Graham guardian., 1905-07-21
First Publication July 2i-e Weeks
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the
Brown Canal Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That We, +. l.. Tidwell, Abalina Meiin, 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;
lSr. The names of the tneorpOrators hereof
are, e. l. Tidweil Abalina Mejia and Adiel
Sanchez, and of the corporation, the BROWN
CANAL. COMPANY, its principal place Of
| transacting its business, the Sanchez School
House situated on Section Sc, in Township Six,
South Of Range Twenty-seven East, In Graham
County In the Territory Of Arizona.
"a. 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 to their present priorlties, into one
place of diversion, and the consolidation of the
present Brown Canal Sanchez Canal aud Mejia
| Canal into one, and the maintaining thereof as
an irrigating canal, and all of the said above
named waters hereafter 70 be diverted from the
said Gila 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-seven East, through the said
Brown canal to point IN the Southwest quar-
ter of Section Thirty-one in Township Six,
South OF Range Twenty East. where il
shall interseet the sai1 Sanches canal, thence
| through the said Sanchez canal TO q point In
| the Southeast quarter of Section three in Town
ship Seven, South Of Range Twenty-seyen
| thence to the terminus thereof near the mid
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 efiicic cy in the diversion, carrying
and DELIVERING ui the said water 10 the owners
| aud 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.
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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 bust
ness on the filing Of these articles of incorpo-
ration for record IN the Office OF the County Re-
eorder of Graham county and continue TO ex-
list for twenty-five years thereafter.
5th. The business Of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board of Directors consisting of
three persons 10 be elected annually by the
stockholders on the Second Tuesday of Febru-
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
Of its paid up capital stock.
18th, Private proDerJy of stockholders shall
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.
r. l.. TIDwELL, sBAL
ABELNA HIS MARX MEJIA ,lsEAL
ADIEL SANCHEZ, lsEALl ~
TERRITORY OF ARizoNAl &c
COUNTY or GRAHAM
Before me, J. A. Merrill, notary public in
and for Graham county in the Territory of Ari-
zona, on this day personally appeared y. L..
Tidwell. Abalna Melia 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 whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal on this the
10th day OF July, A. D., 1905.
sEALl j. A. MERRILL,
Notary Public in aud for Graham county i,
Arizona
TERRITORY OF AElzoSA( ..
COUNTY or GRAHAM
i, Mitt Simms County Recorder OF Graham
county in the Territory of Arizona, hereby GER
tify that the above aud foregoing isa full, true
and complete copy OF the Articles OF lncorpo-
ration Of the Brown Caral Company as the
same now appears 0i record in my said ofiiee in
Book No. Incorporation on pages gl and ~
aud the whole thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and afixed my Official seal hereunt0 on
this the 18th day OF July, A, d. 1905,
lsEALl NIT SiMMs,
County Recorder Of Graham county, Arizona.