The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-11
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE ROCKVILLE RESERVOIR C coM PANY.

KEow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we. the undersigned, hereby form cor poratiOn under and by virtue ot he laws ot the Territory of Arizona. and set forth the following Articles of Incorporation;
 AKrIcLEL
 The names of the corporators are. J F. sher- wood. ". 4. Penney, J. B. Richey, J. M. Riehes and W. H. Sherwood.
 The name of the corroration. is the Richville Reservoir Company, and it's principal place for trsnsscting business is in the town of kichyille, County of Apache Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE II.
 The genernEnstnre of the business to be trans acted is the storage of the surplus or flood wa terS. CT all the-waters Jf Carnero creek wash, and it's tributaries. and distributing said water % storedto its stockholders, and allOther persons entitled thereto according to law, and accord Ing to the bylaws of this corporation and for said purpose to construct and repair dams, re- KervOirS, diiches, water gates, sluiees and all ether necest ary means of construction, any where or wherever located or situated fn said Apache county. for preserving, conveying and astrfbuting water for irrigation or domestic purpose, and to collect pay from all persons us ing water SO distributed, such rates as the Board of Directors may deem to be just. Said rates to be uniform on all persons of each class, to be classified according to the costs of making di:ches or reservoirs or other sources of supply Or means of distribution, and use of such sources or means And generally 10 do all things law ful to be done in relation to inc rights and inter ests of each and all persons in and to the use of said xafer of said Carnero. creek wash, and it's trIbufasies..
 ARTICLE IiR
 Tte amount oi capital stock uthor:zed is Five Thousand ($5.0O0) Dollars and shall be di- VI cd into One Thou sand shares of the par value vi Five l$5 0c) Dollars each. Ten GO per cent of said authorized capital is fully paid up and the balanceis to be paid in thetime and manner is shall be called for by the Board of Directors sf this corporations.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of the commencement of said COZ poratiOn shalt be the date Of this instrument aBd Il shall terminate its existence in twenty-five years from, said date.
 ARTIcLEv.
 The affairsof said corporation are to be conduct cd by five directors 10 be elected by the stock holders annually on the second Monday of Jan uEry in each year in the manner and form as shall be prescribed in the by laws Of said cor poration. The first directors of said corporation shall be Jno r. Sherwood, w A. Penney, J. B. kichcy U. NJ. Richey and W. Fl. Sherwood, who shall hold office until the regular election on the second Monday in January, 1897. The other officers of said corporation shall be President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Directors from among themselves. and their duties snail be such as are prescribed by the bylaws of said corporation.
 ARTICLE VI. TnehiShest amount Of indebtedness or liabil- | fty to wh ch the cor poration is at any time to | sdbjcct itself shall be One Thousand (Sl, ,0000J) | Dollars
 ARTICLE VII.
 All private property Of the stockholders to be | exempt rum al corporate debts.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The Board of Directors Of said corporation | m6y, and are hereby authorized by an order by | them madeand regularly entered in their min. | iites, to sell any share or shares on which there may be any money due by assessment or other | wise, for the purpose Of collecting any amount | due, al public sale for cash, after giving due nos tice of such sale for at least twenty days prior | thersto, of the date and honr thereof which shall be between the hours of 10 A. Nj. and4 NJ, by posting three notices of such sale in public plhces In Apache county, one of which shall be i.t the Court House doc of said county, or by said notice in some newspaper pub lished In said county, for said period of twenty days Said notice to be under the seal of said corporation, signed by the Secretary thereof I he proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses of advertising and to the amount due on said share or shares and the remainder, if any, to be paid to the owner of said share or shares, as the owner is shown to be, by the books of said corporation. The Sec reiary Of said corporation is authorized to trans fer said share or shares to the purchaser there of at said public sale on the books of said cor poratson in the same manner as if they had been sold voluntarily by the owner or owners thereof to said purchaser. Said sale shall take place at the principal office of said corporation in Rich vile. Apache county, Arizona Territory. lS WffEEss WHEREOF, We hereunto subscribe our names this 5th day of March, A. D. 1896.
 G F. SHERWOOD.
 IA. TkNNEY
 J. B. RICHEY,
 J NJ. RICHEY,
 VIM. H. SHERWOOD.