Graham guardian., 1904-03-11
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, Arz, hereby
agree to and with each other to form an incor-
porated company under the laws OF the Terri
tory of kriZuna. and especially of an act OF the
Legislative Assembly of aid Territory, ap-
proved March Sth 1857, entitled lnfSSppor;a5, cor ora
Union Extension Canal and its branches for
purposes hereafter mentioned
We do therefore lreby make subscribe and
acknowledge the following articles ofincorpOra-
ton of the Union Extension Canal Company.
ARTICLE 1
The name of this incorporation shall be here
after known as the Union Extension Canal Com
pany.
ARTICLE H.
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 Extension Canal
and its branches for irrigation and motive pur-
poses 10 acquire by purchase appropriation aud
use water and wafer rights; TO construct and
maintain canals, bitches, fumes dams and res
ervOirS for conducting, sto ring and distributing
water watering live stock, furnishing water for
domestic purposes and to transact oil business
that may or might be done by q natural person
in carrying out the object of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
tiOn shall be two thousand dollars $4,000 divided
into eighty shares Of twenty five dollars each
ARTICLE "
Nh. ,;,,, Of tio ,or,o,,t ,r ti,is cor.
pOratlOn shall be the day OF the filing 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
tion shall be liable at any one time shall not eN'
coed the sum of five hundred dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The stockholders and their private property
shall be exempt from the corporated debts OF
this corpora ion.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con.
ductnd by n board of directors of Ave persons
who shall be elected by the stockholders and
sha hold office one year OF until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified,
ARTICLE
The time and manner of said election shall
be prescribed and provided by the by laws Of
said corporation aud no person shall be eltgi
bic TO said Office unless he bea stockholder in
said corporation.
ARTICLE X.
Any stockholder of this company shall be ell
igible TO hold two or more Offices in this com
pauy at the same time.
ARrIULEXI.
The board ofdireciors Of this incorporation
shall have power to draft bylaws subject to the
approval Of a mai rlty of the stock represented
at any meeting called for that purpose and to
make rules and regulatlo 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 2nd
Monday in Dee, 1901, or until their successors
are duly elected aud qualified; IL. ]. Anderson
]. W. ylattiCe Francis Kirby, John IL. Cluii and
W. 7, Webb.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
signatures this l2th day of Feb, 1874.