The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-29

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guaranteed bv the State of Louisiana. But
no failure Of the company to complete said
railroad shall affect or forfeit the rights of
said company to maintain and enjoy such
portions Of its railroad as it shall have
completed, nor any other rights or fran
chises SECURED to said company under its
charter or by the laws of the State of
Louisiana or of any other State RELATING
thereto.
Sec. 2S Be it further enacted, etc. That
whereas the line of the railroad of said
company, as intended to be constructed,
will extend through several States, it Is
hereby de- Jared that the cars and engines,
and all personal property which said COM
pany may acquire, shall for the purposes
of this act and for all mortgage purposes,
be deemed part Of the realty, and be ap-
portioned according to the number Of miles
of railroad constructed and owned by the
company in each State, so that the number
Nof cars, engines, and amount of personal
property which shall be deemed to belong
to the portion of the company's railroad
constructed and lying within the limits
Of either of said States shalt at all times
bear the same proportion to the whole
number of cars, engines, and whole amount
of personal property owned by the COM
pany which the number of miles of railroad
of the company constructed and lying
within >uch States shall bear to the aggre-
gate number Of miles of the railroad of the
company constructed in all of said States.
SEC 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the said company, with the consent of the
owner of land fronting upon any navieable
water course, or after such bonds have
been acquired by the company by purchase,
release. donation or in any other manner,
in accordance with the laws of the State of
Louisiana, may erect, construct, a. there
after maintain and use wharves, ware
houses, depots and other buildings and
structures in and upon the margins. or
upon the portions of the margins reserved
to pablic use of any and all navigab1e
rivers, bayous or water courses in the
State of Louisiana, whenever the same may
be deemed by a majority of the directors of
the company necessary and requisite for
the legitimate and convenient transaction
of the business of the company. And with
in the limits of incorporated cities or towns
the mavor and majority of the council Of
such city or town may authorize the con-
structinn Of said wharves, warehouses. de-
pots OF other buildings and structures in
front of all public squares or streets that
may be bounded by such navigabe water
courses And be it further enacted That
Tthel officers, agents and servants of said
company be aUd they are hereby exempted
fom jury duiyy except in case of insurrec-
lion Or inva ion. And be it further enacted
That the Sai company, for the purpose of
connecting its railroad with the railroad of
any other company, and with mines ard
manufactures within the State of Louis
lana is hereby authorized and empowered
to extend its main line of railroad so as to
connect with any railroad being now con-
structed nearest it's southern terminus as
it may find necessary and expedlent, to
ow, and use, and alf-the powers, privileges,
grants and franchises which have been
| heretofore granted to said company, and
all the powers, privileges, grants and fran,
chises which are by this act granted to
said company for the construction
and maintenance of its main line
Of railroad within the State of Louisiana
shall be and are hereby made applicable to
snch extension, and for all the purposes of
LNlS aCI SllCu GAbFISiUit SIldli uC ucClneu anu
| taken to form ii part of the said main line Of
said railroad within the State of Lonisi.
| ara in this act designated and referred to.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted ETC., That
| no distinction or d elimination shall be
made by the Alexandria, Homer and Fulton
Rairoad Company on account of race. col
or or previous condition between the per-
sons employed in the construction and main
tenance. of their railroad, or between pas,
sengers either in their railway carriages,
in the hepot Buildings, or upon their ferry
| boats within this State. "
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| this act shall take effect from and after its
| passage. =,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN, ..
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. 81. .~. -'se
Approved March 8, 1871. .,-,
{Signed) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy: ..- -.9"
| Gro. E. BovEE, a
Secretary of State.