New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-15

On motion Of Mr.. Ray the bill was consid
cred engrossed, the rules suspended for a
third reading, and finally adopted with its
title.
Senate bill No. lis, an act to incorporate
Vigilant Fire Company No. l. of the town oi
New Iberia, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was laid
on the table, subject to call.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to incorporate
the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company, favorably reported by the
Committee on Internal Improvements, was
taken up.
On motion of Mr. Blackman the bill was
taken up section by section.
Sections one to tWentythree inclusive
were read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Blackman the bill was
considered engrossed, under suspension of
the rules, read third time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Senate bill No. 104, an act to provide pen
sions for the veterans of 1814-l5, according
TO the requirements of article one hundre
and twenty-four of the constitution of 1863,
was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the blank was filed
up with "Sl5O' "a year.)
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was con-
sidered engrossed, the rules suspended for
q third reading, and the bill finally adopted
with its title
House bill No. li2, an act to re.establish
the burnt records of the parish of Winn,
was taken up, and on motion of Mr.. Ray
recommitted to the Committee on Judlci.
ary.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
O'Hara presented the report of the Com
mittee on Claims reporting fayorably upon
Senate bill No. 38-an act for the relief Of
G, Edmonston.
The President appointed as members of
the Joint Committee on the part of the
Senate, to examine into the accounts of the
Board of Registration, Senators Jenks and
Futch.
Senate bill No. 50, an act relative to the in
-pection of weights and measures in that
portion Of the parish Of Orleans situated on
the right bank of the river Mississippi, was
taken up.
On motion Of Mr.. Packard the bill was
made the special order of the day for Sat.
urday the fourteenth instant.
Mr.. Ray called up House bill No. ST an
act relative to the New Orleans, Mobile, and
Chattanooga Railroad Company
On motion OF Mr.. Ray the bill was taken
up section by section.
Sections one to fourteen inclusive were
taken up and adopted
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was con.
sidered engrossed, the rules suspended for a
third reading, and the bill finally adopted
with its title.
The following is the bill as passed.
An act relative to the New Orleans, Mobile,
and Chattanooga Railroad Company, Il
corporation of the State of Aiabama,
and authorizing and empowering said
company to exercise and enjoy its cor
porate powers aud franchises in tho
State of Louisiana.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the New Orleans, Mobile, and Chalta
nooga Railroad Company, q corporation in
corpOrated, organized, aud existing under
and by virtue of its act of incorporatloa
duly enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Alabama, entitled all act to incor-
porate the New Orleans, Mobile, and Chat
tauooga Railroad Company, approved
November p, 1866, and amen led by an act
approved February u, 1867, is hereby recoz
Dized and approved 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, confirm
ing, and approving all the provisions OF
said act Of Incorporation granted to said
company, so far as the same may be ap-
plicable to this State, and may be adopted
approved, and confirmed thereby. The said
company is hereby invested with the
powers, privileges, and franchises granted
to it in its said act of Incorporation, and is
empowered and authorized to exercise aud
enjoy the same in the State of Louisiana,
and to have, exercise, and enjoy all the
rights, powers, privileges, and franchises
pertaining to corporate bodies within the
said State of Louisiana necessary for the
full enjoyment and exercise of said rights,
powers, privileges, and franchises granted
and secured to it by its said act of incor
poration, and necessary to secure, attain,
and accomplish the objects and plrposes of
its Incorporation, in the same manner and
with the like power and effect as if said COM
pany had been incorporated by virtue of
any grant or law of this State, subject only
tions of this act rs hereinafter set forth.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
to enable said company TO accomplish the
purposes ana objects of its Incorporation
the furtherance and pursuit OF which in the
State of Louisiana Is hereby granted, the
said company is hereby empowered and au.
thorizad:
FiFst-To locate, construct, and build,
and thereafter to own maintain, and use by
running thereon its engines, cars, and trains
OF cars, a railroad, with one or more tracks
and suitable turnouts from any point be-
tween Calliope aud GirOd streets and be-
tween Delta street and the Levee in the city
OF New Orleans, along and upon the Levee
IN said city, or aloUg and upon a street T
streets near the Levee, as may be deemed
most proper and alexpedient (provided,
that the grounds and buildings now owned
by the Pontchartrain Railroad company or
any other railroad company between Girud
Poydras, Delta, and Water streets, shall not
in any manner be interfered With, to a
point at or near the junction of the LeYee
and Spain street, thence by curved line 10
Enghein street; thence along and upon En-.
ghein street aud Lafayette Avenue to Ctai-
borne street, and thence upon such course
or route as may be deemed by majority of
the directors of said company most proper
eKpedient, or necessary, and best adapted
for the public accommodation, to any point
on tne ilne between the state OIL Louisiana
and the State of Mississippi, and thence ex-
tending the same through the States of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama to the city of Mobile,
in the State Of Alabama, and thence TO other
places, as provided in said act of inearDor.
alton. Provided, That in the construction
of that part Of said railroad and the tracks
and turnouts thereof between Calhope
street aud Claiborne street the sad
company shall not in any manner obstruct
or impair the drainage of The streets along.
upon, or across which the said part 0t
said railroad is hereby located, aud that