The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE St. JOHNS WATER WORKS COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents: That we Albert F. Banta, J. T. Lesueur, J. w. Brown, Ben Schuster, Willard Farr, c, P. Anderson and J. B. Patterson, have this day voluntarily assO- ciated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, Title F, entitled ''COrpor ations," approved March 8th, 1887.
 ARTICLE l, Tie name adopted and assumed by this corporation, and by which 1t shall be known, is the St. Johns Water Works Company, and the principal place of business of said Com pany shall be at the town of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory.
 Art. 2. The enterprise and business in which the Company propose to engage are those of piping water from the Mcintosh Springs to the town of St. Johns, laying pipe in the streets of said town, connecting said mains with buildings ani supplying water to the inhabitants of said town, collecting rents, and all other business necessary in establishing end carrying out said enterprise.
 Art. 3. The capital stock of this Company shall be ten thousand ($10 0OOl dollars divided into four hundred (lCaf shares of the par value of twenty i've ($25) dollars each, and the time when, and the conditions upon which it is to be paid are as follows. Forty per cent of amount subscribed on or before December lst. 1892, and the balance at such time or times as the Board of Directors shall by resolution or order pre- scribe.
 this corporation shall be the date of filing these articles in the office of the County Recorder of Apache County, and shall terminate at the end fifty (50 years from the day of said hling.
 Art 5, The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of seven persons, who shall be elected by the first regular annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shall be on the third Monday in Dece mber, 1893, and regular stockholders meetings shall be held annually thereafter on said third Monday in December for the purpose of electing Board of Directors and transacting such other business as may properly come before said meetings. The following named persons, who are subscribers to the capital stock of said Company, shall constitute Board of Directors until the third Monday in December, 1893, or un- til their successors are elected and qualified, to- wit Albert E. Banta, J. T. Lesueur, J. W, Brown, Ben Schuster, Willard Farr, c. P. Anderson and J. B. Patterson.
 Art. G. The highest amount of indebtness or liabilityto which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is limited to six thousand dollars.
 Art 2. The private property of stockholders shall be exempt from the debts of the company.
 Art S. The officers of this corporation shall be President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the BOaJd of Directors and from their number, on the Satur- day following the regular stockholders meeting. The Board of Directors may also select and ap- point such other officers and agents, to conduct the business as they may see fit, and invest in them such powers as they may deem expedient. The Board of Directors shall also prescribe the duties of all its officers and see that such duties are faith ully discharged.
 Art g. The Board of Directors at any of their regular or called meetings for the purpose, may make and adopt such bylaws as they may deem proper and necessary for the government of the corporation and officers thereof, and at all meet ings of the Board of Directors quorum of four members present will be necessary to transact business.
 Art 10. At all regular or called meetings of the stockholders for the election of Board of Directors, or the transaction of any other busi- ness each share of stock shall De entitled to one vote, and no meeting shall be held unless ma jority of the paid up stock be represented. Any stock may be voted by proxy, if filed with the Secretary at or before the meeting.
 Art IL Tho Board of Directors shall have the right and power to borrow money for the ben eft and use of the corporation, said sum of mon ey, or total indebtedness of the Company not to exceed the limit designated in Article of this Constitution, or Articles of Incorporation.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22d day of October, 1892