The St. Johns herald., 1899-02-11
4u ARTICLES OF INCOR- FoRATTON OF C0NCHO IRRIGA-
 TI0Y COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents, that We, Elam Cheney, c. 1. Kempe, H. L. Marble, J. Bilby, J. A. Ortega. Geo. H. KillIan and Vim. Pulsipher, of Concho, Apache County, Arizona, here. by associate themselves together for the transaction of lawful business as a private Corporation under the laws of Anzona Territory, with the powers and privileges of natural persons except as provided bv the laws vf the said Terri tory.
 And in further compliance with the laws of said Territory the said parties whose names are subscribed hereunto do make and adopt the following Arti- cles of Incorporation.
 1.
 The name of the Corporation shall be the CONCHO IRRIGATION COM PANY.
 The principle place of business and business transactions is hereby fix ed at Concho, Apache County, Ari- zon2.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this Com pany, shall be the supplying of water and water rights, delivering of water to consumers renting water, privileges or powers Milling and providing water for irrigation. mechanical. domestic, stock and any other beneficial purposes. The acquisition of rights, titles, in- terests and options in one and, especI- ally those susceptible of irrigation, reservoir sites. and other purposes, and the conduct of all other business incl dent to the construction and maintain ance of Reservor dams, canals, aque ducts, ditches and other works for pur- poses of irrigations and water supply for any and all purposes. the Coloniza- tion of it's lands and the purchase of lots and lands expected to be benefited by such irrigation or water supply and subdivision thereof and generally to acquire and dispose of such rights, privileges, lessments and benefits ap- pertaining to the business aforesaid, which are hereby declared 10 be the man object of the Corporation.
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 The amount of Capital Stock of said Corporation shall be Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and no 100 Dol lars. (S5, ,750,0 ,0O, divided into Five Huu- dred and Seventy-five Shares, (575) a par value of Ten Dollars (Sl0,0O per share.
 V.
 The existence of tho Corporation shall begin on the 14th, day of Decem- Der, 1889. as specified in original artic- les of Interpretations, and shall con- tinue for the period of Twenty-Five Years (25) from said date.
 VI.
 The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted blythe 4eloM Following officers. 4 Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three and moro than five members, namely: President, Vice. President, Secretary and Treasurer and not less than one nor more than three directors, all of whom shall be Stock Holders and be elected annually at Stock Holders Meeting to be held on the Tst, day of May ia each year.
 The following persons shall comprise the said Board of Directors of said Cor. poration until the 1st, day of May, 1899, to-wit: H. L. Marble, President, John Billy, Vice-Pres:dent, Geo. H Killian. Secretary and Treasurer, J. A. Ortega and Wm. Pulsipher.
 VII.
 The highest of indebtedness direct or contingent to which the said Corpora tion is at any time to subject itself is hereby affixed at $...... .........
 VIII.
 The private property of the Stock holders of the Corporation is- to be ex. empt from all debts of the Corporation.
 TX.
 The Board of Directors of said Cor poration may and are hereby authoriz- ed, by an order made by them regular ly entered in their minutes, 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 aft CT giving due notice of such sale for at least twenty days (20) prlor thereto of the date and hour thereof, which shall be between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m by posting three notices of such sale Tn public places in said Apache County, or by publishing said notice in some news paper in said County for said period of twenty days (2O).
 Said notice 10 be under the seal ofthe said Corporation and signed by the Secretary thereof.
 The proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to the costs and expenses of advertising and conducting said sale, the balance to be applied to the amount due on said share or shares and the re- malnder if any to be paid to the owner of the share or shares as the owner is shown on the Books of said Corpora. ton.
 The Secretary of said Corporation is to transfer said, share or |