The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-03-18
Articles of Incorporation Of
Mohawk Land and Water
Company.
now All Men by These Presents:

Know All Men by These Presents:
That we, the undersigned, a majority OF
whom are citizens and residents of the State
Of California, have this day voluntarily as
scciated 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 n 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 teHements,
and all rights, privileges and easements be-
longing thereto, connected Herewith, or
otherwise appurtenant, i'll the United States
and in the Republic Of Mexico, and particu-
larly i'm the Mohawk and Pa!onas valleys, in
the County of Yuma Territory of Arizona.
,. To acquire, own and control, and to use
and enjoy. by purchase, location, apprOpria-
ton CRUISER, by operation Of law or by riparian
right, or in other lawful manner, and TO sell,
transfer, lease, convey and deal in water and
ana>water systems and wafer rights, claims,
locations and privileges in the waters. rivers,
streams, reservoirs or acGueducts 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
eficial purposes;
q 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, over across
or upon the lands of said corporation, or Of
ether persons. and to exercise the right of
eminent domain therefor;
d. 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 81
and that the names and residences of the di-
rectors or trustees who are appointed for the
first year and to serve until the election and
qualification of such officers, are as follows,
to-Yit: w. j. Woods, 1901 Oxford street,
Berkeley, California: l.. P. Boardman, us
Webster street, San Francisco, California;
j. V. Chase, 1851 Pierce street, San
Francisco California; Edward NJ. Boardman,
Ills Webster street, San Francisco. California;
Philip C. Boardman, l7l8 Webster street, San
Francisco, California.
Sixth: That the amount of the capital stock
Of said corporation is twenty-five Thousand
($25.OOO) Dollars, and the number of shares in
to which it is divided is Twenty-Five Thous-
and (25,0O0l of the par value of One (SlOOl
Dollar each.
Seventh; That the amount of said capital
stock which has been actually subscribed is
Five $500 Dollars, and the foil owing are the
names of the persons by whom the same has
been subscribed, to-wit: