Graham guardian., 1904-02-19
Articles Of Incorporation of the San
Jose Extension Canal Company

| hnOW dll men Dy tncSe presents,
That we, George Fnote, Henry Dial, NJ. F.
| Swanger, Ramon Bonillas and @. W. Hopes all
| of the county of Graham, Territory of Arizona
have this day associated ourselves together for
| the purpose Of forming corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona, aud we do
hereby certify:
Article /, That the name of this corporation
| shall be the San Jose Extension Canal company,
and its principal place Of transacting business
Territory
corporation is formed and the business 10 be
conducted and transacted by this corporation IS
| the enlarging, Strengthening and maintaining
Barney Ditch, now known as San Jose Exten.
sion canal which said canal begins at the
terminus of the San Jose Canal in
| in section 49, township seven. south
| range twenty seven, east of Gila and Salt River
| Meridian; thence in sOuthwesterly course un-
| til the San Simon is crossed thence In a wester
| ly course along the foothills through the north
half of section 25, through the north half of sec
ton n, 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 %, 26 "a aud 2S being in township seven
south, range % east of Gila 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 and contiguous to said
canal.
Article III. 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 commencement Ofthis
corporation shall be the day of the fling of these
Articles of Incorporation in the office of the
county recorder of Graham county, Arizona
Territory and said corporation shall continue
| for the term Of twenty-five years thereafter.
Article V. The affairs ofsaid corporation shall
be under the control of board of directors, con-
sisting of Eve members, who shall be share
holders and stockholders in said corporation,
who shall be elected annually on the third Mon
| day in December 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
9. W Hopes shall exercise the authority and
| be the directors of said corporations. The
board of directors shall elect from their number
| a president secretary and treasurer, as soon
| as board of directors shall have been elected.
Article ~ The stockholders at any regular
or called meeting thereof shall have power by
a majority vote of the stockholders represent
| inga majority of the stock, at said meeting. to
make, establish alter, change or abolish rules
and bylaws for the proper conduct and mana ge-
ment of said corporation.
Article VII. That the greatest amount of in
debtedness or liability, direct or contingent to
which this corporation is to be subject shall
not exceed one thousand dollars.
| Article VIII. The private property of the
Stockholders of this corporation shall be ex-
witness whereofwe have hereunto setour hands
and seals this the 2Srd day Of January 1901
lSEALl GEO. FooTE,
| SEAL NJ f. SwANGER,
sEAD HENRY DIAL.
| lsEALl RAMON BoNGLLAs,
SEAL c. w. HooPRs.
Territory of Arizona,
| County of Graham S.
Before me, T. S. Bunch, notary public IN
and for the county of Graham, Territory of Ari-
zona, ON this day personally appeared Geo,
Foote, Henry Dial, NJ. f. swanger, Ramon
BOnillas and g. W Hopes, known to me to be
the persons whose names are subscribed to the
| foregoing instruments and acknowledged tO me
that they and each of them had executed the
same for the purposes and considerations there
| in expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of Office this
2Srd day of January A. D. 1904
lsEALl 7. S. BUNCH, Notary Pablo.
My commission, expires April q, 19O4
Recorders office, Graham county, Arizona.
Filed for record the 25th day of January 1904 at
8 O'Clock p. m. and recorded in bOok2, Articles
of Incorporation on page Al and 42 at the request
of T. S, Bunch.
MiT sMMs. County Recorder,