Mohave County miner., 1912-10-05
Certificate of Incorporation
 OF Western Arizona Railway Com. pany.

munities and exemptions appertaining thereto of The Arizona and Utah Railway Company, railI oad corporation created by and under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona were solo pursuant to the judgment and decree of the District Court Ot the Fourth Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for tht County of Mohave, the same being d Court of competent jurisdiction, to ARTHUR q. WELLS and THOMAS J. NORTON both of the City of Los Angeles, State of California, as joint ten, al tS and Lot as tenants in common, and said sale having been duly confirmed by said Court on the twenty'secOnd day of December, 1905, the said properties, franchises, immunl ies. aud exemptions were, Tn pursuance of said de- cree and the order of said Court made therein, conveyed to the said ARTHUR c. WELLS anC THOMAS J. NORTON, as joint tenants ana not as tenants in common, who have thereby acquir- ed title to the said properties, franchises, i'm muniies and exemptions in the manler pre- scribed by law; and
 WHEREAS, the said purchasers ARTHUR G. WELLS an0 THOMAS J. NORTON have associat ed with themselves the following named per sons, viz: GODFREY HoLTERHoFF, Jr., a citi. zen of Californla and residing at Los Angeles, and w. A. DRAKE citizen oi Arizona aLd re- siding at Prescott; and PAUL BURKs a citizen of Arizona and residing at Prescott; and the said purchasers ana tn ir associates desire to become cor poration pursuant to the laws of the Territory of Arizona in such cases made and provided, to wit paragraph eight hundred and eighty (SS0y of the kevised Statutes of ArlZona of 1901. and as such to take and possess the prop critics franchises, immunties and exemptions
 
 the time of sale possessed by said The Arl. zona and Utah Railway Company;
 Now, THEaEFoRE, in compliance with the provisions of the laws of Arizona Territory in such Cases made and provided, we, the under signed, ARTHUR G. WELLS and THOMAS J. NORTON, and GJDFREY HOLTEHHoFF, Jr., w. A. DRAKE and PAUL BUkKs, being said pur. chaSeiS and their associates do hereby certify: First: The name of the corporation whose properties. franchises immunities and eXemp- tions appertaining thereto they have acquired, V nd and sa d corporation was organized by Articles oI Incorporation filed with the secretary of the Territory of Arizona on or about the tenth day of April. 1899, unier and pursuant to the pro visions of Chapter 3, Title i2 of the Revised Statutes of Arizona of 1887
 Second The sale aforesaid was made by authority of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in audt dtor the County Of Mohave, under and pursuant to a judgment or decree authorizing aud directi,g the same, which judgment or decree was made and entered by the said Court on the sixteenth day of October 1905, at the October, l9J5. Term of the said Court, in a certain cause therein pending wherein a petl- ttUn was filt against The Arizona and Utah Railway Company by The New York Trust Company, as Trustee aud Successor in Trust to Continental Trust Company of the City of New York. u, der a mortgage or deed of trust exc cuted by said he Arizona and Utah Railway Company dated April twenty-seventh, 1899, in favor of said Continental Trust Company of the City of New York. as Trustee to secure the ls- suance and payment of bonds issued there. under, which said cause was instituted to fore close the aforesaid mortgage or deed of trust, aud in said judgment decree the railroad telegraph line, properties franchises, immuni ties and exemptions hereinafter described were drdered and directed to be sold
 Third: he following is a brief description of the properties sold at said sale:
 lherailroad oi the defendant railway com pany as the same was located and constructed from pOidt on the santa Fe Pacific Railroad now .lhe Atchisou, Topeka d Santa Fe Rail- way, about four miles southwest from the town of K 4gman, in the County of Mohave in the Territory of A iluna. thence norther)y in said County to . point beyond the town of Chloride, distance ot tive ny five miles or more Also the telegraph hne of tine defendant rail ay comphny, as the same was located and con- structed from said town of klngman to the initial point of sald railroad and thence along said 1ailroad as constructed and completed, as aioresaid, to the terminus thereof: Also all rights of way, road beds, station grounds depot grounds, yards and all other lands and interests Tn lands, which the railway company owned Ut the date of said mortgage, which it acquired in connection with said railroad since the execution of said mortgage; Also all sidings, turn uts, switches and turntables super. structures, bridges trestles strngers, ties. rails, frogs, chairs, spliceS and other rail road appurtenances which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage and all that it acquired in connection with said rail road since the execution of the mortgage; Also all station houses, depOts warehouses. engine houses, car houses water stations. machine shops. office buildings and other structures and fixtures which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage, or which i, acquired in connection with said railroad since the exc cution of said mortgaee; Also all engines, tenders cars and other rolling stock and equip ment which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage or which it acquired in connection with or for the use of said rail road since the execution of said mortgage: Also all machinery, tools and implements, furniture, materials and supplies which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage or which it acquired in connection with or for the use of said railroad since the execution of said mortgage; Also all fran chiseS and powers, rights, privileges, immuni- ties and exemptions which the railway cCm pany had at the date of said mortgage and all purposes of said railroad or by reason of the construction thereof since the execution of said mortgage, or which appertains to such railroad or other property; Also all other property of whatever description which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage and all which it in any way acquir ed in connection with or as part of or for the use of said railroad since the execution of said mortgage; Also all tolls. revenues, income and profits from any of the aforesaid property and franchises.
 Fourth: The name of the new corporation intended to be formed by the filing of this cer tidcate is WESTERN ARIZONA RAILWAY COMPANY"
 Fifth: The maximum amount of capital stock or such new corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars (5OO,O0OS), divided into five thousand 5000 shares
 Sxth The affairs of the new corporation shall be managed by five (5) directors. The names and postoffice addresses of the directors for the first year are as follows:
 NAMES PosT OFFICE ADDRESSES ARTHUR c. WELLS; Los Angeles Angeles Californ,a GODFREY HoLTERHoFF, JR,
 Los Angeles, California W. A. DRAKE, Prescott, Arizona Territory PAUL BURKs, Prescott, Arizona Territory