El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10
NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
THE Ell PASO VALLEY WATER
UCEnS5 ASSOCIATION

The following resolutions in rela-
ton to the election to be held Feb
ID, 1914, were passed at a meeting Of
the Board Of Governors held on Feb
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD
OF GOVERNORS OF THE Ell PASO
VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOCIA-
Section I. That notice be and the
same is hereby given that the annual
election for the selection of a presi-
dent, vice president and nine members
of the Board of Governors, one to be
elected from each of the nine gOYeTna-
torial districts as heretofore defined
by ordinance of the board, which cleo
ton was heretofore ordered to be held
on Saturday the 14th day Of February,
1914, shall be held at the Chamber of
Commerce in the City of FL Paso,
Texas. That at such election the polls
shall be open at l o'clock in the aft
ernoon and shall remain open until
6 o'clock in the afternoon.
Section II. An election board of
three members, to wit, T d. POrcher,
e. K Talbot, and D. z. DOane, is here
by appointed to conduct such cleo
ton and to make returns of the same.
AT such election each member shall
possess the following qualifications,
as set forth in the resolutions here
tcfore adopted by the Board of Gov
ernors of this assication;
(a) Shall be, at the time Of the
election, the owner of at least one
share of capital stock of this asso-
citation and shall have been the owner
thereof, as shown by the books of the
association. for at least twenty (20)
Gays before such election, provided
that the owner of any acre of land
situated within any of the gOVerna-
tOrial district within said FL Paso
Valley Irrigation District, as hereto
fore defined, which land was signed
uD and accepted by this Association
under the Articles of Incorporation
thereof within the first forty-five
thousand $1,000 acres so signed,
shall be, for the purpose Of this cleo
ton, deemed to be the owner Of
share of capital stock of this Associa-
ton for each acre of land so owned
by him and heretofore signed and ac-
cepted for water rights, provided,
however, that such land shall be sit
uated within the Ell Paso Valley Irri-
cation District.
OBJ Shall be of the age of twenty
one Old years or more and of sound
mind.
Cc) He shall not be entitled to vote
IL the land to which such shares of
stock are appurtenant shall be in ar
rears for any assessment heretofore
made by this association or the Board
OF Governors thereof
I'D He shall not be entitled to vote
unless he has registered as the owner
of land or shares of stock entitled
to vote, as set forth in Clause a" Of
this Section and was registered at the
office of this Association in the Her
aid Building in the City of FL PasO
before the first day of January, 1914.
Section III. Each voter at such
election shall vote by written ballot
st in person or duly authorized
written proxy.
Section " Each voter shall be en-
titled to vote for one candidate for
President and one candidate for Vice
President and to cast his ballot for one
m ember of the Board of Governors to
any district in which he
shall have land duly qualified to vote
as hereinbefOre described, provided
no member shall be entitled to cast
more than one hundred and sixty
(16O) votes in all
Section v These resolutions shall
take effect and be in force imme-
diately after their passage and adop- {
ten, and all bylaws and resolutions !
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
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