New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04


ton of the railroad of said company, or an
structure or structures or fencing upon tn
line thereof; but all payments on any sue
account or accounts may be made by sal
company, at its option, free from any lega
obstruction or hindrance, directly to tn
party or parties with whom said compan
shall have had the dealings out of whicl
such payments shall have become due.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, etc., Tha
said company, its officers or employees, shall
not be liable in any sum whatsoever, 0
damages or costs, III any action brought b,
any party against it, or them, or either o
them, for any injury to the person or loss o
lie, or injury to, or detention or loss o
baggage caused by any accident or alleged
careiessness or negligence on the part 0
said company, it's officers or employees, anC
sustained by any person whine riding o.
being transported free Of charge upon it
railroad or any part thereof, or upon any
other railroad or transportation line oecu
pied and operated by said company, or while
the person whose death or personal injury
shall have been caused by any such accident
or alleged carelessness or negligence, shall
have been at work or rendering any service
as an employe of said company, or as al
employe OF any person or persons with
whom said company may have contracted
for such work or service, upon or in cOnnec
ton with its railroad, or any other railroad
or transportation line occupied and operated
by it. and all such free passengers shall
travel, and all such employees shall LABOR
aud render service upon said railroad, and
upon all other railroads and transportation
lines occupied and operated by said com
pany, at their own risk as to personal ILL.,
jury or loss of life, or loss or detention of or
Injury to baggage resulting from accident
or alleged carelessness or negligence on the
part OF said company, its officers or en-
ployes: aud the said company shall not be
subject to any liability to any party for any
such personal injury or loss Of life.
And be it further enacted, etc; That
no distinction or discrimination shall be
made by the New Orleans Mobile, aud Chat
tanooga Railroad Company on account Of
race, color, or previous condition between
the persons employed in the construction,
and maintenance of their railroad, or be.
tween passengers, either in their railway
carriages, in their depot bui dings, or upon
their terryboats within this State.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said company be and it hereby is au-
thorzed to issue bonds and make contracts
payable in the gold coin of the United
STATES, or Of any foreign country, in all cases
ID which 1t shall elect to do so, and the pro-
vi ions Of its charter shall apply to all such
had been made payable in the lawful cur.
rency of the United States.
And be 1t further enacted, etc., That any
bridge which shall be Con structed by the said
company upon the located line for its rail
road west OF the ilississippi river, over and
across either the Bayou Llfourche or the
Little Tensas Bayou, shall have a vel con.
Structei and suitable draw therein, which,
when open, shall give clear space of not
less than eighty feet for the passage of YES
sells, and the said company shall at all times
open the said draw for the passage Of all
vessels requiring the same, except during
AID for ten minutes prior to and after the
time OF the passage Of the mail and passen-
ger tralus OF said company; and the said
company shall not be required to construct
l draw in any bridge over and across any
other stream or bayou on the line of It's
'ailroad between he Mississippi river and
he State line Of Louisiana, in the direction
IT the city of Houston, in Texas; except
hat the requirements of commerce shall
lemand draw at its crossing Of The Caica-
lieu.
And be it further enacted, etc.. That there
,e and is hereby granted to the said COM
amy the right to locate, construct, main
ain and Use ferry landing for It's ferry, for
he Transportation OF passengers, property,
is Locomotives Gnd cars across the Missis.
ippi river. at and upon the wharf and bat
ure rights owned by the said company at
nd below Caiiiope street, in the city OF
Jew Orleans, or at and u on anv wharf and
'atture rights IN the cry of New Orleans,
Dove Callope street, or IL the CT Y of Jeffer.
on or CarTuIton, which may be acquired
y the said company for such purpose; and
uch ferry landing, and the wharf and
atture requisite therefor, when SO
ocatet ana constructed by the said COM
any, shall! not be used for ANY other pur-
ose than for such ferry by any party or
artes Whoms0tver, without tie consent
f the said company.
And be it further enacted, etc., That
here De and is hereby granted to the said
ompsny the r.glt to locate, construct,
lantaln and use passenger depot nog ex-
eeding five hundred feet in length, with |
tdces and apartments suitable for its legiti- |
iate bus ness, and with the requisite tracks
nj tn nou,s, upon any part of the |
eutral ground in the central portion of |
laloorne street, between St. Louis street |
nd Canal street, or between Canal street |
nd Lafayette street. whenever the directors |
the said company shall deem such pss-
ger depot requisite and necessary for |
le interest Of the said company.
Aud be it further enacted, ETC.. That the |
aid company be ana is hereby empowered |
nd authorized to locate, construct and |
uid, and thereafter 10 own, maintain, |
lanag7 ard use Il railroad with one or |
lore tracks and suitable turnouts, from |
ny point upon the main line of its railroad |
3 the same has been, or NAV be hereafter |
'cated in the parish of st. Martin, or in the |
arlsh OF Lafayette, northwesteriy, on such |
course or route as the directors of /
lie said company may deem most expedieut,
nd Tor the Interest OF said company to |
iopt, towards and 10 Shrevf p TT, in the |
arlsh of Caddo, via Alexandria (or some
ms near Alexandria), in the parish OF
aplies; and also, railroad with one or
ore tracks, and suitable tuTnuuts from
~ point upon its main line Of
niroad as the same has been or may be
areatter located il the parish Of her
lie, northerly or nor,hWesterly as the
rectors OF said company may deem most
ipedlent and Tor the interest Of said COM
my to adopt, toward ana to any point On
ie MISSISSIPPI river, IN the parish of West
ston Rouge; and all the powers, privi-
yes, grants. guarantees aud franchises
hlch have been here .ofore granted or
hlch are by this act granted to said com
my Tor the construction, maintenance
I'd use OF its main line of railroad within
e State OF Louisiana, westerly from the
ty OF New Orleans, shah be, and are
,reby made applicable TO the laid lines of
lroad to Shi evep0rt, and to said point in
e parish OF West BaLon Rouge; provided,
'wever, that such of the provisions of the
t emitted IAN act TO expedite the con.
ruction Of the railroad ut the New Orleans,
cbile and Chattanooga Railroad Company
The State of Louisiana" approved Feb
airy II, 1863, as relate to the guarantee Of
e second NOR gage bonds of said com.
ny, shall be applicable only to such parts
portions of the said lines of railroad to
lrtveport, and to said point in the parish
West Baton Rouge, As shall be SURVEYED,
Gated and conatructed within five years
)m and after the acceptance Of this act bv
id company, and the said provisions of
Id act shall be applicable to such parts or