Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-11
THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
AND CONSOLIDATION.

I'M AnlLONA AMI NEW mEAi1O rail-
WAY COMPANY.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
AND CONSOLIDATION.
KNOW ALL MEN 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 first
part, and the Lordsburg and Hachita Rail-
road Company, corporation Orranized aud
existing under the laws OF the Territory of
New Mexico, party OF the second part, did.
under the authority of their respective boards
of directors, enter into an agreement datedthe
22d day Of June, 1911, for the consolidation Of
their capital Stocks properties, roads, equip
ments, adjuncts, franchises, claims, d demands,
contracts. agreements, assets, debts, obliga-
tions and liabilities of every kind and descr,p-
ton which agreement has been ratified and
confirmed iniwriting by stockholders of the
said Companies, respectively. representing
the entire subscribed capital stock Of the said
Companies. respectively:
Now. THEREFORE, the parties hereto do
hereby make. certify and declare these Art
icles OF Incorporation and Consolidation, as
follows:
I. The name of the corporation is THE
ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO RAILWAY
COMPANY.
II. The purpcse for which it is formed is
the consolidation Of the capital stocks proper
ties, roads, equipments, adjuncts. franchises.
claims, demands. contracts, agreements. as
sets, debts, obligations and liabilities of every
kind and description OF said The Arizona and
NTa.-iop Rofixwuxr Cor,r,au nv and tho ooid
Lordsburg and Hachita Railroad Company,
and the consolidation of the said Companies
into one corporation, to succeed 10 all their
several capital stocks. properties, roads,
equipments, adjunets, franchises claims,
demands, contracts. agreements. as
sets and chooses and rights in
acton Of every kind and de-
scripuon. both at law and in equity. and pos
sess, enjoy and enforce the same and every
thereof. as fully and completely as each OF
said Companies might have done had no con-
solidation taken place. and 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-
/
and lines of railroad an it may hereafter
lawfully construct or acquire.
Ill. The place where its principal business
is 20 be transacted is the Town of Clifton,
County of Greenlee. Territory OF Arizona; aud
It shall also maintain an office where it's prin-
@ pal business IN the Territory OF New Mexico
is TO be transacted. in the Town of Lordsburg
County of Grant in said Territory of New
Mexico; and f. B. Kyes is the name of the
agent. therein and in charge thereof upon
whom process against the corporation may be
served
~. The term for which It is to exist is
fifty years.
v The number of its Directors is nine. and
the names aud residences of the persons APP
pointed to act as mnoh until their successors
are elected and qualified, are;
Names. Residences.
]. G, Hopkins ................. Ashburn, Va.
Don H. Kedzie ............. Lordsburg, N. NJ.
Joseph A. Leahy
c. w. Beck. Chiffon. Ariz.
NJ. j. Egan ......, ..... .-....
z. NJ, Williams. ms...............-...,
Paul Reisinger. ....... .........-
George W. Fraser ................
A, T. Thomson.
VI. The amount of its capital stock (which
does not exceed the amount actually required
for its purposes. as estimated by competent
engineersl is Three Millions Dollars (t3,Oo0,OO0,
divided into Thirty Thousand 80,OOOl shares,
OF the par value Of One Hunder Dollars GlOOD
each.
VII The amounto OF stock actually subscri-
bed. and the persons by whom the same has
hean aubaorhad are.