The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-28
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE ROCKVILLE RESERVOIR COM MPANY.

KFow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned. hereby form cor. poEstion under and by virtue oi .ne iaEs ol tne ferTitory of Arizona and set forth the following Articles of Incorporation;
 AETIcLEL.
 The names of the corporators ere. J. F. Sher- wood. ". A. Penney, ] B. Richeyy J. A. Richey and ". Fl. Sherwood.
 line name of the corporation is the Richville Reservoir Company, and its principal place for trsnssctfne business is in the town of kichyille, County of Apache, Territory Of Arizoaa~
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business to be trans acted is the storage of the surplus or nood wa ters, CT all the waters Jt Carnero creek wash, and its tributarieS ana distrloutlng 1 sa.o water entitled thereto, according to law, and accord in to rhe by- laws of this corporation and for said purpose to construct and repair dams, re- servofrs, ditehes, water gates, sfuices and all ether necest ary means of construction, any where CT wAereveIlocatcd or situated in said Apache county for preserving, conveying and distributing 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 6ilches. or reservoirs or other sources Of supply CT means of distribution, and use ot such sources or means And generally to do all things law fu to be done in relation to the rights and inter- ests of each and all persons in and to the use of said water Of said Garneros creek wash. and Its tributaries.
 The amount of capital stock authorized is Five Thousand ($5.0OC Dollars and shall be di- vided into One Thousand shares of the par value of Five ($5 OQ Dollars each. Ten (1o) Ter cent of said authorized capital is fully paid up and the balance is to be paid in the time and manner as shall be called for by the Board of Directors ef this corporation.
 ARTICLE ".
 
 poratien shall be the date of th instruinent.and 1t shall terminate its existence in twenty-five years fEom said dhtes
 ARTICLE V.
 The afars of said corporation are to be conduct cd by five directors to be elected by the stock uary in each year in the manner and form as shall be prescribed fin the by laws of said cor poration. The first directors of said corporation Riehey J. M. Richey and W. IL Sherwood, who shal hold office until the regular election onthe second Monday in January, 1S97 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.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil- hy to which the corporation is at any time 10 subject itself shall be One Thousand $l,0oO09 Dollars.
 ARTICLE VII.
 All private property of the stockholders to be exempt from all corporate debts.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The Board of Directors of said corporation may, and gre hereby authorized, by an order by them made and regularly entered in their min. utes, 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, at public sale for cash, after giving due mo- tice of such sale for at least twenty days prior thereto, of the date and hour thereof which shall be between the hours of 10 4. M. and4 P M places in Apache county, one of which skall be nt the Court House door of said county, or by publishing said notice in some newspaper pub Hshed in said county for said period of twenty days Said notice to be under the seal of said corporation, signed by the Secretary thereof The proceeds Of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses of advertising and conducting such sale the balance to be applied e0 the amount due on said share or shares, and ofsaid share or shares, as the owner is shown to be, by the booksof said corporation. The Sec Deiary 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 poration in the same manner as if they had been sold voluntarily by the owner or owners thereof to saie purchaser. Said sale shall take place at the principal office of said corporation in Rich. vile. Apache county. Arizona Territory. IN WrTEEss WHEREOF, We hereunto subscribe eur names this 9th day of March, A. D. 1896.
 J. F. SHERWOOD
 ". A. PENNEY,
 J. B. RICHEY,
 J Ms RICHEY,
 VIM. H SHERWOOD