New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23
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| And provided further, that the crossing OF
| the Mississippi river, unless otherwise aW.
| thorized hereafter, shall be by means of a
| ferry boat of suitable construction for the
| transfer of engines, cars, and trains of cars.
Fourth-To construct, establish, or pur.
chase in the State of Louisiana, and there.
| after to own, maintain and use suitable
wharves. piers, warehouses, boats,
harbors, depots, STATIONS, and other
works and appurtenAnces connected
with and incidental to said railroad and
the business of said company, aud by the
directors of said company deemed necessa-
ry and expedient for said company to own
or manage.
Fifth-To take, transport, carry, and con.
vey persons and property upon its said rail.
roads and its boats, by power of steam or
any other power, and to receive for the
same such tolls and charges as shall be es-
tablished by the directors of said COM
pany.
Sixth-To obtain and receive BY purchase.
grant, gift, devise, and bequest, and to have
and to hold real and personal estate IN the
State OF Louisiana for the objects, purposes,
and business of said company, and to ey-
tent provided and set forth in its said act of
incorporation, and in this act, excepting
that in the taking and holding of lands for
the use of said company, us lands taken for
public use, the said company shall take
and obtain the same as in this act pro,
Yided.
seventh-To lay out its said railroads and
to construct the same not exceeding two
hundred feet in width upon any lAuts of
the State of Louisiana, and to take, Ia,
| and use for the purpose Of necessary depots,
stations, cuttings, turneuts, and for obtain.
ing stone, gravel earth, and timber for the
construction of its said railroad, any lands
| of the State of Louisiana lying along or
| upon or adjacent TO the rOnte or course of
| said railroad that may be necessary for the
I construction, maintenance, and security of
said railroad; Provided, however, that any
and all damages that may be cccasioned or
that may arise to any person, corporation,
or association other than the State of Lou
isiana by the taking and using of such lands
and material Tor the use CT said company as
| aforesaid, shall be assessed and paid for by
| SAID company, as provided in this act.
Eighth-To construct aud maintain its
| said railroad or any part of the same,
| and to have the right of way there
| for across or along or upon any
| waters, water course, river, lake, bay, in
| let street, highway, turnpike, or canal
| within the State of Louisiana which the
| course of said railroad may interseGt, touch
or cross, provided the said company shall
| preserve any water course, street. highway
| turnpike or canal which its said railroad
may so pass upon, along, .intersect, touch,
| or cross, so AS not TO impair its usetuln IS
| the public unnecessarily; or if Temporal
| lily impaired in and during the COnstruc-
| ton ofsaid railroad, the said company shall
| restore the same TO its former state, or to
| such state that its usefulness and conven-
! lenCe to the public shall not be unnecessa-
| rily impaired, or materially impaired or in.
| lured; and it is also provided that said
| company is authorized and empowered to
| construct and maintain its said railroad over
and across the waters ofthe State of Louist-
ana known as the Pass Chef Menteur, Little
| Rigoet, Great Rigolet, or that part OF Lake
! POntChartrain east of the west line of Point
aux Herbs, and the West Pearl river, and
other streams and bayous between Lake
Pontchartrain aud Pearl river, aud Pearl
| river by bridges; provided, however, that
| in the channel ofthat part of Lake Point
| chartrain hereinbefore named there shall
be constructed and maintained by said com.
pany a dTawbriGge, which, when open,
| shall give clear space for the passage Of
| vessels OF not less than one hundred feet in
width; and in the channel of the Pearl river
the said company shall construct and main
tain drawbridge, which, when open, shall
give clear space for the passage OF ve5sel s
of not less than sixty feet in width, eXcep
in case the company shall locate their roaC
across the Great Rigolet at a point south 0
Cor below the principal entrance of Pearl
river into the Great Rigolet, when the com
pany shall only be required to construct one
dra~bridge, which shah be in the channe
of the Great Rigoet, as hereinbetOrt
construction of the said 6rawhridres al
drawbridge. shall at all times thereafter
provide that said draw bridges or drawbridgf
shall be opened for the passage of any anC
all vessels seeking to pass through the same
without unnecessary delay. 1t also pro
Vided that such part OF this section as re
| lates to Pearl river. if the line of the rogf
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point where il constitutes che boundary linz
between the State OF Louisiana and tn,
state of Mississippi shall not take effec
until the State of Mississinpi has cons inter
to. and authorized the same. or said com.
pany has built such a bridge across sane
Pearl river for its said railroad as shall BE-
in accordance with lis section, and also
with any authority or power granted to sale
company by the State of Mississippi in thu
premises; and such drawbri1ge may be bull
in the centre of the channel of said Pear
river or in that portion OF the same With
the territory OF the State Of Mississippi or o
this State, as most Convenient for public
use.
Ninth-Fhat the said Company is hereby
authorized and empowered to obtain, By
grant or otherwise, from any incorporated
city or village within the State OF Louisiana
that may be situated upon Its railroad, any
| rights, privileges, or franchises that any o
said Incorporated cities or villages MAY
choose to grant IN reference TO the construc
tion, maintenance, and management of the
railroad of said Company, its depots cars
locomotives, and its business within thu
limits OF such, or any of said incorporated
cities and villages; and any such incorpora
ted city or village as herein before named
is hereby authorized and empowered t,
grant to said Company any such rights
privileges, and franchises as 1t may deem