The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-02
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF THE Si. Johns Irrigation Company.

hUOW all lu0l Uy Iu6SS presents. nat We the undersigned hereby form cor poration, under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizons, and set forth the following articles Of cor poration, to-wit:
 FIRST.
 The names of the corporators are, c. P. J. T. Lesueur, w. H. Gibbons, ". G Black and J. H. Heap.
 The name of the corporation is, St. Johns Irrigation Company; and It's prin- cipat place of transacting business IS i'll the town of St. Johns, County Cf 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 to flow into the precinct of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory, to its stock holders, and all other persons entitled 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, for preserving, ,cOnveyng and distrIt tutlng 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 to be just. Said rates to be unI- 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. erally to do all things lawful to be done in relation to the rights and interests of each and ali persons in and to the use of said three ffths 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 irrigable from the three tifths of the water of the Little Colo rado river. as was determined by the Board of Arbitrators who awarded the three fifths of said water.
 THIRD.
 The amount OfcapItal stock author ized is Fifty Thousand (50 ,OO0.) Dollars, and shall be divided into Five Thous- and (5,OOO.) shares of the par value of Ten ($1o,oo.) Dollars each. Fifty (5o) per cent. of 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.
 FOURTH.
 of of said.corporation.s shall be the date of this ill twenty-five years from said date.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of said corporation are to de conducted by Seven directors; to be elected by the stock k-holders, annually; on the last Saturday III the month of in manner and form as shall be prescribed in the bylaws of said coi poratlon.
 The first Directors of said corpora tion shall be J. T. Lesueur, W. E. P!att, c. P. Anderson: w. II. Gibbons; J. II. Heap; O. c. Overson and w. q. 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 President, a Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors from among themselves, and their duties 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.
 All private property of stock holders is to be exemptform all corporate. debts
 EIGHTH.
 The Board of Directors of sad Cor poratiOn may, and are hereby author iZed. by an order made by them and regularly entered in their minutes to sell any share or shares on which there may be any money due by assessment or 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. M. and four P. NJ. 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 in said for said period of twenty days SaId notice to be under the seal of said and signed by the Secretary thereof.
 The proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses of fadvertising and conducting said sale; tho balance to be applied to the amount due on sad share or shares, and the re- mainder. if any. to be paid to the own ar of said share or sh ares as the owner Is shown to be by the books of said 
 The Secretary of said Corporation is authorized to transfer said share or shares to the purch aser thereof at said public sale, on the books of said Cor pOratIOn in same manner as If they had been sold voluntarily by the owner or owners thereof to 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 our names this 8th day of March a. D. 1895.
 c. P. Anderson.
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