Graham guardian., 1918-12-20

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 Nechs
Boswell, being the owners and tenants
in common from the year 1882, by our.
selves or our grantors of a certain ir.
rigating aanal commonly known AND
designated as the dodge Canal, y
situated in the County of Graham,
State of Arizona; and commencing al
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 neal
the Southwest Corner of the North.
west Quarter of Section 10, Township
6 South, Range "a East. And being
desirous of Incorporating ourselves anC
forming a 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
poratiou and by which it shall be here
matter known is 1.-THE DODGE CANAL
COMPANY" and the principal place fol-
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 Cana
for Irrigating 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 anC
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 thi.
corporation shall be Six Thousand Dol
lars ($6, 900. .00) divided into Six Hun
dred shares of the par value of Tei
Dollars $4,000 each, to be fully paiC
up at the first meeting of the Board o.
Directors of the Dodge Canal Com
pany.
Nv
The time of commencement of thi'
corporation shall be the day of tn,
filing of these articles in the office o.
the County Recorder of the County o.
Graham in the State of Arizona ant
shall terminate fifty years thereafter
The affairs of this corporation shal
be conducted by Board of Directors
composed of five persons who shall b,
elected annually by the stockholders
and shall hold office for one year ant
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified. The time and manner o
said elections shall be prescribed in ant
provided for by the Bylaws of salt
corporation. Said directors shall b.
subscribers to the capital stock of saiC
corporation; and no person shall b.
eligible to said office of director unles
he be stockholder in the corporation
and airy person ceasing to be a sub
scriber shall cease to be director an,
hereafter if any director shall ceas,
to be stockholder, he shall cease Il
be director.
The highest amount of Indebtedness o
liability direct or contingent to whicl
this corporation is at any time to b,
subject is the sum of Two Thousanc
Dollars ($2, 900. .00). The stockholder
and their property shall be exemp
from the corporate debts of this cor
poration.
VII
The Board of Directors of this Cor
poration shall have power TO estaDllsl
bylaws and make all rules and regula
tions necessary for the management o
the affairs of this Corporation and tn,
Officers thereof, subject to the ap
proval of the stockholders of said Cor
poration. The following named per
sons who are subscribers to the Capi
tai stock of this corporation shall con
stitute its Board of Directors until thu
first Monday in January, 1919, and un
til their successors are duly elected ant
qualified, viz: ]. II. Mack, w. A
Carter, p. A. Norton, j. H. Foster an,
G. A. Matthews.
In witness whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and seals on tn
date of our several acknowledgement
hereof.
w. A. CARTER, Seall
p. A. NORTON, Seal
CHAs. A. MATTHEWS, [Seal1
2. O. Address of all, Glenbar, Ora