Graham guardian., 1904-02-26
Articles of Incorporation of The
Union Extension Canal Co.

Being the owners aud tenants in common
since 1901 by ourselves as our grant0rs OF Ger
tain canal commencing at the terminus OF the
Union Canal and Irrigation Cos. 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
porated company under the laws of the Terri
tory of Arizona. and especially of as act OF the
Legislative Assembly Of said Territory, APP
proved March Sth 1887, entitled 'lneorpora,
lions" 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 followiugRrticles ofineorpora-
ton 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 H.
The principal place of business for this in
corporation shall be Pima, Graham county
Arizona.
ARTICLE Ill
The business in which this corporation pro.
poses to engage is to maintain, keep in repair,
enlarge and extend the Union Extension Canal
and its branches for irrigation and motive pur.
poses to acquire by purchase appropriation aud
use water and water rights to construct and
maintain canals, bitches, fumes, dams and res
eryoirs for conducting, storing and distributing
water watering live stock furnishing water toI
domestic purposes and to transact all 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
tiUn shall be two thousand dollars (s2sOO) divided
into eighty shares of twenty five dollars each.
ARTICLEy.
The time of the commencement of this cor
poration 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.
A8TICLEVI.
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
ceed the sum of five hundred dollars
ARTICLE VII.
The stockholders and their private property
shall be exempt from the corporated debts o
this corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
ducted by board of directors Of Ave persons
who shall be elected by the Stockholders and
shall hold office one year or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified,
ARTICLE TX.
The time and manner of said election snail
be prescribed and provided by the by laws o
said corporation aud no person shall be eligi
BILE 10 said office unless he be stockholder II
said corporation
ARTICLE X.
ANY slockhulder of this company shall be ell
| igible to hold two or more offices in this com
pauy at the same time
ARTICLE XI.
The board Ofdirectors OF this incorporation
shall have power TO draft bylaws subject to th'
| approval OF a majority of the stock represented
| at any meeting called for that purpose and I
make rules and regulations necessary for th'
| management of this corporation
ARTICLE XII
The following persons, who are subscriber
| TO the capital stock Of this corporation, shal
! constitute board of directors until the IN
| Monday in Dec, 1901, or until their successor
| arc duly elected and qualified; II. ]. Anderson
| !. w. Nattice, Francis Kirby, John II. Cluir AM
| W, +. Webb
| In witness whereof we have hereunto set on
| signatures this l2th day of Feb. 1904.