The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-17
Articles of Inc0rporat on
 OF THE st. JOHNS WATER WORKS COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents That we, Albert F. Banta, J. T. Lesueuc, J. w. Brown, Ben Schuster, Willard Farr, c, P. Anderson and J. B. Patterson, have this day voluntarily aSso- forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, Title F, entitled "CorpOr- ations, approved March 9th. 1887.
 ARTICLE l. The name adopted and assumed by this corporation, and by which it shall be known, is he St. Johns Water Works Company and the principal place of business of said Com pany shall be st 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 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 and carrying out said enterprise.
 Art. 3. The capital stock of this Company shall be ten thousand ($1O, 900 dollars, divided into four hundred (4GOl shares of the par value of twenty-five ($29 dollars each, and he 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 ord 1T pre- scribe.
 Art. 4. The time of the commencement of 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 alng. Art. 5, The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of seven persons, who shall be elected by the stockholders of said company annually, The first regular annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shall be on the third Monday in December, 1893, and regular stockholders meetings shall be held annually thereafter on said third Monday in December for the purposo of electing Board of Directors and transacting such other business as may properiy 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 Mondayin December, 1S33, or un- til their successors are elected and qualified, to- wit: Albert F. Banta, J. T. Lesueur, J. W, Brown, Ben Schuster, Willard Farr, C. P. Anderson and J. B. Patterson.
 Art. 6. 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. 8. The officers of this cOrpOratihA shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer who shall be elected by the BOaId of Directors and from their number on the Satur- day following the regular stOckhold 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, 9. The Board of Directors at any of their regular or called meetings for the purpose, may make aud adopt such bylaws as tney may deem proper and necessary for the government of the corporation and officers thereof. and at all meet ings of the Board of Direc .ors 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 snail 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 H. The 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 haUdR and seals this 11d day Of 0ptOhor 1QoO