Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-01
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
EL PASo q SOUTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.

We, the subscribers. James Douglas
President, and George hoffman, Sec
Rotary, of FL Paso & Southwestern
Railroad Company, a corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws
of the Territory of Arizona, do here
by certify that at a special meeting OF
stockholders of said company. held at
the principal office of said company.
at the City of Bisbee. County OF
Cochise. Territory of Arizona, on the
first day OF June, A. ID. 1910, at
eleven o'clock A. NJ. pursuant TO
notice duly and legally published and
given. at which meeting more than
I two-nhirds of all the issued and out
/ standing capital stock of said COM
many was present or represented by
proxy. to-wit, One Hundred and -Four
Thousand. Nine Hundred and Ninety
| QO4. 1901 shares of the capital stock
of said company out of One Hundred
/ and Five Thousand Q05,000) shares
/ issued and outstanding. the following
resolutions were duly proposed and
adopted by the affirmative OF all
stock present and represented at
said meeting. to-wit, One Hundred
and -Four Thousand. Nine Hundred
and Ninety (104.990) shares:
"RESOLVED: That Article VIII
of the Articles of Incorporation OF
the Ell Paso & Southwestern Rail
road Company be. and the same is
hereby amended TO read as follows;
| ARTICLE WIN Said corporation
is organized under and in pursuance
OF the laws OF the Territory of Ari-
1 iona, for the purpose of constructing,
owning, maintaining and operating
railroad with suitable telegraph
and telephone lines, for the purpose
of the transportation and carriage OF
passengers and freight, by the force
of steam. electricity or other mechan-
lical power. or any combination there
of. from Don Luis Station, on the
FL Paso & Southwestern Railroad
| formerly the Arizona and South
eastern Railroad) in the County of
Cochise, Territory Of Arizona, to
a point on the International boundary
line between the United States and
Mexico. at or near the place where
the Aqua Prieta. otherwise known as
the White River. flows south from
the Territory of Arizona into Mexico.
and from this point in a northeast
erly direction 70 the boundary line
between the Territories of Arizona
and New Mexico, at or near a point
on said boundary line which lies
about Fourteen Hundred and Nine
teen 0419) feet East of the EorTh-
least corner of SectionThrce C31, Town
ship Nineteen Q9) South Of barge
Thirty-two 1922 East. ella and Salt
River Meridian.
Also. for the purPps's Of construct.
ing. owning. maintaining and operat-
ing a branch railroad from the Town
Of Fairbank. IN the county Of Co
lchise aforesaid, and in an Easterly
direction to the Town of Tombstone,
in said County. a distance of about
/ (9lmiles; and another branch
railroad from Forest Siding. on the
company's main line in the County
Of Cochise Aforesaid. N a Soufi.
westerly dire -, N u The Town Ct
Naco. in said County a distaaCc OF
about Fifteen Q5) miles.
THE whole OF the aforesaid route
lies in the said County OF Coehise
Territory of Arizona, and with its
branches and the lines of railroad ly
ing east and west of the respective
termini aforesaid. acquired by this
company from the Arizona and South
'astern Railroad Company, and South
western Railroad of New Mexico
with all their branches, Is about
three hundred and seventy-five (375)
miles.
Also. for the purpose of construct
ing, owning, maintaining and operat-
ing a railroad from a point at or
near the City of Douglas, in the
/ County of Cochise, Territory of Ari-
zona, upon the railroad of the FL
Paso and Southwestern Railroad
| Company, thence in a northerly di-
rection in Sulphur Springs Valley into
and through said County of Cochise
TO the Town Of CORTLAND. in SAID
County of Cochise. Territory Of Ari-
1850 miles, more or less. with such
branches and spurs as may De deemed
necessary; with power and author
ity to extend such line TO any other
point or points in said Territory
and to build to and from the same
such branch lines and spurs as said
! company may decide upon.
ALSO. for the purpose Of construct
ing. owning. maintaining and operat-
a railroad from a point at or near the
i Town Of CORTLAND, in the County of
Cochise, Territory OF Arizona, into
( and through the counties Of Cochise,
Pima. Graham and ella. in said Ter
ritory. TO the city of Globe. in the
County of ella, in said Territory. a
distance of about One Hundred and
iSeventy-five 175) miles, more or less,
with such branches and spurs as may
be deemed necessary: with power
and authority to extend such line
to any other point or points in said
Territory, and to build to and from
the same such branch lines and spurs
as said company may decide upon.
Also. for the purpose of construct
ing owning. maintaining. and o.
perating a railroad from a point
at or near the Town OF Hereford.
in the county of Cochise, Territory Of
Arizona. into and through the Count
les OF Cochise, Santa Cruz and Pima
IN said Territory. to the city OF Tue
son in the county OF Pima. in said
1 Territory, a distance Of about One
Hundred and Five (105) miles. more