Arizona republican., 1913-06-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
To the Articles of Incorporation of
the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association

BE IT RESOLVED. That whereas !
the Secretary of the Interior has ex- /
pressed his Willingness, whenever re-
Cuested so to do, to turn over the /
maintenance and operation of the dis
tributing system to the Water Users |
under the various reclamation pro-
jects to be thereafter operated and
maintained at their expense as speed
lily as circumstances will warrant
and
WHEREAS. The Board of Cover
nors of the salt River valley Water
Users association deem it advisable
to submit the question to the share
holders of the Salt River Valley
Water Users association for their
determination whether or not the Salt
River Valley Water Users association
shah so request.
NOW. THEREFOR, Be it resolved,
that the matter Of requesting the
Secretary of the Interior to so turn
over the management and operation
/ OF the distributing system. under the
Salt River Project. to the Water
Users. be submitted to the share
| holders of the association at a special
| election TO be held for that purpose
and for the purpose of adopting or
rejecting certain amendments to the
| Articles of Incorporation Of the Salt
River VALLEY Water Users associa-
| ton.
| WHEREAS. 1t is proposed to
amend Section l. of Article ". OF the
Articles of Incorporation Of the Salt
River Water Users association so
! that the same may after amendment
read as follows: towit:
Section 1.-The objects for which
| the association is organized and the
! general nature Of the business to be
transacted by it shall be and are:
To provide for and distribute and
furnish to the lands of the holders
Of shares of said association to which
said shares and the rights and in
terests represented thereby are APP
purtenapt an adequate supply Of
water for the irrigation of said lands;
| To divert water within the State
| Of Arizona from the public sources
Of water supply, to impound water
! and develop sources Of water, to.
pump water from underground
| sources, to carry and distribute water
for the irrigation of the lands afore-
said, and to construct, purchase, lease,
condemn or otherwise in any way
whatsoever acquire and own, hold,
| have, use, control maintain, pre-
serve, manage, operate and conduct
the means therefor and any and all
rights, reservoirs, dams, canals,
bitches, fumes. headgates, pipes. ma
chinery, wells, pumps, pumping
plants, power houses, transmission
lines. and property both real and per
sOnal of every nature and kind what
soever necessary or appropriate for
the accomplishment of any of the
objects or purposes aforesaid;
To divert impound develop, pump
distribute. deliver and use water for
all beneficial uses and purposes from
surface and aubterranean sources by
any means adapted to any of the
purposes aforesaid. and create trans
nit, use, sell and dispose Of power
for the accomplishment of any of the
purposes or objects of the associa-
ton as hereinbefore set forth, and
. for any other useful purpose and for
| profit;
| To have and exercise all the pow
ers, and do all and everything neces-
, sary suitable, convenient or proper
Z Tor the accomplishment of any of the
purposes, or the attainment of any
one or more of the objects herein
enumerated, or Incidental to the pow
! crs herein named, which shall at
3 any time appear conducive or eX-
= pedent for the protection or benefit
of the association or it's members as
| shareholders therein.
RESOLVED, That Section 3
J. Article XIII, of the Articles of Incor-
poration be amended so as to reaC
q as follows:
VI A.-Assessments for the ordinary
: cost of operation, maintenance anC
9 repair of the works of the associa-
= ton, or of those the maintenance ant
y control of which are, or may be here
after, lodged in the association, shall
= be equally assessed against all the
: shareholders in proportion to the
e number of shares held by them re-
Ipectively; provided, however, that