The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-11
Articles of lncorpation.
 CF THE Hutrios) Irrigation Company

Know all men by these presents that We the understand hereby form Cor poration under and by virtue of the laws i oi the Territory ol Arizona and set forth the following articles of corporation to- wit:
 FIRST.
 The names of the corporators are i Benjamin Brown, William Lund, Samuel Love, Thomas Alger and Jacob Hamb- lin
 The name of the corporation is, ''Nu- tIioso Irrigation Company" and it's pIin- ciple place of transactng business is in the town of Nutriosos County Uf Apache, Territory ol Arizona.
 SECOND.
 The general nature ol the business to be transacted Is the storing of the Wa ters of the AJutrIosu and COiter creeks in reservoirs now flowing or hereafter to flow. And the distribution thereof to its stockholders and all other ersonS entitled thereto accoiding to law, and according to the bylaws Ol this cOrpor- ation and for said purpose to construct and repair dams, reservoirs dItches, water gates. sluices and all other neces- sary meals or constructions anywhere or wherever located or situated in said Apache county, for preserving, convey ing and distributing water for irrigation or domestic purposes and to collect from all persons using water so distributed or any means Of conveying water such rates as it's board of directors ma deem to be just, said rates to he un form on all persons and generally to do all things lawful to be done in relation to the rights and Interests of each and all persons in and to the use of said water of said creeks.
 THIRD.
 The amount of capital stock author ized is Twenty-Five Thousand ($25 ,000) Dollars and shall be divided into Sixteen Hundred and Sixty-six and two-third 1 166625) shares of and for value uf Eff teen (l5) Dollars each, Sixteen (l6) per c mt 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 the cor poration.
 I FOURTH. The time of the commencement of said corporation shall be the date of this in- strutment and it shall terminate it's ex istence in Twenty-Five years from said date.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be conducted by five directors to he elected by the stockholders, as follows: Three to be elected on the flst Monday in February, lS36, and two to be elected on the first Monday in February, 1897, each director is elected for two years. Said 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 shaii act until the eguar ele"tion in 1897. The other of iicers of said corporation shal Le q President, Secretary and Treasurer N ho shall be elected by tie directors from among themselves and their duties shall be snch as are prescribed by the bylaws of said corporation.
 SIXTH The highest amo mt Of indebtedness ] or liabilities to which the corporation is 1 at any time 10 subject itself is One Thousand ,$1000) dollars.
 SEVENTH All private property of stockholders is to be exempt from all corporate debts.
 EIGHTH The Board of Directors of said corpOr- | a,ion may and are hereby hy an oder | made by and regularly entered in their | minutes to sell any share or shares on winch there may he any money due by l assessment or otherwise for the purpose | collecting any amount due, at public | sale. after giving due notice of fsuch sale | for at least ten days prior thereto of the | date. and the hour hereof, which shall | be between the hours of ID q. m. and | D. m., by posting three notices Of such | sale in public ,laces in said Apache County, one of which shall be posted on the School house door at NutrosO, Ariz. Said notice to be under the seal of >aid | corporation and signed by the Secretary | thereof. Tie proceeds o. such sale shall | be first applied to the courts and ex penses Of advertising and conducting said sale, the balance 10 be applied to the amonnt due on said share or shares, and the remainder if any, to be paid to the owner of said s! Ire or shares. The Secretary of the sa,i corporation is au- thorized transfer said share or shares to the purchaser thereof at said public sale on the books of said corporation in same manner as if they had been sold vOlun- tarily by the owner or owners thereof to the said purchaser. Said sale shall take place at the School house 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 AIger.
 Jacob Hamblin. TERRITORY OF FAR!zONA,l
 COUNTY OF APACHE.
 Before me, Gustav Becker, Notary Public in and for said County of Apache on this day personally appeared Renja-