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Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

Document certifying the incorporation of the San San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and outlining its basic objectives, stocks, and territories. The notarization location and date of the document are scratched out in pen ink and replaced with handwritten corrections. The document is notarized by George W. Jalouick and signed by Claiborne Walker Merchant, James H. Parramore, J. M. Hall, T. B. Hadley, and W. L. Purcell.
Date: January 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

Document certifying the incorporation of the San San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and outlining its basic objectives, stocks, and territories. The notarization location and date of the document are scratched out in pen ink and replaced with handwritten corrections. The document is notarized by George W. Jalouick and signed by Claiborne Walker Merchant, James H. Parramore, J. M. Hall, T. B. Hadley, and W. L. Purcell. A handwritten note on the back by the notary public includes Purcell in the notarization, who was initially left off. A second handwritten note below explains that the document is a copy, along with where the original was signed and located.
Date: January 31, 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona] (open access)

[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 24, 1885
Creator: Van Arman, H. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation] (open access)

[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the county of Pima, Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 29, 1885
Creator: Sampson, A. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting] (open access)

[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting]

Document signed by all stockholders of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company consenting to initiate the company's first stockholder meeting. Similar information is repeated in a brief section on the back of the paper.
Date: September 15, 1885
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book

Book of meeting minutes from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company stockholders meetings. Oaths from the members and the by-laws of the company are written into the beginning of the book.
Date: 1885-09-15/1917-12-10
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]

Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date: October 5, 1885
Creator: Unthank, A. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book

Book containing descriptions of the issuance and transferring of stocks and shares of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. Notes on some pages indicate the cancellation of share certificates for new stock and certificates surrendered to the company.
Date: 1885-12-17/1895-05-18
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections are marked in pencil and pen ink on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of Directors.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections and notes are marked in pencil on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land and Water Rights Certificate] (open access)

[Land and Water Rights Certificate]

Certificate from the General Land Office granting John R. Lee the ownership and water rights to a tract of land in the territory of Arizona.
Date: January 20, 1886
Creator: General Land Office
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certification of Amended By-Laws] (open access)

[Certification of Amended By-Laws]

Document certifying amendments made to the by-laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in 1886.
Date: October 13, 1886
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book

Book of meetings minutes recorded from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors. Signed and notarized oaths from the members are written through sections of the book.
Date: 1886-10-13/1914-12-14
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 17, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 22, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 22, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 22, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 24, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized bill of sale certifying the transfer of ownership of particular cattle brands from George W. Walker to the San Simon Cattle and Canal company.
Date: October 28, 1897
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand] (open access)

[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand]

Document certifying the filing of a bill of sale from George W. Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company of particular livestock brands. Illustrations of livestock with the brands in question are printed on the page.
Date: April 15, 1898
Creator: Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Grant for Canals and Ditches] (open access)

[Land Grant for Canals and Ditches]

Certificate from the General Land Office granting James H. Parramore the land rights to construct canals and ditches.
Date: November 12, 1900
Creator: General Land Office
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900]

Letter from M. R. Moore to James Harrison Parramore discussing application for a patent for Forest reserve Lieu Selection several plots of land. A handwritten note in pencil on the right of the page reads, "Franks Mill Sec 17 Howard Mill Sec 10".
Date: November 30, 1900
Creator: Moore, M. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive. (open access)

Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive.

List of cattle purchased from J. D. Parramore between 1901 and 1909 from both San Simon and Kings County Land by the American Live Stock and Loan Company.
Date: 1901/1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of San Simon Cattle and Canal Board of Directors] (open access)

[Resolution of San Simon Cattle and Canal Board of Directors]

Resolution made by the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors electing for the company to come under Title XIII of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona 1901, as provide in paragraph 926, Sec. 166, Chapter X of said Title XIII of said Revised Statutes.
Date: December 8, 1902
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Hugh & Parramore, James H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History