The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1892-04-16
Articles of Incorporation of the
CHR YSTOVAL
CONSTRUCTION
AND
MERCANTILE
COMPANT.
CONSTRUCTION


Il. D. Underwood, John N. SehuremRn, Joseph
P Sohureman and others met in Chrystovsl, Ari-
zena, and agreed to organize stock company I'M
der the laws Of the Territory; to build under con-
tract, canals rrgatng bitches, reservoirs storage
places, etc., and for the purpose Of doing general
mercantile business. It was decided to call the
Company The Chrystoval Construction and Mer-
camille Company.
Below is given in full the Articles Of Ineorpora-
ton:
We, H. D. Underwood, John N. Schureman and
Joseph P. Schureman, desiring TO incorporate our.
selves under the provisions of the laws Of the Ter
ritory of Arizona, and especially an Act of the
Legislative Assembly thereof, entitled "An Act
Concerning Corporations" approved March Sth,
1887, for the purpose Of engaging in business and
enterprise hereinafter mentioned, do make sub
scribe and acknowledge in triplicate these Articles
of Incorporation.
The n anne of this corporation, and by which it
shall be hereafter known is 'The Chrystoval Con-
structon and Mercantile Company" and its princi-
pal place for transacting business is the town of
Chrystoval, County of Yuma, Territoryof Arizona.
II.
The purposes for which said company is formed
are to construct, and maintain dams, canals,
ditches pipes and reservoirs for water; to acquire
and own such machinery, tools, Implements ap.
plianees and instrumentalities As may be deemed
necessary proper to prosecute the business of the
company with profit and success; TO acquire water
by location or purchase; to buy and sell merchan
| disc and conduct and carry on . mercantile bust
ness in all its branches that may be deemed ex
pedient and prof table, to acquire, own and dis
pose Of, when deemed expedient, such real estate
| in one or more localities, whether by purchase OF
lease, as may be thought necessary for the and
purposes of the Com pany, to mortgage, hypothe
cate or pledge any of the property of the Corpora
ton; to do and transact any and all inds of bus
ness which may be transacted by natural person
III.
The amount of the Capital Stock of this Corpora
ton shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars, di
vded into one thousand shares of the par value o.
one hundred dollars per share, and the same shall
be worcestershire and the said capital stock shall
be paid in at the times and under the conditions
ordered and authorized by the Board of Director.
of this Corporation.
The time Of the commencement of this CORPORA
ton shall be the day of the filing of these Articles
in the Office of the Recorder of the County Of Yuma
Territory Of Arizona and shall terminate fifty $50
years thereafter.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability
direct or contingent, to which this corporation is
any time to be subject, Is the sum of One Hundred
| Thousand Dollars.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liAbilit,
to which this Corporation is at any time to subject
itself is the sum of One Hundred Thousand dollars
| VII.
The affairs Of this Corporation shall be conducted
by Board of Directors, composed of FIVE person.
who shall be elected annually by the stockholders
and shall hold Office for one year until their
| sors are elected and qualified. The time and man
| ner Of such election shall be provided for in tn
Bylaws of said Corporation. Said Directors shall
subscribers to the capital stock of said corpora
ton and no person shall be eligible to said ofic
unless he be stakeholder in the corporation, ant
any person ceasing to be subscriber shall cease t.
be Director, and hereafter if any Director sha'
cease to be stakeholder he shall cease to be Di
rector. The Board Of Directors of this Corporation
shall have power to establish Bylaws and make al
rules and regulations necessary for the management
of the affairs Of the Corporation, and the officer
thereof. The following named persons, who ar
subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation
| shall constitute its Board of Directors until tn
Tenth day of March, 1893, and until their success
/ d1lr- alao BOD
Underwood, H. G. Damon, W. E. Pope, John n
schureman and Joseph P Schureman.
VIII
The stockholders and their private property shall
be exempt from the corporate debts of this cor
Iporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set ou
hands and seals this Tenth day OF March, A. D
1899. Executedin triplicate
Il. D. UNDERWOOD, [Seal.l
| JOHN u. SCHUREMAN, [seal !
JOSEPH P ScHUREM AN, [Seal
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
County Of Pima 20
Before me, W. T. Gibbon, Notary Public in snC
for the County Of Pima Territory of Arizons, per
sonally appeared H. D. Underwood, John N
Schureman and Joseph P. Schureman, known to m,
to be the persons whose names are subscribed x
the foregoing instrument, and each Of them &C
knowledged to that he executed the same for tn,
purpose and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my name and seal of ofict
| [SIAL.l this tenth day Of March, 1899.
W. 7. GIBBoN, Notary Public.
Recorded at request OF o. F. Thornton, Marcel
18th, 1884, at p. m.
]. L. REDcNDo, County Recorder.
TERRITORY Of ARIZONA, ga
| County of Yuma o.
| ~. L. Redcndo, County Recorder of Yumi
County, Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is true and correct copy of tn
articles Of Incorporation of the Chrystoval Col.
struction and Mercantile Company, as the sam,
appears of record in my Office in Book One of Bond
and Agreements, page 24s, ct seq.
Witness my hand aud official seal this 18th
[SEAL.l day Of April, A. D. 1899.
91-ot J. L. REDoEDo, County Recorder
M. H. BOXIN,