Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-08-30

Know Az men by these prcecnts;
That We, Tire undersigned. citizens OF the
United States have this day voluntarily as
ISOLATED ourselves together for the purpose
OF Incorporating under aud pursuant to the
provisions OF Chapter ]. Title xxx Of the
Compiled Laws OF New Mexico, Of 1897, TO
tlat end do hereby certify ana declare as
follows:
That we DO hereby erect ourselves into a
corporation under and pursuant TO the pro
visions of said Compiled Laws Of New Mexico
Under the corporate name and style Of the
Lordsburg & Hachita Railroad Company.
That said corporation is formed for the
following imposes, namely:
To construct, maintain, operate, conduct
and own Il standard gauge railroad, in the
Territory OF New Mexico, TO be operated by
steam, electricity, or any other motive power,
tor the carrying Of passengers and freight
thereon and %thereovcr for hire, with all the
necessary tracks. side tracks. spur tracks. and
equipment fer tho same; also to conduct
purchase. own and maintain a public or
private electric telegraph and telephone line,
or either OF such lines, with or without wire,
along the line OF said railroad, and to operate
the same and the business thereof; and to
lease said.tclegraph and telephone lines, or
either of them, to other persons or individ-
uais, or 20 contract with other persons or
individuals for the construction, operation
and maintenance thereof, and for either such
construction, operation, or mai ntenance OF
said telegraph and telephone lines, or either
Of thcm; and to carry on a general express
business in connection with the operation OF
said railroad, and TO have and exercise such
other powers as any railroad company may
be allowed by law to exercise in the present
or In the future, and TO purchase, construct,
own, maintain and operare in conjunction
with said railroad such branch and side lines
and railroads between said railroad and such
points rs the Board OF Directors OF said com
pany may from time to time determine to be
necessary for the business Of said road.
III
That its principal pace OF business shall be
q the town of Lordsburg, Grant County
Few Mexico.
That the term of its existence shall be fifty
ears. from and after the date Of its Incor
)oration
That the number of Directors shall be Eve
and that the names of those who shall be
Directors, and who are appointed to act az
such until their successors are elected ant
qualified, are;
Names Residences
James Colquhoun, Clifton, Arizona
Harwood j. Simmons, Clifton, Arizona
Mark ]. Egan, Clifton, Arizona
DONALD II. Kedzie, Lordsburg, New Mexico
Joseph A. Leahy Lordsburg, New Mexico
VI
That the capital stock Of this corpotation
shall be FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS tS5O0,O00 O0), as estimated by competent
engineers, divided into FIVE THOUSAND
5,0OG shares Of the par value of OND HUN
DRED DOLLARS SlOO OW each, and all In
gold coin Of the United States.
VII
That the amount of said Capital stocl
which has been actually subscribed ii
the sum of FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
$40 GOO OO, and that the same has been sub
scr,bed, by the following persons;
Names Of No. OF Amount
Subscribers Shares
James Colquhoun Three hundred
and ninoty-six $3.50 $50 $50 o.
HARDWOOD }. Simmons One share 100 OF
Mark J. Ryan One share 100 o.
Donald II. Kedzie Ono share 100 O
Joseph a. Leahy One share 100 u
VII
That its termini shall be at the town Of
Lordsburg and at or near the town of H8chit
both being situated in the County of Gran
and Territory Of New Mexico; Commencing
at the terminal Of the Arizona & New Mexic'
liailroad, at the town Of Lordsburg, an
hence running IN a Southeasterly direction
by the most practicable route, 20 the town o
Haohita, thence to connect with the South
, western Railroad Of Now Mexico.
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That the ostimated length of said road i
forty miles, as near as may be.
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Before the filing Of these articlcs tho sui
I scribers hereto have duly elected a Treasurer
o 10 wit; Harwood j. Simmons, OF the town 0
S Clifton, County of Graham. Territory of Ar
Z IONS, 10 whom there has been paid for Ia
. use and benefit Of said corporation the sur
OF FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS 5000 co
being ten per cent of the moun of the sui
: scribed Capital Stock OF the corporation.
y In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto SC
our hands and seals, this ffth day Of Angus
g A 1901.
e tsigned)
c lSeall Jame6 AOlQuhOun.
y ISean HarwOOd j. Simmons
: lseall Mark J. Egan
tsoaIl Donald ". Kedzie
[seall Joseph A. Leahy
Territory of New Mexico,
County of Grant
q On this nth day Of August, A ID 1901, b.
/, fore me N. W. McGrath q Notary Publi
and for the said County OF Grant, Territor
, Of New Mexico, personally appeared Jam'
= Colquhoun. HARDWOOD j. Simmons, Mark
Egan, Donald u. Kedzie and Joseph A. Leah
known 10 me 10 be citizens of the Unite
States and 10 be the persons whose names al
subscribed TO the within Instrument an
acknowledged TO me that they executed Il
q Same, az their free act and deed.
a In Witness whereof, ] have hereunto OIL
my Maud and ahlxed my official seal the da
= and year in his Certificate first above write
y (Signed NJ. w McGrath.
u Notary Public.
q Ny Commission expires April, 9th 1906
n lSeal