Holbrook argus., 1902-11-01
Certificate of Incorporation
The AtchisOn, Topeka and San.
 tn Fe Railway Company.
STATE OF KANSAS, ss
 Shawnee County. "''


 titled An Act incorporating the Atchison and Topeka Railroad Company" approved February Il. 1859, and existing, under the law. of sHd sha day of f
 execute it's certain mortgage or deed of trust to the Union Trust Company. of New York, as Trustee, to secure the bonds Of said Atchi- issued under and pursuant to said mortgage or deed of trust and in and by said mortgage or deed of trust, mortgaged and conveyed to Trustee, all of its railroad constructed in the state of Kansas. running from Atchison on the Missouri river, through Topeka, to of Kansas, being about four, hundred and seventy and ifty-eight hundredths (a7O.5O miles in length, together with all the aP- purtenances thereof incinding teiegraPns privileges and immunities, then or thereafter pertaining to said railroad, telegraphs, tele- phones and other property or the apPurte- perty real and personal, of every name aud nature whatsoever and wheresoever situated including all shares of the capital stock and possessed or thereafter acquired by the said AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, for the purposes of the constrnc- tion, equipment, maintenance or operation of the said railroad, telegraphs, telephones and other property, or for use m connect'on herewith, or with any or all of the same; together with all the revenues income, pro, pro. 
 way growing out of, any or all of the sad above-described property; and also certain stocks and bonds mentioned and described In said mortgage and then owned or there after to be acquired by sad Atchison, Tope- ka and Santa Fe Railroad Company; and
 WHEREAS, Thereafter, and on or about Court of the United States for the District of Kansas, the same being court of compe' tent jur risdiction, made and entered cer;; tain judgment or decree foreclosing said mortgage or deed of trust, which judgment or decree was entered in a certain consoli- dated cause pending in said Court wherein the Union Trust Company of New fork. the trust, was a complainant, and said Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company was adefendant; and and franchises, on the 10th day of December; 1895, were duly sold in pursuance of the said judgment or decree of said Court to Edward wets all of the City of New York, N. Y., and such sale having been duly confirmed by said Court, the said railroad, properties and or decree aud the orders of said court made thereon, were conveyed by deed. executed by John B. Johnson. Special Master in Cham to the said Edward King, Charles c. Beaman and Victor Morawetz, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, who thereby ac: quired title to said railroad, properties and franchises under such sale; and the said pur: chasers and their associates, successors and assigns, under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Kansas in such case made and become entitled thereafter to exercise and enjoy, all the rights, privileges, grants, fran. chises immunities and advantages in and which belonged to and were enjoyed by said Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, So far as the same relate and ap;; pertain tO said railroad, described in and conveyed by said mortgage or deed of trust as above set forth; and
 WHEREAS The said Edward King, Charles c. Beaman and Victor Morawetz the said purchasers, for the purpose of organizing new corporation under and in pursuance of the laws of the state of Kansas, have as- sociated with themselyes the following is a citizen of the state of Illinois, residing at the city of Chicago; Aldacs F. Walker, who Is a citizen of the state of Illinois, resid- Cheney, who is.a citizen of the state of Mass achusetts, residing at the city of Dover; Ed ward N. Gibbs, who is a citizen of the state York; Charles s. Gleed,. who is a citizen of the state of Kansas, residing at the city of Topeka; R. Somers Hayes. who is a citizen city of of New York; George G. Haven, who is citizen of the state of New York residing at the city of New York; Cyrus K. Holiday, 1 hO M is s of fs ssa: o ho%ss os born, who is citizen of the state of Kansas, residing at the city of Topeka; William kOtch, who IS 2 citizen or tne staIe or Massd- ward Wilder, who Is citizen of the state of Kansas residing at the city of Topeka,
 WHEREAS, The said purchasers and their said associates have organized themselves and do hereby organize themselves as new corporation as hereinafter in this certificate set forth:
 NOW THEREFORE. The undersigned, being the said purchasers, and their associates, do hereby certify and state as follows:
 FIRST, The name of the corporation formed by the undersigned is THE ATCHIsON TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY.
 SECOND, The purposes for W ich such corDoration is formed are as follows:
 To acquire, construct. own, maintain and operate @ railway running from the city of Atchison on the Missouri river, in the state of Kansas, through Topeka to a point on the western boundary of the state of Kansas Shawnee, Osage, yon, Chase, Marion Har- vey, Reno. Rice, Barton, Pawnee, Edwards Ford, Gray, Finney, Kearney and hamilton and telegraph line in connection with said railxaY together with all the appurtenances