Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-26
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Memphis Railway LiHe-The
Following - of Rec0rd In Little
Rock.

In conformity with the act Of the
General Assembly of the State Of Arkan-
sas, entitled "An act to provide for a
general system Of railroad incorpora-
ton, " approved July ., 1883, the un-
dersigned have associated themselves
together for the purpose Of constructing,
operating, maintaining and own
ing a railroad for public use in the con-
veyance Of persons and property as set
forth in the following articles, and IN
der the provisions OF said general law:
FIrst-The name of said corporation
shall be the Memphis, Pine Bluff and
Shreveport Railroad Company.
Seeond-The said railroad company
shall continue ninety-nine years from
the date Of this Incorporation.
Third-The capital stock of said rail-
road company, including the cost Of
constructing the road, the right Of way,
motive power, and other appurtenanees
for the completion and running Of the
same, win BE six million dollars, max
ing six hundred thousand shares of
stock Of said railroad company at one
hundred dollars each per share Of said
stock.
FOurth-There shall be fourteen diree-
tors to manage the affairs Of said COM
pany, who shall consist of the follow
persons: A. J. KellaT, I'M. Heating, F.
NJ. Mahan and f. S. Davis, of Mem
phis, Tennessee: David Bows, Andrew
Carnegie and E. ID. Morgan, Of New
York; Thomas Scott, Philadelphia;
Alexander Mcdonald, Of Little Rock;
s. w. Dorsey, J. i. Gregg and Charles
C. Waters, Of Helena; o. P. Snyder and
j. Mel. Barton, Of Pine Bluff.
Fifth-The termini and route Of the
said read shall be as follows: Common
cling at the city of Memphis, Tennessee,
passing through Crittenden county,
along the line Of the public highway,
known as the Military road, crossing
White river at or as Q as practicable,
the town of Des Arc, thence to and in
tersecting the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad at or near the town of Prairie
Center, thence in q direct line to Pine
Bluff, thence 70 Camden, and thence to
Shreveport, Louisiana, along the line of
the Pine Bluff, Camden and Shreveport
railroad, traversing in all, and in the
following order: the counties of Crit
tenden, St. Francis, Woodruff, Prairie,
Jefferson, Dallas, Ouachita, and Column
hia. The length of the road viii be about
three hundred miles.
III lOLtOHl0S persons snaI De
commissioners authorized to open books
of subscription TO the capital stock of
said company A. J. Kellar, F. N. Ma
han, +. 5. Davis, o. p. Snyder and S.
w. Dorsey.
In witness whereof we have h~ereuntO
set our names and the shares OF stock
each Of Us agrees TO take, this fifth day
of November, 1882 Here follows the
list Of subscribers to the capital stock
named above.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY On Estate, AK
I, J. NJ. johnson, Secretary Of State,
do hereby certify, that the foregoing
writings q true and correct COPY Of the
articles Of association of the "Memphis,
Pine Bluff and Shreveport Railroad
Company taken from the original filed
in my Office November IA, 1872.
Witness my hand and official seal, at
rsr Little Rock, this sixteenth
SEAL day ofNovember, A. d. 1872.
j.. NJ. JOHNSON,
Secretary Of state,
By FRANK STRONG. Deputy.