Arizona republican., 1914-12-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
QUEEN CREEK POWER and
WATER COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE !
That we the undersign-
ed. being DESTROYS of forming a cor
poration 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 Artl-
cles Of Incorporation.
ARTICLE /.
The name, residence and postofflce
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 postoffioe address is LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
]. R. DETWEILER, whose resi-
dence is PHOENIX, ARIZONA, and
whose postoffice address is PHOE-
NIX. ARIZONA.
c. H. 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, ARR
IONA.
0. S STAPLEY, whose residence
is MESA. ARIZONA, and whose
postoffice address is MESA, ARI
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 suc!
subordinate offices elsewhere as the
business Of the corporation may re-
Cuire.
ARTICLE ".
The general nature of the bust
ness proposed to be transacted b.
the corporation is to store. i'm
pound, divert, distribute and MAKE
available. water for the irrigation o
the lands of the stockholders of Thu
corporation, and for that purpos
this corporation shall have powe
and it is the intention to develop ant
acquire the right to the use o
twater for irrigation, domestic an
mechanical purposes from both sur
face and underground sources there
of; to make the same available an
convenient for use by pumping; b.
the construction of dams, reservoirs
: canals, bitches, laterals, pipe line
and other conduits. gates and othe
appliances for the storage. diversio
and delive.y of water; II acquire
own, operate and maintain sue
means as may seem hest or he mos
convenient for these purposes;
generate or rent or hire or otherwis
, acquire the right to use electricity @
: other power necessary. proper c
convenient for any of said purpose
, and as well for mechanical Or light
ing or other purposes as the dc
[ mands of the stockholders may sug
gest or require: to purchase. {
otherwise acquire all the necessar
real and personal property needle
proper or convenient for the pul
poses aforesaid and to use and Gu
tivate said real property; to tu
otherwise dispose of real and PEE
sonal property; to execute deed
notes. bonds or other obligations al
secure them by pledge of the co
porate property therefor; to issue
stock or such part thereof. as m;
Il be necessary therefor in payment f
the acquisition by purchase or CO.
struction of the necessary irrigati'
works for supplying the lands of
stockholders with water for the re
lamation, irrigation and cultivati
e. thereof, and to do whatever may
Z. necessary, proper or convenient f
IT the accomplishment of all Of sa
u purposes.
E ARTICLE V.
II
P. ton is Seven Hundred and Fiji
tt Thousand Two Hundred and T
- (s75O. 21OOO) Dollars. divided in
twenty five thousand and sew
(25,007) shares of the par or ia
value of Thirty $4,000 Dollars ea'
Seven O shares of the CAPT
stock shall be subscribed and pa
- for in cash at par and are design
n and are to be so issued to ma
e eligible and qualify the hold'
n thereof to be members Of the fl
Of Board of Directors hereinafter nam
IF and to hold office in the corporate
= The remainder of the shares sh
u be divided into five series to &C
" sist of five thousand $4,000 sha
u each and shall be known respecti'
ell ly as Series A." Series b. "Ser
29 c." Series D." and Series E."
tt The shares of the stock in each
= the series denoted by letters
above SHALL as they are severe
.e issued become. and thereafter rem
~ appurtenant and inseparably attacl
~ w. to lands owned by the holders the
=. Of, and for the irrigation of VIII
among other things, this corpo
, .. ton is organized and no per
other than the owner Of land C
30 able of irrigation from the works
10 the corporation shall be the owner
az holder of any of said stock (exc
-e of the seven shares above mentiO
~ and sold for CASH and then of
greater number of shares than
the - :. 49,. ,ona