The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-04-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE GLOBE, FLAGSTAFF & CANYON RAIL- ROAD COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, having subscribed and being subscribers to the capital stock of the contemplated railroad, which Is herein after fully described. and being desirous of forming ourselves into corporation for the purpose of constructing. equipping. owning, operating and maintaining sucn railroad, and for that purpose and to that end We hereby adopt these articles of incorporation under and pursuant to the provisions of said chapter V, Title XII, of the Revised statutes of the Territory of Arizona, us hereuy sel forth and stated.
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 That the statements herein above made, contained, recited and set out are in all respects true.
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 That the said subscribers to said stock, whose names are herein before set out and herein subscribed, hereby form themselves into corporation under and by virtue of the Revised statutes of the Territory of Ari- zona above mentioned.
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 This corporation hereby assumes the name Of The Globe, Flagstaff & Canyon Railroad Company" and 1t shall hereafter be known by that corporate name.
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 That this corporation shall continue in ex- istence for and during the term of fifty ,5O) years from and after the day of filing these articles Of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of Arizona.
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 That the capital stock of this corporation shall be eight million dollars $500. .OO0,. which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars (slOoJ 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 tho appurtenances and appli- ances necessary to the lawful completion of said road, as nearly us can be estimated by competent engineers.
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 That the names and numbers of the direc- tors to manage the affairs of this corporation, and who shall hold their office until others are elected, as shall Do provided by the by. laws of this corporation, shall be five ,5 and their names are as follows, to-wit: James A. Fleming, Richard Fleming, Porter W. Flem- ing D. A. Abrams and L. II. Chalmers.
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 That tne place from ana to which the Dro posed railroad is to be constructed and the counties through which 1t is intended to mass, and It's length as near as can be set forth, is as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the town of Globe in Gila county, Arizona Territory, run ming thence in northwesterly direction through the counties of Gila and Cocopino to Flagstaff in the county of Coconino, Terri tory of Arizona; thence through said county of Coconino in northcrly direction to a point at or near the Cameron Point, near the Colorado Canyon. the distance to be one hum dred and eighty-two tls2] 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 five t45l miles, more or less north of Flagstaf. Coconino county, Arizona Terri- tory. and running in northcasterly dircc- ton sixty-fve miles, more or less. to Tuba City in the county of Coconino, Territory of Arizona, the aggregate number of miles in main line ofsaid 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.
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 The principal ofices of said incorporate cqmpany shall be Ut Flssstaf7, in the county