[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Hugh & Parramore, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Hugh
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Transcript of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Company] (open access)

[Official Transcript of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Company]

Official transcript of amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Nichols, W. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Affidavit declaring the signers will be impartial and in accordance with the law when assessing damages in the condemnation proceeding Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document doesn't have the names of the commissioners and is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith, certifying that John Sayles does not know the names of the heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Appointing Special Commissioners in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Appointing Special Commissioners in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas]

Document listing the details of a condemnation proceeding brought by the Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company against the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. It is unsigned and the names of the commissioners have not been filled in.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna] (open access)

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna]

Document in condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna stating that the petition is to condemn Lot 1 in Block 61 in Abilene, Texas and that the residence of the defendant is in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]

Document stating that the action is seeking to condemn Lots 1 and 2 in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas and that this action will affect the interests and estates of the defendants, Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and their unknown heirs in the listed properties. It also states that the residences and names of the defendants are unknown to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al., December, 1908] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al., December, 1908]

Document filing suit for the condemnation of Lots One and Two in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas. The suit is being brought by the Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company against Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith, and their unknown heirs. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna]

Document appointing special commissioners in the condemnation proceeding for Lot 1 in Block 61 of Abilene, Texas. The special commissioners are not listed and the document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, B. F. Jordan] (open access)

[Sheriff's Return, B. F. Jordan]

Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to B. F. Jordan, trustee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, Hattie Irvine, Smith Irvine, and Their Unknown Heirs] (open access)

[Sheriff's Return, Hattie Irvine, Smith Irvine, and Their Unknown Heirs]

Document stating that notice has been given to Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith by publishing the notice in a Taylor County newspaper for four successive weeks leading up to March 1, 1909. The second part of the return states notice has been given to the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith by publishing the notice in a Taylor County newspaper for eight successive weeks leading up to March 1, 1909.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, J. A. Duncan] (open access)

[Sheriff's Return, J. A. Duncan]

Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to J. A. Duncan, pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, Winnie Brown] (open access)

[Sheriff's Return, Winnie Brown]

Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to Winnie Brown, trustee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company (open access)

Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company

Document transferring Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. There are handwritten notes on the document and several typewriter errors. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company] (open access)

[Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]

Document certifying the sale of Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is unsigned and has several edit marks.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oath of Commissioners, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Oath of Commissioners, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document swearing the special commissioners, Charles Motz, Sr., P. M. McKinney, and A. F. McDonald to be fair and impartial in assessing damages the condemnation proceeding Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. The back of the document lists the name of the proceeding and is signed by the commissioners and judge T. A. Bledsoe.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Original Order and Notice, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Original Order and Notice, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document providing notice to the trustees and pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas of the hearing date for the condemnation proceedings for Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas. The bottom half of the document is the Sheriff's Return, listing the date and time the notice was served to B. F. Jordan, Ed. Henry, Winnie Brown, and J. A. Duncan. The sheriff's return is handwritten and the back of the document lists the name of the case and is signed by the commissioners and judge T. A. Bledsoe.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Original Petition, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Original Petition, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document in which Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company instigates condemnation proceedings against the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. The petition lists the history of the property, Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas, and the railway company's reasons for pursuing the condemnation proceeding.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railroad in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas. It also states that neither he nor the railway company can procure original documents related to Lot 4 in Block 96, which is the subject of the condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Affidavit in which John Sayles swears that he is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company in the condemnation proceedings, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas, and that neither he nor the railway company have the original copies of certain documents relevant to the proceedings. The back of the affidavit has the details of the cause listed and is signed by the special commissioners, C. Motz, Sr., P. M. McKinney, and A. F. McDonald, and the county judge, T. A. Bledsoe.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: Sayles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 12, 1908] (open access)

[Affidavit Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 12, 1908]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles, stating neither he nor Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company have the originals of a deed or lien for Lot Four in Block Ninety-Six in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Filing, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Notice of Filing, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document providing notice to the trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas that the Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company has filed documents in the condemnation proceeding for Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas. The bottom half of the notice is the Sheriff's Return, listing the time and date the trustees were served. There are handwritten notes listing the costs of the notice and it is signed by the special commissioners, C. Motz, Sr., P. M. McKinney, and A. F. McDonald on the back.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for W. J. Thompson, M. C. Lambeth, T. M. Collins, J. W. Andersen, Thomas Sayles, and Will Stith] (open access)

[Subpoena for W. J. Thompson, M. C. Lambeth, T. M. Collins, J. W. Andersen, Thomas Sayles, and Will Stith]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring W. J. Thompson, M. C. Lambeth, T. M. Collins, J. W. Andersen, Thomas Sayles, and Will Stith to appear in court to testify on behalf of the plaintiff, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company.
Date: December 14, 1908
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History