The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
Articles of Incorpati0n.
 OF THE Autriosj irrigation Company

Eulfl0Sj lHlgallOn G0I1pdDy' Know all men hy tllese presents that We the understand hereby form a Cor poration under and by virtue of the laws oi the Territory of Arizona and set forth the following articles of corporation to- wit:
 FIRST. 2 The names of tine corpOratOrS are; Benidmln Brown, William Lund, Samuel Love, Thomas Alger and Jacob lamb lin.
 The name of the corporation is, "Nu- t.ioso Irrigation C' mpany" and it's piin- ciple place oi transacting business is in tie town oi Nutrioso, County of Apache, Territory oI Arizona.
 SEcoND.
 The general nature ot the business 10 he transacted Is the storing OI the Wa ters Of the rIutlOso and Golfer cieeks I,l reservoirs now flowing or hereafter to flow. And inc distribution thereof to . tuckiIplders and all other ersons 6 tIlIed tnereiO according to law, and il .urding to tine bylaws ol this corpOr- d .on anu .or said puipuse to eunst.uct and repar dams, reserVoirs. dItcLcS, water gates. slulres and all other neces- say mean, oI constructions anywhere OF wherever located or situated in said Apache county, for preserving, convey tny and distributing water Tor irrigation or domestic purposes and to collect from all persons using water so distributed pr any means of conveying water such fates as it's boa d of directors ma deem l., he juSf, said rates tn he un form on .li persons and ieraliy to do all things lawiu to be done III relation to the rights and i teresis of each and all persons in and to the use of said water of said creeks.
 THIRD
 The amount If capital stock author ized is Twenty-Five Thousand ($23 ,0O0) Dollars and shall be divided into Sixteen Hundred and Sixty-siX and two-thifd l6662l) shares oi and for value uf Eff teen (lo) Dollars each, Sixteen 16) per C mt oi 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 nf di ectors of the cor poration.
 FOURTH.
 The time of the commencement of said corporation shall be the date of this in strutment and it shall terminate its eX- istence in Twenty-Five years from said date.
 FIFTH
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by five directors to be elected by the stock holders, as follows :: rhree to he elected on the first Monday in February, 1896, and two to be elected on tho first Monday in FehI uary, 1897 :, each director is elected for TWO years. Sai q election to be held in manner and form as shall be prescribed in inc by laws of said corporation. The first Di- rectors of said corporation shall be, Jacob Hamblin, William Lund and Ben iamin Brown, who shall act until the next election and Thomas Alger and samuel Lave who shall act until the | egular ela"tion in 1897. The other of l tirrrs of said corporation shal he q l President, Secretary and Treasurer who shall be elected by the directors from among themselves and their duties
 
 bylaws of said corporation. SIXTH
 Tie highest amo mt of indebtedness or liabilities 10 which the corporation is at any time to subject itself Is One ! Thousand >$1 000) dollars.
 SEVENTH
 All private property ofstockholders i> 1 f,.,,,, ,,n nortOrntn l..ht.. EIGHTH. ! The Board of Directors ef said corpor- | aiion may amt are hereby hy an order made by and regularly entered in theli minutes 10 sell any share or shares on winch there may he any money due by assessment or otherwise for ti.e purpose collecting any amount due, at public sale, after giving due notice of such sale | for at least ten days prior thereto of the date. and the hour thereof, which shall be between the hours of 10 q. m. and P. m., by posting three notices of such sale in public llaces in said Apache County, one of which shall be posted OH the School house door at NutriOSO, Ariz Said notice to be under the seal of said corporation and signed by the Secretary 1 thereof. The prorecds Ot such sale shall he first applied to the courts and ex penses of advertising and conducti ng said sale. the balance 10 be applied tC the amonnt due on said share or shares, and the remainder if any, to be paid tc the owner of said share or shares. The Secretary of the said corporation is ali- thorized transfer said share Or shares tC the purchaser thereof at said public sale on the books of said corporation in same manner as if they had been sold volnn- tarily hy the owner or owners thereof to the said purchaser. Said sale shall take place at the School hoHse Of Nutrioso, Apache county, Territory of Arizona In witness whereof we hereuntO sub' scribe our names this 20th day of April A. D. 1895.
 Benjamin Brown,
 William Lund.
 Samuel Love.
 Thomas Alger.
 Jacob Hamblin. I