The oasis., 1906-12-15

baye thls day associated ourselves together lo become incorporated under the iaws 0t the Territory of Arizona and we dO hereby cef iifyi
 fRu That the name of this corpofatlonfs the santa RitH Lana and Irrigation Csupnuv. ." and its pfincicle place of business ls at Noaai es Arizona, with branch offices at such places. elsewhere as Che Board of Directors may here after select.
 SHOND. That the purpose and general nat ure of the business t0 be transacted. for which said corporation is formed, are tO engage in general land, irfegbGn and mining business III mining, milling. smelling and shipping ores, C. locate, develope buy, sell, lease, own, control, manage, acquire and operate all kinds Of mining and mineral property. including oil wells and oil lands; tO buy, sell and manufact- ure chemicals to huy, sell lease, build own and operate smelters, fehneries stamp mills tOundcries, rolling and machine shops saw mills steamships, boats ami sailing vessels railrOads, tramWays turnpikes or canals lead ing from its principal works or places of busi- ness tO navgaDle streams, existing railroads turnpikes or public highways cokeoyens, gas plants coal bunkers, wharves and landings, all kinds Of engines, machinery, houses wagons and paraphernalia to buy sell, locate acquire own and control water rights and privileges: to buy, sell, locate, acquirc, build, construct, own, manage and control reser- volrs. dams, dam-sltes. ditches, fumes, pipes and pipelines, pump and pumping plants and machinery to buy. sell, dispense and deal in water for domestic, power and irrigation pur-
 
 pense deal in and operate steam, electric and water power: to purchase, own, establish, sell and operate stores, warehouses and boarding houses, necessary in running the business of said corporation: to buy, sell acquire, own mortgage, lease, and deal in or real estate: to buy sell, mortgage, lay out, establish, plat and deal in town sites, and subdivisions of town and farming lands: to buy, sell, acquire, hy- pothecate and deal in it's own shares stocks and bonds and the shares stocks and bonds of any and all other corporations, public and private to sell, lease, mortgage and hypothecate any and all of the property of said corporation: to act as agent, broker factor, contractor or trustee respect to any of the foregoing pur- poses.
 THIRD. This corporation shall commence its existence upon the filing of copy of these Articles with the Auditor of this Territory and 1t shall continue in existence for the full term of twenty-five years thereafter.
 FOURTH. That the amount of capital stock authorized is one million dollars S1000,0000W, and the number of shares into which it is divided is one million Q,000,000). of the par value of one dollar ($l00) each, which shall be paid for in frll at the time of issuing certificate therefor, and shall be nOn-assessable.
 FIFTH. That the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of five Direct ors, who shall be chosen by the stockholders at each regular annual meeting.
 SIXTH. That the highest amount indebted. ness and liability, direct or contingent, to which this corporation shall, at any time, sub ject itself shall not, in any case, exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,- 0000O)
 SEVENTH. That the private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be- and is hereby made, forever exempt from all labil- ity for it's debts and obligations.
 EIGHTH. The irst annual meeting shall be held on the first Monday of November, A. D. 1907 and annual meetings shall be held there after, on the first Monday of November of each succeeding year and until said first annual meeting, the following persons shall constitute the rst Board of Directors of said corporation, and serve for the period of one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, to wit: Nj. S. Rodgers, John D. Mackenzie, E. E. Bethel, Bracey Curtis and Otto H. Herold.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this thirtieth day of November, 1906.
 M. S. ROGERS. TSEAL.l
 J. D. MACKENZIE FSEAL1