The copper era., 1909-06-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION THE SHANNON-ARIZONA RAIL
 WAY COMPANY.

Known All Men By These Presents: That whereas, Stock of contemplated Railroad
 with Telegraph and Telephone Lines, herein
 after fully described, and to the amount of Ten | Thousand Dollars, (Sl0,000 00) the same being
 more than One Thousand Dollars (Sl, OOO00) fol
 each and every mile of said proposed and con- | templated Railroad. with Telegraph and Tele. phone Lines, has been subscribed by Nathan | L. Amster, Alexander B. Clough, John w. Ben
 nie Robt D. Roberts and Jas. A. Campbell. And, whereas, the said Subscribers to said | Stoc did appoint John w. -Benr ie and RObt | D. Roberts their committee to notify the said undersigned to adopt Articles of Association | for n corporation to be organized under the | laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the pur- pose of constructing, owning and maintaining said Railroad, with Telegraph and Telephone
 Lines, and to elect from amongst the subscrib- CTS to said Articles, Five Directors of said Cor pOrporation.
 And, Whereas, the said John ". Bennie and
 Robt. D. Roberts as such Committee. did on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1909 notify us, the undersigned in writing, 10 adopt such Articles and elect such Directors.
 Now, Therefore. we, the undersigned. have this day voluntarily associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of incorporating under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VII, Title XIII of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901. to that end, and do hereby certify and de- clare follows:
 ARTICLEI. That we do hereby erect our selves into a corporation. under and pui suant to the provisions of said Revised Statutes Of Arizona, under the corporate name aud style of The Shannon Arizona Railway Company.
 ARTICLE II. That said corporation is form ed for the following purposes, to-wit
 To construct. maintain. operate, conduct and own a narrow guage railroad, in the Territory of Arizona, tO be operated by steam, electricity horse, or other motive power for the carrying of passengers and freight thereon, and there over, for hire, with all the necessary tracks, side tracks, spur tracks, and equipment for the same.
 Also to conduct. purchase, own and maintain public or private Telegraph and Telephone Line, or either of them, with or without wires, along the line of said RailrOrd, and to operate the same and the business thereof and to lease said Telegraph and Telephone Lines or either other DerSOnS. individual the construction, operation and maintenance thereof, or of either thereof, and for either such construction, operation or maintenance of said Telegraph and Telephone Lines, or either of them
 And 10 carry on a general express business in connection with the operations of said Railroad.
 And to have, and exercise, such other powers as any Railroad Company may be allowed by law to exercise in the present, or in the future
 Aud to purchase, construct own, maintain, and operate in conjunction with said Railroad, such branch and side lines, and railroads be- tween said Railroad and such points as the Board of Directors of said Company may, from time to time, determine to be necessary for the business of said road.
 ARTICLE III. That its principal place of business shall be in the town of Clifton, County of Graham, Territory of Arizona.
 The Annual Meeting of the Corporation shall be held at the Office of the Company, in Cliff ton on the. lst Monday in January, in each year, but said meeting, and special meetings of the Stockholders, may be held in Boston, County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, if so ordered by the Board of Directors
 ARTICLE ". That the term of its existence shall be Fifty Years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 ARTICLE V. That the number of Direct ors shall be five (5), and that the name of those who shall be directors. and who are appointed to act until their successors elected and qualified, are:
 Names Residence Nathan L. Amster, Boston, Mass. John " Ba8nie, Clifton, i,iz, RObt D. Roberts, las. A. Campbell,
 ARTICLE VT That the Capital Stock of