Graham guardian., 1912-01-12
First publication Dec. l5--6t
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
OF The
CURTIS CANAL COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS:
! That we E. Palmer, ID. M. Rogers. Wiian
Marshall. T. A. Fuller and Ace kempton. resi-
dents OF Eden. County Of Graham, Territory O
Arizona, have this day associated ourselves to
| gether for the purpose of forming a corporation
under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, ant
for that purpose do adopt the following Articles
fof Incorporation.
| ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be the Curt
\ Canal Company and the principal place of trans
acting the business of this company shall be a
Eden. Grahem County, Axzona.
! ARTICLE II.
The nature of the business to be transacted BY
this corporation shall be the construction and
maintaining Of canals reservoirs and bitches or
the north side of the Gila river and delivering oi
waters of the same to the stockholders thereof
| for irrigation and all other beneficial purposes
maintained by the stockholders of this corpora
| tion is the old Curtis Canal, formerly owned and
operated by the Curtis Irritating Milling and
the last named company having expired. this cor
poratop Is formed for the purpose of taking up
the stock of the said company, owning and oper-
said stockholders of said Curtis Irrigating Mill
ing and Manufacturing Company, and issuing
them stock in this corporation in lieu thereof.
This canal is headed the north side of the Gila
river about four and one-half miles up the river
from the village of Eden at or near the center of
Section IL, Township 6. South of Range "a East,
Gila and Salt River Meridian, running thence in
a northwesteriy direction at or near the SW.
corner of the NV. Y of Section 20. Township
5, South of Range "a East This company is also
incorporated for the purpose of building canals.
owning. buying and selling water rights. building
fumes, cuverts and crossings. milling. manu-
featuring and any and all beneficial purposes, and
maintainng of the same that is not inconsistent
with the laws of the Territory of Arizona and Of
ARTICLE III
AMOUNT nf tho m nttal ctncL ~ *h;s corvc,o
ton shall be 1000 shares. of the par value of
$1,000 per share to be fully paid up at the time of
issuing.
N ARTICLE Nv.
The time of the commencing of this corporation
shall be at the time of the filing and recording of
county recorder of Graham county. and the fling
Of a certified copy of the same with the Terri
torial Auditor OF the Territory of Arizona and
shall terminate in twenty-five years from date
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board of directors, consisting of five
members. who shall be elected from among the
stockholders of this corporation. and shall hold
successors shall be elected and qualified. The
following named stockholders shall be the men,
bers of said board until the first annual election.
which shall be held on the third Saturday in De-
cenber, 1911, and annually on the same date
thereafter. E.. Palmer. ID. M. Rogers. William
Marshall T A. Fuller and Ace Kempton. The
officers of this corporation shall be president,
secretary and treasurer. who shall be elected by
the board of directors from among their number.
TO serve for the term of one year, until their
successors are elected and qualified. and E. Pal
mer shall be the president, and I. A. Fuller shall
be the secretary and treasurer until their success
sors elected and qualified.
The board of directors shall have power to draft
and adopt bylaws. which they must submit to
the stockholders at their annual meeting for their
approval. and when so adopted and approved by
the stockholders. said bylaws shall be for the
governing of this corporation. and shall be bind
ing upon the stockholders thereof.
ARTICLE vi
The board of directors shall have power to levy
assessments from time to time. upon the stock of
this corporation. as the necessity to maintain the
same shall require and to pay all expenses OF
this corporation as the same mcy occur out of
the moneys so obtained.
ARTICLE VII
The highest amount of indebtedness direct or
contingent, which this corporation shall at any
time create shall be Two Thousand ($2, 100000
Dollars isa.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property of the stockholders of this
corporation shall be exempt from all corporate
debts
In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 26th day of September, 1911.
D. M ROGERS.
VIM. MARSHALL,
T. A. FULLER.
ACE KEMPToN.
Territory of Arizona.l a.
County Of Graham. ! 90
Before me. Phil c. Merrill a notary public in
and for the County Of Graham Territory Of Ari-
E. Palmer. d. M. Rogers VIM. Marshall, T. A..
Fuller and Ace Kempton. known to me to be the
persons whose names are subscribed to the fore-
going instrument, and acknowledged to me that
| thcvo cd tha for fho md con-