The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Nest Side Ditch and Ressuair Company. Springerville, Apache Go. Ariz,

Know all men by the presents: That we, the undersigned desire 10 incorporate ourselves for | the purpoe If ngaging in the business o. build | ing reservoirs and ditches and distributing n
 port of the water If the Lii tls Colorado ri Yer l located i'll the County of Apache, A'iz.) to the | s1Neial persons entitlc' thereto. do her by de- clare, certify Id 'ecify as follows to-wit: 1 ART. l. The name ass signed to the corpora. | tion hereby created, and by which 1t shall be
 KnOwn is. the West Side Ditch and Reservoir
 ART, , The principal office and place of bus | ines, o; tn Corp ration shall be in the town of l oprine eerSi!le. Ounty of Apache and Territory
 of A onl. The incorporAtors are: | John HOm lEhauS~n St George Creaghe ! Elisha Averett, Charles Thompson and Chas. H {, Sharp.
 1 AKf B. The enterprise and business in which thiS corpora ion propose tO engage is the bu id- 1 ing If reservors al:d distributing of & ,rtion
 or the waJ'.rS of the Little Colorado river which iiows through the ditches belonging t0 the Con- | pIny into the pr, cinct of Springerville Apache 1 c un y, Arizona, 10 Its stock holders and all othes ptrs nS ent tied thcr to, according to law
 and the l'y-iaws ot this corporation and for aid purpose, to csnsirdcI anu repair dams, reser-
 vOirS dltches. water gates sluIces and all other | nece " and cOnyenien ne ms, .or preservnR couvey ng aud distri Ju.ing waser f r irrigating and DOm st1c IurI oSes, and 10 cole { from all | persons t. whom Water s SC distr bu ed or on.
 yey ed, such rates as the directors of this co m- | gam nay de.eimine to be just, not exceeding t e actual amount of expenses incurred or to Le | ihCurrl d. Sd d rate to be uniform upon all per | sons of ca class. to be cass feu at co ding to | he cost Oi making di;cnes, rts 'rvOirs or other
 s UT es O supply or me ms of d stiouting and gene: ally to d. all things lawful 10 be done in
 lelation to the rights an inter. sts oi each ani | all De sons in ana to the use Of said portion of | the Little Col)rR 10 liver.
 ART. The amount of capital stock of this
 company sh Ill be Five ThOusan $5,0O000)
 Dollars, Of ich T y-fse Hun rcd
 3501.0O) has been paid in, and h Il consist uf 5O
 shar.s of one hu ed Dollars each. ART. 5. The period for which this company | is iucO rated s all be lwen,y five years from
 and after the date of this article of incorporation | ART. 6 The affairs of h s company hail be conducted by President SC retary and Treas | uler and board of D.recto 8. consisting of five mem Jers Said oui, CTS are elec tel by the stock AkI. :. The high st am unt of indebteun .sS 1 or abih y to whi h-the corporation Is at any | time to subject it's If shall not exceed Five l hundred lsoJ0.O0J De llars
 ART. o The pr. yate property of the stock ho ders shall in no wise be he'd for the obl.gL. | tiUn of the company. Signed
 John Homriglausen, lSEAL] S. George Creaghe, SEAL Ch0s H sharp, ISEALl Elisha Averett, fSEAL1 Char.ey b. thompson (SEAL]
 TERRITORY OF ABIzoNA.l ss
 On this 10 day of Feb uary. 1896. personal ly app ared befO. e me Guss.Iv BeI ker. Notary Iubilc in and for said County and erritOry: JOh hoinri sn lusen, St George treaghe. Chas H Sharp, Elisha Averett anu Charley B. ThOmp- son known to me to be the persons who sgned me that they signe the same for the purpose therein mentioned.
 Sig le at my oficein Springerville Arizona, tue day aud year nrst above written lSEALI GUSTAV BECKER.
 Notary Public