Arizona republican., 1910-06-17

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 ;n 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 (75) miles. and the distance traversed by the aforesaid branches being about two hundred C2O0) miles; the aggregate mile 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 CSl,- 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 aforesaid, and the signatures thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of the persons whose names are there subscribed and set forth; that the said original subscription list is hereby in 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 a notice in writing of meeting for the purpose of adopting Articles of As sociaion and the election of directors by said subscribers, pursuant 10 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 -ent to and re- ceived by said subscribers more than five days before the time fixed in said
 
 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 electng 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 Subscriber Shares Subscription Villa William l. F N,sta st9untOn 5 5SSSS 5SS SS Arthur w. Edwards 10000 Benjamin P. Cheney 44sO AS. GOO co Benjamin Goodrich 3 500 co William NJ Pryce 100 co George w. Dietz 100 co
 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 capital stock of contemplated railroad hereinafter more fully described. and being desirous of forming ourselves into the Territory of Arizona, in such case made and provided. for the purpose of constructing. equipping. owning. operat- ing and maintaining such railroad and telegraph line or lines and transact ing any and all lawful business in con necton 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 and do further state:
 ARTICLE I.
 That the subscribers to said stock whose names are herein set forth and selves into corporation under and by virtue of the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona
 ARTICLE IT. The name of this corporation shall be ARIZONA, MEXICO a GULF OF CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY. | and it shall be known and shall act by that corporate ,11f name; TIT
  That this corporation shall continue in 1 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 | pursuant to the laws of said | Territory in such case made and pro- | vided
 ARTICLE ".
 That the amount Of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Thirteen 1 five h..,, o,,I 500. 000) dollars and shall be divided into | shares Of One Hundred ($10O 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 nearly as can be
 ARTICLE V
 That the number of directors to man. ige the affairs of the corporation who shall hold their offices until others are elected. as shall be provided for by the lv-laws Of this corpora tion. shall be i've. and their names are as follows: to- wit: Beniamin p. Cheney Victor l.. Mason, William F. Staunton. William M Pryce. and George W. Dietz.
 ARTICLE VI.
 That the place from and to which the proposed road is to he constructed and he counties into and through which it lear as it can be set forth, are as fol- Ows:
 Beginning at a point in the County of Ditna Territory of Arizona upon the l