The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE West. Stde Ditch and RsssnuIr Company.
springerville, Apache Go. Ariz

Know all men by the presents: That we, the undersigned desire 10 incorporate ourselves tor the purpO.e of engaging in the basiue.so build ing reservoirs and di ches and distTi yuIing portion of the water If the Little Colorado river (oca;ed in the County of Apache, AIiz.l to the several persons entltle, the. etc. do her by de- clare. certify a.d specify as follows to-wiU: ART l. The name ass gned to the co pora- ton hereby created. and by which it shan be known is the West Side Ditch and Reservoir , The principal office and place of bus ness of tn s corporation sha be in the town of Sprins erviIls. Iounty of Apache. add Territory of A. l. ona. The iucorporators are:
 John HomrighauSen St George Creaghe, Elisha ATcret, Charles Thompson and Chas. H Sharp.
 AKf. 8. The enterprise and business in which this corpora ion propose to engage is the bu id- ing of leservo r. al;d distributing of a triton of the wat ITS of the Little Colorado river winch flows through the ditches belonging to the Con- pany into the precinct of SpIingeryille, Apache coun y, Arizona, 10 its stock holders and all othea persons ent tied Iher to. according to law and the bylaws of this corporation and for aid purpose, to csnStruct anu repair dams reser- voirs, dtches. water gates, sluices and all other necesss " and convenient means, .ur preserving convey ng and distributing waser irrigating and uOm, st1c purposes, and tO cole t from all persons t, whom water IS so diStr. bu ed or con- veyed, such rates as the directors of this Go m- panN may deteimine to be just, not exceeding tae actual amount of expenses incurred or to be iucurr d. Sa d rate to be uniform upon all per- sons of each class. to be c.asS fled a, coGding to the cost of making ditcheS, -rvoirs or other sources O; supply or means of stIiouting and generally to do all things lawful to be done in relation 10 he rights an inter, stS of each and all pc suns in and to the use of said portion of the Litle Colorado river.
 ART. 4 The amouuto of capital stock of this company shall be Five Thousan ,$5,O0o09l Dollars. Of -ich ri. y-fise HuI red (3500 00 has been paid in, and hall consist Uf 50 shares of ne hu ed Dollars each.
 ART 5. The per cd for which this company Is inco rated saall be Twenty five years from and alter the date of this article of incorporation ART 6 The affairs of Ih.s company shall be conducted by a President Secretary and Treas urer and board of D.recto s. consisting of five members Said oncers are elected by the StocS ART. :. The high st am unt of indebtedn. ss or l.abii y to whi h the corporation is at any time to subject its If shall not exceed Five Hundred tSoJOO0J Dollars.
 ART. S. The pr vate property of the Stoc | ho dsrs shall in no wise be held for the obl.ga ton Of the company. Signed
 -George Creaghe, SEAL
 Chas. H sharp, fSEALI
 Elisha Avefett, TSEAL1
 Char.ey b thompson SEAL
 COUNTY OF APACHE. ss
 On this l0'h day of Feb: :uary 1sl6, personal ly appe ared befo. e me Gustav Becker. a Notary Public, in and for said County and territory Ioha homri gn iuSen, St. George Creaghe, Cnas II Sharp. Elisha AVerett anu Charley B. hGmf i, son.known t0 me to be the persons who gn The ab lNe in,tEumeut and wao ack. owledse i' pne that they signe the same for the purpos therein mentioned.
 glei at my oficein Spring gsrville Arizona tue day and year hrst above written
 ISEALl GUSTAV BECKER.
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