Graham guardian., 1900-06-22
.fIRTEcEES or IHCOFT0.
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Of the Dodge Canal Company.

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KNOW ALL MEN By THgsE pREsEErs: ts5 Il
Il That We, III, J. Anderson, James IL. Mack
Issac tolIeu, Lehi Larson and JOS w. Foster
Al q the city of Pima, County of Graham,
i selves together for the purpose Of Gormjng 4
corporation, under the statutes of lie Fer.
Ors nrorsS 9h aais9na relating to eorPora.ons, ap
adopt sign and acknowledge the following
ARTICLES OF incorporation.
ARTICLEI
The name Of this corporation shall be THE
DODGE CANAL COMPANY. 9i'f1
ARTICLEII s5
The principal place Of transactinR It's busi.
| ness shall be in the city of Pima. County of
Graham, Territory Of Arizona, and such
other places as the board of directors may
| hereafter direct.
ARTICLE iii
The business in which this corporation pro.
poses to engage is the maintaining. keeping In
erpair, enlargingand extending the Dodge Canal
which is TO be not smaller than eight feet wide
on the bottom, and its branches for irrigation
ana motive or milling purposes, to acquire by
purchase, appropris ton and use water and
water right to construct and maintain canals,
ditches, fumes, danis and reservoirs for con
quoting, storing aud distributing water, water
ing live stock, furnishing water for domestic
purposes aud to transact all business that may
or might be done by natural person In carry
ing out the object of this corporation.
Provided: That no stockholder be required
the said canal west of the Patterson wash
without their written consent.
ARTICLEIv
The amount of capital stock 0f this corpora.
ton shall be three thousand tSlOJO.OJD dollars,
divided into shares Of ten $50. UO dollars eaeh
each OF which is hereby declared 70 he mny
paid up
ARTICLE
The term for which this corporation is TO
exist is twenty-five years from aud alter the
date OF hllng these articles IL the ofhco Of the
Sounty recorder CT said Graham County.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil.
NY, direct or contingent, to which this corpora
uon may be liable 70 at any one time shall not
exceed the sum OF three hundred 1890 O0)
ARTICLEVII
The stockholders aud their private property |
shall be exempt from the corporate debts or |
this corporation. -
ARTICLE VIII
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con. |
Quoted by board of directors, of Ave persons |
%ho no shaii be elected by the stockholders and /
shall hold Office one year or until their success
sors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE TX
The time and manner of said election shall be
prescribed and provided BY the by laws OF |
SAID corporation and no person shall be cligable
10 hold office unless he be stakeholder in this |
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director,
ARTICLE
ANY .stockholder OF this company shall be
engaDie TO hold two or more offices in this
company as the same time.
ARTrcLExI
The board of directors Of this company ,shall
have the power TO draft bylaws subject TO the
approval OF a majority of the stock represented
Z. meenng ,,a called for that purpose and to
of this corporation.
ARTICLE XII
The following persons who are Subscribers m
the capitol stock of this corporation shall con.
stitute Its board of directors until the second
Monday in December 1900 or until their succes.
'ors are elected and qualified
hands and seals. this oath, day of May, A
D., 1900.
Ef' JAMES II. MACK, [sEtLl
HAwKAN ANDERSON, [sEALt
LElII LARSON, lsEALi
ISAAC FoLLETT. lsEAL1 /,
JOSEPH W. FOSTER lsElLj
Territory of Arizona
County of Graham. IS
Before me, David Weech, Notary Public.
n and for the County of Graham. Territory OF
Ariz., on this day personally appeared III. j.
anderson, James II. Mack, Isaac Follett. Lehi I
larson and Joseph w. Foster, personally | I
,nown to me TO be the present appointed board
i directors OF the Dodge Canal Go. and they ,,
within articles df incorporation for. every use
nd purpose therein expressed
In witness whereof, / have hereuutO Vet my !
6sonnd and and seal, this 2ith day of May, A. D., II
MY Com. expires Jan. 9th, 1901.
" DAWN II. WEEcT,
lsEALl Notary Public. I
in and for Graham Co, Ariz n