The copper era., 1909-08-05
CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION.

Amending Articles 3. 4 and of the Articles of Incorporation of the Portal Irrigation and | Improvement Company.
 We, the undersigned, c. O. Billingsley Presi- dent, and c. N. Catlin, Secretary, of the Portal Irrigation and Improvement Company cor pOration. do hereby certify that on the 12 day of July, 1909, at D. m, a meeting of the stock holders of said corporation was duly held at the principal office of said corporation in the | Town of Clifton, Graham County, Arizona pursuant to due notice to each of said stock holders; that at said meeting all of the capital stock of said corporation was represented by the stockholders, either in person or by proxy that said stockholders meeting was called for the purpose of voting upon the question of amending Articles 8, and of the Articles of Incorporation of the said Portal Irrigation and Improvement Company that at said meeting the following resolutions were passed by a unanimous vote of the stockholders of said corporations:
 RESOLVED, That Articles B. 4, and : of the Articles of Incorporation of the Portal Irriga- tion and Improvement Company which were recorded in the office of the county recorder of Graham County, Arizona, on May 2Oth 1908, and copy thereof filed in the office of the Auditor of Arizona be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows to-wit:
 3. That the capital stock of this company heretofore having been one hundred thousand shares of the par value of one dollar per share is hereby decreased to ninety (9O) shares of the par value of one hundred (IOO) dollars per share. to be sold and issued to subscribers and others under the direction of the Board of Directors, as the board may see fiji, and when issued shall be fully paid and asseSsable and liable for all assessments levied thereon by said board for the purpose of keeping ditches in repair and for the purpose of raising funds to carry on the business of said corporation; that the shares of stock ofany delinquent stockholder in this company may be sold to meet any assessment levied thereon, in such manner as said board may provide for such sale; that said board shall call in and cancel all issued stock and issue in lieu thereof such number of de- creased shares of stock in this company as will equal in value such cancelled stock.
 4. The business of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of Five stockholders who shall be elected an nually by the stockholders on the first Monday of August, of each year. said election to be held at the principal office named in these Articles, notice of time and place of such meeting to be given in such manner as the By Laws of this corporation shall designate. Said directors to hold office for the term of one year from date of their election and until their sue cessors shall have been elected and qualified. The following named persons shall constitute its board of directors until its next regular election and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, viz: c. o. Billings ley, R. R. Webster, C. Catlin, H B. Burke and Wm. Somers. Vacancies in the board of directors shall be flied by the remaining mem- bers of the board who shall elect persons to serve during the nnexpired term. majority of the members of the board shall constitute quorum and at any regularly called meeting a which quorum is present shall be deemed a legal meeting and shall have the same author ity a full board.
 :. The stockholders of this corporation and thelr private property shall be exempt from all dpDtS ation. except that all stock issue, or subscribed for shall be liable, for the unpaid purchase price therefor, and for all assessment levied thereon by said board, and may be sold to meet such liabilities, the hoard may direct C. O. BILLINGSLEY. Attest: President c. N. CATIIN, Secretary.