The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-24
LAWS OF LOUISIANA.
mo. 2a1

TO EXERCISE AND ENJOY ITS CORPORATE POWER
AND FRANCHISES IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
SECTION l. Be enacted Jy. the Sennl
ana House Of Representatives Of ne STAT
or LOUISIANA an General Assembly con
AUened, That the New Orleans Mobile and Chatta
nooga Railroad Company, q corporation incor
porated, organized and existing under and by
virtue Of its act Of incorporation duly enacted by
the Legislature of the State Of Alabama, entitled
an act to incorporate the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad Company approved No
Xember "a 1866. and amended by an act approved
February IL, 1867, is hereby recognized and ap-
proved as a body polite and corporate, with all
the powers, privileges, rights and franchises
granted to 1t by the said State Of Alabama in and
by said act Of Incorporation, hereby adopting.
confirming end approving ell the provisions OF
said act OF incorporation granted TO said company
SO lar as the same may be applicable to this State,
and may be adopted approved, and Confirmed
thereby. The said company is hereby Invested
with the powers, privileges and franchises granted
sto II In its said act Of incorporation and Ia EN-.
powered and authorized to exercise and enjoy the
same IN the state Of Louisiana, and TO have ex.
ercise and enjoy all the rights, powers privileges
and franchises pertaining to corporate bodies with
IN the said State OF Louisiana necessary for the
'iuD enjoyment and exercise of said rights pow.
ers, privileges and franchises granted and sec ured
10 u BY Its said act Of Incorporation and neces-
sary to secure, attain and accomplish the objects
and purposes of its Incorporation, In the same
manner and with the like power and effect as If
ssid company had been incorporated by virtue of
any grant or law Of this S.ate subject only to the
as hereinafter set forth.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted ETC., That 10
enable said company to accomplish the purposes
and objects OF its Incorporation, the furtherance
and pursuit OF which in the State of Louisiana ia
hereby granted. the said company ia hereby en-
powered and authorized
First-To locate, contract, and build, and there.
sIter 10 own, maintain, and USE by running there
ON us engines, cars, and trains of cars a railroad
with one or more tracks and suitable tarnouts
from any point between Cslliope and Girod Streets
and between Delta street and the leyee M the
city OF New Orleans, along and upon the levee of
saio CITY, or along and upon q street or streets
neer the levee, as may be deemed most proper
and expedient provided that the grounds and
buildings now owned by We Pontchartrain Rail-
Eoad COMPANY or any other railroad company
between Girod, Poydras, Delta, and Water streets.
shall not in any manner be interfered with 10
point at or near the junction of the levee and
SPAN street, thence by curved line to Enghein
street; thence along and upon Enghein street and
Lafayette avenue TO Claiborne street, and thence
upon such course or route as may be deemed
by majority of the directors of said Company
adapted for the public accommodation; TO any
point on the line between the State of Louisiana
and the State Of Mississippi, and thence extend
ing the same through the State Of Mississippi and
Alabama TO the city Of Mobile, in the State Ala
bama, and thence to other places, as provided in
said act of incorporation. Provided, That in the
construction OF that part of said railroad and |
tracks and turnouts thereof between Calliope |
street and Claiborne street the said COMPANY shall
not ID any way obstruct or impair the drainage of
Le streets along, upon, or across which the said |
pstt OF said railroad is hereby located, and that
Ahe saio company shall at all times in the con-
suucuon and maintenance of the said part of said |
railroad, conform with the levels and grades TO be
ehtaoiished by the city surveyor Of New Orleans;
ana whenever the company shall find il necessary
TO cover the channel Of any DRAIN the sides there
10 shall be first protected with bricks or wood In
good and substantial manner, and such covered
channel shall be kept in repair opeu and clear
IOr the passage of water nv said |
the said part of said railroad shall be so con.
structed and maintained not to in any manner
unnecessarily impair the usefulness of any street.
or impede the traffic thereon.
Sec0nd-To locate, construct and build and
thereafter TO own, maintain, manage, and use by
running thereon its engines cars, and trains Of
cars, ana rsilrosds with one or more tracks and
suitable turnouts, from point on Rampant street
between Lafayette street and Girod street. in the |
city OF New Orleans. across, along, and upon in.
terVening streets and grounds, to Locust street
thence across, along and upon intervening streets
and grounds, in sUch q course as may be deemed
necessary by majority of the directors of said
company, to the said neutral ground in the center
OF Cislborne street, thence along and upon the
central portion of said neutral ground in the CEN
Ter Of Claiborne street TO St. Bernard Avenue
thence In direct line with Claiborne street 10 |
the line OF Lafayette Avenue, and thence upon
such a course or route as may be deemed bv a |
majority of the directors of said company most |
proper, expedient, or necessary, and best adapted
Tor the pubic accommodation Ito any point on |
me line OF railroad hereinbefore authorized, be-
tween the junction of Lafayette Avenue with |
claiborne street and the said line and the State /
iinej and thence along said line of railroad to |
any point on the line between the State of Lousi.
ana and the State Of Mississippi, and thence ex. |
tending the same through the States of Missssippi |
and Alabama TO the city of Mobile in the State Of
Alabama; and thence to other places as provided
~ saio act OF incorporation. And the said com.
pany may, II 1t shall be deemed by a majority of
its directors expedient and necessary for its inter-
ests locate, construct, maintain and use az here.
.nbeiore designated, railroad, with one or more
uacks, and necessary turnouts from the junction :
Of Claiborne street and st. Bernard Avenue along !
the central portion of the neutral ground in the
center OF Claiborne street TO Elysan Fields street.
ana tnence easterly by such course as may be /
ieemed proper and expedent by q majority of | h
he directors Of the company, to junction with | =
ne line tof railroad hereinbefore authorized. | d
mo southerly along and upon Elysian Fields a
Ieel 10 me leVee line hereinbefore authorized.)
arc the said company may locate, construct and b
julio, ana thereafter own, maintain manage and e
use, by running thereon its cars drawn by the o
power OF horses or mules, railroad With one a
rack upon and along Girod street, from Liberty | n
treet TO the Mississippi river, with pecessarv | q,
urnouts, TO and from freight depot loo ated on Ia
ny grounds near the levee which the said com. | IL
any may acquire for the purpose but in tho q
onsuucuon OF such railroad in Grod street. aud | cl
be turnouts thereof only such iron rails shall be eC
SEQ as shall least impede the traffic of the streets e
nd such as shall be approved by the city sur. gr
syoI' ana tne SAID company may locate, con- LEI
o.
ne and convenient transaction of its business a he
assenger depot and a freight depot, and other
ructures as il may deem necessary for it's bust. co
ess and purposes, upon the three blocks of ~
round bounded by Girod street. Lafayette street o.
berry street and Rampant street. in the CITY of al
eW orleans and may close and occupy for such ag
lrpose that portion of Franklin street and that 9
'rtion Of Basin street lying between Girod M,
rect and Lafayette street, in said city and the 10,
i'd company may inclose for its business and 90,
irposes the three blocks of ground bounded by Ib
erilist street, Locust street. Lafayette street M,
ID Liberty street, in said city, and may close 90
ID occupy for its business and purposes that 60
rton Of Freret street. and that portion of How. ss
d street lying between Perilliat street and La. ma
yette street, and that portion Of Perat street "a
ing between Liberty street and Locust street. in io
e city of New Orleans PrOuided, hOloerer, ! try
at the said company shall, before constructing N,
I'd depots, scquire the title TO all private prop 90
~ TO be occupied and used therefor, by pur- ~
sse or in accordance with the provisions Of this no
or
And pr0uided further, That the said company fol