Graham guardian., 1904-02-19
Articles of Incorporation of The
Union Extension Canal Co.

Being the owners and tenants in common
since 1901 by ourselves as our grantors of 6 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 lncor-
porated company under the laws OF the Terri
tory of Arizona. and especially Of an act OF the
Legislative Assembly of said Territory, APP
proved March Sth 1887, entitled "Incorpora.
tions, 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-
tion of the Union Extension Canal Company
ARTICLE
The name Of this incorporation shall be here
after known as the Union Extension Canal Com
pauy.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business for tins in
corporation shall be Pima, Graham county.
Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
The business in which this corporation pro-
poses to engage is to maintain, keep in repair,
enlarge aud extend the Union Extension Canal
and its branches for irrigation and motive pnr,
poses to acquire by purchase appropriation aud
use water and water rights; to construct and
maintain canals, bitches, fumes, dams and res
ervoirs for conducting, sto ring and distributing
water watering live stock, furnishing water Tor
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.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be two thousand dollars s2s0O) divided
into eighty shares oftwenty five dollars each.
ARTICLEv
mi. a.. nf
poration shall be the day ofthe filing of these
articles In the Office of the County Recorder of
Graham ounty, and shall terminate twenty
five years thereafter.
ARTICLEVI.
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 board of directors of five persons
who shall be elected by the Stockholders and
shall hold Office one year or until their sue
cessors are elected and qnalihed,
ARTICLE TX.
The time and manner of said election shall
be prescribed and provided by the by laws of
said corporation aud no person shall be eligi.
BILE to said Office unless ne bea stockholder in
said corporation
ARTICLE X.
Any stockholder Of this company shall be ell
igble to 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
approval of majority OF the stock represented
at any meeting called for that purpose and to
make rules aud regulations necessary for the
OF this corporation.
ARTICLE MI.
The following persons, who are subscribers
to the capital stock of this corporation, shall
board of directors until the 2nd
Monday in Dec, 19Gi, or until their successors
are duly elected and qualified; II. j, Anderson,
J, w, Mattiee, Francis Kirby, John IL. Clun and
W. T, Webb.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
signatures this 18th day of Feb, 1904