The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-25
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF THE St. Johns Irrigation Company.

We lD6 uDuSTSIxHGu DcJeDN lOTIu cor poration, under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and set forth the following articles Cf cor. poTatiun, to-wit:
 FIRST.
 The names of the corporatOrs are, C,P. Anderson, Owe C. Overson, VIE. Platt, ]. T. Lesueur, w. il. Gibbons, ". G. Black and J. H. Heap.
 The name of the corporation is. St. Johns Irrigation Company; and It's piin- cipal place of transacting business IS in the town of St. Johns, County f Apa- che, and Territory of Arizona.
 SECOND.
 The general nature Of the business to be transacted Is the distribution of three fifths Of the waters of the Little Colorado River flowing or hereafter 10 flow into the precinct of St. Johns, Apache County. Arizona Territory, to it's stockholders, and all other persons entitlea thereto, according to law and according to the bylaws of this Corpor- ation, and for said purpose 10 constrct and repair dams, reservoirs, ditches, wa. ter gates ,sluices and all other necessary means or constructions, any where or wherever located or situated in said Apa cheCounty, fer preserving, g,cOnveyng and distributing water for irrigation or do- mestlc purposes. and to collect pay from all persons using water so distributed, or any means of conveying water such rates as it's Board of Directors may deem 10 be just. Said rates 10 be unl- form on all persons of each class. to be classified according to the costs of mak ing ditcheS or reservoirs or other sources of supply, or means of distribution, ,and use of such sources or means: And gen orally to do all things lawful to be done in relation to the rights and interestsof each and all persons in and to the use of said three fifthS of the water of said Little Colorado river. The locality on which said waters is to be distributed is the Irrigable land situated below what is known as the Salado Reservoir about six miles above the said town of St. Johns. and extending nOrtherly about twenty miles north of said St. Johns, which is irrigabie from the three tifths of the water of the Little Colo rado river. as WAS determined by the Board 0f ArbitratOrs who awarded the three fifths of said water.
 THIRD.
 The amount ofcapItal stock author ized is Fifty Thousand (50 ,000.) Dollars, and shall be divided into Five Thous- and (5,000.) shares of the par value of Ten ($lO,oo.) Dollars each. Fifty (5Ol per cent. ot said authorized capital is fully paid up, and the balance is to be paid in time and manner as shall be called for by the Board of Directors of thlS corporation. ,.--.. s.'
 FOURTH.
 The time of the commencement of saidcorporation shall he the date ofthis instrument, and 1t shall terminate it's existence in twenty-five years from said date.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of sad corporation are to de conducted by seven directors; to be elected by the stock holders, annually, on the last Saturday Ill the month of september, in manner and form as shall De prescribed in the bylaws of said cOi pOratlon.
 The first Directors of said corpora tion shall be J. T. Lesueur: w. E. Platt, c. P. Anderson: W. II. Gibbons; J. Ii. Heap; o. c. Overson and w. ti- Black. who shall hold office until the regular election on the last Saturday in Septtm Der, 1895. The other officers of said Corporation shall be a President, Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors from among themselves, and thelr du:Ies shall be such as are prescribed by the bylaws of said Corporation.
 SIXTH.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself Is Ten ThousandDollars.
 SEVENTH.
 private property of stock k-holders is to be eXemptform all corporate. debts.
 EIGHTH. The Board of Directors of sad Cor pOratiUn may, and are hereby author iZed. by an order made by them and regularly entered in their minutes 10 sell any share or shares on which there may be any money due by assessment or otherwise, for the purpose of collecting any amount due; at public sale for cash, after giving due notice of such sale for at least twenty days prior thereto, of the date and hour thereof, which shall be between the hours of ten A. NJ. and four P. M. by posting three notices of such sale in public places in said Apa che County, one of which shall be post ed at the Court House door of sad County: or by publishing said notice in some news paper published i'll said B. Sad notice to be under the seal of said corporation and signed by the Secretary thereof.
 The proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses ofadvertising and conducting said sale; the balance to be applied to the amount due on sad share or sharee, and the re- mainder, if any. to be paid to the own er of said share or sh ares as the owner is shown to be by the books of said corporation.
 The Secretary of said Corporation is authorized to transfer said share or shares to the purchaser thereofa at said public sale, on the books of said Cor pOratlon in same manner as If they had been sold voluntarily by the owner or owners thereof 10 the said purchaser. Said sale shall take place at the prln- cipal office of said Corporation in St. Johns. Apache County, Arizona Terri tory.
 In witness whereof we hereuntu sub- scribe onr names this Sth day of March A. D. 1895.
 C. P. Anderson.
 Owe c. Ovorson.
 w. E. Platt.
 J. T. Lesueur.
 W. H. Gibbons.