Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-01-09
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
THE CHARTER
of the
Ell PASO & SOUTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY

HHiIHOeD COMPANY
At a meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Ell Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Company, held at the Office Of the
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining
Company at the City of Bisbee. Couu-
ty of Cochise, Territory of Arizona
on the 18th day of September, A. d.
1902, pursuant g a call for that pur
pose, at which all of the stockholders
of the company were present in per
son or by proxy, the following reso
luton was duly proposed and adopted
by the unanimous vote OF all the stock
| holders:
RESOLVED. That Article VIII OF
the Articles of Incorporation of the
\ Fl Paso e Southwestern Railroad com
sany be, ard the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII. Said corporation is
organized under and in pursuance o
the laws OF the Territory of Arizona
Cor the purpose OF owning. construct
ing, maintaining and operating a rail
road. with suitable telegraph and tel
ephone lines, for the purpose Of the
transportation and carriage OF nas-
sengeTs and freight. by the force OF
steam electricity or other mechanical
I.ower, or any combination thereof,
from Don Luis Station on The Ari-
IONA ard Southeastern Railroad. il
the County OF Cochise. Territory OF
Arizona, to a point on the Interna-
tional boundary line BETWEEN the
United States and Mexico 81 or near
the place where the Aqua Prieta
otherwise known IS the White River,
flows south from che Territory o
Arizona into Mexico, and from this
point in a northeasterly direction to
the boundary line bewteen the Ter
ritOry of Arizona and New Mexico. at
or near point on said boundary
line which lies about fourteen hun.
bred and nineteen Q41s) feet east o. I
the northeast corner Of Section three /
(3). Township nineteen l19) South OF 4
Range thirty-two (92) East, Gla and !
Sait River Meridian.
Also for the purpose Of owning. I
constructing. maintaining and operat- 1
ing a branch railroad from the Town
OF Fairbank in the County OF Cochise I
aforesaid. in an essterly direction TO
the Town of Tombstone in said Coun-
", a distance of about nine 90 miles: +,
and another branch railroad from For
est Siding. on the company's main
line. in the County of COchise afore-
said. in a southWesteriy direction TO I
the Town of Naeo in said county, a dis I
lance OF about fifteen 05) miles.
The whole Of said route lies in the
said County of Cochise. Territory of T,
Arizona, and with its branches and /
the lines of railroad lying east and 1
Rest of the respective tsrminI afore- |
said. acquired by this company from
tie Arizona and Southeastern Rail-
road Company. and the Southwestern /
Railroad OF New Mexico, with all
their branches. is about three hun
dred and seventy-fiye 1879 miles.
The said corporation may acquire. !
own. hold and enjoy all the real and I
personal property necessary for the
Construction. maintenance and oper
aticn of said railroad, and all teIe- /
graph and telephone lines to be used 7
In connection Herewith. and for the I
erection of stations. dspots, water /
tanks, pipe lines. reservoirs, fumes, 4
side tracks. turHouts. tarn-ta bles,
yards, workshops, warehouses, and for
all other purposes necessary or con
venient for the transaction Of its cor.
porate business; and Il may purchase
or lease the railroad constructed. or
to be CONSTRUCTED, and any property
OF any other railroad company now or
hereafter existing under the laws ofP
tais Territory. or any other territory /
or state. with all the rights. privileges
or franchises thereto sBi'ertaining. or
may buy the stock aud bonds, or eth
er. Of such company. subject 10 the
provisions and limitations Of the laws