El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-27
LEGAL Notices.
WATER USERS NOTICE.
Notice of Election to Amend Articles
Of Incorporation and Of EIec-
ffOn NJ Officers

WATER USERS NOTICE.
Notice of Election to Amend Articles
OF Incorporation and OF EIec-
ton Of Officers.
Whereas, The regular election for a
President and Vice President and nine
Governors OF the FL Paso Valley. Water
Tuesday in January, 1914, as provided
by the Articles Of Incorporation Of said
Association, and
Whereas, At the time said Associa-
ton was Incorporated in March, 1905, it
was deemed advisable to elect the mem
bers Of the Board Of Governors, as
well as the President and Vice Presi-
dent from the Ell PaSO Valley Irriga-
ton district at large and therefore the
Articles of Incorporation provided for
such election at large, and
Whereas, It is customary in other
irrigation districts to elect the men,
bers of the Board OF Governors from
districts, thereby affording an OppOr-
unity 10 the water users in all Sec
tons Of the irrigation district to be
represented on the Board Of Governors,
and
Whereas, Members Of the Ell Paso
Valley Water Users Association have
expressed their desire that this Assoc
citation shall hereafter elect its gov
errors by districts and not at large,
whereas, The Articles Of Incorpora-
ton can only be amended at a regular
stockholders meeting,
Now, Therefore, be 1t Resolved by
the Board Of Governors Of the FL Paso
Valley Water Users Association:
L That notice be and the same Is
hereby given that at the regular an
nual meeting of the stockholders to be
held at the Chamber Of Commerce in
the City of FL PaSO, Texas, on the first
Tuesday in January, 1914, same being
the sixth day OF said month, there
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters st such meeting for their ap-
proval or rejection, the following pro-
posed amendment TO the Articles of
Incorporation Of this Association.
Amend Article z, Section 2, so as to
hereafter read as follows: Section 2;
Each Governor and the President and
Vice President shall, at the time of
his election, be the owner Of lands
situated within the Irrigation District
described in these Articles, to which
shares Of stock of this Association are
appurtenant, and shall also be a resi-
dent Of the Ell PasO Valley Irrigation
District That the Irrigation District
shall be divided into nine governator-
ial districts, as nearly equal in voting
population under the articles and by
laws of this Association as shall be
practicable. The division Of the irri-
cation district into gOvernatorial dis
tricts shall be made and altered from
time to time by the Board of Govern
Ors to meet the requirements of this
section. No person shall be eligible to
the office Of governor from any gov
ernatorial district unless he shall be
the owner of lands situated within such
governmental district to which shares
of stock Of this Association are appur-
2. If at said election a majority OF
the votes cast shall be in favor of the
proposed amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation, such proposed amend
ment shall be forthwith submitted by
the President of this Association to
the Secretary of the Department of
the Interior Of the United States for
his approval and If approved by the
Of the Interior the same shall
be forthwith filed with the proper rep
resentative of the State of Arizona in
the City Of Phoenix, and legal certi-
fled copy thereof in the office Of the
Of State Of the State of Texas.
At such election the votes shall be by
ballot and each ballot shall contain
written or printed thereon the words,
For the proposed amendment" or the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment" and shall have written thereon
the name Of the voter casting such bal
lot. The polls in such election shall be
opened at 1 o'clock p. m. and shall re-
main open until o'clock o. m. and the
executive committee shall, within ten
days Of the date of the adoption OF
these resolutions, appoint from among
the members of this Association, three
judges to preside at said election and
to conduct and make returns of the
same and notice Of such appointment
shall be entered upon the minutes OF
this Association and posted publicly
at the office of this Association and in
the office of the Secretary of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and the returns OF
such election shall be promptly made
to the Secretary of this Association
by the election officers on the same
day OF the election and notice Of the
result thereof given out publicly to
those assembled at the place Of cleo
ton as soon as the result thereof is
known, but no votes shall be examined
or counted until the polls are closed.
g. In order that the incoming Board
cOrdance with these resolutions, the
regular election of President, Vice
President and Board Of Governors
shall be deferred and is hereby post
pOned until the second Saturday in
February, 1914, same being the 14th
day of said month.
Z. No person shall be entitled to
vote at such annual stockholders
meeting to be held on January 9Th.
1914, or at such stockholders meeting
and election to be held on the 18th day
Of February; 1914, who does. not pos
sess the following qualifications:
ca Shall be, at the time of the cleo
ton, the owner of at least one share
Of capital stock Of this Association and
shown by the books of the Association I
for at least twenty days before such
provided that the owner of l
any acre Of land situated within any
Of the gOvernatorial districts within |
said Ell Paso Valley Irrigation District, |
as herein provided for, which land was /
signed up and accepted by this Asso- |
citation under the Articles of IncorpOra- [
ton thereof within the first forty five !
acres so signed shall be, for I
the purposes of this election. deemed /
TO be the owner of a snare of capital 4
stock of this association for each acre /
IF land so owned by him and hereto !
fore signed and accepted for water /
rights, provided, however that such /
and shall be situated within the FL 4
2asO Valley Irrigation District
a nj ~ mo
years, or more, and of sound mind
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