Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-07-28
THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION
AMI nCONSOTInATTON

lth AhlAONA AND NEW mEAlCO RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION
AND CONSOLIDATION.
KNOW ALL MRN BY THESE PRESENTS
That.
WHEREAS, The Arizona and New Mexico
Railway Company, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the Territories
of Arizona aud New Mexico. party of the frat
part, and the LOrdsburg aud Haohita Rail-
road Company. a corporation organized and
existing under the laws OF the Territory OF
New Mexico. party OF the second part, did.
under the authority Of their respective boards
of dire ectors, enter into an agreement datedthe
22d day OF June, 1911, foe the consolidation of
their capital stocks properties, roads, equip
ments, adjuncts, franchises, claims, demands,
contracts, agreements, ussets. debts, Obliga-
tions and liabilities of every kind and desorip-
ton, which agreement has been ratified and
confirmed in writing by stockholders OF the
said Companies, respectively, representing
the entire subscribed capital stock of the said
Companies, respectively:
Now. THEREFORE,, the parties horeto do
hereby make, certify and declare these Art
icles OF Incorporation and Consolidation, as
follows;
/. The name of the corporation is THE
ARIZONA 4 NEW MEXICO RAILWAY
COMPANY.
II. The purpose for which II is formed is
the consolidation of the capital stocks. proper
ties. roads. equipments, Rdjunets. franchises,
claims, demands. contracts. agreements. as
sets. debts. obligations and liabilities of every
kind and description OF said The Arizona and
New Mexico Railway Company and the said
Lordsburg and Hachita Rallroad Company.
and the consolidation of the said Companies
into one corporation, to succeed TO all their
several capital stocks. properties, roads,
equipments, adjuncts. franchises claims,
demands contracts, agreements, as
sets and chooses and rights in
acton of every kind and de-
scription, both at law and in equity, and pos
sess, enjoy and enforce the same and every
thereof, as fully and comp etely as each OF
said Companies might have done had no con-
sblidatlon taken place, aud TO construct, and
operate the lines of railroad OF the said Com
panies as one continuous road running from
the Town Of Clifton. in the County OF Greenlee
Territory OF Arizona, TO the town OF Hachita,
in the County of Grant, Territory of New
Mexico, and to construct. maintain and oper-
ale such extensions bi anches and other tracks
aud lines Of railroad an it may hereafter
lawfully construct or acquire.
Ill. The place where its principal business
is TO be transacted is the Town of Clifton,
County of Greenlee, Territory OF Arizona; and
1t shall also maintain an ONCE where it's prin-
opal business IN the Territory OF New Mexico
is TO be transacted, in the Town OF Lordsburs
County of Grant, in said Territory of New
Mexico; and E. E. Kyes is the name Of the
agent, therein aud in charge thereof upon
whom process against the corporation may be
served.
~. The term for which It is to exist is
hfty years.
v The number OF it's Directors is nino. and
the names and residences Of the persons aP-
pointed 70 act as mnch until their successors
are elected and qualified, are;