The St. Johns herald., 1895-03-28
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF TIE St. Johns Irrigation Company.

huOW dlI Lue1 D( tHeSt pTSSGnlSs mat We the undersigned hereby form cor laws of the Territory of Arizona, and set forth-the following articles Cf cor. poTation, to-wlt:
 The names of the corporators are, c. P. Anderson, Owe c. Overson, w. E. Platt, J. T. Lesueur. w. H. Gibbons, w. G. Black and J. H. Heap.
 The name of the corporation is. St. Johns Irrigation Company; and It's prin- cipal place of transacting buslnessls in the to" n of St. Johns, County of A pa- 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, 10 it's stockholders, 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 A pa cheCounty, for preserving ,conveyng and distrIt utlng water for irrigation or do- mestIc 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 10 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 all persons in and to the use of said three tifths of the water of said Little Colorado river. The locality on which said waters is to be distributed is the lrrigabe 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 lrrigable from the three l ii fths of the water of the Little CoIo- rado river. as was determined by the Board of ArbitratOrs who awarded the three fif:hs of said water.
 THIRD.
 The amount of capital stock author ized is Fifty Thousand (50 GOO Dollars, and shall be divided into Five Thous- and 6, 5,0O0.) shares of the par value of Ten ($Io,oo.) Dollars each. Fifty (5ol per cent. of said authorized capital is l 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.
 1 FOURTH.
 l The time of the commencement of J saidcorpora,ion shall be the date of this ins slrument, and it shall terminate it's existence in twenty-five years from said date.
 The affairs of sad corporation are to de conducted by Seven directors: to be elected by tue stockholders, annually, on the last Saturday Tn the month of september, in manner and form as shall be prescribed in the bylaws of said coi pOrHtlon.
 The first Directors of said corpora tion shall be J. r. Lesueur. WE Platt, c. F. Anderson: w. H. Gibbons; I. II. Heap; o. C.OversOn and w. q. Black. who shall hold office until the regular election OH the last Saturday in Septt m- 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 dusles shall be such as are prescribed by the bylaws of said Corporation.
 SIXTH.
 The highes: amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is ct any time to subject itself Is Ten TbousandDollars.
 SEVENTH.
 |. 4 Q U,lF Gfn hnI is 10 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 rshares on which there may be any money due by assessment or otherwise, 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, oi the date and hour thereof. which shall be between the hours of ten A. N. and four P. N. 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 county, for said period of twenty days. SaId notice to be under the seal of said corporation and signed by the Secretary thereof.
 The proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses ofadvertising and conducting said sale; the balance to be applied to the amount due on sald share or shares, and the re- i mainder, if any. to be paid 10 the own er of said share or sh ares as the owner is shown to be by the books of said corporation.
 The Secretary of said Corporation is l authorized to transfer said share or shares to the purchaser thereof at said public sale, on the books of said Cor poratlon 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 prIn- cipal office of said Corporation in St. Johns. Apache County, Arizona Terri l tory.
 In witness whereof we hereuntu sub- | corjhn 0ur namna fhia Sth daV of March