Arizona republican., 1910-06-19
SUBSCRIPTION OF STOCK AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
ARIZONA. MEXICO G. GULF OF CALL
FORNIAN RAILROAD COMPANY.

EDWARDS, VICTOR L. MASON, BEN
PRYCE, GEORGE w DIETZ, BEN
S STilItS hereby severaily subscribe
the amount set opposite our names in
the aggregate sum of four hundred ana
fifty-one thousand (451,OOO) dollars OF
the capital stock of the proposed rail-
road to be constructed. owned. MAIN
tanned and operated between the ter
mini. to wit:
of Pima, Territory of Arizona, upon the
line of railroad of the Arizona Southern
Railroad Company distant about four
miles more or less northwest OF silver
bell the southern terminus of said rail-
road and thence extending IN gen.
eral southerly to southwesterly dlrec-
ton through the County OF Pima to a
point upon the international boundary
line between the Territory of Arizona
and the Republic of Mexico. distant
about twelve miles, more or less, west
ward or northwestward from the Town
of Sasabe upon the said boundary line,
and extending thence, subject 10 the
laws and with the consent of the Gov
eminent of the Republic of Mexico,
through the State of Sonora, in the Re
public of Mexico in general southerly
to southwesterly direction to Port Lobos
on the sea coast of the Gulf of Cali
fornia, with such branches and eX
tensions thereto as may be sanctioned
authorized or permitted by said laws
and Government of the Republic of
Mexico; also with right and power to
extend said line to any other point or
points in the Territory of Arizona and
into or through any other state or ter
ritory, and particularly to construct.
maintain and operate branches from
said main line. as above described, as
follows. to wit:
First: Beginning at a point upon the
main line above described distant about
Cholla. in the County of Pima. Terri
tory of Arizona. and running thence
eastery and northeasterly to the City
of Tucson, in said County of Pima.
Second: Beginning at the northern
terminus of said main line or at a
point formed by the intersection of the
aforesaid main line as above described
and the line of railroad of the Arizona
and Southern Railroad Company dis
tant about four miles, more or less,
northwest of Silverbel in Pima County,
and extending thence IN northwestern
ly to northerly direction through the
Counties of Pima. Pinal and Maricopa,
to the City of Phoenix in Maricopa
County.
The distance traversed by said main
line of railroad in the Territory of Ari-
iona being about seventy-five (75)
miles. and the distance traversed by
the aforesaid branches being about two
hundred (200) miles: the aggregate mile
age of said main line of railroad and
branches in the Territory of Arizona
and in the eRepublic of Mexico being
-four hundred and fifty (450) miles, more
subscription to the capital stock being
for at least One Thousand Dollars ISL
000) per mile thereof.
And we do hereby certify that the
instrument hereto annexed marked
Exhibit A. is a duplicate of the orig
inal subscription agreement for said
stock so subscribed for by said parties
aforesaid, and the signatures thereto
subscribed are the genuine signatures
Of the persons whose names are there
subscribed and set forth: that the said
corporated into and made part of these
Articles of Association: that Victor L.
Mason. one of the subscribers of said
stock. was heretofore duly appointed as
a committee to notify said subscribers
by notice in writing of meeting for
the purpose of adopting Articles of As
ISOLATION and the election of directors
by said subscribers, pursuant to the
of Arizona; that the appointment of said
committee was in writing and is hereto
annexed and marked Exhibit b. and
hereby made part hereof: that the said
notice in writing was sent to and re-
ceived by said subscribers more than
five DAYS before the time fixed in said
notice for said meeting. and that pur-
suant TO said notice at the time and
place mentioned therein all of the sub
scribers to stock of said proposed rail-
road did meet for the purpose of adopt
electing five directors from their num-
Der, certain of said subscribers being
represented by proxy duly appointed;
that there were present at said meet
ing in person or by proxy all of said
subscribers representing the following
number of shares severally subscribed
for by them, to wit:
Name Of Number of Amount of
Subscriber Shares Subscription
William F. Staunton 800. 90
Victor T. Mason II 10000
Arthur w. Edwards 100 90
Be BENJAMIN P Cheney 1880 44S, 100000
benjamin Goodrich 500. 90
William M. Pryce loo 90
George w. Dietz 100 %
That the Articles of Association were
thereupon adopted by the unanimous
vote of all OF the said subscribers pres
ent at said meeting in person or by
proxy.
That the Articles of Association so
adopted are as follows. to wit:
Articles of Association.
We, the undersigned. having sub
scribed and being subscribers TO the
capital stock of contemplated railroad
hereinafter more fully described, and
being DESTROYS of forming ourselves into
a corporation pursuant to the laws Of
the Territory of Arizona, in such case
made and provided. for the purpose of
constructing. equippng. owning, operat-
ing and maintaining such railroad and
a telegraph line or lines and transact
ing any and all lawful business i'm con-
for that purpose hereby adopt these
Articles of Association under and pur-
suant to the provisions OF the laws of
the Territory of Arizona, with all rights
and privileges which nre now or may
hereafter appertain to such corporation
and do further state:
ARTICLE I.
That the subscribers to said stock
whose names are herein set forth and
hereto subscribed hereby form them
selves into a corporation under and by
virtue of the provisions of the Revised
Statutes of the Territory of Arizona
ARTICLE III.
The name of this corporation shall be
ARIZONA. MEXICO q GULF OF
CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY,
and ii shall be known and shall act by
that corporate name.
ARTICLE III.
e. That this corporation shall continue in
existence for and during fifty years from
and after the date of filing these Arti-
cles of Association in the office of the
Territorial Auditor of Arizona, with full
power to extend the existence of the
corporation pursuant to the laws of said
Territory in such case made and pro-
vded.
ARTICLE ".
That the amount Of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be Thirteen
500 000) dollars and shall be divided into
shares of One Hundred (s10O) dollars
each. which said amount of capital
stock is the actual contemplated cost Of
the construction and equipment of said
railroad. together with the cost of
right of way. motive power and rolling
stock and every other appurtenance and
thing for the completion and running
of said railroad as nearly as can be