The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-02-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of The Rio Verde Irrigation Company.

] u6 IolU ' oIu0 IIiSdulUu OOlHp KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; son Hamilton. David Babbitt and D. NJ. Rior- dan all residents of Flagstaff, Coconno county, Arizona Territory, citizens of the United States, and whose names are hereun- l der written being desirous of forming cor. poration under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona, now existing and in force known and desiSnated as Chapter one q, and @ two (2,. Title XII. of the Revised Statutes Ot 1887, of said Territory, with all tho rights and priv | ileges of said chapters. have associated our selves together as, and 10 become; body cor porate, under the laws aforesaid. and have and exercise all the powers and privileges therein and thereby conferred, and receive all the benefits and advantages resulting. and | to be derived therefrOm do now make, publish, declare and adopt these as. and to be. our Ar ticles of Incorporation;
 The name of said corporation shall be THE | RIO VERDE IRRIGATION COMPANY" and the names of the incorporators Of said corporation are the above named citizens and residents.
 The principal place of transacting the busl- | ness of said corporation shall be the town of Flagstaff, county of Coconino, Territory of | Arizona.
 The general nature of the business proposed | to be transacted by said corporation Is to aC- quire by grant, gift, condemnation. or other l 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 thereuntO or in anywise belonging; | and construct thereon reservoirs and dams. | fumes, pipes, aqueducts. locks, and other l means for the storage and impounding and | distribution of water; build and construct | heads. canals, dtches laterals, within which | to convey water from point to point and maintain each. all and every the same. dis | tFibntn a Afnfpsnl6 r- | rigating, agricultural lands mnlng. mechan- | ical and other purposes, over, in and upon | any and all lands or rights by said corpora | tion held owned or used. and In and upon and over any and all other lands where q l right so to do may be acquired. as aforesaid l furnish, sell, or Qthcrwise dispose of water | and water rights to individuals or corpora | tions, for irrigation. or for lawful purposes, and regulate. from time to time. the rates for the sale and disposition of water. and charge and collect for the same, and to regulate from time to time the times for the use of water, and numbHr of Inches to bp nsed by purchas- ersj er0ct and maipta ln all necessary lm- ient. from time 10 time; take, hold, use, en- joy. each. all and particular. the property aforesaid, sell cucumber, or otherwise dispose of the samc at such times, and upon such terms, as may be net esSafy and convenient; convey tl:G said property, or any part or par eel of the same. whether by deed, lease, mort- gage. or otherwise, as may hO seen ft or pro- fitable; erect and maintain telegraph or tel- ephone lines along said canal and generally do and perform any and all ac's and things in and about the premises 0s may be rogul. 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 Thousand (s25G6 600j Doiiar. F,iiVided inI9 twenty-five thousand t25.00O shares. of tho par value of one hundred ls1OO.0Oj dollars each.
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 The said capital stock shall be paid in at such times and upon such terms and c0ndi- tions ss the Board of Directors may ordain. The time of the com1lencement of said cor. poration shall be oG the tlirtieth day of Jan uary, 1895, and continue for and terminate at the expiration, Of fifty years from and af- inc provision oi the laws of said Territory, and now h force and under which this corpa- ration Is formed.
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 The officers or persons who shall conduct the affairs Of said corporation are to be a Board Of Direct0rs, consisting of five (5l stock holders, to be chosen and glected from among uary. lSp5; and on the thlrtieth day ot Janu- ary feacb year thereafter, during the term for which this company Is incorporated; by such Board of Directors; gs well as the du- ties of each, shall be provided for by the by- laws of said company, adQp'ed at meeting of the stockholders hereof, including presi-
  urcr. and such other officers as the Board of Directors may deem necessary for the man ase"ent of tNe af'aiSs hyI1ts 2, ths esrp'ratiQp' The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility. direct or contingent. to which said cor poratiOn shall at any time be subject Is one million five hundred thousand tSI ,5OO,0OQ) 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 the corporate debts of said corporation. and the private property Of any person owning stock herein shall in nowisc be responsible, nor shall the private property Dc subject to the debts 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.
 ]. R. KILPATRICK,
 !. W. FRANCIS.
 WILSON HAMILTON,
 DAVID BABBITT,
 D. NJ. RIORDAN.