The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-02-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of The Rio Verde Irrigation Company,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That VIC, I. R. hilpatrick. J. w. Francis. Will son Hamilton, David Babbitt and D. NJ. Rlor- dan. all residents of FlagstaT. Coconlno ! county, Arizona Territory. citizens of the United States. and whose names are bereun- der written reing dcsI Ous of forming cor poratiOn ui der the laws of the Territory Of Arizona. now existing and in force, known and designated as Chapter one IT. and two O. Title XII of the Revised Statutes of lss', of said Territory with all the rights hnd priv ileges of said chapters, have ass )ciatcd our selves together nS. and to become body cor porate. under the laws afo' esnd, and have and exercise all inc powers and privileges therein and thereby confC rred, aud receive all the benetts and advantages resulting. and tD be derived thcrefr' nl do now make. publish, declare and Gdol thcso as. and to be. our Ar tcles of Incorporation.
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 The name of said corporation shall be TUE RIO VERDE IRRIGATION COMPANY" and he names of the incOIporarors of said corporation are the above named citizens and Presidents.
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 The principal place of transactlng the busi- ness Of said corporation shall be the town of Flagstaff. county of Coconino, Territory of Arizona.
 The general nature of the business proposed Co be transacted by said corporation is to ac- qurc by grant. gift, condemnation. or other wise from inc Government Of the United States. or others having power to grant or dispose of lands. water rights, water sheds natural springs, lakes. bayous. and running streams of water. with any and all rights and privileges thercunto or In anywise belonging; and construct thereon reservoirs and dams. fumes, pipes, aqueducts. locks, and other means for the storage and impounding and distribution of water: build and construct heads. canals. ditches. lnterals, within which to convey water from point to point and maintain each. all and every th. same. dls- tribute by the means aforesaid water for ir- rigatng. agricultural lands. nnning. mechan- . n In any and all lands or rights by sad corpora- ton held, owned or used and in and upon and over any and all other lands where q right so to do may be acquired. as aforesaid; ; furnish, sell, or otherwise dispose of water and water rights 10 individuals or corpora tlOns. for irrigation. or for lawful purposes and regulate. from time 10 time. the rates for the sale and disposition of water and charge and collect for the same. and to regulate from time to time ihe times for the use of water, and number Of inches to be used. by purchas- CTS; erect and malntaln all necessary inl- DrOycments. as may be required and conven- tent from time to time; take hold, use, en- joy. each, all and particular, the property aforesaid, sell cucumber. or otherwise dispose of, the same, at such times. and upon such terms as may be necessary and convcnient convey the said property or any part or par eel of the same, whether by deed. lease. mort . gage, or otherwise, as may he seen fl or pro- fitable; erect and maintain telegraph or tel cphone lines along said canal and generally do md perform any and all acts and things in aud about the premises as may be requi- site and necessary to the end to execute all and every the matters and things for the purpose aforesaid
 The amount Of the capital stock of said corporation Is Two Million Five Hundred Thousand ls2.50 OO0l Dollars divided Into twenty-five thousand l25 000l shares. of the par value of one hundred isi00.00 dollars each
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 The said capital stock shall be paid ip at such times and upon such terms and cOndl- lions D@ the HD1rI nf Directors nl1 nrflnin
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 The time Of the commencement Of said cor poration shal be on the thlrtleth day of Jan uary. 1895. and continue for. and terminate at the expiration of fifty years from and af- tur that date. unless sooner dissolved. under the provision of the laws Of said Territory. and now In force and under which this corpo- ration Is formed.
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 The officer, or persons who shall conduct the affairs of said corporation are to be Board of Directors. consisting of five t5I stock holders, 10 be chosen and elected from among the stockholders. on the .hIrtieth day of Jan ary of each year thereafter, durIng the term for which this company Is incorporated. which election. and the officers to be elected by such Board of Directors AS well as the du- ties Of ;li, shall be provided for by the by laws Of said company adOp'ed at n meeting ot the stockholders hereof including n prcsi- dent, Nire-Presldent. Secretary and Treas urcr. and such other officers as the Board of Directors may decu necessary for the man. agement of the affairs nf the corporation.
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 The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- billty. direct or contingent. to which said cor ppraiiOn shall at any time be subject is one million five hundred thousand (s1 ,500,OOOj dollars.
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 The private property of the stockholders, excepting that of the Directors of this corpor- ation, Is hereby declared exempt from tho corporate debts Of said corporation. and the private property of any person owning stock herein shall in nowise be responsible nor shall the private property be subject to the q abt, Of said corporation or any part of such debts
 In witness whereof we, the persons above named. as incorporators, have hereunto set our hands this thirtieth day of January, A. D. 1895.
 J. R. KILPATRICK,
 ]. W. FRANCIS.
 WILSON HAMILTON,
 DAVID BABBiTT,
 D. NJ. RIORDAN.