The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-01
Articles of Incorporation Of
Mohawk Land and Water
Company.

Know All Men by These Presents:
That we the undersigned, majority or
whom are citizens and residents Of the State
of California, have this day voluntarily as
Sociated ourselves together for the purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws Of the
State of California.
And we do hereby certify:
First: That the name of said corporation
shall be Mohawk Land and Water Company.
Second: That the purposes for which it is
formed are the following, tO-wit:
l. To acquire by purchase, grant, devise,
operatio II OF law, or in other lawful manner,
and to own and hold, both at law and in
equity, and to lease and demise, bargain, sell,
transfer mortgage. convey in trust, or other
wise deal in real estate, lands and tenements.
and all rights, privileges and easements be-
longing thereto. connected Herewith, or
otherwise appurtenant, in the United States
and in the Republic of Mexico, and particu-
larly in the Mohawk and PalOmas valleys, in
the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
. To acquire, own and control, and to use
and enjoy by purchase, location, appropria-
ton or user, by operation of law or by riparian
right, or in other lawful manner and 10 sell,
transfer lease, convey and deal in water and
and water systems, and water rights, claims
locations and privileges in the waters, rivers,
streams, reservoirs OF acqucducts of the Unit
ed States and Mexico, and particularly in the
said Mohawk and PalOmas valleys in the
county Of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and to
develop, enlarge, improve and maintain the
same for the purposes of irrigation, to supply
cities or towns, or for other domestic or ben
efcal purposes;
2. To lay out and construct. acquire and
hold, and to improve, repair, complete and
maintain canals, dams and reservoirs, ditch
fumes, pipelines or other acqueducts, and
easements and rights of way for the same for
the purpose of conveying water from sources
of supply to points of distribution, oVeracross
or upon the lands of said corporation, or OF
ether persons. and TO exercise the right of
eminent domain therefor;
4. To incur Indebtedness, and L Issue obi
CATIONS for the payment thereof and bonds
for The security of the same; to purchase, own,
sell and transfer personal property; to con-
Struct buildings and other improvements; to
build and construct roads and highways; to
lay out and improve tOwnsites; to own, oper-
ate and maintain machinery and appliances,
and to do and perform all other lawful acts,
not inconsistent herewith, ior the purpose OF
carrying out the aforesaid objects of this cor
poration.
Third: That the place where the principal
business of said corporation is to be transact
ed is the city and county of San Francisco,
State of California.
Fourth: That the term for which said cor
poration is to exist is fifty (50l years from and
after the date of its incorporation.
Fifth: That the number Of directors or
trustees of said corporation shall be five (5I
and that the names and residences of the di-
rcctors or trustees who are appointed for the
first year and to serve until the election and
qualification of such officers, are as follows,
to-wit: w. j. Woods, 1901 Oxford street,
Berkeley, California: l.. 7. Boardman, l7lS
Webster street, San Francisco, California;
J. V. Chase, 1851 Pierce street, San
Francisco, California;; Edward NJ. Boardman,
IT'S Webster street. San Francisco, California;
Philip c. Boardman, l7lS Webster street, San
Francisco, California.
| Sixth That the amount of the capital stock
| of said corporation is Twenty-Five Thousand
| (S25.O0O) Dollars, and the number of shares in
to which it is divided is Twenty-Five Thous
and 25,nOOl of the par value Of One Sl.00)
| Dollar each.
! Seventh; That the amount Of said capital
stock which has been actually subscribed is
| Five $500 Dollars, and the following are the
names of the persons by whom the same has
| been subscribed, tO-wit: