Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-08-23


That We the undersigned, citizens Of the
United States have this day voluntarily as
sociatcd ourselves together for the purpose
OF Incorporating under and pursuant to the
Of Chapter ], Title xxx Of the
Compiled Laws oC New Mexico, Of 1897, to
that end do hereby certify and declare as
followss
That we do hereby eect ourselves into a
corporation under and pursuant to the pro-
visions OF said Complied Laws of New Mexico
Under the corporate name and style of the
Lordsburg 4 Hachita Railroad Company.
That said corporation "a formed for the
following purposes, namely:
TO construct, maintain, operate, conduct
and W a stondard gauge railroad, IN the
Territory OF New Mexico, to be operated by
steam, electricity, or any other motive power.
for the carrying of passengers and freight
thereon and thereover for hire, with all the
necessary tracks, side tracks. spur tracks. and
equipment for the same; also to conduct,
purchase. own and maintain n public or
private electric telegraph and telephone line,
or either Of such lines, with OF without wire,
along the line of said railroad, and to operate
the same and the business thereof; and TO
lease said telegraph and telephone lines, or
either Of them, to other persons or individ-
uals, or to contract with other persons or
individuals for the construction, operation
and maintenance thereof, ana for either such
construction, operation, or maintenance OF
.aid telegraph and telephone lines, or either
II them; and TO carry on a general express
business in connection with t.s operation of
aid railroad, and to have and exercise such
other powers as any rail road company may
oe allowed by law to exercise in the present
or in the future, aud to purchase, construct,
own, maintain and operaue in conjunction
with said railroad such branch and side lines
and railroads between said railroad and such
points as the Board of Directors of said com
pany may from time TO time determine to be
necessary for the business of sa!d road.
That lie principal place Of business shall be
n tho town CT Lordsburg, Grant County,
New Mexico.
That the term Of its existence shall be City
years, from and after the date OF its Incor-
grafton.
That the number of Directors shall be five,
and that the names of those who shall be
Directors, aud who are appointed to act as
such until their successors are elected and
qualified, are;
Names Residences
Ismeg C%olquhoun, Clifton, Arizona
aarwOod j. Simmons, Clifton.s Arizona
Mark J. Egan, Clifton, Arizona
Donald II. Kedzie, Lordsburg, Now Mexico
Joseph A. Leahy Lordsburg, New Mexico
VI
That the capital stock OF this corporation
shall be FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS Cs5OO,OOO OO, rs estimated by competent
ngiueers, divided into FIVE THOUSAND
5000 shares OF the par value OF oND HUN
DRIED DOLLARS GlOO Coz each, and all in
gold coin Of the United States.
VII
That tho amount OF said Capital Stock
when has been actually subscribed is
be sum Of FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
$4,000 OW. and that the same has been sub.
scribed, by the following persons:
Names Of No. Of Amount
subscribers Shares
James C%olquhoun Three hundred
and ninety-six $3.50 $50, $50 *
Harwood J. Simmons One share 100 OF
Mark J. Egan One share 100 {
.onald II. Kedzio One share 100 e
oseph A. Leahy One share 100 U
VIII
That its termini shall be at the town Of
.o~rdsburg and at or near tho town Of Hachitl
10Th being situated in the County of GRAM
and Territory of New Mexico: Commencing
t the terminal of the Arizona & New Mexico
aailroad, at the town of LOrdsburg, anC
thence running in a southeasterly direction
by the most practicable route, to tho town o
Hachita, thence to-connect with the South
western Railroad Of New Mexico.
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That the estimated length of said road il
forty miles, as near as may be.
Before the filing of these articles the sub
scribers hereto have duly elected a Treasurer
10 wit: Harwood J. Simmons, of the town o.
Chftor, County OF Graham, Territory of Ari
r IONA, to whom there has been paid for tbs
use and benefit Of said corporation tho sun
OF FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS Q4,OOO OO
being ten per cont of the amount of the sub
soribed Capital Stock of the corporation.
In Witness Whereof. We have hereunto SCI
! our hands aud seals, this fifth day of August
q AID 1901.
Csignedl
[Seall James Colquhoun.
=, lseal Harwood j. Simmons
lseall Mark j. Egan
tSeall Donald II. Kodzie
lseail Joseph A. Leahy
; Territory of New Mexico,
County Of Grant
On this NTH day Of August. A d 1901, be
> fore me NJ. W. MoGrath a Notary Public IL
and for the said County Of Grant, Territor,