The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
GLOBE, FLAGSTAFF & CANYON RAIL
ROAD COMPANY

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
GLOBE, FLAGSTAFF & CANYON RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
We, the undersigned. having subscribed
ana being subscribers TO the capital stock OF
the contemplated Railroad which Is herein
after fully described. and being DESTROYS OF
forming ourselves into corporation for the
purpose of constructing. equipping. owning
operating and maintaining such railroad
ana for that purpose and to that end W,
hereby adopt these articles Of Incorporation
under and pursuant TO the provisions of saiu
chapter V, Title XII, of the Revised Statutes
Of the Territory Of Arizona, as hereby Sc,
forth and stated.
ARTICLE /.
That the statements herein above made,
contained, rccited and set out are In an
respects true.
ARTICLE
That the said subscribers to said stock.
whose names are herein before set out ana
herein subscribed, hereby form themselves
into corporation under and by virtue OF
the Revised statutes of the Territory of Arr
iona above mentioned.
ARTICLE 3.
'"iS vi HtTtDN ASSUMES the name
OF The Globe. Flagstaff & Canyon Railroad
Company" and it shall hereafter be known
by that corporate name.
ARTICLE 4.
That this corporation shall continue In ex-
istence for and during the term of fifty $50,
years from and after the day Of filing these
articles of incorporation I'm the office of the
secretary of Arizona.
ARTICLE
That the capital stock of this corporation
shall be eight million dollars $4,000, OOO,,
which shall be divided into shares of one
hundred dollars 600 each, and which said
amount of capital stock Is the actual contem-
plated cost of construction and equipment of
said road, together with the cost of the right
OF way, motive power, depot grounds. build
ings and all the appurtcnances and appli-
ances necessary to the lawful completion of
SAID road, as nearly as can be estimated by
competent engineers.
ARTICLE g.
That the names and numbers Of the dircc-
tors to manage the affairs of this corporation,
and who shall hold their Office until Others
are elected as shall be provided by the by
laws OF this corporation, shall be five 30 and
their names arc as follows, to-wit: James A.
Fleming, Richard Fleming, Porter w. FIem-
Ing, ID. a. Abrams and l.. II. Chalmers.
ARTICLE !.
That the place from and to which the pro
posed railroad is to be constructed and the
counties through which ii is intended to pass
and It's length as near as can be set forth, is
as follows, to-wit: beginning at the town of
Globe in ella county, Arizona Territory, run
ming thence in a northwesterly direction
through the counties of ella and Coconino to
Flagstaff in the county of Coconino. Terri
tory of Arizona; thence through said county
OF Coconino In a northerly direction to a
point at or near the Cameron Point. near the
Colorado Canyon, the distance to be one hun
dred and eighty-two GlS2l miles, more or less;
also branch to said railroad between the
termini, to-wit: Beginning'at point on the
main line of said railroad as indicated above.
about forty-iive (45l miles, more or less, north
of Flagstaff. Coconino county, Arizona Terri
tory, and running in a northeasterly direc-
ton sixty-five miles. more or less. to Tuba
City in the county of Coconino, Territory OF
Arizona; the aggregate number of miles I'm
main line of said railroad and branches to be
two hundred and forty seven miles more or
less, and all of said road and branches there
of all to be In the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE 8.
The principal Offices of said INCORPORATE
company shall be at Flsgstsf, in the county