Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1909-07-30


We, the undersigned. desiring t.
organize a Corporation under and pur
suant to an Act of the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory OF New Mexico
entitled, IAN Act TO regulate the for
nation and government Of corporation:
for mining, manufacturing. industrial
and other pursuits, approved March
18th, 1885, as amended and under
chapter lil. Laws of 1909, do hereby
certify rs follows:
!. The name of the corporation shall
be:
THE RIO MlMBRES IRRIGATION
COMPANY.
II. The registered office Of the cor
pora,ion shall be in the town of Dem
ing, New Mexico in addition To which
+. II. Bickfon, whose postolice adj
dress is Deming New Mexico, is des.
ignatet rs the statutory agent thereof
upon whom process against the corpo-
ration may he served.
Ill. The objects for which the cor
poration is established are primarily;
The construction and maintaining of
reservoirs, canals, bitches and pipe lines
for the purpose Of supplying water for
irrigation. mining. manufacturing. do
nestle and other uses. including the
supplying of cities and towns. and fur
the purpose OF cultivation and the i'm.
provement of land in connection there.
with; for either or both OF said pur.
poses, either Jointly or severally: and
especially for the purpose OF construct
ing, erecting and maintaining reser.
volrs, irrigation canals, bitches and
pipe lines, together with all necessary
laterals. switches and turn-outS which
said system OF canals. bitches and pipe
lines may require in the counties Of
Luna, Grant, Sierra. Socorro and Doni
Ana in the said Territory Of New
Mexico. and such private line or Inc.
for said irrigation system as may b,
deemed advisable. crossing from on,
side of the Rio Mlmbres. Rio Grande Of
any other stream 10 the opposite sid,
thereof at the will of the corporation
and for the construction. erection
maintaining and operating of the saiJ
reservoirs, irrigation canals, and othe
works incident thereto. and in connec
ton Herewith in other counties Of IN,
said Territory Of New Mexico.
And TO manufacture and general,
electricity with the water stored il
said reservoirs or conducted ihrouvl
the said canals and pipe lines. or other
wise and 10 erect and maintain pole,
and wires 70 conduct said electricity
including telegraph and telephone ser
vice both public and private. and {,
pump water from the ground for IN,
purpose of obtaining. increasing an,
experimenting the amount OF waite
that could not be otherwise obtained
and also for the purpose OF appropriat
ing and applying such inappropriate,
water as can lawfully and legally b,
appropriated from the flow in the Ri,
Mimbres and other streams: and ais,
for the purpose of constructing reser
voirs for the storage of water, TO b,
used in connection with said bitches
canals and pipe lines, and to general,
the electricity aforesaid, and TO US,
and dispose of electric power and watel
10 private and public consumers thereof
As subsidiary and incidental TO anJ
in connection with the foregoing from
time 10 time the corporation may
Manufacture, purchase. or otherwis,
acquire, goods, wares, merchandise
ana personal property Of every elias.
and description, and To hold, own
mortgage, sell OF otherwise dispose Of
or trade the same.
Acquire by purchase or otherwise
any property, rights, franchises, con.
tracts, and assets Of every name, kind
and description, and assume the liza.
bilities OF any person, firm, associa
ton or corporation, either wholly or in
part. and to pay for the property 50
purchased in cash, stocks or bonds OF
the corporation. or otherwise.
Enter into, make, perform and carry
out contracts, leases, and other in.
struments of every kind for any law.
full purpose with any person, firm, as
ISOLATION. corporation, National, State
or Territorial Government.
Issue bonds, debentures, or other
evidences Of Indebtedness Of the cor.
poration and at the option OF the cor.
poration. to secure the same by mortg.
age, pledge, deed Of trust or otherwise
Apply for, acquire, hold, use, sell.
assign. lease, grant licenses In repect
to, mortgage or otherwise dispose OF
letters patent of the United States OF
any Foreign Country, patent rights,
licenses, privileges, inventions, i'm.
provements, and processes, trade marks
and trade names. relating to or useful
in connection with any business of the
corporation.
Purchase or otherwise acquire. hold
sell, assign, transfer, mortgage,
pledge or otherwise dispose Of. shares
Of the capital stock and bonds, deben.
lures, and other evidences of indebted.
ness created by other corporations and
while the holder may exercise all OF
the rights and privileges Of ownership,
including the right to vote thereon.
Purchase, hold and reissue the
shares of its capital stock, its bonds
and other securities.
Remunerate any person or corpora
ton for services rendered in placing OF
assisting 10 place or guaranteeing Of
underwriting OF any Of the shares o.