The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-06-19
ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION.

4. ARTICLES OF CoNsoL, L,DATIoN, made and
enter ed into this sixth day of May, in
the wear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Fifty between the. Ohio
aad Pennsy lvania Rail Road Company. a
corporation existing under the laws of the
States of Pennsylvania and Ohio; the O.
hio and Indiana Rail Road Company, a
corporation existing under the laws ofthe
States of Ohio and Indiana; and the Fort
Wayne and Chicago Rail Road Company.
a corporation existing under the laws of
the States of Indiana and Illinois.
Whereas, the Rail Roads respectively
owned by the said companies above nam
ed, constitute continuous line of railway
Of uniform guage, from the city of Pitts.
burg, in the state Of Pennsylvania. to the
city of Chicago, in the state of Illinois;
and the Directors of the said several
companies, upon mature consideration,
have determined that the interests of the
respective stockholders Of said companies.
and the public interests and convenience.
will be greatly promoted by the union Of
their said several roads into one road, and
by the consolidation of the respective
stock of said companies into one common
consolidated stock.
And, whereas, the said several compa-
'nies are authorized by acts of the Legis-
latures Of the sa id several States, to ef-
feet such union of their respective roads,
and to form, by consolidation of their cor
porate rights and franchises, one joint
stock company, and have agreed so to do
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
mentioned and contained.
Now, therefore, this agreement, made
by and between the several corporations
eaboye named, parties hereto, under and
by virtue of the authority conferred up.
on them by the laws of the said several
states:
oi, Witncsseth, that the said Ohio and
Pennsylvania Rail Road Company, the
Ohio and Indiana Rail Road Company
and the Fort Wayne and Chicago Raj
Road Company. do agree. md each fol
itself doth severally agree. that the sale
several companies shall be consolidated
snto and form one corporation under tht
name and style of the ''PIrrsBuRG, FoR1
WAYNE AND CHICAGO RAILROAD CoMpA
NY"
15fAnd In pursuance of said acts OF th,
Legislatures of the said several states
the said parties hereto do hereby prescrib,
the following terms ard conditions Of tn
said consolidation, and do respectively a
a gree thereto. and to the mode of carryin!
.sll,easa into effect, as herein provided
for: ia sgssL eg a.s5e. ~ Ia.
ARTICLE 1. The Directors of the sal,
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road Company shall be fifteen in number
one Of whom shall reside in the city {
New York, four in the state of Pennsyl
vanla, four In the state OF Ohio, four
o. the state of Indiana. and two in the cit
9'ofl Chicago. in the state of Illinois.
-" ART. 2. The first election for the d
rectors Of said Pittsburg. Fort wayn
and Chicago Railroad Company, shall b
a. held at the rooms of the Board of Trad
in the city of Pittsburg, in the state {
Pennsylvania, on the 3oth day of Jul
next, between the hours of nine O'Clock
A. M, and four, O'Clock. P. M. The fol
lowing persons, to wit:-George E. A,
mold, Plipy Hoaghland. and Richard Ne
- theany, all stockholders in some one G
la more OF the said companies-are hereb
appointed inspectors or judges of sal
election to perform the usual duties requi
red by law in such cases. The inspecto
or inspectors attending at .he time an
place fixed for the election, shall hay