The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF THE St. Johns irrigation Company.

l Know all men by these presents: That we the undersigned hereby form cor poration, under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and set forth the following articles Of cor. poration, tO-wit:
 1 The names of the corpoTatOrs are, c. P. Anderson, Owe c. 0verson, w. E. Platt, J. T. LesueuF, ". H. Gibbons, ". G. 1 Black and J. H. Heap.
 1 The name of the corporation is. St. Johns Irrigation Company; and It's prin- 1 cipal place of transacting business IS in the town of St. Johns, County If Apa- 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 10 ! flow into the precinct of St. Johns, Apache County. Arizona Territory, to its stockhol olders, and all other persons entitled Ghereto, according to law and according to the bylaws of this Corpor- ation, and for said purpose 10 cOnstrct and repair dams, reservoirs, dltcheS, wa ter gates, ,sluices, ,and all other necessary means or constructions, any where or wherever located or situated in said Apa cheCounty, for preserving ,cOnveyng and distrlt utlng water for irrigation or do- mestlc 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 erallv 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 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 lrrigabie from the three tifths of the water of the Little Colo rado river, as was determined by the Board of ArbitratOrs who awarded the three ffths of said water.
 THIRD.
 The amount of capital stock author ized is Fifty Thousand (50, ,OO0) Dollars, and shall be divided into Five Thous- and (5,O00.) shares of the par value of Ten (S1o,oo.l Dollars each. 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 thls corporation.
 FOURTH.
 The time of the commencement of saidcorporation. shall be the date of this instrument, and 1t shall terminate it's existence i'll twenty-five years from said date.
 FIFTH.
 The affairs of sad corporation are to de conducted by Seven directors; to be elected by the stock olders, annually, on the last Saturday Tn the month of september, in manner and form as shall be prescribed in the bylaws of said CO., pordtlOn.
 The first Directors of sad corpora ton shall be J. I. Lesueur: w. E P!att, c. P. Anderson; w. H. Gibbons; J. il. Heap; 0. c. Overson and w. q. Black. who snail hold office until the regular election on the last Saturday in SepJt m Der, 1895. Tie other officers of said Corporation shall be President, Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors from among themselves, and their duties shall be such as are prescribed by the bylaws of said Corporation.
 SIXTH.
 The highest amount of indebtedness s or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself IS Ten ThOusandDollars.
 SEVENTH.
 All private property of stock holders is to 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 10 sell any share or shares on which there F 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 between the hours of ten A. NJ. and } four P. M by posting three notices of 5 such sale i'll 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 sad period of twenty days Sad notice to be under the seal of said | corporation and signed by the Secretary thereof.
 The proceeds Of such gale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses ofadvertising 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 paid to the own CT of said share or sh ares as the owner is shown to be by the books of said F. corporation.
 The Secretary of said Corporation is authorized to transfer said share or shares to the purchase thereof at said public sale, on the books of said Cor s 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 prln- cipal office of said Corporation in St. Johns. Apache County, Arizona Terri tory.
 In witness whereof we hereuntu sub-