The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-05-19
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SEC. TO- Be It fi.-tas. enacted, &C., That
whenever any number Of stockholders hold
Ing three fourths of the amount of stock now
subscribed to said Compsry, shall accept the
amendments contained in the preceding Sec
tions O: this act. said amendments shall be
incorporated into the charter Of said COM
pany and take the place of any of the provi-
ssions of the Preamble to this act that may
be Inconsistent herewith and said Com
pany shall have and enjoy, and may increase,
all the powers, rights and privileges which
other corporate bodies may lawfully do, for
the purposes mentioned in the Preamble to
this act; and may make all such bylaws,
rules and regulations not Inconsistent with
the laws of this State or of the United States,
as shall be necessary for well ordering and
conducting the affairs of the Company.
Sec II. Bet further enacted, &C., That
the said Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank
Road Company may and shall have, and are
hereby subrogated to the right Of way and
the line Of road originally laid out by the
Clinton and Baton Rouge Rail Road Com
pany as provided for, by an Act entitled "An
Act to Incorporate the Baton Rouge and
Clinton Rail Road Company, approved
March 11th, 1862 Prorided the assent Of
a majority Of the last Board of Directors Of
the said Baton Rouge and Clinton Rail Road
Company. be obtained. In case the course
of said Plank Road should be changed from
the line of the Rail Road at any point, then
the said Plank Road Company shall have
the right to cross any public road by first
obtaining the consent Of the Police Jury Of
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to; and should the line of the road deviate
from the line of said Rail Road or from the
public road, so as to pass through the lands
of individuals, the said Company shall have
the right of way through said lands, on pay
ing to the owners thereof any compensation
that may be agreed upon between said in
dividuals and said Plank Road Company,
and in the event Of any disagreement as to
compensation or of the refusal of said indi-
viduals to allow said road to pass through
their lands, then the said Company shall
have the right of way through the same, on
paying to the said individuals such amount
as shall be assessed by six disinterested land
owners of the Parish in which said land may
be situated, three to be chosen by each par
ty; the decision of majority Of said land
owners as to the compensation to be paid,
shall be binding upon the parties; and in
case they shall be equally divided as to a.
mount Of said compensation, the said land
holders and appraisers shall choose an UNI
pire, whose concurrence With any three or
more Of the others shall be binding, and in
case Of the neglect or refusal of any land
holder to appoint appraisers as herein pro-
vided for, then, and in that case, the Judge
of the District Court, wherein said land
owner resides shall, upon application of the
President and Directors Of said Company,
appoint three appraisers on the part of said
land holder, neglecting or refusing to appoint
parties to represent his interest as herein
provided for. ]
SEC. IL. Be It further enacted, &c., That
this act shall take effect from, and after its
passage.