The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1892-06-25
Articles Of Incorporation of the
Mohawk Land
Company.

These articles Of association made and entered
into by and between John W. Darlington, George
W. 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 an incorporated
company under and in pursuance Of Chapter 2,
Title r. Of the general statutes Of the Territory Of
Arizona, approved March 9Th, 1887, do hereby as
sOciate and agree upon the following articles Of
Incorporation:
The name Of the company shall be the Mohawk
Land Company.
ARTICLE ii.
The names Of tho incorporators are: John W.
Darlington. George W. Norton and Jos. J. Stein
ARTICLE III.
The principal place Of transacting 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 Il may
create and designate and locate - many subordi-
nate Offices for the transaction Of It's 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 She company shall be to irrigate
reclaim, cultivate and improve arid or desert lands
and for that purpose to appropriate, purchase or
otherwise acquire and maintain water, water
rights, dams, canals, fumes, bitches, conduits
aqueducts, reservoirs gates and such other struct
ures and appliances as may be necessary or con.
venieRt in daming, collecting, obstructing, con-
Quoting or regulating the flow of water; to sell
water and the use thereof, water-rights and priv
ileges 70 use and furnish for use water for agri-
cultural, mining, milling, mechanical, domestic
and other beneficial purposes; TO acquire by locs
ton, purchase or otherwise. lands and all other
kinds OF property, real, personal mixed, and 20
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 rates Of interest It's Board
Of Directors may see fit; to issue bonds and to
cute mortgages upen any of its property, hereafter
to be acquired to secure any loans for any of its
indebtedness to pledge and hypothecate any of its
property to pay of any Of it's indebtedness or secure
any Of Its loans and may do any and all things that
its Board of Directors may deem necessary or In.
cident 70 its business.
ARTICLE v.
The amount Of the capital stock of said company
shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided
into Ave 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. 1912.
ARTICLE VII.
The business affairs, stock, property and con-
Germs Of said company, shall be managed. governed
and controlled in accordance with It's bylaws, by
Board Of Directors, including president, vice.
president, secretary and treasurer: The Directors
shall be elected annually by the stockholders in
said 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 dree-
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 successors shall have been elected and quail
fled.
The first Board Of Directors shall consist Of five
members AMI 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 subject t.
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. DoRRNaToN, [Seal.1
GEORGE W. MORTON, [Seal.l
JOS J. STEIN. lSeall