Holbrook argus., 1902-11-08
Certificate of Incorporation
The AtchisOn, Topeka and San
 ta Fe Railway Company.
STATE OF KANSAS, ss
 Shawnee County, ''

Shawnee County, ( '''
 WHEREAS, The Atchison, Topeka and San tn Fe Railway Company, n corporation creat- cd by an .ct of the Territory of Kansas, en- titled An Act incorporating the Atchison and Topeka Railroad Company" approved February II, L8j9 and existing under the Kansas, did, on the 18th day of October, lsS9, execute its certain mortgage or deed of trust to the Union Trust Company of New York, as Trustee, to secure the p9nds oi sS,u S, A.cn,- issued under and pursuant to said mortgage or deed of trust, and in and by said mortsage or deed of trust, mortgagod and conveyed to said Union Trust Company of New. York, as Trustee, all of its railroad constructed in tn state of Kansas, running from Atchison on the Missouri river, through Topeka to n of Kansas, being about four, hundred ,d and Ht seventy u ,d tifty-eight hundredths lt7O.5O miles in length together with all the ap- purtenances thereof including telegraphs privileges and immunities, then or thereafter pertaining to said railroad, telegraphs, tele- phones and other property, or the appnrte- nan ,as ani appeniages thereof; and all pro, perty. re an personal, of every name and nature wh tt tsoever and wheresoever situated in ,ludng all shares of the capital stock and possessei or thereafter acquired by the said At hi, son. Topeka and santa Fe Railroad Company, for the purposes of the constrnc- tion, equipment. maintenance or operation Q and other property, or for use in connect on therewith or with any or all of the same; together with all ,he revenues, income, pro fit,, bened and advantages 0t, or in any way growing out of, any or all of the sad ab bve-de scribe property; and also certain sto ks and bonds mentioned and described in said mortgage and then owned or there after to be a'quired by sad Atchison, Tope- ka anl Santa Fe Railroad Company; an
 WHEREAS, Thereafter, and on or ab ut the 2ith day of August, iSa,, the Circuit ~ l.. Iy....u fap Nhn .stnNg Kansas, the same being court of compe' tent jurisdct on ma ie an entered cer- tain judgment or decree foreclosing said mortgage or dee1 of trust, which, judgment or decree was entered in n certai conspii- dated cause pending in said Court, wherein the Union Trust Company of New fort. the Tr lstee under said mOrtgag' or deed or trust. was u complaina tt, and said Atchi~on, Topeka and i ,uta Fe Railroad Company was adefendant; a anl
 WAESEAS. The said railroad. properties and fran hises. on the 10th day of Dece nber. 1S,t, were day sold in pursuance of the ~a d ju igmsut or decree of said Court to Edwar King, Charle c. Beaman and Victor Mora- wets. all of the City of New York, N. Y., and surh stle h wing ueen duly confirmed by said Court, the said railroad properties and franchises, in pursuance of said judgment or lecree an the orders of said court made tn ereon, were conveyed by deed. executed by Johu R. Johnson, $ ,ecial Master in Chan cerv ap ,int,i py sti Court in said cause to the said E lward King Charles c. Beaman and Victor Moraw"t>, as joint tenants and not as tenants in com non. who thereby ac quired title to said railroad, properties and fran .hises un Ter such sale; and the said pur- chasers and heir assoc ia es, successors and assigns. un Ter md by virtue of the laws of the state of Kansas in such case made and provided, did the reby have and acquire and be 70 ne entole thereafter to exercise and enjoy, all the rights privileges, grants, fran chises, immunities and advantages in and by said mort gage or deed of trust conveyed, which belonged to and were enjoyed by said Atchison, Topeka and ,S,nta Fe Rail road Company, so far us the same relate and ap- pertain to said railfoad described in and conveyed by said morty gage or deed of trust ai above set forth; and
 WHEREAS The said Edward King, Charles c. Beaman ani Victor Morawetz, the said pur ,h ,sers, for the purpp of or snnizing n INV corporation under and in pursuance Of the law, & of the state of han'as' have as named persons, viz: Edward p. Ripley who is Il citizen of the state of Illinois, re siding at the city of Chicago; Aldace v. Walker, tug at the city Of Chicago; Benjamin P. Oh sney, who is citizen of the state of Mass a,husetts, residing at the city of Dover; l. of New York residing, at the city of New York; Charles s Gileed, wh) is a citizen of the state of Kansas, residing at the city of Topeka; R. Som ITS Hayes, who is citizen of the state of New York, residing at the city of New York; George u. Haven, who is a citizen of the state of New York, residing at the city of New York; Cyrus K. Holiday, who is citizen of the state of Kansas, resid- ing at the city of, Topeka; Thomas A. Os- born, who is q citizen of the state of Kansas, reSidng at the city of Topeka; William Rotch, who is a citizen of the state of Massa- ward Wilder who is q 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 corp rp,ration as hereinafter in this certificate set forth:
 NOW I'll iRBFORB, 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 which such cOr1OratiOn Is formed are as folows
 To acquire, construct own, maintain and | operate 0 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 through the counties of Atchison, Jefferson Shawnee, Osage, yon Chase, Marion, Har- yey, Reno. Rice, Barton, Pawnee, Edwards Ford, Gray, Finney, Kearney and Hamilton