The Winslow mail., 1897-10-02
Articles Of Incorporation,

Fred NJ French, F T La Prade, George A
Wolff, julius I Krentz, Edward Chandler
and John o Hurst all of Winslow, Navajo
County, Arizona Territory, hereby associate
themselves together for the transaction of
lawful business as a private corporation un-
der the laws of Arizona Territory, with the
powers and privilegef of natural persons;
exempt as provided by the laws of said Ter
ritory.
And in further compliance with the laws
of said Territory, the said parties whose
names are subscribed hereto do make and
adopt the following Articles of Incorpora-
tion, namely:
ARTICLE 1. The names of the corporators
are Fred NJ. French, F. I. LaPrade, Geo. A.
Wolff, Julius /. Krentz, Edward Chandler
and John o. Hurst. all of Winslow, Navajo
County, Arizona Territory.
ARTICLE g. The name of the 6crperation
shall he Clear Creek Irrigation Company.
ARTICLE 3. The principal place of business
and for business transactions is hereby fixed
at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona Terri
tory.
ARTICLE 4. That the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by this
company shall be the supplying of water and
water rights, delivery of water to con-
sumers, renting water privileges or powers,
milling and providing water for irrigation,
mechanical, domestic, stock and any other
benef fetal purposes. the acquisition OF
rights titles interests and options in land,
especially those susceptible of irrigation
| purposes reservoir sites and other proper
ties, and the conduct of all other business
incident to the construction and maintain
ance of reservoirs, canals aqueducts, bitches
hand other works for purposes of irrigation
and water supply for any and all purposes;
the colonization of its lands and the pur-.
chase of lots and lands expected to be bsne.
fted by such irrigation or water supply and
subdivision thereof and generally to acquire
land dispose of such rights, privileges, ease
kments and benefits appertaining to the BUSH
ness aforesaid, which are hereby declared
to be the main objects of this corporation
ARr1oLE5. The amount of the authorized
oaDital stock of said company is fixed at
One Hundred Thousand Dollars, (S10O,o00J
divided into Ten Thousand 100000 shares of
the par value of Ten Dollars (S10 per share
and to be fully paid for when issued
ARTICLE 8. The existence of said corpora
tion shall begin at the date of the fling of
these articles of incorporation In the once
of the County Recorder of Navajo County,
at Holbrook, Arizona, and continue for a
period of Fifty years (5O) thereafter.
ARTICLE Z. The affairs of the company
shall be conducted by the following officers
or persons, board of directors, consisting
of not less than five % or more than Cd MEM
bers. namely: president, vice-president, sec
retary and treasurer and not Eless than one
or more than three directors, all of whom
shall be stockholders and be elected annual
ly. at a stockholders meeting to be held on
the third Saturday in August OF each year.
The following persons shall comprise the SAID
BOARD of Directors of said corporation un-
til the third Saturday of August, 1885, to-w2f:
President F T La Prade, Vice President julius
T Krentz. Secretary George WolH, Treas
urer Fred NJ French, and Edward Chandler
and John o Hurst, directors.
ARTICLE 8. The highest amount OF lndept-
edness or liability direct or contlngen1 70
which said corporation is at any time to SUD
ieet itself is hereby fixed at tiifty thousaho
$3.50, COO dollars.
ARTICLE Q. The private property u tHe
s+ock or share holders of this corporation
IN he entirely exempt from all debts OF the
corporation.
In witness whereof, we have heretnto set
our hands and seals this 2Ist day OF August
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