Arizona republican., 1915-01-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ARIZONA LAND & IM- PROVEMENT COMPANY

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 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we the undersign- ed. being desirous of forming cor poration under the laws of the State of Arizona, have associated ourselves together and have adopted and do hereby acknowledge the adoption of the following Articles of Irfcorpora- ton.
 ARTICLE I.
 The name, residence and postof- flee address of the several incor- porators are:
 JOHN SCHROCK, whose resi- dence is WICHITA, KANSAS, and whose postoffice address is WICHI- TIA, 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 PHOE- NIX. ARIZONA.
 C II RITTENHOUSE. whose resi- dence is PHOENIX. ARIZONA. and whose postoffice address is PHOE- NIX, ARIZONA.
 ARTICLE II.
 The name of the corporation is THE ARIZONA LAND X IM PROMINENT COMPANY
 ARTICLE III.
 The principal place of business of the corporation shall be at Phoenix. Arizona, with such subordinate of fees elsewhere as the necessities or conveniences of the business of the corporation may require
 ARTICLE ".
 The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by the corporation is:
 To construct, install, equip and otherwise acquire, own, manage, con- trol and operate plants for pumping water from underground or other lamation and irrigation of lands and for stock domestic and other uses; to construct dams and other works for the storage of water flowing in natural streams or public sources and thence to divert the same to lands to be used in the irrigation and reclamation thereof: to con struct or otherwise acquire proper distributing systems of canals. ditches or other conduits for the carriage and delivery of such water from it's sources to the lands to be irrigated and to the points of other use; to acquire by purchase, barter, exchange or otherwise, any kind of such works: to improve and other wise fit lands for reclamation and cultivation and to sell or lease the same; to acquire title to lands and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of or cucumber them or any part thereof as may seem best to the Board of Directors to establish and maintain offices and agencies in Arizona or elsewhere for the sale of it's own as well as of other lands; to contract for the construction and or any kind for other persons, as sociations or corporations: to pur- chase and sell or lease machinery of all kinds and other supplies design ed or proper for use in the reelama- ton and irrigation and cultivation of lands; to supply power for the operation of pumps for irrigation works or for the supply of water for domestic. stock or manufactur- ing and other uses and purposes; to acquire, own and hold, by .pur- chase, exchange or acceptance in payment or exchange for use of construction and the furnishing of machinery. tools. material, supplies or appliances used inA4 the construc- tion of irrigation plants; to acquire by purchase or otherwise, shares, notes, bonds or other money or pro- perty obligation or obligations of other corporations,s and sell, barter exchange or hypotfiecate the same; to conduct such business or any part thereof in this state and in any other state, territory or country and finally to do everything needful proper and convenient in the ac- complishment of it's said purposes ARTICLE V.
 The Capital Stock of this corpora ton shall be Two Hundred Thousand | ($200, ,0O0O0) Vi Dollars, divided into two thousand (2,OOO) shares of One Hundred (s10O00) Dollars each which shall be paid for in cash ol in property at such times and 1T such manner as the Board of Di rectors may designate.
 1 All or any portion of the Capita Stock may be issued in payment fo real or personal property, services O. other bright or thing of value fo the. uses of the corporation, ant when so issued such stock shall be come and he full paid up: and tn n;,Soctors shall ho the solo iudpe q