The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
Articles of Incorporation of the YSTOTAL
CONSTRUCTION
AND
MERCANTILE
COMPANY.

ii. D. Underwori, John N. S:hurema1, Joseph r. Schureman an1 others met in CnryItoVal, Ari zona and agreed to organize stock company un. der the laws of the Territory; to build under con tract canals, irriga ing ditches reservoirs storage places, etc, and for the purpose Of doing general mer ,antile business. It was decided to call the Company The Carystoval Construction and Mer. cantiie Company.
 Below is given in full the Articles of Ineorpora- tion:
 We, H. D. Underwood, John N Schureman and Joseph P Schureman, desiring to incorporate our selves under the provisions of the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona, and especially an Act of the Legislative Assembly thereof, entitled "An Ac, Concerning Corporations" approved March sth 1887, for the purpose of engaging in business and enterprise hereinlfter mentioned, do make, sub scribe and acknowledge in triplicate these Article. of Incorporation.
 The name of this corporation, and by which il shall be hereafter known is '"The ChrystOval Con struction and Mercantile Company" and it's princi pal place for transacting business is the town O Chrystoval, County of Yuma, Territoryof Arizona The purposes for which said company is forme, are to construct, and maintain dams canals ditches, pipes and reservoirs for water to acouir and own su-h machinery, tools, implements, ap plian:es and instrumentalities as may be deemed necessary or proper to prosecute the business of thu company with profit and success; to acquire water by location or purchase; to buy ani sell merchan disc and conduct and carry on mercantile busi ness in all it's branches that may be deemed ex pedient and profitable, to acquire, own and dis pose of, when deemed expedient, such real estate in one or more localities, whether by purchase o lease may be thought necessary for the uses ana purposes of the Company, to mortgage, hypothe cate or pledge any of the property of the Corpora tion to do and transact any and all inds of busl ness which may be transacted by a aatural person III.
 The amount of the Capital Stock of this Corpora tion shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars, di vided into one thousand shares of the par value O l one hundred dollars per share, ani the same shal be nOnassessable, and the said capital stock shal be paid in at the times and under the conditions ordered and authorized by the Board of Director of this Corporation.
 The time Of the commencement of this Corpora ton shall be ths day of the filing of these Articles in the office of ti1e Recorder of the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate fifty 5O years thereafter.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabiIit, oro o,fi A- Il any time to be subject, is the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this Corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of One Hundred Thousand dollars VII
 The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by Boari of Directors, composed of five persons who shall be elected Illy by the stockholders and shall hold office for year until their success sors are elected and qualified. The time and man ner of such election shall be provided for in tn, Bylaws of said Corporation. Said Directors shaI subscribers to the capital stock of said corpora tion and no person shall be eligible to said offic, unless he be stockholder in the corporation. anc any person ceasng to be subscriber shall cease t, be Director, and hereafter if any Director shal cease tobe stockholder he shall cease to be Di- re ;tor The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall have power to establish Bylaws and make al rules and regulations necessary for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the officers thereof The following named persons, who or, subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation shall constitute it's Board of Directors until tn, Tenth day of March, 1893, an1 until their success sors are duly elected and qualified, to-wit: H. D. Underwood, H. G. Damon, w E. Pope John N Schureman and Joseph P Schureman.
 VIII
 The stockholders and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debts of this cor poration.
 hands and seals this Tenth day of March, A. D. 1892. Executedi in tripIicate.
 H. D. UNDERWOOD, [Seal
 JOHN N. ScHUREXAN, [SeaI. |
 JOSEPH P ScHURRM AN, [Seal. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Pima.
 Before me, ". T. Gfbbon, Notary Public in and for the County of Pima Territory of Arizona, per sonally appeared H. D. Underwood, John . Schureman and Joseph P. Schureman, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and each of them ac- knOwledged to that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my name and seal of office [SRAL.l this tenth day of March, 1892
 W. T. GrBBoN, Notary Public Recorded st request of O. F. Thornton, March 12th, 1892, at 4 p. m.
 J. L. RsDoxDo, County Recorder. TrRSIronI of ARIzoNA,
 I, J. L. RedOndo, County Recorder of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct copy of the articles of Incorporation of the Chrystoval Con struction and Mercantile Company, as the same appears of record in my office in Book One of Bonds and Agreements, page PAS ct sea-
 Witness my hand aud official seal this 12th lSEAL.l day of April, A. D. 1892 2l6t J. L. RKDOSDo, County Recorder M. HI. BOXIN,
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