Arizona republican., 1892-12-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
California Orange Belt Irrigation and Improve,
nent Company.

We, J. b. Early. T. J. Howell, W.. Va |, H.
II. McPhaul and II. A. Hughes, of the county
of Maricopa and territory of Arizona, desiring
to incorporate ourselves, under the laws OF the
territory OF Arizona as set forth In the revised
statutes Of said territory, approved March sIh,
1887, with all amendments thereto, do make,
subscribe and acknowledge the following arti.
Giles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE /.
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
transacting the business OF this corporation
shall be the city Of Phoenix, Maricopa county
territory OF Arizona, with branch Offices at u c
city of San Francisco and the city of Los An,
geles, state OF California.
ARTICLE H.
The enterprises, pursuits an occupations in
which this corporation proposes to engage ia
that Of constructing, maintain ng and oper.
ating dams, ascequies, canals, bitches, a INES,
conduit, Re reservoirs, acqueducts, gates and
riVht-of way therefor, and such other appli.
ances and structures AS may be necessary in
turning, conducting, controlling or regulating
the flow of water.
hbbot acquiring iOCdJlOut appropriations
purchase, or In any lawful manner, water iran.
chises, dams. reservoirs, sscequies. canals
bitches, fumes. ga'es, wSterrights and right
oi-way therefor, aud such structures an a pp 1.
ances as m'y be necessary in turning, OBJ
structing. contr ling or regulating the flow Of
water, to buy ard sell water and water ghts,
for any and all purposes, to acquire by loca.
ton, purchase or aly other lawful manner,
right-of.way, real estate and all kinds OF prop
cry, whether real, personal or mixed. conven-
lent or useful for the purposes aforesaid Also,
the operating OF mines. Stone quarTies, and the
buying and selling Of real estate, stone ores
and mines and mining properties, and may 10.
cate, purchase, sell, lease, m ortgage, 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.
ton is five hundred thousand dollars $500 OOo),
divided into five thousand $4,000 shares, OF the
par value Of one hundred dollars $4,000 each
and the time when, aud the con litious upon
which said capital stock shall be paid in is as
follows:
When the names OF the subscribers shall be
entered in the books of the company and tn I,
stock paid for IN full and the same shall be
non. assessable thereafter
ARTICLE ".
The time OF the commencement OF this cor
poration shall be the dat. of the day Of the
flung of these articles of incorporation in the
ofic OF the county recorder OF Maricopa
county, territory Of Arizona, aud the ter nina
ii III ot this corporation shall be fifty years
thereafter.
AKTlCLE v.
The officers OF this corporation shall be a
presid ut, vice resideni, secre lary, trea surer,
and i've directors, and such other officers as
the stockholders may consider necessary,
when shall be governed by the bylaws adopt
ed by the ,tOckhOld rs, aud the affairs Of this
corpora ION shall be condl tod by board of
directors consisting of five perso S, wno shall
bes ncknolders in tnis CORPORATE N, aud the
following named persons sh III constitute the
board Of iir 'cyors until the hrst day of Janu-
ara, 1871, ani un,il their successors are lected
and qlaliiei, VIZ: J Is. Earl, +. J. Howell,
W. L. Val, II. IL McPhaul and II. A. Hughes;
and the first election of ili1.rs of this corpora
til ~ take place immedia ely after the fl
ing OF tie articleS o. incorporation with the
r, CO. der OF sal Maricopa county and the off.
ce:s elected ,htu hold their respective Off.
ces until he first day OF Jan rary, 1894 and I'M
Ill their successors are elected and qualified.
ali officers shall be ,tockholiers in this cor
poratiou.
The eltuiiOu Of officers for this corporation
with the exception II me first eIectlOn-shall
take ONCE ut he Office OF the corporation in
tho sod oi.y ii ph snik, ON the dr,t day of
January, 1891, and annually thereafter, unles
changed ~ H. ny-itS, alopted AZ al annual
meeting 81 tn~ sock lulders
ARTICLE VI
The BIZ hest amount OF ind bt.dne.s y r
liability, direct or contingent, to which this
corporation IL t any time TO subject ,Uself is
thes of three hundred tho1saud dOlla :,
ARTICLE VII.
The stockhOlder, of his corporation and
their private property shall be exempt from
the co. pOrate debts OF this corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals thus the 18th day If December,
1892.
J. 3. EARLY (SesD
T J. HOWELL fSeaD
w. l.. VAIL, tSeaD
II. II. MCPHAUL, (Seal)
H.A. HUGHES Seal
THE TERRITORY OF ARIzoHA,l
COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Before me, H. B. III yhthizsr, a notary public,
in and for the county of Maricopa, territory Of
Arizona, on this d'y per. onally appeared J. B.
Enry, T. J, Howell, W l.. Vail II. n. McPhaul