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<br />, ," ' " KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I. .'. . . . . .. do hereby subscribe for
<br />" an4 agree to take . . . shares of 'the capital stock of the GRAND V/..tLEYWr.l'ER '
<br />USERS ASSOCIATION. a oorporation duly organized ,under the laws of the State of
<br />,." Colorado, and for that purpose and in order to beoome a member of said Association
<br />do hereby, subjeot to all the provisiOns thereof and of the by-laws of said
<br />", >. Association not inconsistent therewith, subscribe to the following copy of the,
<br /><,:,Ar,tioles of Inoorporationofsldd, Association. whioh are, as follows I '
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<br />ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE GRAND VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOCIATIGll'
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<br />';,">>~:>:: Know all men bY' theseartioles of inoorporation that we, the undersigned, have
<br />'.' '" associated ourselves together under the laws of the St~te of' Colorado, as a body-
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<br />ARTICLE I.
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<br />The name of' this corporat10n shall be and 18 The 'Grand, Valley-Water Users
<br />Association.
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<br />ARTICLE II.
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<br />The names of the inoorporators are Lawrence M. Miller, S. P. Green, H. H.
<br />Beach, .Tohn T. Beaman, .Tames B. Hunter, George Smith, Marion O. Delaplain, VIm.
<br />S. Wallace, .Tames H. Slni th and Merrill W. Blakeslee, but others may become
<br />members of this,association by subscribing for the stock of the Association or
<br />bY' the transfer of stook to thamin the regular oourse of' the administration of
<br />the 'affairs 0: the Association.
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<br />ARTICLE III.
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<br />The prin~ipal place of ,transacting the business ot the Association shall be
<br />at Grand .Tunotion. in the County of Mesa, in the State of Colorado.
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<br />ARTICLE IV.
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<br />Seotion 1. The purposes for which this Association is organized and the
<br />' general nature of the business to be transacted are: To acquire, furnish, pro-
<br />,vide f'or, and distribute to the lands ,of' the shareholders of the Association
<br />as herein provided, an adequate supplY' of water f'or the irrigation thereof;
<br />}'" .0:' to divert, store, develop, pump, carry- and distribute water for irrigation and
<br />',all other beneficial uses, deriving the same from all available sources of
<br />'supply; to construct, install, operate, and maintain pumps, ditches, conduits
<br />and other drainage works for draining any or all of the lands receiving water
<br />',\ through the irrigation works of the Association; to construct, purchase, lease,
<br />' ,'COndemn, or acquire in any manner whatsoever, and to own, use,sell, transfer,
<br />,,; " , convery-, control, maintain, and operate any irrigation works, structures, tele-
<br />" " phone systams, electrio or other power plants, and transmission lines, and
<br />property both real and personal ot every- kind whatsoever, necessary- or appropriate
<br />" for the accompl1slnnent of any of the purposes of this ,organization; to generate. '
<br />, create, transmit, use and sell power and electrical, energy;' to act as trustee,
<br />, ,agent or attorneY' ,for the sale. disposal, and transfer of lands, in order to ", '
<br />:,;:!,::-'f'aclli tate' the' disposal of such lands. or any part thereof ,to persons qualified'
<br />,U;:';:'::'i/ ,to perfect rights. to the use ,of :waterunder the,lawiJ of the Un1tedStates ap- .,'.
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