Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1868-12-05
No. 2S.1 AN c

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Relative 10 tho New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad Company, a corpora
ton of the State Of Alabama, and author.
izing and empowering said Company to
exercise and enjoy lis corporate powers
and franchises in the State Of Louisiana.
SECTION /. Be il enacted By The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of The Sta1e IF Loni'
siana IN General Assembly conrcned. That
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga
RaiIroad Company, a corporation incorporated.
organized and existing under and by virtue
Of its act Of Incorporation duly m cted by
the Legislature Of the State If Alabama, en-.
titled an act to incorporateflhe New Orleans,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company.
approved November 81, 1866, and amended
by an act approved February -, 1867, is
hereby recognized and approved as IA body
polite aud corporate, with all the powers,
privileges. rights and franchises granted 10 it
by tic said State Of Alabama, in and ny said
filming and approving all the provisions of
said act Of incorporation granted to said COM
rany, so far as the same may be applicable 10
this StatT:. and may be adopted, approved and
confirmed thereby. The said company is here
by invested with the powers, privileges aud
franchises granted to it in its said act Of in.
corporation, and is empowered and authorized
TO exercise and enjoy the same in the Siats
Of Louisiana, and to have, exercise and enjoy
all the rights, powers, privileges and fran,
chises pertaining to corporate bodies within
the said Stale of Louisiana necessary for the
full enjoyment and exercise Of said rights,
powers, privileges and franchises gran,ed and
secured 10 it by its said act Of incorporation
and necessary to secure. attain and accomplish
the objects and purposes Of its Incorporation
in The same manner and with The ike power
and effect as if said company had been ia
corporated by virtue of any grant or law OF
this State, subject only to the conditions
provisions and restrictions Of this at, as here
matter set forth.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted. ETC That IL
enable said company to accomplish tile pur
poses and objects Of its incorporation. The
fnrtherance and pursuit of which in the State
of Louisiana is hereby granted, the said com
pany is hereby empowered and authorized:
First-To locate, construct. and build, am
thereafter to own, maintain and use, by run
ming thereon its engines, cars, and trains O
cars, a railroad, with one or more tracks ant
suitable tnrnnnts from any point between
Calliope and Gi Oh streets and between Deli;
street and The Levee in the city Of New Or
leans, along and upon the Levee in said city
or along and upon a street or streets near tn
Levee, as may be deemed most proper an,
expedient provided, That the grounds am
buildings now owned by The Poncllartrair
Railroad Company, or any other railroad com
pany between Giroh, Poydras, Delta and Wa
ter streets shall not in any manner be utter
fered with, TO a point at or near the junction
of the Levee aud Spain street, thence by
curved line to Enehein street; thence along
and npon Enghein street and Lafayette ave
nue. to Claiborne street, and thence nron sucl
a course or route as may be deemed by a ma
joriiy OF the directors of said company mos
proper, expedlent, or necessary. and hes
adapted for the public accommodation, 10 an,
point on The line between the State Of LOU
siana and the State of Mississippi, and theme
extending the same through the States of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama 10 the city Of Mobile, i
the State Of Alabama, and thence 10 othe
places, as provided III said act Of incorpora
ton Propided, that in the construction of III;
part Of said railroad and tracks and turnout
thereof between Calliope stree, and Ciaiborn
street the said company shall not in an
manner obstruct or impair the drama &c
the streets along, upon, or across which III
said part of said railroad is hereby locate
and that the said company shall a, al, time
in the construction and maintenance of III
said part of said railroad conform with /!
levels and grades TO be established by Il
City Surveyor of New Orleans; and wleney
the company shall find it necessary to GOV
the channel of any drain, the sides there
shall he first protected with bricks or wood
a good and substantial manner, and SUI
covered channel shall be kept in repair, op,
and clear for the passage of water, by sa
company; and the said part Of said raiiro
shall be 20 constructed and maintained as II
to in any manner unnecessarily impair I
usefulness OF any street, or impede the tral
thereon.
Second To locate, construct and bull
and thereafter TO own, maintain, manage, al
use, By running thereon, its engines, cars, al
trains Of cars, and railroads, with Que or mo
tracks and suitable ,%urnou.s, from a point
Rampant street, between Lafayette street q