Graham guardian., 1900-07-27
'HFTICLfS or InCORTO.
FHT0l1
Of the Dodge Canal Company.

| NMoW ALI MEN by THESE PRESENTS
I.aan nal nv, w, n. y Anderson, James X. Mach
All as1aS as no. fhoett Lehi Larson and Jos w Foster
/ Territorv t cly oi Pima, County OF Graham
Jiiaisory OF Arizona, hereby associate our
s oerves together for the purpose of forming
lr0lporstion, under the statutes Oh the Ter
s nrovssd - M MMaiz9na relating TO corporations, az
au9pt, sign and acknowledge the following
1 articles OF incorporation.
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shah be THU
| DODGE CANAL COMPANY.
ARTICLElI
The principal place of transacting its busi
ness snail be in the city OF Pima, County, o.
/ Graham, Territory of Arizona and siich
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
erpslr' enlargingand extending the Dodge Canal
on the bottom, and its branches for irrigation
and motive or milling purposes, to acquire by
purchase, appropriation and use water ard
Sit Waler right 70 construct and maintain canals,
dttches, fiumes, dams and reservoirs for con
euetins storing and distributing water, water
ing live stock, furnishing water Tor domestic
purposes and 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 stakeholder be required
70 pay any cash or labor assessment to extend
the said canal west Of the Patterson wash
without their written consent,
ARTlCLEIY
The amount Of capital stock OF this corpora.
ton shall be three thousand ts3, ,gOO.U01 dollars
diYided into shares OF ten tSlO 0O dollars each,
each of which is hereby declared to be fully
paid up.
ARTlCLEy
The term for which this corporation Is 10
VIII 20 % from and ftar . tha
Date OF ming these articles In the office of the
County Recorder of said Graham County.
ARTICLEvI
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil
lty, direct or contingent to which this corpora
ton may be liable to at any one time shall not
dollars
ARTICLE VII
The stockholders and their private property
shall be exempt from the corporate debts Of
this corporation.
Article VIII
The affairs of this corporation shall be con- |
dllcted by board of directors, of five persons |
VINO snail DC elected by the stockholders end /
shall hold Office one year or until their success /
Sors are elected aud qualified.
ARTICLE TX
The time and manner OF said election shall be
prescribed and provided by the by laws of |
'ald corporation aud no person shall be eligable
and thereafter II any director cease
q be II stockho6er he shall cease to be
lirector.
ARTICLE
Any stockhOlder of this company shall be
ligable to hold two or more Offices In this
ompany a; the same time.
ARTIcLExT
The board Of directors of this company shall
lave the power TO draft bylaws subject to The
pproYal of q majority of the stock represented
I Il meeting called for that purpose aud 10
make rules and regulations necessary for the
of this corporation.
ARTICLE XII
The following persons who are subscribers to
he capitol stock OF this corporation shall con-
Citute Its board of directors until the second {
londay in December 1900 or until their succes.
lrs are elected and qualified.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our ]
ands and seals, this oath day Of May, A {
:, 1000.
JAMES II. MACK, (sEALli
HAwKAN ANDERSON, sEAL1
LEHI LARSON, lsEALl q
ISAAC FoLLETT. sEALf
JOSEPH w. FOSTER, sgALi
Territory of Ari5ona,l 81 /
County of Graham. Ss'
Before me, David Weech, Notary Public,
and for the County of Graham. Territory of
rtz., on this day personally appeared III. j.
James H Mack, Isaac Follett, Lehi t
arson and Joseph w. Foster, personally a
lown to me to be the present appointed board :
directors of the Dodge Canal Co. and they q
thin articles of Incorporation for every use
ID purpose therein expressed.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
md and seal this oath day Of May A. D., p
DO u
My Com. expires Jan 9Th, 1904
DAVID II, WEECH, q
lsEALl Notary Public il
in and for Graham Co. Arig.