The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-03
Articles cf Incorporation
 oFTHE COLORADO DELTA CkHkL CCkPAEY.

LUT IUTUIIUTI. of the provisions of an act of the Legislature o the state of New Jersey entitled, An Act Con cefnlne Corporations tkeVisiOE of lSH6)'' aE Inc several supplements thereto and acts amCn 6atoTy therCCf, aLd do scyer9lly GErcG 10 talk the number Of shares of capital stock Set oppo slteCur respective nG mes; and Go hereby certify s First-ihc name of the corporation is tn COLORADO DELTA CANAL COMPANY.
 Second Inc location Of the principal office il me Stusc of New Jersey is at No. iiS hlarhe Street in the city Cf Camden. county Of Camden
 ljlc name of the agent therein and iu charg thereof. upon whom process against said cor ISration may be served is the New JerSc, Corporation Guarantee and Trust Company.
 Third The objects for which this corporation Is formed are:
 |. To acquire by purchase. or ether laTfu means. lands in the United States Of America |T Republic cf AcXicO.
 .. To acquire by purchase or other lawfu plCaES. Hatcr-rlghtS, water locations, diecheS SanalS. fumes. water ways and pumping plants
 <. To acquire by purchase, Or other Iawfu means, grants. Franchises, cOnceSSloIS and othe evidences Of property and property rlghts.
 I. To conStruct. operate and maintain canaE GitcheS. fumes. reservoirs. wells pipelines pumping plants and other equipment lcCeS Sarl or incidental to the development and distribu ton of water
 B. To transact any and ali kinds of bushes, which may be t'anSacted br an individual; tI hold. use and enjoy the same, and to eljenaLe Hell. lease. demise and dispose Of the same Ol HnE part thereof. well any cj her property
 
 ssf or entitled tU. and to hypotnecatc, mortgage or pledge any part or all of the property or this Corporation, ar which 1t my in any manner Hereafter acquire. and to issue It's promlSSoTH notes. mortgage bonds. dcbcntureS other written evidences of indebtedness, for any of the objects and purposes herein stated.
 G. The Corporation shall have full power and authority to purchase or acquire any of the for going property or property rights. or any othe! property that in its judgment seems for the best 1dttstNJS ol the OOrpora t!On; to issue and use II payment therefor the capital stock of the Cor pJraIion, it's mortgage bonds and u-beaturaS Q: "thor written evidences Of indebtedness, CT the money thereO4. in Slch anOignJS and to SGcn extent as the Corporation may determiGe-Scct capital stock to b. so rscd in payment at it's fol par value
 :. To acquire construct. own. enlarge main tain and operate canals, water works. electric lighting and power plants To build, own and naFlyate boats propelled Dy steam or other mo- live power. and 10 supply municipalities. corpor UCionS and individuals with water and EateI power. and electric light and power and to ac qgirC erecf maintain. construct and enlarge all necessary dams, buildings, plant. machinery. fixtures and apparatus uf every sort for supply. ing municipalities, corporations ard individuals with water and water power for all purposes and to carry on the business incidental thereto fncIuolhg the pLl pose CT acltlrin%' constructing cnlarging. maintaining and operating water works, pumping stations ana a system of water supply and inc dams, reservoirs pumping stations and conduitS thereto appcrtaining iL the Territory of Arizona. the State of California and the Republic of Mexico. and supplying the tltzenS inhabitants. owners of Or others inter e>tf q ln property, in the Territory Of Arl3Cn2 in ih Stat@ Of California and the Republic of Mo O. and the corporations located and tran Sac .g business therein with water and water pOI c fer domestic. me1hS Iicli, public. fire and all other purposes. with over to acquire. hold, lease and convey real and personal estate Suita- ble for the business of the Corporation. aud to acquire. hold, own possess and convey Iran ChiSes and grants from state CT municipal authorities for supplying cities. villages and towns oreither and the inha bitants thereof with watf-; for all purposes and the carrying oa of tie buSineNS Of operating water works. and t0 2c- quire and to own stock and bonds of other cor poratiOnS organized for like purposes. and to acquire, own hold and possess al such other personal property as may be suitable or conve- nient for the business Of the Corporations: and with the right to issue bonds and secure the same by mortgages Of the franchises rights. contracts ard property of the Corporation, real and personal and to issue capital stock and to aO all and everything necessary. suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any of the objects hereinbefore enumerated. which shall at any time appear for the benefit of the Corporation. and in general to carry on any other business, whether manufacturing or otherwise. which may seem 10 the Corporation capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above or calculated to enhance the value or render profitable any property or rights of the Corporation.
 S. To remupcrate any person. firm aSSocia- tion or corporation for service rendered Or to be rendered in placing or assisting to place. or
  stock Of the Corporation. or any acDcnrUTeS or other securities of the Corporation.
 g. To purchase lease Or otherwise acquire tne business. good will and assets of any person. firm. association or corporation how CT here after engaged iG any bl>in"SS similar 10 the one proposed to be carried ol Eller these Articles "f Incorporation. and ig connection with the purchase Of any such business CT assets. to assume any and all labilite, that may then exist upon any such business or assets 50 purchased.
 10. To promote the organization Of corporG- lions and any other business enterprise for any of the foregoing purposes.
 T. To hold, pCrchase or otherwise acl@i:e. soil, assign. transfer mortg>. D!edge or other- rsiSe GiSpoS" Of stocks. hunGs Ur Oth"r obliga- tons ol any corporations, and while owner thereof to "X"rcisc all the rights and privileges ef ownership. including the power 70 vote thereon.
 i2. To enter into. make perform and carry out contracts of every sort and kind. with any person. firm. association or corporation. pri- Eatc. public or municipal or body polite. and Hi;h the Government of the United States or any state Territory or possession thereof or any foreign government.
 l3. The business orpurpoSe of the Corpora tion is from time to time to do any of the acts ar things herein SetfOrth; and il may cOnduc; its business in other States. Territories and possessions Of the United States and in foreign countries, and may have one office or more than one office, and keep the books of the Corporation out of the state of New Jersey. except as may be otherwise provided bY law. fl. Without in any particular limiting any of the objects and powers of the Corporation, Ii IS hereby expressly declared and provided fhat the Corporation shall have power 10 issue surren Ter stock, canal stock, bonds and other obligations in payment for property pur- chased or acG uired by it. and for any other object in or about it's business; to mortgage or pledge any stocks, bonds or other obligations or any property which may be acquired by it., tO secure any bonds or other obligations by it issued CT incurred, to guarantee any dividends or bonds, or contracts or other obligations; to make and perform contracts of every kind and description in carrying on its business, or for the purpose Of iurthering or attaining any of its objects, to do any and all acts and things and to exercise any ald all other powers which natural person could do or ( XercSe and which now or hereafter may be authorized DF law, but not to engage Tn any business hereunder which shall require the exercise of the right of eminent domain within the State Of NeT Jersey.
 D. The Corporation may use and apply it's surplus earnings or accu uUlulatea profits aut h. OriZed by law to be reserved for the purchase or acquisition of property a1 l for the purchase of Ills own capital stock or of it's bonds or Ohli- Sations. from time to t!!n- tO extend such credit and i.a such lnanne: and upon such terms aS its beard of directors shall determine: and neither he property nor the pital stock sO purchased or acquired. nor any Of it's s.api- t.u stock taken in payment or satisfaction of any debt due to the Corporation shalt be regarded as profits for the purposes of decla- ration or payment Of dividends, unless othcr- wise determined by majority of the board of directors.
 Fourth-The total authorized capital stock Ofthe Corporation is two million two hundred thousand (2,2O0o00i dollars, divided into two hundred and twenty thousand 21,000) shares of the par value Of ten llO) dollars each
 or such total authorized capital stock twen- ty thousand l20,U0) shares amounting tO two hundred thousand i200,G00) dollars shall bc Surrender stock. and two hundred thousand t2@000l shares amounting to two million 20.1 0GN dollars shall be Canal stock.
 For term Of tI0} years from the date hereof or until the holders Of twO-thirdS i2 8 ot the Surrender stock shall have voted with in said term of ten ilG years to retire and cancel the same dS hereinafter provided, the h0lderS nf lhn Sl.rrendar stock SIlall .ilnne