Arizona republican., 1903-03-15

of shares equal to the estimated number allotment, cultivated lands shall have the preferences; and any excess in the number ot shares subscribed for oyer the number after shall not be issued.
 1 Sec. II. In exercising the right of pref. erence 10 allotment of shares, provided may prescribe reasonable times within which such preference shall be declared and the manner thereof.
 ARTICLE VI l. Section l. The exercise of the corporate powers Of this Association and the man. 1 aeeTnent of it's affairs shall be vested in 1 l. A Council.
 ?. A Board of Governors. 3. One or more local boards of Water Commissioners. and
 | i. A President. Vice-P President. Treas urer, Secretary; and such other officers | 10 time, created and established by the Council.
 Sec. ?, The Council shall consist oi | thirty members. who shall hold their ofnces for three years. In the event Of a vacancy occurring from death. resigna- Association. removal from the Reservoir District. or other cause. the uneNpiTed term shall be filled at the annual cleo 1 tion next after the vacancy shall have occurred. Shareholders of this Associa- ton onlv shall be eligible to the office Of me1nhsr of the Council
 
 hcrs of the Council. and of the other officers for whose election these Articles provide. shall be held on the first Tues day Of April in each year.
 See. l. For the purpose of electing members of the Council the territory de- scribed in Article " of these Articles. shall be divided by the Council into ten QU districts. which districts shall sev- orally consist of contiguous territory, and hc as nearly uniform in shane, and con tain as nearly an equal number of acres to which shares Of stock of this Asso- ciation are arpurtenant, as may be
 Sec. ,. At each annual election. after 19q4. there shall be elected one member Of the Council from each of said several member shall al the time of his election he the owner of lands situated within the district for which he is elected to which shares of stock of this Association are appurtenant, and shall also be a resi- dent of the Reservoir District. ard if he should. during his term of office. cease to be such owner. or resident of such Reservoir District, his office shall there upon. and by reason thereof. become vacant.
 Sec. $. At the annual election. to he held on the first Tuesday of April. 1904 there shall be elected three members Of the Council from each of said districts. one. one for two. and the other for three years.
 of the Council shall begin on the tirst Monday in May following their election.
 Sec. s. Until the election of members of the Council al the annual election in 19O4. and until their qualification. the Council shal! consist of inc following named persons. that is to say:
 J. Wiltred Broomell. Vernon L. Clark, Q; F. Chrissty. W: ". BoPson. E. A, IIirsf. P. T. Huriey. James Johnson. Emery kays " j. Kingsbu,y. Wallace Peters, J. E. Price. L.. J: Rice. r. b. B J. E. Sturgeon, Fred Taiit, c. E. To7np- kins. Howard L. Underhir. II. G. Van Eossen. A. P. WalbridSe. Henry E. Ware,
 Sec. ?. The Council shall meet at least once in each year at the City of Phoenix. in Maricopa County. Arizona. This regu- begin on the first Monday in May in each year and continue in sesscn al its
 See. 10, Special meetings may be called and held in such manner and at such times ard under such provisions as may be prescribed by the bylaws. TEe gen transacted at any special meeting shah be made known by reasonable public notice. such notice to he that prescribed by the by-lawS therefor.
 Sec. Il. The members of the Council shall serve as such without compensa- ton. but may receive mileage one way, at the rate of 10 cents per mile for each day of actual attendance.
 Sec P. No member of the Council shall be eligible to any office of this Association to which there is attached any emolu- ment or compensation. nor shall he be So eligible until at least two years shall have elapsed after his term of office as Coun- cilman shall have expired: Provided. that this inhibition shall rot apply to any person by reason of his membership of the first Council
 Sec r. The Council shall have Tever to enact and adopt. and provide for the enforcement thereof. bylaws for the gov ernment of the members of this Associa- l1a op and the conduct of it's affairs and to repeal, modify and amend the same from time to time. But the Council shall not have power to adopt or 10 enforce any bylaws that in anywise conflict with any rule or regulation established by the Sec rotary of the Interior or other agency of the Government for the administration of water from any reservoir. or other works acquired or constructed by the tion or construction of which it shall have aided. and which may he used for supplying water to the lands Of the share holders of this Association.
 Sec. II. No bylaws shall be passed or enforced which shall interfere with or affect any present existing vested right use of water for irrigation.
 Sec. 15 All bylaws shall be of general application 90 far as general laws can De made to apply.
 ARTICLE VII.
 Section ]. At all elections the electors shall possess the following qualifications:
 CD Shall be at the time of the election the owner of at least one share of the capital stock of this Association. and shall have been the owner thereof. as shown by the books of the Association. for at least twenty days before such election.
 (9l Shall be of the age of twcnty-on years or more and of sound mind.
 Sec. 2 At all elections each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock owned hv him. not how ever to exceed in the acGregate one hun dred and sixty votes. and no more.
 Sec. 3. The votes shall be by written or printed ballot. and be voted only by the electors at the polls in person.
 See. 4 The Council may make reason able bylaws for the registration of voters and the method of holding cleo tionS.
 Sec. 5 At ali elections the person re- cevin~ the highest number of votes for any office shall be deemed elected to such office.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 Section l. The Board of Governors shall consist of the President. by virtue of his office. and ten other members. Each of said ten members shall he the owner of lands situated within the dis trict for which he is elected. to which shares Of stock of this Association are appurtenant. and shall also be q resident of the Reservoir District: and if he should. during his term of office. cease tC he snch owner CT resident of such