The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-15
Mohawk Land and Water
Company.

Know All Men by These Presents:
That We the undersigned, a majority o
whom are citizcus and residents of the STATE
OF California, have this day voluntarily as
scciated ourselves together for the purpose o
| forming a corporation under the laws Of thu
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 i:
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 il
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, OF
otherwise appurtenant, i'll the United States
and in the Republic of Mexico, and particu
larry in the Mohawk and palonas valleys, il
the County Of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona.
., TO acquire, own and control, and to use
and enjoy. by purchase, location, ar2rOpria
ton or user, by operation Of law or by riparian
right, or in other lawful manner, and TO sell
transfer lease, convey and deal in wafer and
and water systems, and water rights, claims
locations and privileges in the waters, rivers
streams, reservoirs or acQucductS of the Unit
cd 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
eficial purposes;
2. To lay out and construct, acquire and
hold, and to improve, repair, complete aud
maintain canals, dams and reservoirs, ditch
fumes, pipelines or other acGueducts, and
easements and rights of way for the same for
the purpose of conveying water from sources
of supply to points of distribution, over, across
or upon the lands of said corporation, or of
ether persons, and to exercise the right of
eminent domain therefor;
q. To incur indebtedness, and !, Issue obli-
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 townsi.es; to own, oper-
ale and maintain machinery and appliances,
and to DO and perform all other lawful acts,
not inconsistent herewith, Tor 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 (5Gl years from and
after the date Of it's incorporation.
Fifth: That the number of directors or
trustees of said corporation shall be five Isl
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
to-wit: w. j. Woods, 1901 Oxford street,
Berkeley, California;: l.. p. Boardman, 1918
Webster street, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA;;
j. V. Chase, 1851 Pierce street, San
Francisco, California;; Edward NJ. Boardman,
I7l8 Webster street. San Francisco, CALIFORNIA;;
Philip c. Boardman, IT'S Webster street. San
Francisco California.
Sixth: That the amount Of the capital stock
of said corporation is Twenty-Five Thousand
(S25QO0 Dollars, and the number Of shares in
to which it is divided is twenty-five Thous
and (25,oOOl of the par value of One CLEO
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: