Arizona republican., 1910-06-21

| That the Articles or Association were | thereupon adopted by the unanimous
 vote of all of the said subscribers pres
 ent at said meeting in person or by proxy.
 adopted are as follows, to wit;
 Articles of Association. We, the undersigned. having sub | scrbed and being subscribers to the capital stock of a contemplated railroad
 hereinafter more fully described, and being desirous 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. eQuipping. owning. operat ing and maintaining such railroad and 1 a telegraph line or lines and transact I 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 are now or may hereafter appertain to such corporation, 1 and do further state:
 ARTICLE l.
 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 II.
 The name of this corporation shall be I A. CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY, and it shall be known and shall act by l that corporate name.
 ARTICLE III.
 That this corporation shall continue in l 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 1 Territory in such case made and pro- | vided.
 | That the amount Of the capital stock ! of this corporation shall be Thirteen million five hundred thousand and CSl3, | 800. 000) dollars and shall be divided into 1 shares of One Hundred (slO0) dollars | each, which said amount of capital | stock is the actual contemplated cost or | the construction and equipment of said railroad, together with the cost Of right of way. motive power and rolling | stock and every other appurtenance ana | thing for the completion and running ! of said railroad as nearly as can be estimated by competent engineers. ARTICLE V. That the number of directors to man. age the affairs of the corporation, who o | elected as shall be provided for by the ! bylaws of this corporation. shall be | five. and their names are as iotoWs: tq- | Mason. William F. Staunton. William M. ! Pryce, and George w. Dietz. ARTICLE VI. | That the place from and to which the i proposed road is to be constructed and the counties into and through which lt | is intended to pass and its length, as | near as it can be set forth, are as iol- l lows: ! Beginning at point in the County of 1 Pima. Territory of Arizona, upon the | line of railroad of the Arizona south ] ern Railroad Company distant aDOut ] four miles more or less northwest ot | SilverbeIl, the southern terminus of said | railroad, and thence extending m gen i eral southerly to southwesterly direction | through the County of Pima to a point 1 upon the international boundary line be- | tween the Territory of Arizona and the Republic of Mexico distant about ut l northwe stward from the town Of Sa- sabe upon the said boundary line, and extending thence, subject to the laws | and with the consent of the Govern l ment of the Republic of Mexico, through | the State of Sonora, in the Republic or ! Mexico in a general southerly to south | westerly direction to Port Iobos on the ! sea coast of the Gulf of California with | such branches and extensions 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 Ter ! ritory of Arizona and into or through any other state or territory. and parti- ! cularly to construct, maintain and Oper- | ate branches from said main line, as | above described. as IOllONS. IO-Wll. | First: Beginning at point upon the main line above described distant about
 eight miles. more or less, north or
 Cholla, in the County of Pima, Terri
 easterly and northeasterly to the City of Tucson. in said County of Pima.
 Second: Beginning at the northern
 terminus of said main line or at point
 formed by the intersection of the afore- | said main line as above described and
 the line of railroad of the Arizona
 about four miles, more or less, north,
 west of Silverbell, in Pima County. and ! extending thence in a northwesterly to northerly direction through the coun- ties or Pima. Pinal and AIaricopa to | the City of Phoenix in Maricopa County.
 The distance traversed by said main line of railroad in the Territory of l Arizona being about seventy-five C5)
 miles, and the distance traversed by the | aforesaid branches being about two | hundred (200) miles; the aggregate
 and branches in the Territory of Ari- zona and in the Republic of Mexico be- ing four hundred and fifty (450) miles. | more or less.
 ARTICLE VII
 That the principal office of the com pany shall be at Tucson, in the County of Pima. Territory of Arizona, but the | board of directors may establish branch offices and hold meetings thereat in the city of New York, State of New York.
 or at such other places as the board of | directors may deem aQNlSaDle. 1 ARTICLE VIII
 | The private property of the stock | holders of this corporation shall be and | is hereby made forever exempt from all liability for it's debts obligations. 1 ARTICLE IN. 1 The capital stoick of this corporation | shall be and is hereby made forever non-assessable by this corporation for
 any purpose.
 | The highest amount of indebtedness | and liability. direct or contingent, to | which this corporation is at any time ! to be subject, is Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand (S13.500 000) Dollars. | In witness whereof the said subscrib- CTS to tine said capital stock of the said proposed railroad hereuntO subscribe | their names. their places of residence. and the number of shares of said stock taken and subscribed for by each of them. in duplicate, this 18th day of March. A. D.. 1910.
 | Name, Residence. Number of Shares. Arthur w. Edwards. Prescott, Ariz, 1 l share.
 Victor l.. Mason. Passaic. N. J. IT 1 shares
 Benjamin P Cheney Boston, Mass, l 4i80 shares
 William NJ. Pryce. Tucson. Ariz-, 1
 George w Dietz, Silverbell. Ariz.. 1 | share.
 Benjamin Goodrich Tombstone. Ariz.. l shares.
 | William F. Staunton. Tombstone. | AriZ., shares.