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<br />subscribe for and agree to
<br />organized under Iba Inws o
<br />said Aseaclalloa no[ Incon~
<br />ARTICLE 7f. TDe vamea o[ the Ihcorpora[ora are: John C. Hell, George S. COnklln,'A, H. Btockbam, F. D. Catll¢, W. O. Staphana, J. H. I;alley, I. F. Kyle, Frank Dovlavy, D. S. RoaL
<br />caD• L. E. Aoss nod O. M. Kem, but others may Decome mambera o[ said Assodation Dy aubscrlb lug to these Arlldee o[ Incorporation, or n co PY thereof, or by the [rans[er o[ stock to them iv
<br />the regular course o[ tDe admly ls4atlon o[ the vf[alrs of the Asaodatlov.
<br />dRTfCLE III. The esf¢Dllahed ofllcm and rylacee o[ trausncting the business vt the Aeaodatia¢ shall ba at the towv of Delta, County o[ Della, Sln[e o[ Colorado, nvd at [ha Towv o[
<br />Montrose, County o[ Montrose, State of GOlaretl0, tDe o¢e at Mov[rose being the prlndpal ones. All stockholders' mectlvga shall ba held at Olathe, Montrose Cnuaty, Colorado.
<br />dRTICLE IV. Tba objects for wDlch [be Assadatlou la orgaalzad and the general nature of the Duel¢ess to ba [rnnsatted by It atoll be and ore:
<br />'po Drovitle Lor nud disuWUte and furnlah to fhe laude of the holdara o1 eharas of said Aesoclatlon tv whlth said shares and the rlgh Ca and lutaresta represented thereby are appv r[mrnvt, au
<br />vdequata supDlY of wafer for the Irrl6ntloa o[ sold laude, and for domeatin yurposee, laecbnnical and Dowac Durpoees.
<br />To divert ww[er within [he state of Colorado from the Dubllc sources of wafer auDD1Y, to Impouvd or divert water and develop sources o[ wafer, [o pwap water from or [breast uudcr-
<br />ground sources, to carry and distribute water for 7rrl6atlon of the lands aforesaid, for dOmaetle, yowar nvd maehavlcal Durpoees, and to construct, purehnae, lease, covdemu or atDerwiae lu any
<br />way whntavever acquire and own, hold, have; vee, cputrof, melanin, preserve, mnvago, operate and co¢dvot the moava therefor nvd nny and all rights, reservoirs, funnels, dams, cannla, ditches,
<br />flumes, head-gates, pipes, mach leery, wells, pampa, Dumplug Vlants, Power tenses, frapamisafau lines, nvd property -oth real sad personal o[ every nvtura and kind whntsoaver necessary or
<br />eV-ropriate for We necomplishmeut o[ any of the objects or yurposea aforesaid;
<br />To diver[, Impouvd, devaloy, Dump, dla[rfbute, deliver, and use water for ell benefldel Durppsa4 from surface and suDterrnvean sources by any tnaaua adapted to any oI We purposes afore-
<br />said, nvd create, trnnsmlt and use Dower for the accompllahment oL any of the DurDasea or oD]ecta of the Associnflon as harelnDOfore eat Lm't-;
<br />To Dave and exarclaa all powara, and do all and everyWlvg necessary, eultablo, co¢veafent or prober for fhe nccomDllehmevt of any of the yvrposas, or tae n[talnment of avy o¢a or mare
<br />of the oD)ec[a Dereln enumer¢ted, or lacltla¢tal to the powers nerelu named ur whleD shall at say time n-Dear condudve or axpedlevt [or the protactlon or -eneflt o[ We Asa0elatlon or Ito mem-
<br />Dera as shareholders tDm~eln.
<br />Section S. For the accomplishment or [a aid la or promote the accompllahment, o[ the aforesaid purposes or oD]oc[a, ar any o[ than, f-IS Aesocf atlon shall have newer to enter Into any
<br />contract or other arrangement, or undertake Iv whatsoever manner nvd by whatsoever meavs may ba tlvemad proper or tonvavlavt therefor, to secure acLOn by or the aid of the United Sates
<br />Govaruweut in [he covstrucliv¢, erection o: ntqulsitlon of nay d>ms, reaervolrs, tunuela, cnnala, walla or any other works or property, or nDVUrtae¢ncea necessary Werovuto, Im• the storage, dovel-
<br />opmen[, dlversian, d[sU'l0u[lon, or delivery of water to the lautla of the snare-olders o[ this AsnoClatiau, or [o e1d therein, and to enter lute any vsreemen[ with said Govorunteut which may Dc
<br />approved Dy [he Secretary o[ We In[erion or avy duly authorized omclol m• rePreaentative of the Interior Department with :otarente to [he col]ec[lun nnS payment LO tb0 Govemmeut of avy and
<br />ell moneys which may ba due We Government ender or by reason of rights leaned by tea Govar¢went t0 the mambas of thlaAsaocfntia¢ far the use a[ water [rote any reservoir or irrigation
<br />works acquired or constructed by said Govemmm[, m• In We acquisition ar cvns[ructlou of which IL may have aided, and to comply with any condltlons, rules or regala[lonn prescribed by Con-
<br />gress or by soy executive dcpartmeut or off&dal of sold government lawfully authorlxed tha:eanto, conaerning the storage, d[verslau, dellvary, pppllcatlon or use of any water ao stored. developed
<br />or delivered to [he shareholders o[ tEls Associntloa tram m' by meaaa o[ my works co¢strua[ad or acquired Dy the Govarumen[ or 1v tbo coneVUe[lon or ncRVlsltlon o[ which We Oovornmevt may
<br />Dave aided, or which It mxy hereafter construct or ecRnlre or in the covatructlon or acquleltlon o[ whkh It may hereafter eld.
<br />Section 9. Tha territory within wDlcb ¢ro the lands fo be Irrigated na aforesaid obeli ba Imown ne "The UncomDabsra Valley Innds;' and shall incl uda lauds wltlrly tDe boundaries de-
<br />scried ns follows, teat Ia to say: Commencing at We North bountlary Iina o[ Ovrny County, Colorado, and eztondlvg NartD to lha Gna¢190n rlvm•, mdutllus the antics UncomD¢hgre valley North
<br />of said NorW lino of Ouray Conn[y.
<br />ARTICLE v. Section 1. Tha capital n[odt of the Asaodapaa shall be Oua Hundred Thousand Dollars (5100,000) nud ba divided lute Oue Hundred Thousand snares o1 [ha par value o[
<br />Ono Dollar ($1.00) par share, nod sold shares shall ba assessable, however, not to exceed Twenty-tour Dollnre (524.00) yet abate lu rho aggresatn.
<br />Section R. 'Phase and those only who are owners of Iaad, m' offlvera of munlGDa]l[lea for them, or occupavm of public Innda having Initiated a rig^t [o ¢cqulre the note a, wlthly the terri-
<br />tory described iu Ar[ICIe 4 of these Ar[iclea of Incorporation, or within sash estonaloua'DbervoL se [nay be herenttar tneda tram time to limo under the powara perdu conte+a~ed [or that purpose,
<br />shall De fife holders or owners oI shares oI the Capltnl stock of t-fa Aasadatlon. For each acre of each ]a¢da share-olders may hacomv the owner of oua snare of e[odc of tale Aesoclatlon cud uo
<br />more.
<br />Section 9. As a condition of continued oWnersniD of sold snares o[ stock, and partieiDatloa fa any o1 ten benaflta thereof, each euDscri0ar thera[or, or [rmtstaree therev[ Iv case a[ transfer.
<br />shall, as soon as tea right or rights harelvnt[er referred to became subject to appllcafloa ar acqulsltlou under fhe rules and rvgulntlous yrescrlbed or to ba prescribed for the purpose by Congress,
<br />or any executive department of We Govefmmeut, nPD1Y for, and in good faith cOtnplY promytly wltD all auto rules and regu1nt10ve toe We acqulsltlou o[, n right to rho use o[ water p'om avy
<br />source eL sup P1Y prey ltled by the Govorume¢t, or 1¢ the provlslon o[ wD1ch the Govervmen[ Daa aided, for the 4rigntlva oI We Inpda ~o whicD sold aharoa vnd rlghta rept~eeented t-ereby are sD-
<br />PmKevant. UDOV tDe t¢il¢re of the subscriber, or holler otherwise. oL avy shares o[ the canlear stank ,.r n.t. e..,.,. u.ru,.. „ ...... .. .....~...... .. ... .._ e_.. .._ __ ,_. ..___ __ ..
<br />lpresents> Tbat I. _______
<br />_ _ abates of the cayltnl
<br />'that purpaae and fn order to become n
<br />se following copy o[ the Artldaa o[ Inc
<br />ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. I{NOW ALL MEN BY THESE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:
<br />That we, the undm'signeQ, Dave associated oureelvee togetbar undec the ]awe of Wo 6tate of Colarndo as a body eoiyora[e.
<br />ARTICLE 7. The name o[ rho corporation shag be and la THE UNCOMPAHORE VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION,
<br />person, Dla heirs and
<br />~rva, ar accrue from m~
<br />no right wDntsoevar as
<br />or owuersbip, or that could Dy any means arise or
<br />
<br />Section A Any shares of atod< so for[elted snail nt onto be cancelled ¢nd annll not again, under aaY drenmstnnca, ba renewed. revived, or revised, Other stock In Ilea thereof up t0 tbv
<br />limit oI We total number of snares autnorizetl Dy these ar[idea, may bo subscribed tor, nvd Issued, subject to ell the coudlti0na a1 theca artldea sad [o rho npVroval o[ the Secretary of [be
<br />lnterfor.
<br />Section r The"ownarab/D o[ each share o[ aloe][ o[ this Aseodatlon anal) eq•ry, ae lncldevt thereto, a right [o hnva delivered to the owner thm~eot, w¢tm•, by the Aeaoclatloa, for the
<br />Irrigation of the ]cords to which ouch is eypurtapnnt.
<br />Section 6, TDe amount of water so to be delivered to sorb owner shall De that proportionate part of ell stored and developed wntcq the stor¢go or develanmcut o[ whicD Sa or may ba
<br />effected by this Association, or by manna of works mdm• Ib control, management, ar diractlan, or whlen may became nvnllnblo [or dlstributlOn by Wle Aasodation tram irrl6a[lon works built by
<br />[ho Nntlonnl Govemmeut during any lrrlgatinR season, ea the number of shares owned by him shall boat to the whole number of valltl sad subsls[Ing eharas of Iba AssodatlOn lasued nvd [Dan
<br />outsmutliug, to ba delivered [a and upon anfd lads at ouch times durlag such season ae he may direct.
<br />Section 7. And there shall also be. lucideut to such owuerahlP of each aDarea the right Lo Dave dellvarad to the owner [heron[, for the IrrisatlOd aI cold 1¢vds, ns the Assoeintloa shall
<br />from time Co [Sme ¢cqulre means tot that purpose, the water hore[otore end before the ahareholdm• or hie traasfareo became a member o[ [pia Aasodatlon, npnrapria[etl Dy him or by his prede-
<br />cessors In interest, for the h'rlgatiou at said Invda; PROVIDED, Dowaver, that the whole amount o[ water actually deliveretl Irom ell sources spell not exceed rho amount uacessary for the proper
<br />cul[Ivation of sold lagtle.
<br />Section 8. Tha records o[ Iba Associatioe and each nvd every cor[iflcata or other evidence of Ownarshlp of eharw o[ ctodc fu the Aasadntion, when leaned shNl cannla n dascriptlon eI
<br />rho lands [o De L'rign[ed, and to which the ntoresald rights and spares shall ba perpetually apDUr[enaut, sad thara¢I[oy ell fights, whatever their source or wnntevm• theh~ manner o[ acquisition,
<br />to the use of wafer [m' rho irrigation of sold (ands, shall forever De inseparably aDDUr[anaat to acid lands, together WILD [hc anld snares of s[od[ nud ell rlChts and lutm•OSte represented [hereby
<br />or existivg or accruing by reason thereof, uvlass sucD rights shat] become Larteited vpder [he provlsloua oI these Arlldas of Iucorporntlou, ar of by-Inws ndonted Iv pursunuca thereof, or by
<br />operation of law, or Dy Wa voluntary abandonment thereof by deed, grnvq ar other lnstrume¢q or by nm-uesra far the term prescribed by Inn•; Dnt no such nbnutlovment shall ba for the
<br />benefit of nny person destgvated by such shareholder, directly or Indirectly, or to his use, nor reefer any right wnateoavar upon Wa holder of any gran[, ralvasa, waiver, or dedaratlon o[ abau-
<br />donmeut of wDa[ever kind et such right; PROVIDED, h0waver, that I[. LOt any reason ft should ut any time Oocoma Im-iaetlcable [o benefldally use Water for the Irrlgntlan a[ [ho land to which
<br />the ngh[ to [he use o[ tae soma la apDV rtanavt ou the aald land, the said right cony Da severed from said lend and almultaneausly [ranstcrrod std nltnched [o Mher lauds to which snares o[
<br />stock Iv Wie Aesoclatlon ere or are tnereDy made aDPUrteuant, If a pe[itlon ter leave to make each trnns[m• and showing the vacesalty thoro[or shall Dave first been approved Dy atwo-thirds
<br />vote o[ Wo Board of Directors nt a regWar meeting. and by the Secretary o[ [De Interior; and all the Wov/aloaa and agreem0uta heroinhe[ora In [hla section cnutvined obeli be net forth iv the
<br />ntpreaaid cerflflcata or o[Der evidence o[ the ownorsDiy of shares at stock I¢ the Aesoclatlon, nvd such certlflcate or OWOL mstznment obeli bu signed, executed and nclmowletlged by tDe President
<br />nvd Secretary of the Aesoclatlon, sad by We person fo whom It to Issued In the manner required Dy law [or tDe execuclon cud neknowladg~nent of deeds [or Wo Cmrveyanca o[ real estate, and
<br />the dlrcttors shall pass by~taws prescrtDins the form a( sucD certifleata a: other Instrument not tncoaslstmt with these artielee.
<br />Sectims 9. Every trauster [a [he title to any land to wnlen too avid right and stock ere so ¢DPUrtanant, Whether by grant or by operation o[ law (except where rho land may be sub-
<br />Jec[ed by grout or Involuntarily under any law to nn easemevt, the exerdso o[ which does not interfere with the cultlvatlov of rho Boll by the servlent owner) shalt operate, whether it ba so
<br />expressed m the grant or ether menus of transfer or not, ae n transfer of all rlRbt to the use o[ w'nter for Irrigntlo¢ o[ sold lands, end, ell rigbOS arising from, or IncMertf tn, the ownership of
<br />such Stalk, and as well the stock Itself, fo the grantee or 6LL000a501' Ill tIt10 Ot anld Innds; nvd upon yresantatlon to this Aesodntion o[ prop[ at any such trnns[er O[ Inod, to which such rignts
<br />ore apPUrtenavq the proper oM.csr shall tra¢s[er ouch stock uVOU lm heels to the sucrssaor In tftla to aald lands.
<br />Sectims 10. Any transfer, m~ nttemDfed transteq o[ any v( the eharas o[ stock o[ tbla Aasodatlan, made or suffered by [ho ownm• [Doren[, unless nlmullnneaualy s transfer a[ [Le laud
<br />to which it is appurtenant is"made w• euftaied shall ba o[ no force or effect wbatsoeva: for pvy puryoae nud obeli cov[aF nu rlghta of avy klvd whntsoaver on the Veesmr or persona to whom such
<br />4'avsfm~ m¢y Dave been attempted fo be made.
<br />Section 11. No payman[s for the capital s[od[ of Ibis Assodn[lon shall ba required except in the manner following:
<br />W hevever It shell Da anuonnced or otherwise made Imown by We Goverumaut or ¢ny of Ile prapm• agenciaa to We subscribers [o rho abnrm o[ said capital stock that [Igh LS mnY he inltlated
<br />[o the use o[ water from any worts acquired or cons[ructod by it [or the storage Or develoyment of water capable o[ being used on Wo lauds o[ eubscrlDerv [m• Wald snares of s[odc or In We
<br />acquisition or construction of wbtch works the Government snail bevy aided, than [ha sold eubaeriban shell under the rules and regulntlvun prescribed by Ws Government [hare[or, within n
<br />rcasonahle time, np D1y to [he prover agency for such cleats nt We rate of one ears for each ah¢re of stack so subscribed for nod anon yropm' Proof t0 this Asaoclntlon that such rlghta bevy been
<br />allotted to the subscriber and that ne has eomplled wIW the Coverument rules and regulntlons up to that time, so ae to entitle him to complete his ultitnnte acqul9ltlon thereat, [ben ante sub-
<br />scriber sh¢II be deemed [o nave Paid ou hfa subsm'Iptiov of said stack the amount tDn[ De annll have then paid to or [or the use o[ tbo Government tar sucD right and when x11 subsequent pny-
<br />tnents required Dy the Goverumeut for such rishta shall Dave beau paid by Dim, or by avy one [or him, Wen such stock shall ba deemed end held to have Dean fully Vald up.
<br />Section iR. I[ It shun id be determined by the Government teat tDa amount of water that may safely De estimated to be capable a[ Delug stored or developed by works constructed or
<br />acquired Or [o bo constructed or acquired by t[ or Dy [Lis Aasodatlop, Iv nddl[inn to the amount o[ water to be apprODrlated out oI the Gunn lsov river, [or the Irrlgntlon o[ lands In aald district,
<br />shall [osether De IusufAdent [o properly Irrigate one hundred thousand (100,000) acres of land, IDOn the number o[ ahnrea of the capital stock of this Asaoclntlon annll be reduced so that We
<br />number of such shares shall no[ exceed fhe numbs[ o[ acres astnnated Dy Wa Gdvernment to be capable of irrigation from such combinad sources o0 supply.
<br />Section 19. If nt the time of Wo daterminntlon by Wa Government oL the number at nerea capable at even 1¢Igatlon theca shall hnva been subscribed for n uunber O[ eh¢res aquN [o [hc
<br />number o[ acres so estimated to be capable o[ lrrlga[lon Wen no vubscrlP[lov [or more snares annll be token, i[ the cumber so aubsmibed [oq however, s-vll then exceed fhe esthneted number
<br />o[ acres so capable at irrigation, Wen there shall ba allotted Co sold subscribers [Dot dumber oI snares equal to [he estlmvtvd number O[ acres ca Dnble of Irrlg'nflat, In ouch nllatmen[, cul(ivated
<br />lands shall Dave the prefgreaca; and avy excess In the number o[ shares cubsnrlbed for over the number so allotted, shall be cancelled, and thereafter shall not De lasued.
<br />Section iy. In exerc(stng the rlgDt of preference to allotment of sterna, Droyldad for In the toragoing eect/on, Wa by-laws may yrascrlbe reaaovnbla Limas within white sucD pre[eronce
<br />shell ba declared and the manner thereof.
<br />ARTICLE YI. Sactima 1. Tho exercise o[ the corporate yawm•s of tats Assodatlon and the management a[ (b affairs shall be vested In eleven dl rectors, from whom We otecon snail bo
<br />chosen.
<br />A praeldant, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and sucD other omcvrs. agents and employees as obeli ar may be, Irom time to time, created sad astabllalred by the Dy-laws, s-all ha
<br />elected by Inn Board o[ Directors.
<br />Section E. Tha npnuni elec[iov of the Board at Directors, and of the other onsets, for whose elactlon theca artlelea provide, shelf be bald On the fire[ TueadaY of February In each year,
<br />1¢ such manner as Wa by-Inws cony provide. '
<br />Section 9. Each director snail at the Lima of hie eleetlOn be We owner of lands elLuatod within the dletrlet [or which be Is elact¢d to wE1cE eharas o[ stock o[ this Association ere
<br />appurtenant, and shall also be a iesldent o[ the district, cad It na should during hie farm of o18ca, cease to De oucD owner ar a resident o[ aubh dlatrlet bla once shall thereupon and by reason
<br />thereat become vncavt.
<br />Bettina li. Vntil Ike elac[lon o[ the Board of Directors nt the anvual electloq fn 1004 and u¢tll Lbatr quallflcatlon the dlroctore shall consist of the following named persovs, that fe to
<br />saY:
<br />Joan C. Bell, Gearga S. Conklin, A: H. 9toekham, F. 0. CaGla, W. O. SteDbena, J. H. Halley, J. F. KYIq Fravlt Donlavy, D. S. Roatcny, L. E. Aoss nvd O. M. Kem.
<br />SCCt{ma 5. Regular nvd apaclal meetings of Iba dlrectore cony ba celled sad geld la such meaner and at once [Imes and ante places nvd coder aucD provislono na may ba prescribed by
<br />the by-laws.
<br />Section G. TDe Hoard of Directors obeli Dave Dower to enact vnd adopt, sad provMa for the eatorcamant lhereo[, by-]awe for [ha sovarmnent of the members of this Aesoclatlon and [he
<br />man agemeut o[ its Dusiaeas, sad Iba conduct of its aftalrs, and [o repeal, modify and amend the same from time to time. Dut tbo Board o[ Directors shell not Dnve power to vdOnt ar to enforce
<br />avy by-law Wet in any wise confllcta WILD any rule or regulntlov eatabllsbed by the Sotrotary o[ [he I¢tarlor or other agency o[ We Government for the adminlstratlon oL avatar from nny reser-
<br />voir, or other works acquired or constructed by tea Nntionnl Govamment, or In Wa ncqulsltlon ar construction of which If shall hnva aided, and which cony be used for supplying water to the
<br />lands o[ the spare-olders of lhfa Assod¢t(on. '
<br />Section 7. No Dy-lawn shall Da passed Or enforced which anal) intmKere wIW or affect soy presevt exls[IDg vested right of any member of thla Associ¢[lo¢ [o the use 0[ wafer [or Irrl-
<br />gatlon.
<br />Section 8. All by-laws snail De o[ genera] aDPlicatlon so far as geaervl laws c¢n ba made to apDIY•
<br />Section 0. I[ a member of the Board o[ Directors, at any time durlvg his form o[ oiflce sDOUId cane tv Dave any of Ina qunliflentlove pieacrlbed Lor [het oflica such office shall there-
<br />upon Decome vacnnq na 1n tbv vent of a vacancy tram that cause, at• by reason of the death, removal, from the district, or raalgnatlon of nny member a1 sold board Ot Dlrac[Ors, tbo vacancy
<br />snail by filled by rho Aoard of Dirottora.
<br />Section Id. The members a[ We Board of Directm•v shall receive such compensation na shall bo Dresm'Ibed by We Dy-laws.
<br />Sectiott Il. Tho Board o[ Dlrectora obeli Dave Ike ndminUtratlon of the corporate affairs and bualneas of Wa A9soclntion and shall manage nod conduct the acme subject [o all Wo Drovl-
<br />slovs of [peso articles nvd of [he by-laws.
<br />S [ion 1?. Il shall have the Vownr to appoint, aub)ect to removal by IC nt any time, n General Bu-erlntendmq and prascrlba his duties and Powers, sublet[ to vii rules and regulatlOns
<br />prosm'ibed by We by-Inws, nntl Io employ an enFiueer, or enginaern, nvd suck otter etnployaea na may ba prover nvd vecossary to effect the DurVOCea of Wis Aasocinf Ion, sublet[ to s cD rules
<br />and re6ulatfons ea vany De prescribed by the by-taws.
<br />Section ]9. It shall have We ewer to Drosecufe, defevd, and campromiso all law salts, to m¢ko all eoetracte, In the name o[ the Aesoclatlon, noeassnry ¢vd proper for rho conduct of
<br />the affalrc and the carrytug on of the business o[ the Aesoclatlon, sub]ert to all Iimltationa and rogulntians pfoacribed by these nr[Idca or by We by-Inws.
<br />Secfims lp. It shall hero the power to extend nud collect ail eaeesemenb asnlvnt fhe aharebalders vt thla Aesoclatlon, a'ben vutnorized Dy lho stockholders.
<br />Section 15. It shall have the power to melts, pnDlinh, and enforce rules and regulntlone envcarnlug the dlatrlbution, me and PPllentlon, of afar far 1rr[Fntlan and other purposes,
<br />subject at ell time9 to, and not 1¢eonals[evt wlfD, [base ¢rtldas, or wiW rho by-laws, or wltD avy rules or ragulatlons aetabllsbed by the Sem•etnry oL fhe Ivterlor, or ether nsency of the National
<br />Oovenunen[.
<br />Bettina IG. Ic shall peen or cause to bo Rapt, n record of Its tnasactlons, which obeli at ell times rennin In the olflee of Wo Assoclntlon nud shall, durlag algco hours, bo open to the
<br />Inspec[fOV of shareholders, or Weir properly authnrixed agenb.'
<br />Section 1Y. It obeli Dear and determnno complaints of snare-olders of non-servlcv, or of Improper amvlco or dle[ribu[lon o[ water, ar o[ ImV*opar per[ormanco oI duty by any atnployee
<br />o[ the Asaoclntlon relative to the dlatributloa of avatar.
<br />ARTICLE VII. Section 1. AC all electfom the electors atoll Dosaesa We following gnall8catlona:
<br />(1) Shall -e a[ the [Ina o[ [De election too owner of at (east one aharo o[ the caylta stock o[ Chb Avaaclntlou, vnd obeli hnva bvm+ Wo awnm~ [heron[, as shown by Ina books of the
<br />Association, [or at least twenty days before such electlov.
<br />(2) SDall De o[ the age of twenty-one years or more and oI soovd mind.
<br />Section k. At all elections sett spareholder s-a1i be entitled to one vote for eatD a-nr0a! stock owned by Dlm, naq however, to ezceed In tDa nggresa[o ono hundred ¢nd sixty votes, nud
<br />no more.
<br />Section 3. The votoa shall De by written or yrinted ballot, end be voted only by the elector's at rho palls Iv parson, ar by written Proxy.
<br />Section y. Thn Beard of Directors Wray make reasonable by-Iowa }or We regla[ratlon of vate:e and rho method of holdlnR elections.
<br />$6afieM1 v. At ell elections the person iocelving the highest number of votes for any once atoll be deemed elected to such ofllce.
<br />ARTICLE VIII. Section 1. Tha male atnmtura which is Wn yuryaee OL thta Asaoelatlon to acgvlrv, is Ina tunnel and distributing canals to De Dulit by the Vatted Staten Government;
<br />TDe tanPlag the water Of the Guvnison river on the west bank In Mnatroae county, Colorado, at a point Ia S. E. r/i. 8. W. Ya, Section IS, T. 50 N., R. v W., N. M. P. M.; thence in a
<br />general aouthwes[erly direction to tDe N. E. r/a. S. W, t/y, Sactinn 5, T. 90 N., A. 8 W. N. M. P. M., the outlet of lho tunnel; thence fn a general southerly direction about twelve miles to n
<br />polo[ where 1t CroS9¢s the Upcompahgre river; [Dance 1n a nmfhwastarly dlmctlon about thirty miles to Roudnbovx creek, about seven mites southwest from the town of Delta. Aise beglnnlag at
<br />LEO sofa outlet o[ tae tunnel canning thence Iv n northwesterly dlrectlvn as tai as prncticabla to a point near the State bridCa, about debt miles seat of the town o[ Della, Colarndo.
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<br />the UNCOMPANGRE VALLEY Wdd'ER USERS' A99OCIAd'ION, a corporatiov duly
<br />of cold Asaoclntlon do hereby, aub]act to nil the provlalons thereof and ai the Dy-laws at
<br />n of Bald Aesocintloa whicD era as }allows:
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