The Arizona sentinel., 1892-04-23
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. 1s92, Witnesseth:
 That for the purpose of forming an incorporated company under and in pursuan e of Chapter ?, Title l2 of the general statutes of the Territory of Arizona approved March Sth, 1887, do hereby as sociate and agree upon the following articles of incorporation:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of the company shall be the Mohawk Land Company.
 The names of the incorporators are: John w. Darlington, George W. Norton and Jos J. Stein
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of transacting its business shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, or a5 such other place within said county as said company may hereafter designate; and it may create and designate and locate as many suborIi- nate offices for the transaction of it's business as may deem best within and without the limits of said Territory.
 ARTICLE "
 The general nature of the business proposed to Dy IIO SOilpdliJ 70 lrflSa-e, reclaim cultivate and improve arid or desert lands and Tor 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 damng, 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 Use water for agri- cul' ural, mining, milling, mechanical domestic and other beneficial purposes; to acquire by loca- ion, purchase or otherwise. lands and all other kinds Of property, real, personal mixed, and to hold, use, improve sell, lease 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 or rates of interest as it's Boar of Directors may fit, to issue bonds and to exc cute nor gascs up.n any of it's property hereafter to be acquirel to any loans for any of it's indebte ness, to plege and hypothecate any of it's property to pay of any of it's indebtedness or secure any of is loans, ani may do any and all things that its BoarI 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 One 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. 1922.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The business aHai s, stock, property and con cerns of said company, shall be managed, governed and controlled in accordance with it's bylaws by Poard of Directors, including a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer: The Directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders in sa- d company at general meeting to be held for that purpose on the first Monday in May of each year. except that the first general election of direc tors for the first year shall be held at such time as the incorporatOr5 may designate. The term of office of the directors shall be for one year and until their successors shall have been elected and quail fled.
 The first BoarI of Directors shall consist of five members an ] 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 K. 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 atfix our seals this seventh day of April, A. D. 1892, at the town of Yuma, Arizona Territory.
 JOHN w. DoRRNGToN, [SeaI.l
 GEORGE W. NORTON, [Seall
 Jos J. STEIN. ISeal.1