El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13
Legal Notices.

Legal lNOtlCEoa
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WATER USERS NOTICE.
Notice OF Election to Amend Articles
Of Incorporation and OF Flee
tiOn Of OffieeFs
Whereas, The regular election for a
President and Vice President and nine
Governors Of the FL Paso Valley Water
Users association is due On the first
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, laos, Il
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, 1t is customary IN other
irrigation districts to elect the men,
bers Of the Board OF Governors from
uUnity to the water users in all sec
tons Of the irrigation district to be
represented on the Board Of Governors.
and
Whereas, Members Of the FL Paso
Valley Water Users Association have
expressed their desire that this AssO-
citation shall hereafter elect its gov
errors by districts and not at large,
and
whereas, The Articles Of Incorpora-
tion can only be amended at a regular
stockholders meeting
NOW, therefore,, be II Resolved BY
the Board OF Governors Of the FL PasO
Valley Water Users Association:
1. That notice be and the same is
hereby given that at the regular an
nuaI 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
shall be submitted TO the qualified
voters at 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 FL 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
practica BILE The division OF the irri-
cation district into gOvernatOriai 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
the owner OF lands situated within such
gOvernatOrial district to which shares
of stock Of this Association are appur-
tenant
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
menr shall be forth with 81 omitted BY
the President Of this Association to
the Secretary Of the Department OF
the Interior Of the United States for
his approval and II approved by the
Secretary 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 q legal certi-
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 p. 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
70 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 i
known. but no votes shall be examined /
or counted until the polls are closed.
In IN
Of Governors may be elected in &C I
cOrdance with these resolutions, the 4
regular election of President, Vice {
President and Board of Governors
shall be deferred and is hereby post !
Ooned until the second Saturday in ;
February, 1914. same being the 18th 1
lay of said month.
4 No person shall be entitled to .
vote at such annual stockholders /
meeting to be held on January 6th,
1914, or at such stockholders meeting
and election to be held on the 14th day
of February. 1914, who does not pos /
sess the following qualifications
(a) Shall be. at the time Of the cleo
ion, the owner Of at least one share
II capital stock Of this Association and 4
shall have been the owner thereof. as
shown by the books OF the Association
.or at least twenty days before such
election. provided that the owner of Z
II the gOvernatOrial districts within
iaid FL PasO Valley Irrigation District 7
IS herein provided for. which land was
Iigned up and accepted by this Asso-
.iatiOn under the Articles Of IncOrpora-
ion thereof within the first fOrty-five I
acres so signed shall be. for !
he purposes of this election deemed !
o be the owner Of a share Of capital !
took Of this association for each acre
Il land so owned by him and hereto /
ore signed and accepted for water
lights. provided. however. that such I
and shall be situated within the FL
'asO Valley Irrigation District
OBJ Shall be Of the age of twenty-One
ears, or more, and of sound mind
(cl He shall not be entitled to vote