The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-28
ARTICLES0F INCORPORATION
 OF THE Vest Side Ditch and Rsssuok Company.
springerville, Apache Co. Ariz

Know all men by the presents: That we, the undersigned desire 10 incorporate ourselves for the purpohe of engaging in the business ol build. ing reservoirs and ditches and distributing portion of the water of the Little Colorado river llocated in the County of Apache, Ariz.) to the several persons entitled thereto, do hereby de- clare, certify and specify as follows, to-wiE ART. 1. The name assigned to the corpora ti0n hereby created, and by which it shall be known is, the West Side Ditch and Reservoir ART, 2 The principal office and place of bus ness of this corporation shall be in the town of Springeryille, County of Apache. and Territory Of Alizona. The incorporators are:
 John Homrighausen St. George Creaghe, Elisha Ayerett, Charles Thompson and Chas. II |, sharp.
 AKT. 8. The enterprise and business in which this corporation propose to engage is the build ing of reservoirs and distributing of a portion of the waters of the Little Colorado river which flows through the ditches belonging to the Con- pany into the precinct of Springerville, Apache other persons entitled thereto, according to law and the by Jaws of this corporation and for said purpose, to construct and repair dams. reser- voirs, ditches water gates. sluices and all other necessary and convenient means, .or preserving conveying and distributing ger for irrigating aud domestic purposes, and to collect from all persons to whom water is so distributed or con- veyed, such rates as the directors of this co m- pany may determine to be just, not exceeding the actual amount of expenses incurred or to be incurred. Said rate to be uniform upon all per- sons of each class, to be classified according to the cost of making ditehes reservoirs or other sources of supply or means of distributing and generally 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 portion of the Little Colorado river
 ART. 4. The amount of capital stock of this company shall be Five Thousanl s$5O00O0) Dollars. of which Thirty-fve Hundred ss500 00 has been paid in and shall consist of 50 shares of One Hundred Dollars each.
 ART. 5. The period for which this company is incorp- rated shall be Twenty five years from ART. 6. The affairs of this company shall be conducted by President Secretary and Treas urer and 6 board of Directors, consisting of five members. Said officers are elected by the stock holders on the second Monday in Jan. each year ART. :. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation is at any time to subject itself, shall not exceed Five Hundred ($500.Ool Dollars.
 ART. 8. The private property of the stock ho ders shall in no wise be held for the obliga. Non- Of the company. TSgned
 John Homrighausen, lSEALl
 g. George Creaghe, SEAL
 Chas. H, sharp fSEALl
 Elisha Averett ISEALl
 Charley B. Thompson (SEALl TERRITORY OF ABIZ0NA,l
 COUNTY OF APACHE. ss
 On this 10ih day of February, lS96 personal ly appeared before me Gustav Becker a Notary Public, In and for said County and Territory: H Sharp, Elisha Averett and Charley B. Thomp- son. known to me to be the persons who signed the above instrument and who acknowledge to me that they signe the same for the purpose therein mentioned
 Signed at my oficein Springerville, Arizona tue day and year first above written
 lSEALl GUSTAV BECKER.
 Notary Public