Mohave County miner., 1912-10-26
Certificate of Incorporation
 OF Western Arizona Railway Com pany.

munltleS ana exemptions appertaining thereto of The arizona and Utah Rallwly Company, a raili oad corporation created by and under the laws of the Territory Of Arizona. were sold pursuant to the judgment and decree of the District Court of he Fourth judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Mohave, the same being Il Court of competent Jurisdiction. to ARraUR G. ELLIS aud THOMAS J. MORT both of the City ui Los Angeles, State ut California, as joint ten al Us aud ..ot AS tenants iu common, anu said sale having been duly confirmed by said Coat on the twenty second day of Decrmb r. lYO5 the said properties, franc h i>cS, immunl ieS. and exemptions were, Tn pursuance of said de- cree and tue order of said Court made therein, conveyed to tn" said ARTHUR G. WELLS anC THOMAS J. NORTON, as joint tenants aLd n It as tenants in common. who have thereby ac Iur. ed title to the said properties, franchises i'm, munltieS and exemptions lu the mann er pr Scribed by law; and
 WHEREAS, the said purchasers ARTHUR c. WELLS anu lHOM AS J. NORTON have aSSociat ed with tnemselvts the following named per sous, viz: GoDFREY HOLTERHOFF, dr. citi- zen of California and residing at Los Angeles. and w. A. DRAKE d citizen or Arizona a, d re- siding at Prescott; and PAUL BUFks a citizen of Arizona and residing at Prescott; and the said purchasers aud their associates desire to become poratlon pursuant to the laws of the Territory of Arizona in such cases made and provided, to wit paragraph eight hundred and eighty (SS0l of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, of 1901 ana as such to take and possess the prop ertleS franchises lmmunltieS and exemptions appertaining thereto thus sold winch were at the time of sale possessed by said he Ari. zona and Utah Railway Company;
 NJw, THEtEFoRE, in compliance with the provisions of the laWs of Arizona Territory in such Cases made and provided, we, the under. signed, ARTHUR G. N LIS and lHOMAS J. NORTON, and DERBY HuLTERHoFF, Jr, w. A. DRAKE and PAUL BUKKS, being said pnr. chaSerS and their associates do tereby certify:
 First: he name of the corpora ion whose properties, franchises, immunities and exemp. tiOns appertaining thereto they have acquired is The Arizona and Utah Railway Company, and sad corporation was organ Zed by Articles of Incorporation filed with the secretary of the Territory or Arizona on or about the tenth day of April 1899 unier and pursuant to the pro visions of hiptei D lite i2 of the Revised Statutes of Arizona of 1887
 Second; The sale aforesaid was made by authority of the Distr. ct Court of the Fourth Jud clal District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County oi Mohave, under and pursuant to ,dsment or decee authorizing and drecti z the same which judgment decree was made and entered by the said Court on the SlXteen, day of October. 1905, at the October, 1905 Term of the said curt. in d certain cause therein pending wherein petl- tion was filed against The Arizoha and Utah Railway Company by The New York Trust Company, as Trustee and Successor in trust to Continental Trust Company of the City Of New York, under mortgage or deed of trust exc. cuted by said he AriZ ma and Utah Railway Company dated April twenty-seventh, ls9 n favor of said Continental Trust Company of the City Of New York; dS ruStee. to secure the lS- suance and pawn ent of bonds issued there. uuCer, Wnlch sald cause was instituted to fore close the aforesaid mortgage or deed of trust, and in said judgment decree the railroad, telegraph lihe properties, franchises, immunl. ties and exemptions hereinafter described were ordered and directed to be sold.
 Third he following is Drei description of the properties sold at said sale:
 The ailroad oi the defendant railway com pany as the same was located and constructed, from pOiat on the santa te Pacific Railroad, now he AtchisOu, Topeka d santa Fe Rall- Way, about four miles southwest from the town of kngman, in the County of Mohave in the Territory of AIizOna. thence northerly in said County to point beyond the town of Chloride, a adlstance ot twenty five miles or more; Also the telegraph line of the defeudan rail ay company, as the same was located and con Structed from said town of kingman to the initial point of sad railroad and thence along Said railroad as constructed and completed, as aforesaid, to the terminus thereof: Also all rights of way, road beds. station grounds, depot grounds, yards and all other lands and inteteStS Tn lands, which the railway company owned at the date of said mortgage, or which 1t acquired in connection with said railroad since the execution of said mortgage; Also all SlulngS, turn uts, switches and turntables super structures, bridges trestleS Striug.rs ties, rails frogs chairs, spices and otheg rail road appurtenances which the railwl " company owned at the date of said morlgl glte and all that 1t acquired in connection with said rail. road since the execution of the mol tg tge; Al>o 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 il acquired in connection with said railroad since the exc cutiou of said mortgages; Also all engines tenders cars and other rolling stock and equip ment which the railway company owned at the date or sad mortgage or which it acquired In connection with or for The 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 m leo oil chises and powers, rights privileges, immuri. ties and exemptions which the railway cCm. pany had at the date of said mortgage and all which it acquired in connection with or for the 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 acauir. ed in connection with or as part of or for the use or 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. titcate is WEST TERN ARIZONA RAILWAY COMPANY"
 Fifth; The maximum amount of capital stock of such new corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars (50O,OOOS), divided into five thousand (5OOO) shares
 sixth: 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 G. WELLS, Los Angeles Caiifornla THOMAS J. NORTON, Los Angeles California GODFREY HoLTERHoFF, JR.,
 Los Angeles California w. A. DRAKE Prescott, Arizona Territory PAUL BURKS, Prescott, Arizona Territory
 Seventh Previous to the time of such sale plan agreement was entered iuto in antci. formation