Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-29
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
QUEEN CREEK POWER and
WATER COMPANY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That we the undersign-
ed, being DESTROYS of forming a cor
poraticn under the laws of the State
of Arizona, have associated ourselves
together for that purpose and have
adopted and do hereby acknowledge
the adoption of the following Arti-
cles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The name, residence and postoffice
address of the several incorporators
are:
JOHN SCHROCK, whose residence
is WICHITA, KANSAS, and whose
postoffice address is WICHITA,
KANSAS.
EUGENE KELLY. whose residence
is LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
and whose postoffice address is LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
j. r. DETWEILER, whose resi-
dence is PHOENIX, ARIZONA, and
! whose postoffice address is PHOE2
| NIX. ARIZONA.
c. II. RITTENHOUSE, whose resi-
dence is PHOENIX, ARIZONA, and
whose postoffice address is PHOE-
NIX, ARIZONA.
| VIM. H. RENCK, whose residence
is HIGLEY, ARIZONA. and whose
postoffice address is HIGLEY, ARI-
| IONA
o. S STAPLEY, whose residence
is MESA. ARIZONA, and whose
postoffice address is MESA, ARR
IONA.
PAUL B. BEVILLE, whose resi-
dence is MESA, ARIZONA. and
whose postoffice address is MESA.
ARIZONA
ARTICLE II
| The name of the corporation is
QUEEN CREEK POWER and WA
TER COMPANY.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place of business of
the corporation shall be at Phoenix.
| Maricopa County, Arizona, with such
| subordinate offices elsewhere as the
necessities or conveniences of the
business of the corporation may re-
CURE
ARTICLE ".
| Ht Stltldl Idlult VI Tie DGSl-
ness proposed to be transacted By
the corporation is to store i'm
| pound, divert, distribute and make
available, water for the irrigation of
the lands of the stockholders of this
corporation, and for that purpose
this corporation shall have power
and ii is the intention to develop and
acquire the right to the use OF
| water for irrigation, domestic and
mechanical purposes from both sur
face and underground sources there
of; to make the same available and
convenient for use by pumping; by
the construction of dams, reservoirs
canals. bitches, laterals, pipe lines
and other conduits gates and othe:
appliances for the storage. diversion
and delive.y Of water - acquire
| means as may seem lest OF he most
convenient for these purposes; e
generate or rent or hire or otherwise
acquire the right tt use electricity OF
other power necessary, proper OF
convenient for any of said purposes
and as well for mechanical or light
ing or other purposes as the de-
mands of the stockholders MAJ sug-
gest or require; to purchase, OF
otherwise acquire all the necessary
real and personal property needed
proper or convenient for the pur-
poses aforesaid and to use and cul.
tivate said real property; to buy
sell. lease, hypothecate, mortgage Of
otherwise dispose of real and per
Sonal property; to execute deeds
notes, bonds or other obligations anC
secure them by pledge of the cor
porate property therefor: to issue il
stock or such part thereof, as ma!
be necessary therefor in payment fol
the acquisition by purchase or con
struction of the necessary irrigation
works for supplying the lands of it,
stockholders with water for the rec
lamation. irrigation and cultivation
thereof, and to do whatever may b,
necessary proper or convenient fo
the accomplishment of all of sal,
purposes.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corpora
| N'pii 10 t'tNNh anu Tfll.
Thousand Two Hundred and Tel
($150,210.00) Dollars, divided int,
twenty five thousand and sever
t25,O0O shares Of the par or fac,
value of Thirty $4,000 Dollars each
Seven CD shares of the capita
stock shall be subscribed and pait
for in cash at par and are designed
and are to be so issued to max
eligible and qualify the holder
thereof to be members of the frs
Board of Directors hereinafter name,
and to hold office in the corporation
l The remainder of the shares shall
he divided into five series to con
sist of five thousand $4,000 share
each and shall be known respective
Iy as Series A. Series b." "Serie
C. Series D. and Series E.
The shares of the stock in each o
r the series denoted by letters a
above shall, as they are SEVERAL
issued become, and thereafter remain
appurtenant and inseparably attache
to lands owned by the holders there
of. apd for the irrigation of which
among other things, this corpora
ton is organized; and no perso
, other than the owner of land cap
able Of irrigation from the works q
the corporation shall be the owner O
holder of any of said stock texceI
of the seven shares above mentione
=. and sold for CASH and then of n
greater number of shares than tn
number Of acres of such land h