The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
Articles Of Incorporation,

Fred NJ French, F 7 La Prade. George
Wolff, Julius / 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 privilegof 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 heretodo ma e and
adopt the following Articles of Incorpora4
ton, namely:
ARTICLE !. The names of the corporators
are Fred. NJ. French, +. T. LaPrade, Geo A.
Wolf, Julius I. Krentz. Edward Chandler
and John o. Hurst, an.of Winslow, Navajo
County, Arizona Territory.
!. ARTIoLE2. 2. The name of the corporation
Shall he Clear Greek Irrigation Company.
ARTICLE 8 The principal place of business
and for business tran sactions is hereby fixed
at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona Terri
tory.
ARrIo1E4. That the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by this
company shall be the supplying of water and
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surners, renting water privileges or powers,
milling and providing water for irrigation,
mechanical, domestic, stock and any other
beneficial pu, poses, the acquisition of
rights. titles, interests and options in land,
especially those susceptible of irrigation
L.sur Bs,ses. reservoir sites and other proper-
tics, and the conduct of all other business
incident to the construction and maintains
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and 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 ex pected to be bene-
8ted by such irrigation or water supply and
subdivision thereof and generally to acquire
and dispose of such rights, privileges, ease
rnents and benefits appertaining to the busi-
ness aforesaid, which are hereby declared
to be the main objects of this corporation.
ARrroLE5 The amount of the authorized
capital stock of said company is fixed at
one Hundred Thousand Dollars ($iO0,0O0)
divided into Ten Thousand Q0,000) shares OF
the par value of Ten Dollars (S1o) per share
and to be fully paid for when issued.
ARTICLE s.. The existence of said corpora
tion shall begin at the date of the filing of
these articles OF incorporation in the office
Of the County Recorder of Navajo County
at Holbrook, Arizona, and continue for a
period of Fifty years (50) thereafter.
ARTICLE I. The affairs of the company
shall be conducted by the following officers
or persons o board of directors, consisting
Of not less than five g.. or more than ID mem
bers. namely: president, vice-president, Sec
retary and treasurer, and not sless than one
or mote than three directors, all of whom
shall be stockholders and be elected annual
". 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 Directol Of said corporation un-
til the third Saturday of August, 1893, to-wit:
President + I La Prade, Vice President julius
Krentz, Secretary George Wolff, Treas
urer Fred NJ French and Edward Chandler
and John o Hurst, directors.
ARTICLE g. The highest amount OF indebt-
edness or liability direct or contingent to
which SAID corporation is at any time to SUBJ
ieet itself is hereby fixed al fifty thousand
/ (s5o,G00 dollars.
ARTICLE 9. The private property OF the
stock or share holders of this corporation
to be entirely exempt from eli debts OF the
corporation.
In witness whel eof we have herounto SET
our hands and seals this 2ist day Of August,
A. D. 1851.