The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-02-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of The Rio Verde Irrigation Company,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That wo, J. R. Fitzpatrick J. W. Francis, Will son Hamilton. David Babbitt and D. M. Rior- dan all residents or of tbe United States and whose names are hereun- der written, being desirous of forming cor. poraton under the laws ot the Ferritory oI Arizona. now existing and in force. known and designated as Chapter ono nD aud two C2l. Titlc XII. of the Revised Statutes of 1887, of said Territory. with all the rights andp priv ilcges of said chapters. have associated our selves together as. and to become. body cor porate under tho laws aforesaid, and have and exercise all the powers and privileges therein and thereby conferred, and receive ali the benefits and advantages resulting. and to be derived therefrnm do now make, publish, declare and adopt these as and to be- our Ar ticles of Incorporation
 The name of said corpora tion shall be ''TH Y RIO VERDE IRRIGATION COMPANY" and the names of the incorporators or said corporation are the above named citizens and residents .,
 The principal place of transacting the busi- ness of said corporation shall be the town or Flagstatr. county of Coconino. Territory of Arizona VT
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by said corporation Is to ac- quire by grant. gift, condemnation. or other wise from the Government of the United States or others having. power 10 grant or
  natural springs, lakes, bayous, and running streams of water, with any and all rights and privileges thereunto or in anywisc 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 laterals, within which | to convey water from point to point and maintain each. all and every the same. dis ! tribute by the means aforesaid water for ir- I rigating. agricultural lands. m,ning mechan- l hon, aud n | any and all lands or rights by said corpora l ton held. owned or used, and In and upon and over any and all other lands where n | right so to do may be acquired. as aforesaid; | furnish. sell, or otherwise dispose of water and water rights to individuals or corpora l tions, for irrigation. or for lawful purposes. the sale and disposition of water. and charge and collect for tho same, and to regulate from ! time to time the times for the use of water | and number of inches to be used. by purchas- | CTS; erect and maintain all necessary inI- l proyements, as may be required and conven- 1 tent. from time to time; take hold, use, en' ,oy. each. all and particular. the property | afores aid, sell cucumber, or otherwise dispose 1 of, the same, at such times. and upon sucf | terms as m " be neC cssary and convenient | convey the said property. or any part or par | eel of the same, whether by deed lease. mort gage. or otherwise, as may be seen fit or pro | ftable; erect and maintain telegraph or tel ephone lines along said canal and generally do and perform any and all ac $ and thing:
 
 site and necessary 10 the end to execute al and eve'y the matters and things for th' purpose aforesaid.
 The amount of the capital stock of sai, corporation Is Two Million Five Hundre, Thousand Cs2.5OO 000i Dollars. divided int twenty-five thousand l25.00Ol shares Of th' par value ofone hundTed 'siOo'Oo, dollars each The said capital stock shall he paid in 2 such times and upon such terms and condi tions as the Board Of Directors may ordain.
 The time of the commencement ot said cor poratiun shall be on the thirtieth day of Jan uary 1895. and continue for and termlnat at the expiration Of fifty years from and af tor that date. unless sooner dissolved, unde the provision of the laws of sa'd Territory and now in force and under which this corpo ration is formod. MT,
 The officers or persons who shall conduc the affairs of said corporation arc to be Board of Directors, consisting of five t5 stock holders. to be chosen and elected from amon the stockholders, on the .hirtieth day of Jan uary. 1895; and on the thtrtieth day of Janu ary of each year thereafter, during the tern for which this company Is Incorporated which election. and tha officers to be elected by such Hoard of Directors. as well as the du ties Of ca :h. shall be provided for by the by laws of said company, adQp'ed az meetini of the stockholders hereof inrludIng Prcsi dent Vice-president. Secretary and Treas urer, and such other officers as the Board o ] Directors may deem necessary Tor the man agement of the affairs nf the corporation.
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 | Tho highest amount of indebtedness or lia bility. direct or contingent. 10 which said cor Doration shall at any time be subject is on million five hundred thousand Csi,50o,0O( dollars.
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 Tho private property of the stockholder, excepting that of the Directors of this corpor atlon, Is hereby declared exempt from tn corporate debts Of said corporation. and th private property of any person owning stoc herein shall in nowlse be responsible. no shall the private propertyAe subject tO tn debts.
 In witness whereof. we, the persons abov named as incOrporators, have hereunto SC our hands this thirticth day of January, D. 1895.
 ]. R. KTLPATRICK,
 J. W. FRANCIS.
 WILSON HAMILTON,