The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
ARTICLES0F INCORPORATION
 OF THE Bound Valley Water Storage COm?'y.

Know all men by the presents: That we, the undersigned desire 10 incurpO; ate Ou: selyts TOT the purpOe of engaging iii the b1sine oi bnliC . tug reservoirs and di ches and disiIitu u ing Il portion of the water of the Little Colorad river I.oca ed in the County of Apache, Ariz to the siyeral persons entitl,c thereto, do her by oe- clare. certify aud specify as follows, to-wir ART. l. The Lame ass gned to tne corpora tion hereby created. and by which Il snail be known is the Round Vslsy Water S.oraee Co ART. ?. The principal tttce and place If bus iness O. tn s corporation shan be in the town of sprin= ersille. County of Apache and territory of Iona The corpcrat rs are:
 Wnl, bleyins, Edm nd Nelson, Edward Beeler Francis bay Cenon asiillo Dionic.o baca. w, John C Wanl and NaciacenO Gong ties. AKr. 8. The entt rprisc and busines in which this corporation p Gpt 8 to eng ge in tho bu Ia jig Of reservoirs ard distributing of DO. tion of the WAL IS of the Little Colorado river. which flows through the d tches belonging to the Con- pany inte me precinct of Spiin. eryille. Apache county, Arizona, 10 It's stock h lders and all other persons ent tied thereto, according to law and the iy-iaTs of this corporation and fer aid purpose, tO construct ana repair dams r. ser voirs, ditches water gates. slnIces and all other nece ssry and convenient me ms, .'r preserving convey ng ald distributing waIer irrigating and GoEl. sIi; IurI Oses. and tO collect rom all De rs0hs t. whom N ater IS SC distr bu ed con- ve, ed, su rates as the directors If this c ,m- pan, may deter mine t2 be just, not e (, se ing t actual amount of expunSes incurred or to be iifCurr, d. Sa d rae to uniform upon all p T.
 
 the cost of making ditches. res 'rvOirs or other s,urces o supply or means of st iOuting and gehe ally So do all things lawful to b. done in relation 70 he rishts an inter sts of each ani all Pe sons in and to the use Of said portion of the Little CIloratO liver.
 ART. 1he amount of capital stock of this company shah b. Thre Thousand $3,0O0 ) Dollars, and which is paid in, amounting 10 % shares f ne Hu d:ed Dollars each. ART. 5 The per. cd for which this company isinco parated shall be Twenty five years from and afeer the ate of this article of incorporation ART o. The affairs of h ronpahy hall be conuucted by Prts.d mt Sc 'retary md Treas uier and a board of D. .reeto s,cJrsistii Of five memrers Said oIIicers are elected Ly the stock huluers on the second Monday in Jan e ch year ART. :. The Eighe st amount Ol indebtr0n 'ss or liabili y to whi the corporation is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed One rhouSand (S1 0O0J DCllars.
 ART s ihe pr vate property of the stock ho ders shall ill no wise be held for the obliga. tiOn of the company Signed
 Nm Blevina.
 Edmnnd Nelson,
 Edward Beelel,
 Francis Day,
 E. A. BIrk.
 w. NJ. Rudd,
 Joseph Idall,
 Sam Saifcll,
 JOnn c. Wahl,
 NasiancenO Gonzales,
 DiOniciO Baca. TERRITORY OF ABIZONA,l co
 COUNTY OF APACHE.
 On this 3Gth day of December. 1875. personal ly apprared befoi e me GuslIv Becker. Notary lublic, in and for said County and Territory: Wm. BleyiLs. Eom nd Nelson, Edwaid Beeler, Francis Day, Senon Castillo. Id Burk, W. M kudd, Jos. tdull, $ J. SaifeIl, JOnn c, Wahl. know t) me to be the persons who signed the ab D,e in t ument. md wnO ack Owled=e rO me hat they signe the sane for the purpose there in mentioned.
 Signed at my office in Springerville. Arizona tQe day and year nrst above N Iitten
 SEAL GUSTAV BECKER.
 Notary Public