Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-06-02
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
COcHISE COUNTY ELECTRIC
RAILROAD COMPANY. }

hNOh ALL MEN d hIsoG
PRESENTS:-That, whereas, the un-
dersigned, James s. Douglas, W. II.
Bropny, NJ. ]. Cunningham. Nj. D..
Brophy and George H Neale, all resi-
dents of the City of Bisbee, CochiseI
County, Territory of Arizona, met on
April 6, 1908, at said City of Bisbee.
and agreed among themselves 10 or
ganize a corporation under the name
OF COCHISE COUNTY ELECTRIC
RAU ROAD COMPANY, for the pur-
pose OF constructing. maintaining and
owa:uS q railroad between the If-y
of Rlsbee and the City OF Douglas, in
COchise Counts. Territory o Arizona,
under tho laws of the Territory OF
Arizona, the capital stock of which
shall be f''ve Hundred Thousand
$500 be6) Do,.erc, divided into five
thousand shares of the par value OF
One Hundred (Sf00) Dollars each and
which sum is the actual contemplated
cost of constructing said road to
gether with the cost of Right of Way,
motive power and every other ap-
purtances and thing for the compile
ton and running OF said road as
nearly as can be estimated by compe-
tent engineers and,
WHEREAS, the length OF Sald pro
posed railroad is estimated at
! twenty-five (25) miles, and,
WHEREAS, said parties above
| named did then and there appoint
| James S. Douglas and NJ. J. Cunning
\ ham, as a committee to obtain sub
scriptions to the capital stock OF said
! proposed corporation, to the amount
of, at least, One Thousand (s1000.0 COZ
| Dollars, for eaca and every mile On
said proposed railroad and that upon
| obtaining sufficient subscribers for
that purpose, the said committee
should give. at least, five days notIee
to said subscribers of the time for
the adoption of the Articles of Asso
citation and of the election of Direc-
tors, of said proposed corporation
and,
| WHEREAS, said committee did on
the 9Th day Of April, 1908, obtain
subscriptions to the capital stocA u.
said proposed corporation TO, at least
the amount above specified as fol
lows, TO wit:
James S. Douglas, 260 shares.
w. H. Brophy, 10 shares.
NJ. ]. Cunningham, 10 shares.
NJ. ]. Brophy, 10 shares.
George II. Neale, 10 shares
making in all three hundred 600,
shares, of the par value of One Hun
dred ($100) Dollars, per share, anC
being moe than $1,000 for each anC
every mile of said proposed railroad
} and.
WHEREAS, said committee there
upon on said 9Th day Of April 1908
J gave written notice to each of saiC
subscribers that the Articles of Asso
: citation of said proposed corporation
I would be adopted and Directors elect
: ed on April II, 1908, being, at least
T FIVE days notice.
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuanc,
thereof the said James s. Douglas
w. H. B-ophy. NJ. J. Cunningham, N
]. Brophy and George H. Neale, Delni
all the subscribers to the capita
took of said corporation. do hereb,
. | associate themselves together ant
form a corporation under the Laws o
the Territory of Arizona, and adopt tn
| following articles:
ARTICLE I.
] The names of the incorporators ar
} Tames S. Douglas, w. H. Brophy, N
'. Cunningham, NJ. J. Brophy an
+ George H. Neale.
{ ARTICLE II.
The name Of such corpOratio
shall be oOCHISE COUNTY ELE(
. TRIO RAILROAD COMPANY.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place of transactin
'usiness of said corporation shall b
she City Of Bisbee, Cochise Count!
Territory of Arizona, and such othe
branch offices as the Board of d
: 'ectnrs may from time to time e.
ablish.
y ARTICLE ".
The general nature OK the bushes
= proposed to be transacted by saI
corporation is the constructing, owl
ing, maintaining and operating
7ail-oad between the City of Bisbe
and the City of Douglas in Cochis
r County, Territory Of Arizona, tn
-ame to be operated by means {
team, electricity, gasoline or an
Nther motive power; to take hOI
and acquire in any and every wa
zeal estate for Right Of Way. station
Y Idepots, yards, tanks, sidetracks, turI
outs, turntables. warehouses, wosl
shops, necessary or convenient in th
: transaction of Its business. To tax
} Sold and acquire any and all pc
sonal property necessary or convri
tent in the construction, operauU
: aud maintenance of the said railroa
, To construct, maintain and operai
r telephone and telegraph lines in co,
II nection with the said railroad ]
p take, transport and convey person
and property on said railroad an
r generally to have all power as ma
q be necessary to enable It to exercis