Graham guardian., 1905-08-04
First Publication July 2i--6 Weeks
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the
Brown Canal Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we, =. l.. Tidwell, Abaline Meia. and
| Adiel Sanchez, all of Graham county in the
Territory Of Arizona, hereby associate our.
| selves together and form corporation under
| the general incorporation laws Of the Territory
OF Arizona as follows: to-wit
lsT The names of the ineorporators hereof
are, E. J.. Tidwell, Abalina Mejia and Adiel
Sanchez, and Of the corporation, the BROWN
CANAL COMPANY, its principal place Of
| House situated on Section &c. IN Township Six,
South of Range Twenty-seven East IN Graham
County in the Territory of Arizona.
ID. The general nature OF its business Is the
aggregation Of all the waters now diverted
| from the Ciila river by the present Brown Ca
| nal the Sanchez Canal and the Majia Canal,
according to their present priorIties, into one
place of diversion, and the consolidation Of the
| present Brown Canal, Sanchez Canal and Mejia
Canal into one, and the maintaining thereof as
an irrgating canal, and all of the said above
named waters hereafter to DO diverted FROM the
| said ella river through the said Brown Canal
at Its present head therein the present level of
which shall be forever maintained, thence
| therefrom at or near the middle of the east
side on Section Thirty, in Township six, South
of Range Twenty-seyen East, through the said
Brown canal 10 a point In the Southwest quar-
ter Of Section Thirty-one In Township six,
South of Range Twenty-seven East, where II
| shall interseot the said Sanehes canal, thence
through the said Sanchez canal 10 q point In
the Southeast quarter Of Section three in Town
ship Seven, South of Range Twenty-seyen
East where Il shall intersect the Mejia canal
thence to the terminus thereof near the mid
die of the west side OF Section Nine in township
Seven, South Of Range Twenty-seyen East, and
for the greater economy in maintaining said
canal and efficiency in the diversion, carrying
and delivering of the said water TO the owners
ard occupants OF lands and Stockholders mere
In, for and in the irrigation Of the said lands
according to their several respective rights in
the said aggregated waters. Said canal to be
hereafter known as the Brown canal. Seven
| feet in width throughout its full length.
Cd Tho initial rtOnE bpreOf ls fifteen hum
dred dollars divided into one hundred and
fifty shares Of the par value OF ten dollars EACH
which when issued shall be full paid.
9Th. This corporation may commence busi-
ness on the filing of these articles of ineorpo-
ration for record in the office of the County Re-
corder OF Graham county, and continue TO ex-
ist for twenty-five years thereafter.
5th. The business of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board Of Directors consisting Of
three persons to be elected annually by the
stockholders on the Second Tuesday OF Febru-
airy of each year hereafter, the corporators
hereof shall constitute the Board OF Directors
for the first year.
6th This corporation shall never incur an
Indebtedness or liability to exceed two-thirds
of its paid up capital stock,
9TH. Private property of stockholders shall
always be exempt from corporate debts.
In witness whereof we the said eorporators
have hereunto set our hands on this the 10th
day Of July, A. D., 1905.
e. l.. TIDwELL, sBAL
ABRLINA [HIs X MARK MEJIA, SEAL
ADiEL SANCHEZ, lSEAhJ
TERRITORY OF ARIZoNAl ss
COUNTY OF GRAHAM
Before me, j. A. Merrill, a notary public in
and for Graham county in the Territory OF Ari
zona, ON this day personally appeared Z. L.
Tidwell. Abalina Meiia and Adiel Sanchez,
personally known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed TO the foregoing
instrument. and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and con-
sideration therein expressed
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal on this the
10th day of July, A. D., 1905.
lsEALl j, A. MERRILL
Notary Public in and for Graham county,
Arizona
TERRITORY OF ARIzoSAl SO
COUNTY OF GRAHAM
!, Mitt Simms County Recorder of GrahHm
county i'll the Territory of Arizona, hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing is a full. true
and complete copy Of the Articles of IncorpO-
ration Of the Brown Canal Company as the
same now appears Of record in my said office in
Book No. of Corporation on pages 81 and 92
and the whole thereof
In witness whereof have bereunto set my
hand and affixed my Oificial Seal hereunto on
this the 18th day OF July, A. d. 1905.
lsEALl NIT SIMMs,
County Recorder of Graham county, Arizona