Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-29
INV RaIIssaB ExrERrEIsE.
Articles Of incorporates 81 me Seat.
tie. Lake shsre and Eastern
Railway c0mpaay.

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themselves, have been officially fled for
record With the Auditor Of King coauty
and the Secretary Of Washington Ter
Titory. % provided bF lsv:
Know an MKx III TEEsz PRESENTS. That
We, the undersigned, James T. Nc
Donald, z. h. Osaood, Thomas Burke,
Thomas T. Minor, Daniel n. Gilman.
John Leary. Henry L. Yesier. DAVID
r. Denny, George Kinrear, q. NJ. Hal
Ter, Grifath Davies, William Coehrane
and James W. CurTie. cisizsns of the
United States and residents Of wash
ingt0n Territory, do hereby sssosiate
ourselves together as corporation
under the gensrsl incorporation laws
Of said Territory, and do hereby
sd0pt the foliozing Articles OF Ineor-
pofetion:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall Be
a. Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Rail
way Company.
GK1zcIE Il.
Thsobjeets for which this corporation
il formsd are sad shall be-
First. To lay ont. construct, farnish
and equip q railroad and telegraph line
from tne city of Seattle or other conve-
nisnt point on Puget Sound. In the
county of King. Territory OF waning
ton, by the most practicable and oonve-
niens route. in general easteriy dlrec
ton, through ths Snoqualnie or other
available pass IN the Cascade range OF
mountains. to the most convenient and
feasible crossing Of the Columbia river,
and thence by praCticable route 10 the
civ of Walla Walia, in said Territory;
and also to lay Out, construct, furnish
and equip q railroad and telegraph line
from said crossing OF other eonyenlens
point on said above described line. by
the most convenient and practicable
rosie, 70 the city of Spokane Falls IN
said Territory; and also to build. con-
stract. furnish and equip such branch
railroads and telegraph lines from such
point or points on said main line or lines
TO any point or points north or south Of
said main line or lines, as may hereafter
be determined on by this company, and
70 maintain and operate the said rail-
road or railroads and said branches and
said telegraph Inns on lines and branches
and carry freight and passengers and
transIait messages and 70 receive tolls
therefor.
SscoAd. To purchase, consolidate with,
lease or otherwise acquire, maintain and
operate on such terms as may be agreed
apon, any other railroads, telegraph line
or lines, with their equipment and APP
partenances, now constructed or which
may be hereafter constructed upon the
route or routes Of the main line or lines
or branches of the railroad or railroads
Of this corporation BY any other com
pany, and to purchase the property of
such company, real, personal or mixed.
Third. To facilitate and assist and
contract for the construction. building.
extension. equipment and operation OF
any railroad or telegraph line or steam
ship OF steamboat hne IN Oregon, WASH
ington Territory or Idaho, or any steam
ship line running from che city OF Seattle
70 any other Fort or ports IN the Pacific
ocean or its tributaries, and connecting
or intending 70 conneet or exchange
traffic with the railroad or railroads OF
Of this corporation, and for such pur-
poses to subscribe for or purchase all or
any portion Of the spftel stock or bonds
of any company owning or operating
any such railroad or telegraph line, or
steamship or steamboat line, and guar
antee or otherwise secure the payment
Of any such bonds or interest thereon
or stocks or dividends thereon by pledge
or mortgage Of the property Of this cor
perati0n or any part thereof or other
wise; and 10 consolidate with or lease or
contract for the operation and mainten-
ance of any railroad, steamship or steam
boat line owned or operated by any CON-
pany 30 aided, and also TO build. pur-
chase, own, iease and operate steamboats,
to run in connection with any Of said
railroads or branches upon the nayiga-
Bile lakes and rivers OF Oregon WASH
ington or ldahe.
Foarfh. To build, purchase, own or
lease docks, piers, coal bunksrs, deposs,
hotels. warehouses, canals, locks, fumes
and stages connected with or adjacent
TO the railroads, steamships and steam
boats Of this corporation, and to faeih-
tate and assist and contract for the
construction and equipment aud 20 con-
struct and equip ell or any OF sach
properties.
FVtk. To build and maintain bridges
and ferries ACROSS the lakes, rivers and
streams on the routes adopted for the
main line or lines Of railroad and
branches Of this corporation or 70 assist
other corporations in the building and
maintenance Of such bridges aud fer
ries.
SGsth. To purchase or acquire by do
nation, subscription or otherwise. any
lands and town lots, whether adjacent
OF contiguous TO the railroads, docks
and warehouses Of this corporation or
not; and TO ncld, possess, improve. lease.
sell and mortgage or otherwise dispose
of any such lands or lots In such man-
or a. may be deemed ut; and aiss TO
receive, acquire and enjoy for corporate
uses gifts or donsfious OF personal
properly OF money, With like power OF
disposal.
SsnHfA. To borrow money ON bonds,
notes, debentrlres and otherwise for the
general purposes Of the corporation, or
20 aid or carry ont any OF the objects
hsseinbefore lset forth, and to mortgage
the railroad. franchise, rolling stock and
amy or all its property 10 secure the pay
msnf thereof.
RiqAfA. TO do all other things nsces-
sary and proper for the Accomplishment
81 the objects abevs specified.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be fisa million dollars, which shall
be divided into ifty Thousand shares Of
one hundred dollars each.
ARTICLE ~.
The duration and time Of sxistsncs Of
this corporation shall be iifty years.
ARFrcfx v.
Tia aanles Of trustees OF this COR
porAtion shall Be ave. but sush number
fn2y, al any sime after the expiration Of
six months from the date OF these ar
ticles, by q bylaw OF this corporation,
b increased 70 any number NOS exceed.
ING 6fteen.
J. Il. MeDunaid, Thomas Burke, r.
n. Oeeood, Thomas +. Minor and James
W. CurFie silail be TIA firsf trustees and
shall manage the azlairs Of she corpora