New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-27
mo. 159.
AN ACT

To Incorporate the Vaudeville and Sulphur
Springs Railroad Company.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That H. Alexander, W. 8. Mount, John
Roches, G. M. soria, N. Page, NJ. Candron
and their associates be and are hereby spe-
cially made body corporate under the
name and style of the Vaudeville and Sui
phur Springs Railroad Company, and under
this name shall exist for the term of fifty
years and shall be capable, for the purpose
enumerated in this act and for all other pur-
poses incident to like interpretations, OF buy.
ing, selling and mortgaging all kinds of real
estate and other kinds of property, of suing
and being sued in any of the courts of law
and equity of this State, Of having COM
mon seal and of altering it at pleasure.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the capital stock of the Company is fixed at
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars, to
be divided into shares of one hundred dol.
lars each, to be paid in such manner as the
first Board Of Directors of said company
shall deem proper.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said company Is hereby authorized and
empowered to survey, locate and FIX, con-
strHct, alter, maintain, work and repair a
railroad with one or more tracks from the
lake shore, at Vaudeville, to sulphur
Springs, with such other branches as the
company may deem proper or expedient to
create and facilitate business TO carry,
transport and convey property and persons,
and the mails, troops and ammnnitionB of
war Of the United States, or any of the
States thereof, upon said road and branches
Dlnat0n OF power. proper to be used there
on, and to hold and own said road and
branches, and the lands and tenements at
tached thereto. ~
SEC. 4 Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said company is authorized to accept
and receive to its use for the purposes OF
constructing, using and keeping in repair
said railroad any grant, Gift, donation, loan,
power, franchise, aid or assistance which
may be granted to or conferred upon il by
the Legislature Of this State or OF any one
Of the Federal States or laws Of the United
States or by any person or persons on such
terms and conditions as may be annexed to
or imposed on the grant thereof.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
said company shall have the right Of way
through all lands owned BY the state Of
Louisiana for the breadth OF one hundred
feet on each side, and be authorized to cut
and use the timber and such other materials
therein IS they see fit within enc mile On
ellher side for the purposes of said road
provided, that this privilege Of cutting tim
ben shall continue 50 long Is the land shall
remain the property Of thet9tate.
$40. 8. Be e further enacted, etc., That
the business Of said company shall be con.
Quoted al ita domicile at Sulphur Springs BY
a board composed Of five directors who shall
&c stockholders, three Of whom shall form 9
quorum 70 transact business, and any three
ofthe incofpofators named in this act shall
open books In order 70 obtain subscriptions
70 the capital stock Of said COMPANY and a.
soon az one quarter on the whole Il taken,
the books shaAlbe closed, and meeting called
for the purpose Of electing direetors to serve
1oE two years BY giving thirty dayg notice
n euy newspaper publlahed In the city q
: New Orleans. They shall hold their oAlice
o1ice are elected and qualiaed. At al cleo.