The St. Johns herald., 1899-02-04
AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCOR- P0RATION OF CONCHO IRRIGA-
 TIOY COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents, that We. Elan Cheney, c. l. Kempe, H. L. Marble, J. Bilby, J. A. Ortegs. Geo. H. Killlan and Wm. Pulsipher, of Concho, Apache County, Arizona, here by associate themselves together for the transaction of lawful business as private Corporation under the laws of Arizona Territory, with the powers and privileges of natural persons except as provided by 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.
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 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- zona.
 The general nature Of the business proposed to be transacted by this Con- 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, especl- ally those susceptible of irrigation, reservoir sites. and other purposes, and the conduct of all other business inci- 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- ton of it's lands and the purchase of lots and lands expected to be benefited by such irrigation or water supply and l 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. ".
 The amount of Capital Stock of said Corporation shall be Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and no 100 Dol lars. ($5, ,75O,OO), divided into Five Hun dred and Seventy-five Shares, (575)o & par value of Ten Dollars ($i0,OO) per share.
 V.
 l The existence of the 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 saii date. l VI.
 The affairs of the Corporation shail be conducted by the following officers A Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three and mora 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 8 Stock Holders Meeting to be held on the 1st, day of May ia each year.
 The following persons shall comprise the said Board of Directors of said Cor poration until the lst, day of May, 1899 to-wit: II. L. Marble, President, John Billy, Vice-Pres:dent, Geo. H killian Secretary and Treasurer, J. A. Ortega and Wm. Pulsipher.
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 The highest of indebtedness direct or contingent to which the said Corpora. ton 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.
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 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 oi the date and hour thereof, which shall be between the hours of 10 a. m. and 1 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 (20).
 Said notice to 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 ofadvertising and conducting said sale, the balance to be applied to the amount due on saidshare or shares and the re-