Graham guardian., 1914-09-18
ARTICLES
OF
INCORPORATION

INCORPORATION
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE ARTICLES
! OF INCORPORATION: That we, the un-
! derSigned, have associated ourselves
| together under the laws Of the State Of
| Arizona as body corporate.
Article |
The name of the corporation shall be
and is GILA VALLEY WATER USERS
AND FARMERS PROTECTIVE ASSoCIA-
TION.
Article II
The names of the incorporators are
VIM. ELLSWORTH, residence and post
office address Stafford, Ariz,, r, G.
dress Thatcher Ariz., D. H, CLARIDGE,
residence and post office address Solo
monville, Ariz., Ph. PRUDENTIAL, resi-
dence and post office address Solomon
vile, Ariz., A. T. WEST, residence
and post office address, Hubbard,
Ariz., Z. c. PRINA, residence and post
Office address Stafford, Ariz., P. c.
MERRILL, residence and post Office ad-
dress Pima, Ariz. But others may be-
come members of said association by
the transfer of stock to them in the
regular course of the administration of
the affairs of the association.
Article Iii
The principal place of transacting the
business of the corporation shall be at
Stafford, in the County of Graham, in
the State of Arizona.
Article w
Section /, The objects for which the
Association Is organized and the gen.
eral nature of the business to be trans
acted by it shall be and are: To pro-
tect and maintain in any lawful manner
whatsoever the existing water rights
and acquired by the shareholders of the
the interests of the shareholders of the
corporation in any lawful manner.
TO provide for and distribute and
shares of said Association to which said
shares and the rights and interests
thereby are appurtenant, 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 wat
er from underground sources, to carry
and distribute water for the irrigation
of the lands aforesaid, and to construct,
purchase, lease, condemn or otherwise
in any way whatever acquire and own,
hold, have, use, control, maintain, pre-
serve, manage, operate and conduct the
means therefor and any and all rights
reservoirs, pipes, machinery, canals,
dams, bitches, fumes, headgates, wells,
pumps, pumping plants pOwerhouses,
transmission lines and property both
real and personal of every nature and
kind whatever 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 sur
face and subterranean sources by any
means adapted to any of the purposes |
aforesaid, and create, transmit and use
power for the accomplishment of any
of the purposes or objects of the Asso-
citation as hereinbefore set forth;
To have and exercise all the powers |
and do all and everything necessary,
suitable, convenient or proper for the
accomplishment of any of the purposes,
or the attainment of any one or more of |
the objects herein enumerated, or in |
cidental to the power herein named or
which shall at any time appear con-
ducive or expedient for the protection
or benefit of the Association or its |
members as shareholders therein.
Section 2. For the omplishment,
or to aid in and promote the accomp-
lishment of the aforesaid purposes or
objects, or any of them, this ASsocia-
tion shall have power to enter into any
contract or other arrangement or un-
dertake in whatsoever manner, and by |
whatsoever means may be deemed |
proper or convenient therefor.
Sections. The territory within which |
are the lands to be irrigated as afore-
said shall include land within the bound
airy of the Gila Valley. in Graham
County, State of Arizona.
Article V
Section |. The total authorized CAP
ltal StOck OF tnlS corporation is len
thousand Dollars, divided into One hun
dred thousand shares of the par value
of Ten Cents each, and at such time or
times as the Board of Directors may by
resolution direct, said capital stock
shall be paid into this corporation in
cash in payment for which shares of
the capital stock of said corporation
may be issued.
Section 2. The time of commence
ment of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing of these Articles of
Incorporation in the office of the Ari-
zona Corporation Commission and a
certified copy of same recorded in the
Office of the County Recorder of the
County of Graham, State o. Arizona
and certificate of incorporation de-
livered to said Company by the said
Corporation Commission.
Article vi
Section l. The affairs and business
of this corporation shall be conducted
and centralized nv a Rpard pf Diracfors