Arizona republican., 1903-03-15

department of the Government. apply for, and in good faith comply promptly with
 the acquisition of. right to the use of water from any source of supply
 provided by the. Government. or in the provision of which the Government has aided, for the irrigation of the lands to which said shares and rights represented
 thereby are appurtenant; Upon the fail
 of any of the shares of the capital stock
 of this Association to apply for such
 rights, or. having. applied therefor upon comply with all rules and regulations
 prescribed or that may be prescribed by
 Congress or by any executive department
 Of the Goyernment relative thereto, then | he shall forfeit to the Association such shares of stock and all and every right in anyWise thereto1ore or then incident ! thereto, or that might in anywise arise or accrue from or exist by virtue of such subscription or ownership, CT that could
 by any means arise or he claimed there rom and such person, his heirs and as slgns, shall thereafter have no right WhatSoeVer as a member of this Associa- t1on by virtue thereof.
 Sec. 4. Any shares of stock so forfeitet! shall at once be cancelled and shall rot again. under any circumstances be re- neWed, revived, or reissued. Other stock in lieu thereof up to the limit of the total number of shares authorized by these Articles may be subscribed for. and is sued. subject to all the conditions of these
 
 retary of the Interior.
 Sec. ,. The ownership of each share Of stock of this Association shall carry as incident thereto, q right to have delivered to the owner thereof water. by the Asso- ciation, for the irrigation of the lands to which such share is appurtenant.
 Sec. {. The amount of water so to be delivered to such owner shall be that pro portionate part of all stored ana deEel- oped water, the storage or development of which is or may be effected by this n its control management or direction. or which may become available for distribu- works built by the National Government, during any irrigating season. as the mum Der of shares owned by hlIn snail pear sisting shares of the Association issued and then outstanding. to be delivered to and upon said lands at such times during such season he may direct
 Sec. '. And there shall also he incident to such ownership Of such shares the thereof for the irrigation of said lands, as the Association shall from time to time acquire means for. that purpose. the holder or his transferee became Q mem bcr of this Association, appropriated by him or by his predecessors in interest. for however, that the whole amount of water actually delivered from all sources shall not exceed the amount necessary for the proper cultivation of said lands.
 sec. s. The records of the Association and each ard every certificate or other evidence Of ownership of shares of stock contain a description of the lands to be irrigated, and to which the aforesaid rights and shares shall be perpetuany appurtenant and thereafter all rights, whatever their source or whatever their manner of acquisition. to the use of water for the irrigation of said lands. shall for lands, together with the said shares of stock and all rights and interests repre- sented thereby or existing or accruirc by reason thereof. unless such rights shall become forfeited under the provisions of these Articles Of Incorporation, CT of bylaws adopted in pursuance thereof. or by operation of law. or by the volun- tary abandonment thereof by deed. grant or other instrument. or by non-user for abandonment shall be for the benefit of any person designated by such share holder. directly. or indirectly. or to his use, nor confer any right whatsoever upon the holder of any grant. release. waiver. or declaration of abandonment of whatever kind of such right: Provided. at any time become imnractica hle to beneficially use water for the irrigation of the land to which the right to the use of the same is appurtenant on the said land the said right may be severed from said land and simultaneously transferred and attached to other lands to which shares of stock in this Association are or are thereby made appurtenant, if peti- ton for leave to make such transfer and showing tie neceSSlty therefor snail have first been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Governors at a regular meeting and by the Secretary of the Interior: and all the provisions and agree ments hereinbefore in this section con tained shall be set forth in the aforesaid certificate or other evidence of the own erShip of shares of stock in the ASsocia ticn. and s1cn certificate or other instrp- ment shall be signed. executed and ac- knowledged by the President and Secre- tary of the Association, and by the person to whom it is issued in the manner re- quired by law for the execution and ac- knowledsnent of deeds for the convey 2nce Of real estate. and the Council shall pass bylaws prescribing the form Of such certificate or other instrument not incon- sistent with these Articles.
 Sec. 9. Every transfer of the title to any lands to which the said rights and stock are so appurtenant, whether by grant or by operation of law (except grant or involuntarily under any law to an easement. the exercise of which does not interfere with the cultivation Of the soil by the servient owner) shall operate. whether t be so expressed in the grant or other means of transfer or not. as 2 transfer Of all rights to the use of water for the irrigation of said lands. and all rights arising from. or incident to. the ownership of such stock. and as well the stock itself to the grantee or successor in title of said lands: and upon presenta- ton to this Associa ton of proof of any such transfer of land. 10 which s,ich rights are apDurtenant. the proper officer shall transfer such stock upon it's hooks. to the successor in title to said lands.
 Sec 1O Any transfer, or attempted transfer. of any of the shares of stock of this Association. made suffered by the owner thereof, unless simultaneously a transfer of the land to which it is appurtcnant is made or suffered. shall be of no force or effect whatsoever for any purpose, and shall confer no rights of any kind whatsoever or the person or persons to whom such transfer may have been attempted to be made
 Sec. II. No payments for the capital stock of this Association shall be required except in the manner following:
 Whenever it shall be announced or oth- erwise made known by the Government or any of it's proper agencies, to the sub scribers to the shares of said capital stock that rights may be initiated to the use of water from any works acquired or constructed by it for the storage or de- Velopment of water capable of being used on the lands of the subscribers for said shares of stock, or in the acquisition or construction of which works the Govern ment shall have aided. then the said sub scribers shall. under the rules and resu- lations prescribed by the Government therefor. within a reasonable time. apply to the proper agency for such rights at the rate of one acre for each share of stock so subscribed for and upon proper proof to this Association that such rights nave been allotted to the subscriber and that he has compiled with the Govern ment rules ard regulations up to that