 EAST RIVERSIDE CANAL 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 Arizona, relating to Corporations, approved March 8, A. D. 1887, and the amendments thereof, do hereby for that purpose adopt sign and acknowledge the fol- lowing Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The names of the corporators of this corpora ton are: John S. Anderson, Jacob W. Davenport and Thomas II. Sabin.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of this corporation and by which it 1t shall be known is THE EAST RIVERSIDE CANAL COMPANY, and the principal place of transactlng its business shall be Gila Bend, Maricopa County, in the Territory of Arizona, but 1t shall be authorized to do business in all parts of the Territory.
 ARYICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, is to build dam or dams on the Gila River at or near the North lz of Section s, Townships South, Range West, in Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, and to build canal or canals from said point to the Painted Rock range of mountains in Maricopa County, Arizona Ter. ritory, and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating dams, acequias, canals, ditches, fumes, pipes, conduits, pumps, hydrants, plugs, reservoirs, aqueducts, gates and such other structures and appliances as may be necessary and useful in turning, conducting, controlling, constructing and regulating the flow of water; acquiring by location, appropri. ation and purchase, and in any other lawful manner whatever, water, water rights and fran. chises, dams, acequias, canals, ditches, fumes, aqueducts, pipes, conduits, pumps, hydrants, plugs, reservoirs, gates and such other struct- ures and appliances as may be necessary, con venient or useful in turning conducting, ob- structing, controlling and regulating the flow of water; to buy and sell water and the use thereof for any and all purposes; to acquire by purchase, location, or in any other lawful man. ner, real estate, landsand all other kinds of prop erty, real, personal and mixed; to hold, use and enjoy the same, and to alienate, sell, lease, de- mise and dispose of the same or any part thereof, as well as of any other property this corporation possesses, be seized of be entitled to; to bor- row money and to contract to repay the same at such time or times and with such rate or rates oi interest its Board of Directors deems proper and sees fit; and to hypOthecate, mortgage or pledge all or any part of the property of this corporation, and all or any part of the property which this COT pOration may hereafter acquire; to secure the payment of such money with in terest, or to secure the payment of any debt of this corporation, with such interest thereon as it may be legally obligated to pay.
 ARTICLE ".
 The amount of the capital stock authorized is two hundred and fifty thousand ts2jO,0O0) dol lars, to be divided into five hundred (5OO) shares of the par value Of five hundred $500 dollars each, and the time when and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows, viz: from time to time after the same shall be sub scribed, as the Board of Directors shall by reso- lulion or order prescribe.
 ARTICLE V.
 The par value of each share of the capital stock shall be five hundred $500 dollars.
 ARTICLE VI
 The corporation will begin business from the date of filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Maricopa, in the Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate fifty (50l years from that date.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be and they shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of five t5) persons, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders, at such time and manner as shall be prescribed by the bN N-laws of this corporation, and all of whom shall be sub scnbers to the capital stock of this corporation, and hereafter no person shall be eligible to the office of Director unless he is a stockholder in the corporation. A
 The following named persons, who are sub scribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation until the second Thursday in March, A. D. 1892, and until their successors, duly qual- flied, shall be elected. to wit: John S. Anderson, Jacob W. Davenport, Thos. II. sabin, A. E.. Reid and Wm. J. Morgan.
 Any person ceasing to be a stockholder shall cease to be Director
 Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members Of the Board Immediately, or as soon as practicable after the filing of these articles in the office Of the County Recorder Of the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as directors to serve until the second Thursday in March, A. D. 1892, and until their successors, duly qualified, shall be elected, shall meet and organize as Board of Directors, adopt by laws 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 a quorum, aud any meeting of said Board at which a quorum is present shall be deemed q regular meeting and have the same authority as full Board.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- ity to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of one hundred thou sand (slOO,0OO) dollars.
 
 ARTICLE K.
 The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this corporation.
 ARTICLE X.
 These arti les of incorporation may be amend. ed at any time by a two thirds vote of the Board of Directors, and whenever amended the amend ments shall be signed by the President or acting President and Secretary of the corporation and acknowledged by them and recorded and pub. lished as provided by law.
 Witness our hands this 9th day of April, 1891.
 JOHN s. ANDERSON,
 JACOB W. DAVENPORT,
 THOS. II. SABIN.