The Shasta courier., 1871-06-17
SHASTA COURIER.
THE INCORPORATION OF THE CALI.
FORN1A PACIFIC RAILROAD EAS.
TERN EXTENSION CO.
SACRAMENTO, May 23d.

SAcRA MENTo, May 23d..
There was 6led to day in the Office Of
the Secretary Of State the following GER
ti6cate of incorporation, regarded here as
the most important one following that of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
. he wording of the document is Of great
public interest, and synopsis could con-
vey no adequate understanding of the pro
posed great undertaking. 1t commences
"Know all men by these presents that
we whose names are hereul to subscribed.
being the subscribers to the stock of con.
templated railroad in the States of Caifor-
mia aud Oregon and the Territories of
Idaho and Utah, commencing at point at
or near the town Of Davisville, county Of
Yolo, State of California; thence norther-
ly, through the Sacramento Valley; and
thence in northeasterly direction, cross
ing the northern boundary Of California at
point near Goose Lake, to point near
Christmas Lake, in the State OF Oregon !;
thence tasterly, throu the State Of Ore
gon, the Territory of Idaho aud the Terri
tory of Utah, to Ogden City in Utah ;
also from point on the fist named rout.
in the bend of the Pit river, forty first
parallel IF latitude northwesterly To juno
tion in the ; tate of Oregon, with the rail
road of the Oregon and California Rail
road Company: also from a point on the
first named route, near Christmas Lake,
easicrly 10 a junction with the railroad of
the Oregon aud California Railroad Com
pany ut or near Lower klamath Lake, in
tie State OF Oregon in all, nine hundred
and forty three (943) miles of railr ad or
iher about. which stock has been subscrib
ed by us am ting to at least one thousand
dollars per mile for each aud every mile
Of the said railroad intended to be built,
and has been subscribed by us in good
faith, and ten per cent, thereon in cash
has been paid actually, and in good filth
to Milton s. Latham, one Of our number
who has been appointed and named by us
as treasurer for that purpose and aiso be-
ing desIrous of forming corporation for
the purpose aforesaid, do hereby at re.u
lar meeting of us, the said subscribers,
held in pursuance Of the statutes in such
cases, made and provided, and after due
written notice thereof given 10 each of us
the said Treasurer, adopt the following
articles of association
First. The undersigned whose names
are hereunto subscribed, do hereby organ.
ize, form and become corporation and
body corporate, under and in pursuance of
an Act OF the Legislature of the tate Of
California, entitled an Act to provide for
the incorporation of Railroad ompanes,
and the management of the affairs thereof
and other matters rsating thereto, approx
ed May 10th, 1861, and the several Acts
supplementary thereto and amendarory
thereof, Tor the purpose of owning, con-
structing and maintaining railroad in
the States Of California and Oregon, and
the Territories of Idaho and Utah, com
mencing at and from point at or near
Davisville, county of Yolo. and State of
California, thence northerIy through the
Sacramento Valley and thence in north
easterly direction. through the counties of
Yolo, Tchama. Shasta and Siskiyou in said
State cros-ing the northern boundary of
California at point near G ose Lake, to
a point near Christmas Lakes in the tate
of Oregon, thence easterly, through the
State Of Oregon the errirory of Idaho and
the Territory of Utah, to Ogden city, in
Utah: also from point On the first named
route in the bend OF the Pit river, near
the 4lst parallel of latitude north. easterly
to junction in the State OF Oregon, with
the railroad of the Oregon and California
Railroad Company: also from point on
the first named route near Christmas Lakes
westerly to junction with the Railroad
Of the Oregon and California Railroad
Company at or near Lower klamath L. ,
in the State Of Oregon. The length of the
said railroad, as near as could be ascertain
ed, being nine hundred and forty three
(943) mile.
'Aatiale 2.-The name of the corpora
tion hereby formed and organized. shall
be and is the California Pacific Railroad
Eastern Extension Company. and the term
Of its existence shall be (5J) oars frcm
the date thereof.