The Arizona sentinel., 1892-06-11
:. Articles Of Incorporation Of the
Land
Company.

These articles Of association made and entered
into by and between John W. Darlington, Georg.
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 pursuant Of Chapter 2,
Title r. Of the general statutes the Territory
Arizona, approved March 9Th, 1887, do hereby az.
sociate and agree upon the following articles Of
incoHporation: =
:; ARTICLE l.
The name Of the company shall Be the Mohawk
Land Company.
AR1lcLH H.
|. The Nance Of the incorporators are: John W.
DorEinghon, George W. Norton and Jos. J. Stein.
ARTICLE III. e,
The principal place Of transacting it's business
shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Territory Of Arizona,
or 1t such other place within said county as said
company may hereafter designate; and IL may
create and designate and locate IS many subordi-
nate Offices for the transaction Of ito 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 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-
VenieHt in daming, collecting, obstructing, con-
Quoting or regulating the flow of water to sell
water AID the use thereof, water-rights and priv
Ieges; to use and furnish for use water for agri-
cultural, mining, milling, mechanical, domestic
and other beneficial purposes; to acquire by loca-
ton, 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 times
and with such rate rates Of interest it's Board
OF Directors may see it. to issue bonds and to exc.
cute mortgages upon 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 its 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 TO its business. >
ARTICLE v.
The amount ofthe 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 1899, and the
termination thereof shall be fifty years thereafter
to-wit: the End day Of Nay, \. D. 1912.
ARTICLE VII.
The business afai s, stock, property and con-
Germs OF said company, :hall be managed governed
and controlled in accordance with its bylaws, by
Board of Directors, including president, vice
president, secretary ami treasurer: The Directors
shall be elected annually by the stock holders 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 election 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 one year and until
their successors shall have been elected and quail
fed.
The first Board OF Directors shall consist Of five
members ami thereafter the number shall be de-
termined by the bylaws
ARTICLE WILL
The highest amount OF indebtedness or liability
TO which the company shall at any time subject 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
Afhx our seals this seventh day of April, A. D.
1891, at the town Of Yuma, Arizona Territory
JOHN W. DoRsrSerox, tseail
GEORGE W. NORTON, [Seal.l
Jos. J. STKIE. ISeal1