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<br />Certificate of Incorporation <br /> <br />'iJ~13~4-- <br /> <br /> <br />~ll Men by these presiats: That WB George A Crawford, M.. C.. Vanderventer, <br /> <br /> <br />W. 0.. Stephens, F.. K.. Anderson, George \l.. Moody and Sills Huffingtoll <br /> <br />residents of the State of~olorado, have associated ourselves together as a <br /> <br />company under the nwne and style of the Delta Ditch Company, for the purpose <br /> <br /> <br />of becoming a body corpora.te UDder and by vi.rtue of the la'lrs of the state of <br /> <br />Colorado, and in accordance with the provisions of the laws of said State, va do <br /> <br />hereby make, execute and acknowledge in duplicate this certificate ih wrIting of <br /> <br />our intention so t become a body corporate, under and. by virtue of said laws.. <br /> <br />FIRST.. The corporate name and style of our aald company shall be the Delta Ditch Co, <br /> <br /> <br />SECOND. The object for 'Which our said company is formed and incorporated is for <br /> <br /> <br />the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and pperatlng a. di teh (am the collection <br /> <br /> <br />of water rents on the same) beginning on the east bank. of the. 'JneQm:~ehgT'P -rtver <br /> <br />v- <br />at a state about livo miles above the town of Uncompahgre and taking the water from <br /> <br />said river at that point, thense running northward across the valley through lanis <br /> <br />claimed recently by Merritt Vandeventer on whicb claim the head of the ditch is <br /> <br />located, thenee through lands claimed by Ledgerwood.) (unsurveyed lands), thence <br /> <br />through lands claimed by Wm. N. Crotsev, to !he blurf or high mesa on the east <br /> <br />side of the valley, thens6 along the foo& of the bluff to the lands of the Uncom.- <br /> <br />pabgre Town Company or towh site of Uncompahgre, thense across the south side <br /> <br />of said Town site, and along the east and north sides of said townsite to the <br /> <br />Unc,ompahgre river on lands of Sills Huffington, an0- the water of said ditch to be <br />used for domestic, town, mill, arid irrigating purposes, in the state of Colore.do. <br /> <br />THIRD. The capital stock of our said company is one thousand dollars, to be di "ided into <br /> <br /> <br />one hundeed shares of ten dollars for ench share,:~nd said stock shall be assessable.. <br /> <br />FOURTH. Our said campalV is to exist for the term of tweoty years. <br /> <br />FIFTH.. The affairs and management of our said company is to be. under the control <br /> <br />of three directors, and C.. M. vandeventer, George A.. Crawford, and V.. O. Stephens7 <br /> <br />a.re hereby selected to act as said directors J and to manage the affairs and concerns <br />I <br />of said c~pany for the first year and until their successors are elected.. <br /> <br />SIXTH The operations of our said com.pany will be oarried on in Ute County of <br /> <br /> <br />Gunnison, and the principal place and business office of said company shall be located <br /> <br /> <br />in the town of UncOlllpahgre, cOWlty of Guhnieon, and State of Colorado aforesaid.. <br />