Such new corporation shall thereupon be vested with, and shall be entitled to exercise and enjoy, all the rights, franchises and powers, which belong to or could be exercised by the corporation whose property, or part of whose property, was acquired by such purchasers, as aforesaid, and may acquire and enjoy all or any part of the railroad, lands or other property of such corporation in the state of New Mexico, or elsewhere, and may conduct its business generally, under and in the manner provided in the charter of such last mentioned corporation, or under the laws relating thereto, with such variations in manner and form of organization as such purchasers and their associates may deem necessary and set forth in such certificates, subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by law upon railroad corporations in this state, and any such corporation shall have the power to issue and dispose of its capital stock, of the kind and character, and of the amount specified in said certificate; and such new corporation shall, in no manner, be deemed or held liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the corporation whose property, or a part thereof, it may have acquired, except state and county taxes.