Arizona republican., 1892-12-17
ARTICLES UF INCORPORATION
OF THE California Orange Felt Irrigation and Improve nent Company.

We. J. B. Early, T. J. Howell, W. L Val, H. H. McPhaul and H. A. Hughes, of the county of Maricopa and territors of Arizona. desiring to incorporate ourselves, und sr the laws of the territory of Arizoua as set forth in the revised statutes of said territory, approved March Slh, 1887, with all amendments thereto, do make, subscribe and acknowledge the following 4rtt cles of incorporation:
 ARrIcLRI
 The name adopted by this incorporation, and by which it shall be known, is the Califor- mia Orange Belt Irrigation and Improve ment Company, and the principal place of transactng the business of this corporation shall be the city of Phenix, Msricopa county territory of Arizona, with branch offices at U e city of San Francisco and the city of Los An geles, state of California
 ARTICLE II.
 The enterprises, pursuits an occupations in which this corporation proposes to engsee is that of constructing, maintain ng and oper- ating dams, ascequies, canals, ditches, fl imss, conduit, r reservoirs, acqueducts, gates and risht-of way therefor, and such other appli ances and structures as may be necessary in turning, conducting, controlling or regulating the flow of water.
 Also, acquiring by location, appropriation, purchase, or Tn any lawful manner, water tran chises, dams, reservoirs, ascequies, canals, ditches, fumes, gates wsterrights and right. of-way therefor, and such structures and appi- ances as may be necessary in turning, ob- strueting, controlling or regulating the il ow of water, to buy and sell water and water r, ,ghts, for any and all purposes, to acquire by loea- tion, purchase or any other lawful manner, right-of-way, real estate and all Ri nds of prop erty, whether real, personal or mixed, conven- tent or useful for the purposes aforesaid. Also, the operating of mines, Stone quarries, and the buying and selling of real estate, stone ores and mines and mining properties, and may To- cate, purchase, sell, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any and all kinds of prop erty herein mentioned, or that is useful or nee. essary for the purposes aforesaid.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of capital stock of this corpora tion is five hundred thousand dollars (SjOo OOOJ, divided into five thousand (5,OOO) sharts, of the par value of one hundred dollars tslOO0O) each and the time when, and the con iitions upon which said capital stock shall be paid in is as follows:
 When the names Of the subscribers shall be entered in the books O the company and tn, stock paid for Tn full; and the same shall be non assessabe thereafter
 ARTICLE "
 The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the date of the day of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa county, territory of Arizona, and the termina- tion of this corporation shall be fifty years thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The officers of this corporation shall be A president, vice president, secretary, Urea surer and five directors, and such other officers as the stockholders may consider necessary, which shall be governed by the bylaws adopt ed by the stockholders, and the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors consisting of five persous, who shall be stockholders in this corporation, and the following named persons sh ll constitute the board Of directors until the first day of Janu- ara, 1891, and until their successors are elected and qualified, viz. J. B. Early, T. J. Howell, w. l., Vail, II. H. McPhaul and II. A. Hughes; and the first election of officers of this corpora ton may take place immediately after the fl ing.of the articles of incorporation with the recorder of said Maricopa county; and the off cers so elected shall hold their respective off. ces until the first day Of January, 1894 and un- til their successors are elected and qualified. All officers shall be stockholders in this cor poration.
 The election of officers for this corporation - with the exception of the first election-shall take place at the office of the corporation in the said city of Phenix, on the ir,t day of January, 1894, and annually thereafter, unles changed by the bylaws adopted at an annual | meeting of the stockholders.
 ARTICLE VI.
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