Graham guardian., 1905-08-18
First Publication July 2l--s Weeks
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the
Brown Canal Company,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That We y. l.. ,Iidwell, Abalina Meiia, 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. L. Tidwell, Abalina Meia and Adie
Sanchez, and Of the corporation, the BROWN
transacting its business. the Sanchez School
House situated on Section 36, in Township Six
South of Range rwenty-seyen East, In Graham
County In the Territory of Arizona.
Cd. The general nature of its business Is the
aggregation of all the waters now diverted
from the ella river by the present Brown Ca
nal, the Sanchez Canal ana the Malta Canal
according to their present priorlties, into one
place OF diversion, and the consolidation of the
| present Brown Canal, Sanchez Canal aud Meiia
! Canal into one, and the maintaining thereof as
an irrigatipg canal, and all of the said above
named waters hereafter to be diverted from the
| said Gila river through the said Brown Canal
at It's present head therein, the present level of
which shall be forever maintained, thence
| tharefrom at or near the middle of the east
\ side on Section Thirty, In Township six, South
of Range Twenty-seveu East, through the said
Brown canal to point in the Southwest quar-
ter Of Section Thirty.one in Township Six,
South of Range Twenty-seven East, where 1t
| shall intersect the said Sanches canal, thence
| through the said Sanchez canal TO point in
The Southeast Quarter OF Section three In Town
| ship Seven, South of Range Twenty-seven
/ East where IL shall intersect the Mejia canal
| thence to the terminus LnefeOI near Lne mia"
die of the west side of Section Nine in township
| Seven, South of Range Twenty-seven 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
| and occupants of lands and stockholders here
/ 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.
| sd. The capital Btock hereof Is fifteen hun
| dred dollars, divided into one hundred and
fifty shares Of the par value OF ten dollars each,
| which when issued shall be full paid.
| 4th. This corporation may commence Dusi'
ness on the filing of these articles OF incorpo-
ration for record in the Office Of the County Re-
| corder of Graham county, and continue 10 ex-
| ist for twenty-five years thereafter.
1 5th. The business of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board of Directors consisting OF
1 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.
9th This corporation shall never incur an
| Indebtedness or liability to exceed two-thirds
ofits paid up capital stock,
| 7th, Private prOperty of stockholders snail
always be exempt from corporate debts.
In witness whereof we the said corporators
| have hereunto set our hands on this the 10th
| day of July, A, D., 1905.
4. l.. TIpwELL, sEALl
ApEIINA [HIs ( MARK MEJIA, ,(sEAIl
| ADIEL SANCHEZ, lsEALJ
| TERRITORY OF Ak1LONAl co
| COUNTY OF GRAHAM %
Before me, J. A. Merrill, a notary public In
and for Graham county in the Territory Of Ari-
gona, on this day personally appeared y l..
| Tidwell, Abalina Meiia and Adiel Sanchez,
personally known to rue 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 whereofI have hereunto set my
hand and afiixed my oficial seal on this the
| 10th day Of July, A. D., 1905,
| lsEALl ]. A. MERRILL
Notary Public in and for Graham county,
| Arizona,
| TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA( s.,
| COUNTY OF GRAHAM %
1, Mitt Simms, County Recorder Of GrahSm
county in the Territory Of Arizona, hereby GER
| tify that the above and foregoing is 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
i Book No. Of Corporation on pages 9l and "
and the whole thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
| hand and affixed my Official Seal hereunto on
/ this the 10Th day of July. A. D. 1905.
| SEAL NIT SIMMs,
County Recorder of Graham county, Arizona