Graham guardian., 1900-07-20
HFTICLfS OF InC0RFO.
RHTOri
Of the Dodge Canal Company.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE pREAENTs.
Ihat we, III. j. Anderson, James IL, Mark
isaae ~, az rollett, Lehi Larson and Jos. w Foster
rl al oi the city of Pima. County Of Graham,
territory Of Arizona, hereby associate our.
serves together for the purpose of forming a
c;1trpofsuonI c;tn under the statutes Of the fer
proved March Sth, A. ID. 1857, aud hereby
auopt, sign and acknowledge the following
articles OF incorporation.
ARTICLEL
The name Of this corporation shall be THE
DODGE CANAL COMPANY.
ARTICLE II
The principal place of trangacting its busi.
ness shall be in the city of Pima County, of
Graham, Territory of Arizona. and such
other places as the board Cf directors may
hereafter direct.
ARTICLE III
The business in which this corporation pro.
poses TO engage is the maintaining keeping in
erpalr, 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 appropriation and use water and
water right 10 construct and maintain canals,
bitches, fumes, dams and reservoirs for CON
Quoting, storing and distributing water, water
Ing 1--we stock, furnishing wafer FOR domestic
purposes and to transact all business that may
or might be done by a natural person In carry
ing out the object of this corporation.
Provided: That no stockholder be required
70 pay any cash or labor assessment 10 extend
the said canal west of the Patterson wash
without their written consent.
ARTICLEIv
The amount Of capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be three thousand SB, .O0,) dollars
divided Into shares Of ten tsiO 00l dollars each,
each Of which ~ hereby declared t0 be fully
paid up.
ARTlCLEV
The term for which this corporation is to
exist is twenty-five years from and after the
date Of fling these articles In The office OF the
County Recorder Of said Grahsm County.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil.
ity, direct or contingent to which this corpora
ton may be liable to at any one time shall not
exceed the sum of three hundred $500 00)
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- |
Quoted by a board of directors, of five persons |
who shall be elected by the stockholders and |
shall mold ONCE one year or nil 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 eligable |
10 hold Office unless he be a stoskholder In this
and thereafter If any director cease
to be stakeholder he shall cease to be
director.
ARTICLE X
Any stockholder of this company shall be
eligable TO hold two or more offices in this |
company ~ the same time.
ARTICLExI
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
It a meeting called for that purpose and to
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-
titute Its board of directors until the second
donday in December 1900 or urtil their success.
ors are elected aud qualified.
In witness whereof we have tereunto set our
lands and seals. this oath, day of May, A.
D., 1900.
JAMES II. MACK, (sEALl
HAwKAN ANDERSON, sEALl
LEII LARSON, SEAL
ISAAC FoLLETT. sEAL1
JOSEPH W. FOSTER, sEALl
Territory Of Arizona,l &C
County of Graham. ss'
Before me, David Weech, Notary Public,
n and for the County of Graham. Territory of
lriz., on this day personally appeared H. j.
anderson, James II Mack. Isaac Follett, Lehi
arson and Joseph w, Foster. personally
nown TO me to be the present appointed board
directors of the Dodge Canal Co. and they
TO me that they executed the
ithin articles of incorporation for every use
nd purpose therein expressed
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
and and seal, this 2ith day Of May, A D.,
400.
My Com. expires Jan 9Th 1914
DAVID II. WEECH,
tsEALl Notary Public.
in and for Graham Co. Ariz,