The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-14
Articles of Incorporation of the
CONSTRUCTION


H. D. Undsrword, John N SehursmES, Jossph P. Schuremau and others me. in ChrystoVst, Ari- zona, and agreed to organize a stock company un der the laws of the Territory to build under con tract, canals irrigaing dtches, reservoirs storage places, etc.. and for the purpose of doing general mer ;antile business. It was decided to call the Company The CarystovaI Construction and Mer- eantile Company.
 Below is given in full the Articles of Ineorpora- ton:
 We, H. D. Underwood, John N. schursman 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 9th, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in business and enterprise hereiulfter mentioned, do make, sub- scribe and acknowledge in trpicats these Articles of Incorporation.
 The name of this corporation, and by which it shall be hereafter known is 'cThe Chrystoval Con- struction and Mercantile Company" and it's prinei- pal place for transacting business Is the town of Chrystoval, County of Yuma, Territoryof Arizona.
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 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- plian:es and instrumentalities as may be deemed necessary or 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 a mercantile bust ness in all it's branches that may be deemed ex- pedient and profitable, to acquire, own and dis pose of, when deemed expedient, such real estate, in one or mora localities. whether by purchase or lease, as may be thought necessary for the and purposes of the Company, to mortgage, hyposhe- cate or pledge any of the property of the Corpora. tion; to do and tran any an all kinds of busl- ness which may be transacted by natural person III. The amount of ths Capital Stock of this Corpora- tion shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars, di. vded into one thousand shares of the par value of one hundred dollars per share and the same shall be non-assessable, and the said capital stock shall be paid in at the times and under the conditions | ordered and authorized by the Boari of Directors of this Corporation.
 The time of the commencement of this Corpora- tion 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 (so 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 liability to which this s at any time to subject itself is the sum of One Hundred Thousand dollars VII. The affairs of this Corporation shall be conducted by Boarl of Directors, composed of five persons who shall be elected annu lily by the stockholders and shall hold office for year until their success | sors are elected and qualified. The time and man ner of such election shall be provided for in the Bylaws of said Corporation. Said Directors shall subscribers to the capital stock of said corpora ton and no person shall be eligible to said office unless he be sto;kholder in the corporation, and any person cea5ng to be subscriber shall cease tc be Director, an1 hersafter if any Director shall cease to be stockholder he shall cease to be Di- retor. The Board of Directors of this Corporation
 
 rules and regulations necessary for the management of the affairs of the Corporation, and the officer, thereof. The following named persons, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this Corporation shall constitute it's Board of Directors until the Tenth day of March, 1893, and until their success sors are duly elected and qualified, to-wit: H. D. 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 poration.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Tenth day of March A. D. 1892. Executedin triplicate. | H. D. UNDERWOOD, [SealJ I JOHN N. ScHUREMAS, tSeal | JOSEPH P. SoHURBM AM [Ssal | TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Pima.
 Before me, ". T. Gi5bon, Notary Public in and for the County of Pima, Territory of Arizona, per sonally appeared H. D. Underwood, John N S;hursman aud Joseph P. Schureman, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and each of them Ac knowedged to me that he executed the same for the | purpose anu COLSt1eF@OlOn IneEeln e4pr05SSQ. Given under my name and seal of office [SEALl this tenth day of Mar-h, 1892. l ". T. GIBBoN Notary Public.
 Recor led at request of o. F. Thornton, March 18th, 1892, at p. m
 J. L. RsDoNDo, County Recorder TERRITORY of ARIZONA, ss.
 l County of Yuma ''; | I,J. L. Redondo, County Recorder of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona do hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct copy of th, articles of Incorporation of the Chrystoval Cor struction and Mercantile Company, the samt appears of record in my office in Book One of Bond and Agreements, page PAS, ct seq.
 Witness my hand sui official seal this 18th
 [SEAL.l day of April, A. D. 1892.
 21-6t J. L. REDoNDo, County Recorder. M. HI. BOXIN, | l- f