Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1868-12-05

F. VtWeIGu v Stt't w ""l' company IVY '"''
rights, privileges and franchises as il may
deem proper and advisable and such ri.h's,
privileges aud franchises, when granted 10 aud
accepted by sail company from any such in
corpora'cd city or village, shall be dee"ed
and taken as rights. rrivile.es and franchises
vested and confirmed in said company, aud
not liable TO be hereafter revoked, changed
injured or impaired, except with the consent
Of said company, and the rights, privileges
and franchises which have been he,c,of,re
Orleans are hereby recognized, approved aud
vested and confirmed in said company, subject
to al The benefits and provisions Of this act.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, &c, That said
company, being hereby Authorized TO pnr.
chase. receive and hold such real estate as
may be Necessary and convenient in accom-
pli-hinc the ohlec, for which said company is
organized, i, may, by its agents, surveyors,
engineers and servants, enter upon all lands
AMI m through which it may conclude
to make such railroads, and survey, lay out
and construct, The same, and may agree and
@cou,rac, for The land or rjgl, Il way. with the
owners o! HE land through which it intends
to MAKE said roads. In case said lands belong
to the estate Of any deceased person, ilcn
with the cNccutot or administrator ot such !;
or in case If The same belonging 10 2 minor,
or a person non cornIoS men's, then with has
or her guardian or tutor or in case said Iands
+, I, 1 49,, ..tu .o,,;,,- ~ ,,bar
trustees of estates, then with such trustees.
And said executors, administrators tutors.
Canadians and trustees are hereby declared
rompcieu, for such estate, person or minor, 70
and possess the lands of sncl estates, persons,
minors or trustees, so Gar as may be useful OF
necessary for Tie purposes Of sa'l railroad,
and the act and deed Of such executors, all
mtnisttaiors, in'ors, guardians or trustees IN
relation thereto, shall pass a tue IN snrh
lands in tie same manner as II lhe salA deed
or act was made Or done w a legal owner. OF
full age and SQUAD mind and such executor,
aiminis.ra tor. lNtor, guardian or trustee stat
account, 10 those interested III tlieir respective
D1llG> lhr ne amount iatt nan ~ l"'s""'l''
Of such agreement and composition; ANA il
the suil company and the parties representing
land prefer, they may refer the question Of
compensation to alblttatorS, mutually chosen,
whose award, or ttat-oF their -sttf7rtte- In ease
Of disagrccmen,l, Snail YES, Ute according ia
lis Terms.
SIC. 4. BE il further enacted, tc,, That il
said company j. unable 10 agree for The rnt'
chase OF any real estate, or the night Of way
,hercupon, or any estate 'here'n required sM
the use aud purposes of said company. as pro
viieI in the preceding section, or is nnah'e Il
obtain The Tile or right Of way therein, 1t shal
have The tight 10 acquire title Of the same il
The following manner; The said compan,
may apply 10 the Distric, Conr, Of the rati>l
III which ihe land, the lille wherein is souch,
i situated, for The appointment, Of commission
ets Of appeal, al any general or special term
or 10 any Judge thereof. IN vacation such ap
|p'icntion Shall be made IN waiting and signe,
ty The prcsidcn. OF one Of The directors Of sal,
company, or by an agcn, or attorney Of SAT-
company authorized for hal purpose, and shaI
substantially set lorl, aud state
Fiss,-lt must be emitted 50 as 10 descfih,
the CONT wherein or the Judge 10 whom ,h,
application is made, and The character Of III,
application.
Second-The name and official character Q
the person applying in behalf Of The compan
mus, be stated.
Thirl-Thn RAIL aatatn ,,Itr1, tlo , n,~o ~, -,
seek 10 acquire mus, be described by me,e
and bounds, and the estate therein which III,
company seeks 10 acquire INNS, be- set forth
! and several parcels ri land, owned by differen
persons, may be included in one applica
/, ton.
Four,h-Tha, The company has not bee
> able to acquire the estate in said lands re
9 qnired, and the reason of snch inability.
FiAh The names of ali owners or partie
intere.ted in said real estate, so far as til
same are known to the applicant, must be Sc
forth, and if not known, that fac, mus, b
t stated a copy of such application and motto
Of the time and place the same will be pr.
| senied, must be served on all persons name
s IN san anpllCatlOn, as owners or Interested !
+ said real estate, al east Ten days prior to tn
+ presentation Of the same, provided such own
! ers so named are residents, and can be foun
3 within the State Of Louisiana, and are not il
, fants, idiots or persons Of unsound minds i
] that case upon their tutors, curators or qua
/ dians.
SEC. 5. BE 1t further enacted, ETC., That Q
presentation of the application 10 the cout,
e Judge therein named, aud no person appcarir
d 10 oppose said application, and whenever
$ shall satisfactorily appear, from said appIica
II ton, and proofs lheteun,o attached, that SCI
e vice Of notice of the time and place Of II
y presentation of said application upon all II
e owners and persons interested in said land HI
h been made, the said court, or the Judge Their
Ie Of, shall forthwith make an order appoinlir
three disin,erested and competent freeholde
who reside in the parish where the premis,