The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
Articles of Incorporation of the Land
 Company.

These articles of association made and entered into by and between John W. Darlington George ". Norton and Jos. J. Stein, whose names are hereunto subscribed this seventh day of April, A. D. 1892, Witnesseth:
 That for the purpose of forming incorporated company under and in pursuance of Chapter 2, Title F. of the general statutes of the Territory Arizona approved March sth, 1887, do hereby as- sociate and agree upon the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name of the company shall be the Mohawk Land Company.
 ARTICLE II.
 The names of the incorporators are: John w. Darlington, George W. Norton and Jos J. Stein.
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of transaeting it's business shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Territory of Arizona or at such other place within said county as said company may hereafter designate; and it may create and designate and locate as many subordi- nate offices for the transaction of its business as it may deem best within and without the limits of said Territory.
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the company shall be to irrigate, reclaim cultivate and improve arid desert lands and for that purpose to appropriate, purchase or otherwise acquire and maintain water, water rights, dams, canals, fumes, ditches, conduits aqueducts, reservoirs gates and such other struct- ures and appliances as may be necessary or con VenieRt in damIng, collecting, obstructing, con ducting or regulating the flow of water; to sell water and the use thereof, water rights and priv ileges; to use and furnish for water, for agri cul ural, mining. milling, mechanical, domestic and other beneficial purposes; to acquire by losa- tion, purchase or otherwise. lands and all other kinds of property, real, personal or mixed, and to hold use improve, sell, lease or otherwise convey the same; to loan money and borrow money, and to contract to repay the at such times or times and with such rate rates of interest as it's Board of Directors may fit; to issue bonds and to exc cute mortgages upon any of it's property hereafter to be acquired to any loans or for any of its ndebtelness to pledge and hypothecate any of it's property to pay of any of it's indebtedness or secure any of its oans and may do any and all things that its Board of Directors may deem necessary or in cident to it's business
 ARTICLE "
 The amount of the capital stock of said company shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars divided into five thousand share of the par value of Che Hundred dollars each
 ARTICLE VI
 The time of the commencement of the company shall be the second day of May, A. D 1892, and the termination thereof shall be fifty years thereafter to-wit: the End day of May, A. D. 1942.
 ARTICLE VII.
 Tha b,,cip aHo cerns of said company, shall be managed, governed and controlled in accordance with it's bylaws, by Boari of Directors, including a president, vice president, SC Ietary and treasurer The Directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders in sad company at general meeting to be held for that purpose on the first Monday in May of ea:h year, except that the first general eectIon of drec tors for the first year shall be held at such time as the incorporators may designate. The term of office of the directors shall be for year and until their shall have been elected and quail fed
 The first Board of Directors shall consist of five members ani thereafter the number shall be de- termined by the bylaws.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the company shall at any time sub:ec+ it. self shall not exceed Three Hundred Thousand dollars.
 ARTICLE TX
 The private property of the stockholders and directors shall be exempt from liability for or on account of the debts of the company. In witness whereof we here sign our names, and afix our seals this seventh day of April, A. D. 1892, at the town of Yuma, Arizona Territory
 JOHN W. DoRRINGroN, ISeal.l
 GEORGE W. NORTON, [Seal.l
 Jos. J. STEIN. [Seall