TENTH AMENDMENT

Secretary's No. 1233-J

Selections From The Splinters - Volume 7

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, held at its office in the city of Galveston, on the 20th day of November, 1886, the 8th Section of the Charter of this company, which is of record on pages 233 to 238 Book "B" of Railroad Charters, in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, was by a vote of the Board of Directors of said company, so amended as to read as follows:

Section 8. That the said company, when duly organized, shall be and is hereby invested with the right of locating, constructing, owning, operating and maintaining a railway with one or more tracks and a line or lines of magnetic telegraph, commencing at the city of Galveston, thence northwesterly on the most direct and practical route so as to intersect the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, on the dividing ridge between the Brazos and San Bernard rivers; thence on an air line, as near as practicable, to the town of Brenham, in Washington county, Caldwell in Burleson county, thence to the town of Cameron in Milam county, thence to the town of Belton in Bell county.

In the event that the citizens of each of said towns shall donate to the said company the necessary right of way for road, switches and turnouts through said towns, and sufficient grounds for depot purposes, the depot shall be located within half a mile of the courthouse in each of said towns.

Thence in a northwesterly direction through the counties of Bell, Coryell, Lampasas, Brown, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor and Nolan, forming a junction with the Texas and Pacific Railway; thence through the border counties to Young Territory; thence in a northwesterly direction, over the most practicable route, to the Canadian river, at some point on said river between the eastern boundary of the Panhandle and the one hundred and second degree west longitude; thence up the valley of said river to the State line; thence to Santa Fe, making connection with the Denver and Rio Grande Railway together with such turnouts, branches, sidings and extensions as the said company may deem it to their interest to construct, with the special authority to construct, own operate and maintain the following branch roads.

First. The Northern Branch, commencing at Temple, a station of said railway, about eight miles in an easterly direction from Belton; thence through the counties of Bell, McLennan, Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Wise, Denton and Cook, with the right to construct, equip, own, use, operate and maintain a railroad within the Indian Territory, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress of the United States, entitled "An Act to grant to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company a right of way through the Indian Territory and for other purposes. Approved July 4th, 1884".

Second. The Eastern Branch, commencing at a point on its main line in Burleson county, about two miles north of Yeague; thence easterly through the counties of Burleson, Brazos, Grimes and Montgomery, to a point on the International and Great Northern Railway, within three miles of the Lemuel Smith 1280 acre survey in Montgomery county, with the right to purchase the Central Montgomery Railroad with all its rights, privileges and franchises, and to own, operate, equip and maintain the same under this Charter as a part of the said Eastern Branch.

Third. The Northeastern Branch, commencing at the city of Cleburne, in Johnson county; thence northeastwardly through the counties of Johnson, Ellis, Dallas, Collin, Hunt, Delta, Fannin and Lamar to a point on Red River at or near the northeastern corner of said Lamar county, with the right to purchase the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Railroad, together with all its rights, privileges and franchises, and to own, operate, equip and maintain the same under this Charter as a part of the said Northeastern Branch, with the right to construct, operate, maintain and use a branch or spur line into the city of Dallas, commencing at a point on its Northeastern Branch, in Dallas county, between its crossing of the Trinity River and its crossing of the main line of the Houston and Texas Central Railway, and terminating in the city of Dallas, and to establish, maintain, operate and use such other spur lines, sidings and extensions with said city of Dallas or within the county of Dallas as may be necessary for the transaction of its business, and to establish and maintain one or more depots in said city.

Fourth. The Houston Branch, commencing at a point on the main line of said Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, about twenty-eight and one-half (28-1/2) miles from the city of Galveston, thence northeastwardly through the counties of Brazoria and Harris to a point three (3) miles northeast of the city of Houston, and where the main line, or either of its branches, passes within a distance of three miles of any county seat, it shall pass through the same, unless prevented by natural obstacles, such as streams, hills or mountains, provided such town or its citizens shall grant the right of way through its limits and sufficient ground for ordinary depot purposes.

Fifth. The Red River Branch, commencing on the line of the Northeastern Branch at or near the town of Ladonia, in Fannin county; thence to the town of Honey Grove, and through the counties of Fannin and Lamar, to a point on Red river.

Sixth. The Rio Grande Branch, commencing at or near the town of Santa Anna on the main line in Coleman county; thence in a westerly direction through the counties of Coleman, Runnels, Tom Green, Crockett, Persidio and El Paso, to a point on the Rio Grande River.

Seventh. The Western Branch, commencing at or near the town of Sealy, in Austin county; thence in a westerly direction through the counties of Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lee, Bastrop, Caldwell, Travis, Hays, Blanco, Gillespie, Mason and Kimble to the county line of Crockett county.

And said company shall have the right to acquire, construct, own, use, operate and maintain a line or lines of magnetic telegraph between any and all points within and without the State of Texas, and shall have all the rights, privileges and powers conferred upon telegraph companies by the laws of this State.

In witness whereof, we, the President and Board of Directors of the said Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, hereunto set our hands, this 20th day of November, 1886.

I, Walters S. Davis, Secretary of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Amendment to the Charter of the said Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, adopted by a vote of the President and Directors of said company at a meeting of said Board, held on the 20th day of November, 1886, and that the signatures of the President and Directors, thereto, are genuine.

To attest which, I hereunto affix the corporate seal of the company and subscribe my name.

Before me, James Spillane, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Geo. Sealy, President; Walters S. Davis, Secretary, and R.S. Willis, Webster Snyder and Walters S. Davis, Directors of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, all well known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing annexed instrument of writing, and also known to me to be the President, Secretary and Directors as aforesaid, and severally acknowledged to me that they executed said instrument as the act and deed of said Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, for the purposes and considerations therein expressed.

Given under my hand and official seal at my office at Galveston, Texas, this 21st day of November, 1886.

(LS)	(Signed) James Spillane
	Notary Public for Galveston County, Texas.

Before me, George L. Goodwin, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Wm. B. Strong, Isaac T. Burr and A. W. Nickerson, Directors of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, all well known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing annexed instrument of writing, and also known to me to be the directors as aforesaid, and severally acknowledged to me that they executed said instrument as the act and deed of said Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company for the purposes and considerations therein expressed.

Given under my hand and official seal at my office at Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., this 30th day of November, 1886.

Attorney General's Office
Austin, Dec.6th, 1886.

This is to certify that the amended Articles of Incorporation of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company were submitted to me on the 6th day of December, 1886, and that having carefully examined the same, I find them in accordance with the provisions of Charter Two, Title LXXXIV of the Revised Statutes of Texas, and not in conflict with the laws of the United States or of the State of Texas. As witness my official signature and the seal of said office.

STATE OF TEXAS,
Department of State

I, Jos. W. Baines, Secretary of State of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing Amended Charter of the GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY was this day filed for record in this Department, and the same, with endorsements thereon, is now of record on pages 291 to 296 inclusive, Book "B" of Railroad Charters.

Witness my official signature and the seal of State affixed, at the City of Austin, this 6th day of December, A.D. 1886.

From Charters
Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company and Auxiliary Companies
dated June 30, 1914.