Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-05-23

That the following articles of in- corporation were adopted by the unan- imous vote of said subscribers, all of whom were present and all of whom voted therefor at said meeting, said articles of incorporation and as sociation being as follows, to-wit: Articles of Incorporation of the Park
 CT and Colorado River Rail
 road Company
 We, the undersigned, having sub scribed and being subscribers to the capital stock of a contemplated rail- road, which is hereinafter duly de scribed, and desiring to form ourselves into a corporation for the purpose of constructing, equipping, owning, main- taining and operating such railroad, telegraph and telephone line, to that end and for that purpose hereby adopt these articles of incorporation, under the provisions of, and pursuant to Title 13, Chapter VII, entitled Rail road Corporations" Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901, and statutes amend atory of, or supplementary to, thereof
 Article i
 The statements herein above made, contained, recited and set forth are in all respects true.
 Article 2
 The said subscribers to said stock, whose names are hereinbefore men toned and hereto subscribed, formed themselves into a corporation under the provisions and by virtue of the provisions of Title 13, Chapter VII, en- titled Railroad Corporations" Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901, hereinabove mentioned and statutes amendatory, ol supplementary to, thereof.
 Article 3 The name assumed and adopted by this corporation is and shall be Park CT and Colorado River Railroad Com pany," and the principal place of busi- ness of said corporation shall be the town of Parker, County of Yuma, 1T the State of Arizona, with such other branch offices at such place or places as the board of directors shall deem sadvisable to create and maintain.
 Article 4
 0f fhic Doration shall be on the date. of the filing of these articles of incorpOra- tion for record as required by the laws of the State of Arizona, and tho said corporation shall continue for tn period of fifty years and for such oth CT terms as it may be renewed, accord ing to the provisions of the statutes in such cases made and provided.
 Article 5
 The amount of the capital stock O this corporation shall be and is One Million (s1,O00,0OO) Dollars, divided into ten thousand (10,0OO) shares of par value of One Hundred ($100) Dol lars each, and which said amount of capital stock is the actual contem- plated cost of construction of said railroad, together with the cost of right of way, motive power and every other appurtenance and thing for the com 1letion and running of said road, as nearly as can be estimated by com potent engineers, which sum shall be paid in from time to time as the com pany by the action of it's board of di rectors shall require.
 Article 6
 The number of directors who shall manage the affairs of this corpora. tion and who shall hold office until their successors are. elected shall be not less than five nor more than thir- teen, as the stockholders may at the regular annual meetings of said cor poration determine, and until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation the stockholders and incorporators have decided to have five directors whose names and residences are as follows:
 l.. H. Chalmers, Phoenix, Ariz.; Fen S. Hildreth, Phoenix, Ariz.; O. B. Schupp, Phoenix, Ariiz.; J. s. Gust. Phoenix, Ariz., and Paul Peirce, Los Angeles, California.
 Article
 The direction, length and terminal of said railroad shall be as follows: Beginning at or near the village of Parker in the County of Yuma, State of Arizona, running thence in south erly direction to a point at or near the village of Ehrenberg in said State and County, together with spurs, turn outs, sidetracks and connecting lines from convenient point or points on said main line, being a distance of about forty (40) miles more or less.
 Article
 The purpose for which this corpor-