Graham guardian., 1904-03-04
First publication Feb y,
Articles Of Incorporation of the San
Jose Extension Canal Company

Know all men by these presents
That we, George Fnote Henry Dial, NJ. F.
Swanger, Ramon Bonillss ana q. W. Hoopes all
have thi, day associated ourselves together for
the purpose of forming corporation under the
laws of the Territory OF Arizona, and we do
Article /. That the name of this corporation
shall be the san Jose Extension Canal company
and its principal place Of transactng business
shall be at Stafford, Graham county, Arizona
Territory
Article H. That the purpose for which this
corporation Is formed and the business to be
conducted and transacted by this corporation is
the enlarging, straightening and maintaining a
certain ditch known prior TO the year 1900 as the
Barney Ditch, now known as san Jose EXten-
sion canal which said canal begins at the
terminus of the San Jose Canal in
in ton ~, township seven, south,
range twenty seven, east of ella and salt River
Meridian; thence in southwesterly course un-
til the san Simon is crossed; thence in westeT-
ly course along the foothills through the north
half of section 25, through the north half Of sec
ton "a through the north half Of section "a, and
into the ne quarter Of the northeast quarter of
section twenty-eight TO the sandwash, all of said
sections 25 26, "a aud % being in township seven
SOUTH range 26 east of CHA and Salt river Meri-
dian Said San Jose Extension canal being
owned and maintained for the purpose of irri-
eating lands owned by the shareholders and
stockholders lying under aud contiguous to said
canal.
Article Ill That the amount of capital stock
Of said corporation shall be two thousand five
hundred dollars, to be divided into fifty shares
of the par value of fifty dollars each, to be paid
in as called for by the board of directors.
Article ". The time of Ofcommencement ofthis
corporation shall be the day Of the fliug of these
Articles Of Incorporation in the Office OF the
county recorder of Graham county, Arizona
Territory, aud said corr Grafton shall continue
for the term of twenty-five years thereafter
Article V. The affairs offs lid corporation shall
be under the control of q board ofdirectors, con
sisting of five members, who shall be share
holders and stockholders in said corporation,
who shall be elected annually on the third Mon
day in De ember of each year by the sharehold-
ers or stockholders of this corporation until the
next and regular election of directors, on the
third Monday III December 1904, George Foote,
Henry Dial, NJ. +. Swanger, Ramon Bonillas and
q. W Hopes shall exercise the aul lhority and
be the directors OF said corporations. The
board of direct RS shall elect from their number
| q president. secretary and treasurer, as soon
as board of directors shall have been elected.
Article ~ he stockholders at any regular
or called meeting thereof, shall have poweC by
a majority vote of the stockholders represent
| inga majority of the stock at said meeting, TO
make, establish, alter, change or abolish rules
aud bylaws for the proper cOnductan manage
| ment of said corporation.
| Article VII hat the greatest amount of in.
debtedness or liability, direct or contingent to
which this corpo alton is TO be subj ct shall
not exceed one thou 1and dollars.
| Article VII. The private property of the
| stockholders of this corporation shall be eX'
empt from all corporate debts of all kinds. In
| witness whereofwe have hereunto set our hands
aud seals this the 2Srd day of January 1907.
| sEALl GEO. FOoTE,
| sEAL1 NJ. +. NwANGER,
| sEAL Henry DIAL,
| sEAJl RAMON BoNILLAs
sEAL G. w. HOoPEs.
| Territory of Arizona,
| County of Graham IS
Before me, T. $. Bunch a notary public III
and for the county of Graham, Ter itory of Ari
zona, on this day personally appeared Geo
| Footp, Henry Dial, NJ. f. Swanger, Ramon
Bonilas and G. W. Hopes, known 20 me to be
| the persons whose names are subs ribed TO the
| 70 egUiug instruments and acknowledged to me
that they and erch of them had executed the
same for the purposes and considerations there
| in EXPRESSED.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office this
23rd day of January =. ID. 1904,
| lsEAl1 L. S. BUNCH, Notary Public
My commission expires April q, 1904,
Recorders office, Graham county, Arizona.
| Filed for record the 25th day of January leOi Al
| 3 O'Clock p m. ana recorded in book2, Articles
of lncor, ,oratiOn on page Il and 10 at the request
of T. y. Bunch.
Nit smMs, County Recorder