The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-04
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF THE St. Johns Irrigation Company.

set forth the following articles Cf cor. poIatiUn, to-wit:
 FIRST.
 The names of the corpOratOrs are, c, P. Anderson, Owe C. Overson, W. E. Platt, ]. T. Lesueur, w. II. Gibbons, w. G. Black and J. II. Heap.
 The name of the corporation is. St. Johns Irrigation Company; and It's pfin- cipal place of transacting business IS in the toWu of St. Johns, County If A pa- che, and Territory of Arizona.
 SECOND.
 The general nature Of the business to be transacted Is the distribution of three tifths of the waters of the Little Colorado River flowing or hereafter to flow into the precinct of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory, to its stockholders, and all other persons entited thereto, according 10 law and according to the bylaws Of this COrpor- ation, and for said purpose 10 cOnStrct and repair dams re -ervOlrS, dItcheS, Wa ter gates, ,SIulcts, and all other necessary means or constructions, any where or wherever located or situated in said Apa cheCounty, fer preserving conveying and distrlt utlng water for irrigation or do- neStlc purposes. and To collect pay from al persons using water so distributed, or any means of conveying water such rates as it's Board of Directors may deem to be just. Said rates to be unI- form on all persons of each class, 10 be classified according to the costs of mak ing ditcieS or reservoirs or other sources of supply, or means of distribution, and use of such sources or means: And gen orally to do all things lawful to be done in relation to the rights and interesi S 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 lrrigable 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 lrrigabic from the three iifths of the water of the Little Coio- rado river. as was determined ny 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 ,000) Dollars, and shall be divided into Five Thous- and 6 5,000) shares of the par value of Ten (Slo,oo,) Dollars eacl. Fifty (5o) per cent 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 1 thls corporation.
 The time of the commencement of said corporation shall be the date Ofthis l ins ;rument, and 1t shall terminate it's existence in twenty-five years from sad date.
 The affairs of saId corporation are to de conducted by seven directors; 10 be elected by tue stock holders, annually, on he last Saturday Tn the month of september, in manner and form as shall be prescribed in the bylaws of sad | co; pOrdtlOn.
 The first Directors of sad corpora ton shall be J. I. Lesueur. w. E Platt, C. P. Anderson: w. II. Gibbons; J. Ii. Heap; 0. c. Overson and w q. Black. who snail hold office until the regular election Oil the last Saturday in Septt m Der, 1895. The other officers of said Corporation shall be d President Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors from among themselves, and theIr l duties shall be such aS are prescribed 1 by the bylaws of said Corporation.
 SIXTH.
 The highes: amount of indebtedness S or liability to which the corporation Is at any time 10 subject itself Is Ten Thousand Dollars.
 SEVENTH.
 All private property of stock holders is 10 be exemptform all corporate e..debts. 1 EIGHTH.
 The Board of Directors of sad Cor poralion may, and are hereby author IL ! regularly entered i'll their minutes to sell any share or shares 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, Of the date and hour thereof. which shall | be bI tween the hours of ten A. NJ. and four P. NJ. by posting three notices Cf such sale in public places in said Apa che County, one of which shah be post ed at the Court House door of sad 1 County; or by publishing said notice in some news paper published in sad county, for said period of twenty days. | Sad notice to be under the seal of said corporation and signed by tue Secretary thereof
 The proceeds Of such sale shall be HfSC arplleu To ln3 costs ana expenses cfadvertising and conducting said sale; the balance to be applied to the amount due on sad share or shares, and the re- mainder, if any. to be pald 10 the own er of said snare or sh ares as the owner is shown to be by the books of said corporation.
 The Secretary of said Corporation is authorized to transfer said share or shares to the purchaser thereof at sad public safe, on the books Of said t'Or- pOratlon in same manner as If they had been sold voluntarily by the owner or owners thereof 10 the said purchaser
 Said sale shall take place at the pIIn- cipal office of said Go pnration in St. Johns. Apache County, Arizona Terri tory.
 In witness whereof we hereunt" sub- scribe our names this Sth day of March A. D. 1895.
 C. P. Anderson.
 Owe c. OvOrson.
 w E Platt.
 J T. Lesueur. w H. Gibbons