Arizona republican., 1903-03-10

| the acquisition of, q right to the use
 of water from any source Of supply
 provision of which the Government has
 aided. for the irrigation. of the lands tc
 which said shares and rights represented
 thereby are appurteEant: Upon the fail
 Lre of the subscriber. or holder otherwise
 of any of the shares Of the capital stock
 of this Association to apply for such l failure to promptly and in good faith
 comply with all rules and regulations prescribed or that may be prescribed by Congress or by any executive department of the Government relative thereto. then he shall forfeit to the Association such anywise heretofore or then incident thereto. or that might in anywise arise or accrue from or exist by virtue of such by any means, arise or be claimed there from, and such person, his heirs and as- signs, shall thereafter have no right tion by virtue thereof.
 See 1: Any shares of stock so forfeited shall at once be cancelled and shall not 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 or these Articles and to the approval of the Sec retary of the Interior.
 Sec 5. The ownership of each share of stock of this Association shall carry as incident thereto, right to have deilTered to the owner thereof water. by the Asso- citation, for the irrigation or the lands to which such share is appurtenant-
 Sec. 6. The amount of water so to be delivered to such owner shall be that pro portionate part of all stored and devcI- oped water the storage .ed or deSel6pmfSnis 6I iSis Associa ton, or by means of works under its control, management or direction: or ton by this Association from irrigation works built by the National Government, during any irrigating season. as the num- fo 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 2. And there shall also be incident to such ownership ef such tn shares the 1ne thereof, for the irrigation of said lands. as the Association shall from time to time acquire means Tor that purpose. the water heretofore and before the share holder or his transferec became a mem bcr of this Association. appropriated by him or by his of es n f2r however, that the whole amount of water actually delivered from all sources shall not erceed thf o5 o Had for
 Sec. s. The records of the Association and each and every certificate or other evidence of ownership Of shares of stock contain q description of the lands to he irrigated. and to which the aforesaid rights and shares shall be perpetually whatever their source whatever their manner of acquisition. to the 1lSe nf water for the irrigation of said lands. shall for ever be insenarably appurtenant to said lands, together with the said shares of stock. and all rights and interests repre- scented thereby or existing or accruinE by become forfeited under the provisions of these Articles of incorporation. or of by-laws 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-IIser for the term prescribed by law: but no such 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. however. that if for any reason it should at any time become impracticable to beneiicialy 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 he 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 apDurtenant. if peti- tio1 for leave to make such transfer and showing tl;e necessity therefor shall hava first been approved hy two-thilts vote of the Board of Governors at regular meeting and by the Secretary of the Interior: and all the provisions and agree meniS hercinbefore in this section con- tained shall he set forth in the aforesaid certificate or other evidence of the own ership of shares of stock in the Associa- ton. and Such certificate or other inStru- ment shall he signed. executed ard ac- knowledged ly the President and Secre- tary of the Association. and by the person to whom 1t is issued in the manner re- quired hy jaw for the execution and ac- knoWledEmeDt of deeds for the convey ance of real estate. and the Council shal II pass bylaws prescrihinG the form of such certificate or other instrument not ircon sistent with these Articles.
 Sec. 9. Every transfer of the title to any lands to which the said rights and grant or by operation of law (eNcept where the land may be subjected by 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 It be so expressed in the grant CT other means Of transfer or not. transfer of all rights to the use of water for the irrigation of said lands. and all rights arising from. or incident 10. the ownership of such stock. and as well the stock itself. to the grantee or successor in title of said lands: and upon preseuta- tion to this Association of proof of any rights are appurtenant. the proper officer shall transfer such stock upon it's books to the successor in title to said lands.
 Sec. 10. Any transfer, or attempted transfer, of any of the shares of stock of this Association. made or 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 on 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 he required except in the manner following:
 Whenever it shall be announced or otll- 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 reSI- !, lations prescribed by the Government therefor. within d 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 have been allotted to the subscriber and that he has complied with the Govern ment rules and regulations up to that tune. so as to cntitle him to complete his
 ultimate acquisition thereof. then such
 subscriber shall be deemed to have paid
 on his subscription of said stock the
 amount that he shall have then paid to or