Graham guardian., 1904-03-25
Articles of Incorporation of The
Union Extension Canal CO.

Being the owners and tenants In common
since 1901 by ourselves as our grantors 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
agree to and with each other to form an incor-
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 "Ineorpora,
Union Extension Canal and It's branches for
purposes hereafter mentioned.
We do therefore hereby make, subscribe and
acknowledge the following articles ofincorpora-
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 II.
The principal place of business for this 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 and extend the Union EXten sion Canal
and its branch for irrigation and motive pur.
poses to acquire by purchase Appropriation and
use water and water rights; TO construct and
maintain canals, bitches, fumes, dams and res
ervoirs for conducting storing aud distributing
water, watering live stock, furnishing water for
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
tiUn shall be two thousand dollars $1,000 divided
into eighty shares oftwenty hye dollars each.
ARTICLEv.
The time Of the commencement Of this cor.
poration shall be the day ot the fling of these
articles in the Office of the County Recorder OF
Graham Ounty, and shall terminate twenty
FIVE years thereafter.
ARTIoLEW.
The highest amount of liability or indebted
tion 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 VIII.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
Quoted 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 qnalihed,
ARTICLE IX.
| The tlme and manner OF Salu eiecllOD Snal
be prescribed and provided by the by laws Of
said corporation and no person shall be eligi
BILE to said office unless he be stockholder IN
said corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
| Any stockholder of this company shall be ell
| igible TO hold two or more offices in this com
, pany at the same time
ARTICLEXI
The board ofdirectors of this incorporation
shall have power to draft bylaws subject to the
| approval of a majority of the stock represented
at any meeting called for that purpose and L
make rules and regulations necessary for the
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 2nC
| Monday in Dec, 1901 or until their successor!
| are duly elected and qualified H. j. Anderson
J, W. 1attice, Francis Kirby, John H. Cluff ant
| w. T. Webb.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set oul
| signatures this l2th day of Feb. 1904.