Graham guardian., 1918-12-06

H. Mcbride, W. A. Carter, Alof Car
ter, Howard Mcbride, Jas. M. Larson.
Oliver Larson, Lehi Larson, P. A.
Norton, Chas. A. Matthews, Jas. d.
Matthews, H. M. Matthews and Necha
Boswell, being the owners and tenants
in common from the year 1882, by our
selves or our grantors of certain ir-
rigating aanal commonly known and
designated as the Dodge Canal, :"
situated in the County of Graham,
State of Arizona; and commencing at
a point near the Northeast Quarter of
Section 20, Township South, Range
25 East of the Gila & Salt River Base
& Meridian, running in Northwest
erly direction ,and ending at or near
the Southwest Corner of the North
west Quarter of Section 10, Township
6 South, Range "a East. And being
desirous of incorporating ourselves and
forming corporation under the pro-
visions of the laws of the State of
Arizona and especially of the Act of
the Legislative Assembly Of the Terri
tory of Arizona, approved March Sth,
1887, entitled Corporations for the
purpose of mutual protection and of
engaging in the business and enter
prise hereinafter mentioned, do make,
subscribe and acknowledge these arti-
cles of incorporation and declare.
That the name assumed by this cor
poratiouand by which it shall be here
matter known is "rHE DODGE CANAL
COMPANY" and the principal place for
the transaction of its business shall be
Glenbar, Graham County, State OF
Arizona.
The enterprise, pursuit, business and
occupation in which this corporation
proposes to engage is that of main
tanning, keeping in repair, enlarging
and extending the said Dodge Canal
for lrrigating and motor purposes, to
acquire water and water rights by pur-
chase and location, to construct and
maintain canals, bitches, fumes, dams
and reservoirs for the purospe of con-
Quoting, storing and distributing water
so acquired, for irrigating land, water
ing livestock and for domestic and
other purposes; and to do and transact
any and all kinds of business which
may or might be done by natural per-
son, that may be necessary to fully
carry out the object of this corporation,
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be Six Thousand Dol
lars (S6 6,000.00) divided into Six Hun
dred shares of the par value of Ten
Dollars $4,000 each, to be fully paid
up at the first meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Dodge Canal Com
pany.
The time of commencement of this
corporation shall be the day of the
filing of these articles in the office of
the County Recorder of the County of
Graham in the State of Arizona and
shall terminate fifty years thereafter.
V
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of Directors
composed of five persons who shall be
and shall hold office for one year and
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified. The time and manner of
said elections shall be prescribed in and
provided for by the Bylaws of said
corporation. Said directors shall be
subscribers to the capital stock of said
corporation; and no person shall be
eligible to said Office of director unless
he be stockholder in the corporation,
and any person ceasing to be a sub
scriber shall cease to be director and
hereafter if any director shall cease
to be stockholder, he shall cease to
be director.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability direct or contingent to which
this corporation is at any time to be
subject is the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2, 000.00). The stockholders
and their property shall be exempt
from the corporate debts of this cor
poration.
VII
The Board of Directors of this Cor
poration shall have power to establish
bylaws and make all rules and regular
tions necessary for the management of
the affairs of this Corporation and the
Officers thereof, subject to the APP
proval of the stockholders of said Cor
poration. The following named per-
sons who are subscribers to the Capt.
tai stock of this corporation shall con-
stitute its Board of Directors until the
first Monday in January, 1919, and un-
til their successors are duly elected and
qualified, viz: j. H. Mack, W. A.
Carter, p. A. Norton, ]. II. Foster and
G. A. Matthews.
In witness whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and seals on the
date of our several acknowledgements
hereof.
w. A. CARTER, [Seall
p. A. NORTON, Seal
CHAS. A. MATTHEWS, ISeall