Arizona republican., 1903-03-12

department of the Government, apply for
 and in good faith comply promptly wit
 all such rules ana ,iaSf rSSful@u1ns tn ms, m Io
 of water from any source of suppl.
 provided by the Government. or in th
 provision of which the Government ha
 aided, for the irrigation of the lands t
 which said shares and rights represcnte: Q:
 thereby are appuTtenant; Upon the fail
 of any Of the shares Of the capital stoci
 of this As5ocfation to apply for sucl rights, or, having applied therefor, upo
 failure to promptly and in good faitl
 comply with all rules and regulation prescribed or that may be prescribed lJ' Congress or by any executive depart1Ien : he shall forfeit to the Association srcl shares Of stock and all and every right il anyGise theretofore or then inciden
 or. accrue from or exist by virtue Of suci subscription or ownership, CT thnt cpuit 1y any means, arise or be claimed there signs, shall thereafter nave no righ WhatSoeFer as member of this Associa.
 hon by virtue thereof.
 Sec. 1. Any shares of stock so forfeitea shd!l at once be cancelled and shall not aSaln, under any circumstances, be rc- neWed, revived, or reisSued. Other stock
 m 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
 Articles and to the approval of the Sec retary of the Interior.
 Sec. ,. The ownership Of each share of stock of this Association snail carry. as
 ineident theretp, right to have delivered
 to the owner thereof water, by the Asso- ciatlCH, 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 and deve1- oped water. the storage or development
 Of which is CT may be effected by this Association, CT by means ot works under
 .Ris-ea n
 which may become available for djStribu-
 ton by this Association from irrigation
 works built by the National Government,
 during any ilr:gatinE season. as the mum
 Der of shares owned by him shall bear
 to the whole number of valid and sub, sisting shares of the Association issued and then outstanding. to be delivered to and upon said lands at Such times during such season as he may direct.
 Sec. '. And there sha:l also be incident to such ownership Of such shares the right to have delivered to the owner
 thereof, for the irrigation of said lands. as the Association shall from time to water heretofore and before the share holder or his transferce became q mem him or hy his predecessors in interest. for the irrigation of said lands: Provided 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.
 See s. The records Of the Association and each and every certificate or. other evidence Of ownership of shares of stock contain a description of the lands to be irrigated. ard to which the aforesaid appurtenant. and thereafter all rights. whatever their source or whatever their manner of acquisition. to the use of water for tire irriaation of said lands. shall for ever be inseparablv appurtenant to said lands. together with the said shares of stock, and all rights and interests repre- sented thereby or existing IT accruinG bv reason thereof. unless sTch rights shall Income forfeited under the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation. or Of bylaws adoDted in pursuance thereof, or hy operation of law. e. by the volun- tary abandonment thereof by deed. grant or other instrument. or by non-user for abandonment shall be fer 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 impracticahle to Use water for the irrigation of the land to which the right to the use or the same is appurte1ant on the said land. the said right may ne severed from sai@ land and simultaneously transferred and attached to other lands to which shares of stock in this Association are or are thereby made appurtenant. if a peti- tion for leave to make such transfer and tl;e necessity therefor shall have first been approved by a twO-thirdS vote of the Board of Governors at T regular meeting and hv the Secretary Of the Interior: ana all the provisions and aGree- nle7tS hereiIDc:ore in this section con ta!ned shall he set forth in the aforesaid certificate or other evidence of the own- ersaip Of shares of stock in the ASsocia ton. and S'Ich certificate CT other inStrn- ment shall Ie signed. executed and ac- l5nowledgo.l hy the President and Secre- tary of the Associati1n. and by the person re-err q quired hy law for the execution and ac- knowled-InaEt of deeds for the convey ance of real estate. and the Council shaii pass hy-laws prescribing the form of such certificate or other instrument rot incon- sistent with these Articles
 Sec. Q. 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 where the land may be subjected l,y grant or iIVoluntariIy under any law to an easement. the exercise of which doe, not interfere with the cultivation of the soil by the servient owner) shall operate. whether :t be 90 expressed in the grant or other means of transfer or not. as a transfer Of all rights to the use of water for the irrigation of said lands. and al rights arising from. or incident Ia. the ownership or such stock, and as well the stock itself. to thN grantee or successor in title Of said lands: and upon presenta- such transfer of land. 10 which such rights arc apDurt crant. the proper officer shall transfer such stock upon it's books to the successor in title to said lands.
 Sec TO- Any transfer. or attempted transfer, of any ot the shares of stock of this Association, made or suffered Ivy the owner thereof. unless simultaneously q transfer of the land to which it is applIrt e:ant is made or suffered. shall be Of no force or effect whatsoever for any purpose. and shall confer TO rights of any kind whatsoever on inc person ar persons to whom such transfer may have been attempted 10 be made.
 Ser. II. No raHncnts for the capital si ock Of this Association shall he required except in the manner following:
 Whenever # shall hc 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 veiopment of water capable of being used on the lards 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- IationS prescribed by the Government therefor. within q 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
 mat he has complied with the Govern
 ment rules and regulations up to that
 tlIne, so as to entitle him to complete h!s ultimate acquisition thereof. then such