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Show First.-The parties appearing shall comprise a "Socie-dad Anonima", which shall be known under the name of "COMPANIA DE TERRENOS Y AGUAS DE LA BAJA CALIFORNIA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA." Second:-The "Sociedad," shall have its offices in Mexicali, Northern District of Lower California, and shall have the unlimited right to establish branches, Agencies and Offices in other parts of the Republic as well as in foreign parts, and shall hold regular and special meetings, including meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall condut all or any portion of its business within or outside of the Republic, as may be best-suited to its interests, in the understanding that the "Sociedad," including all persons taking part in the business transaction of same, whether they be stockholders, employees, or regardless of what capacity they may hold, shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Republic, both Federal and Local, in all transactions carried on within their territory. Third:-The object of the "Sociedad" shall be: I.-The development of irrigation and colonization of lands, including the growth and expansion of agriculture and that of all other forms of industries in any part of the Republic and especially in the Northern District of Lower California. II.-That of acquiring through purchase, grant or any lawful means; of possessing, developing, utilizing, renting, mortgaging, trading, selling, or in any other way, transferring on its own account or anothers', lands, real estate and all manner of rights, privileges, rights-of-ways, franchise and concessions, whether same be granted before or after the promulgation of the present contract, in the understanding that at no time, or for any reason, |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |