The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-14

Territory of New Mexico, once Of

certify there vas filed for record In
this Office, at 8 o'clock a. m, on the
ninth day Of September, A. D., 1903,
! Articles Of incorporation Of
6LAcKDoM TOWNSHIP COMPANY
mo. 351s);
and also that 1 have compared the
following copy of the same, with the
original thereof now on file. and de-
clare it to be a correct transcript
therefrom and of the whole thereof.
In Witness Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed my Of
fetal seal this ninth day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1903.
(Seal.) j. W. RAYNOLDS,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Articles of incorporation Of Black.
dom Townsite Company.
Know All Men by These Presents,
That We, Francis M. Boyer, Isaac w.
Jones, Daniel G. Keys, Burrell Dick
erson, Charles C. Childress. John T.
Boyer, James Jackson, Charles w.
Clifton. Charles Thompson, Albert
Hubert, Benjamin Harrison. George
White and Joseph Cook, all citizens
of the United States of America and
residents of the Territory of New
Mexico, have this day associated our
selves together for the purpose of
forming a corporation under and by
virtue of the provisions of Chapter l
of Title V Of the Compiled Laws of
the Territory of New Mexico of 1897,
and we do hereby state and certify:
Article l..
lncorporators: That the fua
names of the persons who are to
form said corporation are Francis M.
Boyer, Isaac w. Jones, Daniel G.
Keys, Burrell Dickerson, Charles C..
Childress, John T. Boyer, James
Jackson, Charles w. Clifton, Charles
Thompson. Albert Hubert, Benjamin
Harrison, George White and Joseph
Cook, and such other persons as
shall hereafter by the purchase of
stock become members thereof.
Article u.
Corporate Name: That the corpo-
rate lame of this company shall be.
Blackdom Townsite Company.
Article III.
Objects or Purposes: That the Do
tects of this corporation are:
l.. To establish a negro colony
and to found and erect the town of
Blackdom, and to lay off the lands
covered by said town into a townsite
under the laws of the Territory of
New Mexico, and to lay out addi-
tions thereto, and to plat said town
site and additions into blocks. lots,
streets. alleys, avenues, commons,
parks and public grounds, and to
own, hold. sell, and convey said lots
and blocks and improve the same.
2. To purchase, sell, improve, cul-
tivate and ~colonize lands in connec-
ton with the matter mentioned in
paragraph 1 of these purposes.
8. To purchase, build, erect. con-
struct and operate one or more irri-
cation plants by means Of a system
of artesian wells, or appropriating
the now unappropriated waters of
any natural stream in the county Of
Chaves and Territory Of New Next
co, and the construction Of reser-
voirs, canals. bitches and pipes for
the purpose of irrigation and recla-
nation of lands. and the sale of wa
tiers and water rights in connection
Herewith.
4. To maintain and establish irri-
gated farms and to handle. sell and
dispose of the products thereof.
5. To establish a system Of educa-
ton among the Inhabitants Of the
of Blackdom and surrounding
country and to improve the health,
welfare and prosperity of such in.
6. In general it is proposed to OBJ
tain control Of a large body of land
in the county of Chaves and Terri
tory of New Mexico under the laws
of the United States of America and
there to establish and maintain a
colony Of negroes by means of the
of crops, the growing of
town and settlements and the gen.
eral improvement of the inhabitants
Of such colony; to build. erect and
equip school houses, colleges,
churches and various educational
and religious institutions for the i'm
and upbuilding Of the
moral and mental condition of said
Article w.
Capital Stock: That the amount
Of capital ctock Of this corporation
shall be ten thousand dollars. which