Graham guardian., 1905-07-28
First Publication July 2i--s Weeks
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the
Brown Canal Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That We, y. l.. Ttdwell, Abalina Meiia, ant
Adiel Sanchez, all of Graham county In tn
Territory Of Arizona hereby associate our
selves together and form corporation unde
the general incorporation laws Of the TERRITORY
of Arizona, as follows: to-wit:
i 1sT. The names of the ineorporators hereo
are, Z. l. Tidwell, Abalina Mejia and Adie
Sanchez and OF the corporation, the BROWN
CANAL COMPANY, its principal place Q
House situated on Section Sc. in Township Six
South Of Range Twenty.seven East, In Graham
County In the Territory OF Arizona,
| I'd. The general nature Of It's business Is the
aggregation Of all the waters now diverted
| from the ella river by the present Brown Ca.
| nal, the Sanchez Canal and the Malta Canal,
according 70 their present prioIItties into one IN
/ present Brown Canal, Sanchez Canal and Mejie
| Canal into one, and the maintaining thereof as
an irrigating canal, and all of the said above
named waters hereafter TO be diverted FROM the
/ said ella river through the said Brown Canal
At Its present head therein, the present level OF
i which shall be forever maintained, thence
4 therefrOm at or near the middle Of the east
| aide on Section Thirty, In Township Six, South
i OF Range Twenty-seven East, through the said
| Brown canal TO a point IN the Southwest quar-
| ter OF Section Thirty.one in Township Six,
south OF Range Twentyseven 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 II shall intersect the Mejia canal
| thence 10 the terminus thereof near the mid.
dle 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
and occupants OF lands and siockholosIts mere mere
/ 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 It's full length.
Sd. The capital ntock hereof is fifteen hun.
| dred dollars, divided into one hundred and
ffty shares of the par value OF ten dollars each
which when issued shall be null paid.
9Th. This corporation may commence bust
ness ON the Hling OF these articles Of incorpo-
ration for record in the office Of the County Re-
corder of Graham county, and continue 10 eS-
| ist for twenty-five years thereafter.
5th The business of this corporston shall be
conducted by a Board Of Directors consisting OF
three persons to be elected annually by the
stockholders on the Second Tuesday OF FeDru-
ary of Zach wear hereafter, the corporators
hereof shall constitute the Board OF directors
for the FIRST year.
9Th This corporation shall never lncuL 81
Indebtedness or liability 10 eNceeu tWO-lnitus
OF its paid up capital stock.
7th. Private pruperty OF stockholders snail
always be OK, M 1T from corporate debts.
In witness whereof we the said corporat0rs
have hereunto set our hands on this the 10th
day OF July, A. d., 1895. t
L. L. TIDwRLL, SEAL
ABEIINI lHIs MARK MEJIA, ,IsEALl
TERRITORY or ARIzoNAl az
COUNTY OF GRAHAM
Before me, J. A. Merrill, notary public in
and for Graham county In the Territory OF Ari-
zona, on this day personally appeared K, L.
Tidwell, Abalina Nejia and Adtel Sanchez,
personally known TO me 10 be the persons
whose names are subscribed to the foregoing
instrument. and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes ana con-
sideraton therein expressed.
In witnese whereofI have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my oficial seal on this the
10th day Of July, A. D., 1905.
tsEALl j. A. MERRILL,
Notary Public in and for Graham county
Arizona.
TERRITORY OF ARIzoNAl 81.
COUNTY or GRAHAM
l, Nit Simms, County Recorder OF Graham
county In the Territory of Arizona, hereby GER
tify thai the above and foregoing is a full. true
and complete copy Of the Articles OF lncorpo-
ration of the Brown Canal Company as the
same now appears Of record In my said ONCE In
Book No. Of ofCorporation on pages VI and "
and the whole thereof.
In witness whereof | have hereunt0 set my
hand and afiixed my official Seal hereunto on
this the 18th day Of July, A. d. 1905,
lsEALl NIT SIMMsl
County Recorder of Graham county, Arizona.