Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-05-03


LITTLE VINEYARDS WATER USERS Assso-
CITATION.
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and also that the following copy isa tfur anu s"'
roe, transcript OF the original now on fle IN ties.
llmony whereof. the Chairman and Chief Cisfk o.
s.il rolnnlsslon have heraunto vet their hnnua
and affixed the seal 81 aad Commission. ~ inc Guy
Of Santa Fe this 2ith; day Of April a. ~ isis
Seal huoh w. "h'' cai,
Attest. '"
Csc. W. ARMIJo. Chief Clerk.
Articles II Incorporation
LITTLE VINEYARDS WATER USERS Asso-
CITATION
No tho undersigned owners ~ the lands. wells
,nI fyaeatinp bitches in the county OF Luna, and
M, State OF New MoXico. for tire purpose OF form.
ing a corporation. pursuant to TIE PROVISIONS "
Chapter 70 of the Acts Of the Legislative Assenp-
IA III the Territory lnow STATED nt New meNicn.
FOR Inc wear 1909. do hctchy certify the following
articles Of Incorporation io-wit'
The name Of this corporation is Little Vineyards
Water User Association
The names of the iucorpora,orR are ralph =.
El, trustee for the Little Vineyards Company,
ta corporationl A. J. Clossin. Josephine y. Ely.
Blanch Wcytbrnok and Milton W. Derby
III
The principal office IL this corIoraton v at
Dcming. New Mexico and Ralph G. Fly IL it's stat
ulory agent in charge thereof
The object II this cooperation ia to develop and
supnk winter .ur irrigation purposes 10 the sever
III si"rA Holders hereof. and to this end u shal
have pnWrr iu purchase. construct. equip h"n.
lease and otherwise acquire AMI control ahu u
operate sell and otherwise dispose oi, lhnn WA
ter water rghts. wells. pufnra. pumping machin.
cry noioit, engines electric or "thcr power; ana
all appliances used in connection with such buai-
meas TO generate distribute and sell electric pow:
or. and IN DO ANY and all things which a natural
person might do in pursuit Of the said object.
The operations " this corporation are To h. car
ried on IN the said county Of Luna.
The lands which this corporation proposes To ~.
ritnt. are generally described as. The Southwest
quarter and the North half uf the southeast quar-
ter ~ section Twenty-Five IN township twenty
thrte south range Nine east and the Southwest
quarter NJ section Thirty, and the whole ~ Sec
tinr Thirty zone in township Twcnty.three south.
range eight west all according 10 the New Next
cn principal meridian. and such other ands with.
In .nid county adjoining and adjacent to he land
hcrcinhel0r described. rs may hc hereafter he-
trrmincd,
The irrigation works IL be- constructed. scquir-
ci ur used under the management oi this corpor-
ton for the purposes Aforesaid, are describeu
GENERALLY ~ One well. located ga feet. more or
less north and ahoui "a feet east of the southwest
corner of said section twenty-five. said well being
known a. First Well" one well located about
1874 feet north. and ~ feet east " the southwest
quarter uf said section twenty-five, and known ~
Second Well one well located about 1850 feet
south and Gn feet east of the northwest corner Of
said section thirty .onp and known as Third Well
one first north and south ditch beginning at
First Well hcrcinhciotc mentioned. and run
ming west ~ a.. thence north lb>D n. thence east
~ n To the second second Well hercinhcfofc
mentioned one first east and west main ditch he
ginning ~ Second Well running thence In "A
northcastcrly direction parallel To the Southern
Pacific Ry, Company ight'd-way 20 point
1920 IT,. more lcss due cpst of the west line 81
said section twenty -tiye. theme" south TO n point
bfO n. south Of the north line ot the southeast
quarter II said section - thence east one and
on, quarter miles. one second east and west main
ditch commencing at point IN said first north
and south man ditch thn n north Of the SOUTH
ives, quarter 81 saii section twenty-five. and run
ming thence duc east one ami on" half miles, one
second moth and south main ditch commencing
al point in "a Il second east and west main ditch
6f0 a. north Of the southwest corner II said sec.
ton thirty, and q n east ~ the west line Of said
section and running thence due south one and one
eighth miles. four bitches. known ~ the third.
fourth, nth and sixth east and west main drchcs
described rs beginning AZ points in said second
north and south main bitches tiN. iaSl. 1900 and
1929. respectively. south uf the northwest corner
Of said section thirty one. and each running
thence hue east one mile together with such other
wells and bitches TO he located upon the land above
described and such adjoining and adjacent land.
II any, may hc necessary to eticctunie the pur.
pose of this corporation,
v
The authorized capital stock Of this corporation
shall he Two Thousand shares a! the par value of
Fifiy 'Sh.Wi Dollars each
VI
The period limited for the duration NJ this cor
poHtion Is fifty years
VII
The Buari 81 Directors shail cOnsi8l Of not less
than three nor more than seven stockhodcrs who
shall be- elected annually by tine stockholders
The lnCnippralots herein named shall constitute
the Board NJ Directors during the hrst three
months. or until their sucrcssor- are elected and
quAliilr,'
TG'uWncrship nt stock IN this corporation shall
carry The right 20 the Use oi water for irrigation
purposes FOR the land In which the said stock NAV
BE- appurienant under such rules and regulations
as may bc prescribed In the by laws or by other
hwiul authority ~ this corporations but no DER.
sons IN arrears IN the payment ii water rentals.
or u,her lawful dues or charges 10 the corporation
snail hc Permitted the usc OF water and this cor.
poiallon stall haze a lien upon the stock nf lis
Stockholders tn secure the pAymrnt Of water rem
al, The Boarl ol Directors is empowered 10 re-
quirr from each 'nrkholdcr an advance deposit ON
account ui rentals. which depusit shall b. propor.
uon"i :" the number nf acres actually cultivated
~ IN h. cultivated hy each.
lN
The issue ui the stock Il this cnrpnrutinn shall
% Limited tn the owners II such lands as mr., in.
dcai"d 10 Paragraph " hereof No person shall
own or acquire more of said stock than one share
l,i each acre ui such land ~ owned Each certi.
hcatc ~ stock shall .hoW upon H. face Tho do.
scriplon II the land 10 which II il appurtenant
san n'h, ami AL ~ the rights af a stock holder
IN ills corporation. shall pass with CONVEYANCE
u ne lHul "a which SAID stock may he appur.
tenant. uion assignment or .urrcndprand re.
ISSUE "i the certificate thereof
Power ia hereby conferred upou the IBoardof hi
rrtufN T" make ami alt 'r hy. laws or rules and rev
uh''"ns lrr the management and operation Of the
M'iN' "' me association. dnu the distribution OF
The water Thereof and snid Rnard ~ nirario,s
shall conlr and conduct the husircs, nnd MARI
~ the said corporation
In Witness Whereof We have herrunto .., onr
hands and arals his 10Th day Of April. A. u Ialp
RALPH G ELY.
Iius'', i"r the Little Vineyards Co IT,. 81
A. ) CluSSlN. H.. :
MILTON " pEPUY H.. 81
BLANCHE WfSTBROOK ii 81
or AM. go, ,!oStrlllNE + Ely IT,. ST.
STATE or NEW MENlCO.
COUNTY % iuNA >"
ON ms 2oth daN 1T Apul \. H.. 1872 t-,for, an.
personally APPEARED j. Clossin Joscphjne p
e''; hlAhrh" N"-ihrurk aud Milton W nepuy 10
~ hir'Mh ~ hc persons described in and who .S.
800, 'n' l"'rs"ing instrument. and each for
hlng'li Acknowledged that he executed ths, same
az W. Il'' h'i ani dr,-i for The nionts aud pnr.
pose, therein set forth WV '"'
H'.o" n -ad Hat" pei ouAy aIpoarcd l,alph &.
L Ih J." me "' s"n"iN knowu, WHO being by m.
uUS sworn. nd say That .ad instrument uns
slgn'd 10y hun. a. trustee IN b.half Of ~. III
n"laiI' company - corporation and iba, he h
I9E authorized as such trustee. hy Inc BoarJ ~
plier'or ~ a6d corporation to execut. Inc same.
m S. W. ",hu'H '',ig,d aid instrument IN be- the
''s' Aci ana deed NJ SAID corporation
~ Testimony Whereof. have herri,t, 49,, ,,.,,
haha ana no,arial ''al the day and wear In his
c'Tuhcalr nr-i ablyc written NJ, co,,n,;.,,",,
ekpiros December Anh. mli '''''''""
IStNL. II JARVIS WILLIAMS
iNANSGdrT FROM THE KEC0knS OF TuE
LITTLE VINEYARDS COMPANY
.u, CORPORATION.
to-, "u",'hs th'' r"'rolttion has heretofore en-.
lCftNl INTO contract With Lilo.