Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
SUBSCRIPTION OF STOCK AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
 of ARIZONA, MEXICO & GULF OF CALL FORNiA RAILROAD COMPANY.

ARIZONA, MEHICO 6 CULT UT SALl-
 FORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
 We. the undersigned. ARTHUR W. EDWARDS, VICTOR f.. MASON, BEN JAAIIM j. JcBH4S CHENEY WILLIAM MILL Pr,M N. JAMIN GOODRICH and WILLIAM F. STAUNTON, hereby severally subscribe the amount set opposite our names Tn fifty-one thousand (451.O .OOO) dollars of the capital stock of the proposed rail- road to be constructed, owned, main tained and operated between the ter
 BEGINNING at a point in the County 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 a gen. eral southerly to sOuthwesterly dlrec- tion through the County of Pima to a point upon the international boundary line between the Territory of Arizona and the Republic of Mexico. distant ward or northwestward from the Town of Sasabe upon the said boundary line, and extending thence, subject to the laws and with the consent of the Gov ernment 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 or Cali forna. 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 eight miles. more or less. north or Cholla, in the County of Pima, Terri tory of Arizona, and running thence easterly and noTtheasterly 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 Silverbell, in Pima County, and extending thence m a 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- zona being about seventy-five C75) miles. and the distance traversed by the aforesaid branches being about two age of said main line of railroad and branches in the Territory of Arizona and in the Republic of Mexico being four hundred and fifty (45O) miles. more subscription to the capital stock being for at least One Thousand Dollars (s1,- 0O0) 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 ped for by said parties 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 by notice in writing of a meeting for the purpose of adopting Articles of As sOciatiOn and the election of directors by said subscribers, pursuant to the provisions of the law of the Territory 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 ing these Articles of Association and electing five directors from their num- Der. certain of said subscribers being 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
 Name of Number of Amount of Shares Subscription !! Vietdr Wlilam L. F Ma osdn s5aunton E 9SSS 7SSSS A rf r1 Benjamin P. Cheney 44S0 AS. 900. co | Benjamin Goodrich 500.00 i William NJ. Pryce 10000 | George w DietZ 10000 |
 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
 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 hereinafter more fully described. and being desirous of forming ourselves into a corporation pursuant to the laws of made and provided. for the purpose of equipping. owning, operat ing and maintaining such railroad and l telegraph line or lines and transact ing any and all lawful business in con- nection herewith. and to that end and 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