The Winslow mail., 1912-10-05
A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION
a OF THE WARREN IRRIGA-
T1ON COMPANY.

ed, James Brinkerhoff, L. L. Bates, P.
A, Bushman, Lehi Howard. John Bush
man, Elmer Gardner and John A.
Hunt, do hereby, in pursuance of the
statutes of the State of Arizona, in such
cases made and provided. associate
ourselves In business as a body corpo-
rate, in the manner and for the purpos.
es hereinafter mentioned
l, Said corporation shall be named
and known as the Warren Irrigation
Company.
2. The principal place of transact
ing the business of this company shall
be at Dry Lakes, Navajo County, Ari-
zona, and the board of directors may
establish such branch offices either
within or without the State of Arizona
as may to them seem desirable
3. The general nature of the busi-
ness to be transacted by said company
shall be as follows
q. To purchase, lease, construct, own
use, operate, manage, control, rent, sell
or otherwise dispose of pumping, heat
light and power plants, -four and saw
mills, bridges, stores, lime and cement
plants, viaducts, pipe lines, reservoirs,
dams, irrigating and drainage systems
bitches, canals, roads, tramways, tele-
graph and telephone lines, forwarding
and transportation by wagon or other
conveyance, to build and maintain
shops. houses, buildings, stores and
bridges, and to do any other act or
thing that a natural person might or
could legally do, and it is hereby ex
pressly provided that said company may
acquire, own, lease, purchase, occupy,
use or develop, rent. sell or otherwise
dispose of any lands, lakes, waterways
or water rights, range or domestic
stock, agricultural products, either by
and for itself or jointly with or for
other corporations, firms or individ.
uals.
b. To carry on the business of irri-
ture, stock raising and the foregoing
enumeration of specific powers shall
not be deemed, taken or held to limit
or restrict in any manner the powers
of this corporation.
4. The duration of this corporation
shall be twenty-five years unless re-
newed. The time of commencement of
this corporation shall be the date of
the issuance to it of certificate of IN
corporation by the Arizona Corporation
Commission.
5. The amount of the capital stock
of this corpoi alton shall be twenty
thousand dollars ($20,o00) divided into
twenty thousand shares of the par val
nesof one dollar each. And said capital
stock shall be paid up at the date of is
suarce or at such time as the board of
directors may designate, in money,
property, labor or any other valuable
right or thing, and the judgment of
the board of directors as to the value
thereof Shall be conclusive.
6. The private property of the stock
holders Of this corporation shall be ex.
empt from seizure and sale for the pay
ment of all corporate debts except ae
limited by law.
Z. The greatest indebtedness or liza
bility to whiche this corporation shall
at any time subject itself shall be two
thirds of it's capital stock actually paid
in.
8. The businesslof this corporation
shall be conducted by board Of seven
directors to be elected at the annual
stockholders meeting on the first Non
day of October of each year and to
serve until their Successors are elected
and qualify. The following persons
shall constitute the first board of di-
rectors: James Brinkerhoff, L. l.. Bates
P. A. Bushma ian, Lehi Howard, L. w.
Brook bank, Elmer Gardner, all of Dry
Lakes, Navajo County, Arizona, and
John A. Hunt of Snowflake, Arizona.
In witness whereof. we nave nereunto
set our hands this 18th day of June,
1912.
JAMES BRINKERHOFF.
L. l.. BATES.
z. A. BUSHMAN.
LEHI HEWARD.
JOHN BUSHMAN.
ELMER GARDNER.
j. A.. HUNT.
State OF, Arizona, County. of Navajo,
ss.
Before me, r. C. Smith, a Notary
Public in and for the County of Nava-
jo, State of Arizona, on this day per-
sonally appeared James Brinkerh off, L
L. Bates, 2. A. Bushman, Lehi Howard
John Bushman, Elmer Gardner, John
A. Hunt, known to me to be the persons