The border vidette., 1898-12-31
ARTICLES .! DENOMINATION
OF
The !l.li River l..t s,t H.
'igs:I,s Company.

purpose whatsoever; Either Tor AGRICULTURAL,
Fruit Raising or Stock Raising purposes, or
for the purpose of Selling or Leasing the same,
or for any other purpose.
To acquire construct, and operate Ir-
rigating Plants, together with their pumping
machinery, canals. lateral bitches, flood gates.
ETC., and to sell or lease Water Supplies and
Water Rights.
To sell, otherwise dispose of the Products
of the Land, either in their raw or manu-
featured state.
To do a general Agricultural, Fruit, Stock
Raising and Live Stock business. and to rauhu-
facture the products acquired thereby. --'-s'
All within the State-of Sonora, Mexico, and
elsewhere.
That the place where its principal business
is to be transacted shall be the Town of No
gales, Territory of Arizona.
FOURTH
That the amount of Capital Stock of this
Corporation shall be Twenty five thousand
dollars -S25, 0GO.o0- divided into twenty five
hundred shares of the par value of len Dollars
$40. 90 each.
FIFTH.
That the term for which it is TO exist is 25
years, from the first of January, 1899, to the
first day of January. 1924.
SIXTH.
That the highest amount of Indebtedness
liability to which this Corporation is at any
time to subject itself shall be the sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars -S2l, 10000
SEVENTH.
That the private property of its Stockholders
shall be exempt from its corpor ate debts.
EIGHTH.
That the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
shall be held at NOgaes, Arizona, the FIRST
Monday of July of each year hereafter
NINTH.
That the number of its Directors shall be
three, and that the names and Re siGences of
those who appointed to act until the An
nual Meeting of July 1899. are;
H. c. Cranz. .-....-...-..-....--.o of Chicago, Ill.
r. E. Writ. of Chicago, Ill.
F. Armbruster. of Chicago, Ill.
TIE ,TH.
That the Officers of said Corporation shall
be, President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and that the offices of Secretary and
Treasurer may be held by the person.
ELEVENTH:
That at the first Annual Meeting, the Di-
rectors shall be elected by the Stockholders OF
the Corporation, and the Directors shall elect
it's Officers, and that until such first Annual
Meeting, H. c. Cranz shall act President
X. Z Writ as Vice President and +. Armbruster
Secretary and Treasurer.
TWELr tn.
That the Directors shall ave power to make
Bylaws for the government of the business of
this Cor. grafton.
In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this II st day of December, A.
D. 1898.
Signed and sealed in presence of NJ. E. Slack
VIM. Tracy Page.
H. C. CRAM. [sEAL.l
RE. WIRr. tsExL.l
f. ARMBRUSTER. [sEAI.l
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County of Cook 90
Before me, E. c. Ke dolf, Notary Public in
and for said County, This day personally ap-
peared the above named II. &. Cram, r. E.
Writ, and f. Armbrust r, person lily known to
me to be the SAM persons whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged that they exc ;uteI the same for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Given under my hand AMI seal of Office this
first day of December A. D. 1898.
E. G. KERDOLFF
~ Notary Public.
My commission expires September 9Th 1902
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Cook County
1, PHILIP KNOPF, County Clerk and Clerk
of the County Court of Cook County, the same
HEREBY CERTIFY, that f. {. Kerd IF whose |
name is subsc ibed to the proof or ackno wledg-
ment of the annexed instrument in writing, |
was at The time of taking such proof or nck- |
Notary tublic in and for Cook
County, duly commissioned, Aorn and acting |
as such and authorized to take acknowledge
ments and proofs of deeds and conveyances of |
lands, tenements or hereditaments, in said !
State of Illinois. that 1 vol acquainted |
with the handwriting of said Notary AMI verify !
believe that the signature to the said proof of
is geaune and further that |
the annexed instrument is executed and |
according to the Jaws of the |
State OF Illinois. .--
IN les TIMoNY WHzREoF, have hereunto got |
my hand and Aft ed the seal of |
of said Court at the City of Chi |
lSHAL1 cago, in the said County this |
Ind day of December, 1893.
PHILIP KNOPF, Clerk.
Date OF Fl rst publication, Dec. "a, Is 8