Graham guardian., 1904-03-04
Articles of Incorporation of The
Union Extension Canal Co.

Being the owners and tenants in common
since 1907 by ourselves as our grantors OF Ger
tain canal commencing at the terminus of the
Union Canal and Irrigation Co.'S, ditch south
west of the town of Central in Graham county,
Arizona territory. and terminating at the Cot
ton-wood wash west of Pima, Ariz, hereby
agree to and with each other to form an incor-
pOrated company under the laws Of the Terri
tory of NrizUna. and especially of an act Of the
Legis ative Assembly of aid Territory ap'
proved March Sth 1887, entitled "lncorpora,
tionsn to own, operate and control the said
Union Extension Canal and its branches for
purposes hereafter mentioned.
We do therefore hereby make, subscribe and
acknowledge the following articles ofincorpora-
ton of the Union Extension Canal Company.
ARTICLE
The name Of this incorporation shall be here
after known as the Union Extension Canal Com
pany,
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business for this in
corporation shall be Pima Graham county,
Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
The business in which this corporation pro-
pose to engage is to maintain, keep in repair,
enlarge and extend the Union Exten sion Canal
and its branches for irrigation and motive pur,
poses to acquire by purchase appropriation aud
use water and wa'er rights; TO construct and
maiUtain canals, bitches, fumes, dams and res
erNOlrS Tor COnduCJlnS, SlOflnB ana ulStIlOuliuB
water, watering live stock, furnishing water for
domestic purposes and to transact all business
that may or might be done by a natural person
in carrying out the object of this corporation
ARTICLEIV.
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be two thousand dollars $4,000 divided
into eighty shares of twenty Ave dollars each.
ARTICLEy.
Tho time or tha rnp,mannap,ant of this cor.
poration shall be the day OF the fling of these
articles in the office of the County Recorder Of
Graham ounty, and shall terminate twenty
five years thereafter.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of liability or indebted
ness direct or contingent to which this corpora
ton shall be liable at any one time shall not ex-
ceed the sum of five hundred dollars,
ARTICLE VII.
The stockholders and their private property
shall be exempt from the corporated debts of
this corporation
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con.
ducted by a board of directors of Ave persons
who shall be elected by the stockholders and
sha hold office Que year or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified,
ARTICLE TX
The time and manner Of said election shall
be prescribed and provided by the by laws Of
said corporation and no person shall be elig-
bla to said office unless he be IA stockholder in
said corporation
ARTICLE X.
Any stockholder of this company shall be Ell
igible 10 hold two or more offices in this com
pany at the same time.
ARTICLE XI.
The board Ofdirectors of this incorporation
shall have power to draft bylaws subject to the
appruvai ofa mai Tlty of the stock represented
at any meeting called for that purpose and to
make rules and regulators necessary for the
management of this corporation.
ARTICLE XII.
The following persons, who are subscribers
to the capital stock of this corporation, shall
constitute board Of directors until the Pad
Monday in Dec, 1901, or until their successors
are duly elected aud Qualihed: II. J. Anderson,
J. W. dattice, Francis Kirby, John II, Cluf and
w. T Webb.
in witness whereof we have hereunto set our
signatures this 18th day of Feb, 1914.