The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-11-18
Laws Of the State of Louisiana
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 1OG.
AN ACT

Relative to the New Orleans and North
eastern Railroad Company, to provide for
the extension of the main line of their
railroad to the City of New Orleans, for
the building of one or more branches to
the main line of said railroad, to regulate
judicial proceedings in certain cases, and
to facilitate and aid the construction and
secure the maintenance of said railroad
within the State of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the New Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad Company, corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of its acts
of incorporation duly enacted by the Legis
latures Of the States of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, is hereby authorized and empowered
to locate, construct aud build, and there
after to own, manage, maintain and use, by
running thereon its engines, cars and traius
of cars railroad, with one or more tracks
with suitable turnouts, from the town Of
Lewisburg across Lake Pontchartran, to
the city of New Orleans; to locate, construct
and build, and thereafter to own, manage
and use, by running thereon its engines,
cars and trains of cars, railroad, with one
or more tracks, and suitable turn-outs from
the lake shore, in the centre Of st. Louis
street to the Mctairic road; thence across,
along and upon intervening streets and
grounds, intcrsecting Bienvlle street at or
near Anthony street; thence along Bien
vile street to Claiborne street or they shall
have the right to select an adjoining street
or streets to carry out the purposes of this
act as far up as Common street or intervening
streets, and on such a route or course as
may be deemed necessary by majority of
the board of directors of said company most
proper, expedient or necessary, and best
adapted for the public accommodation and
there is hereby granted to said railroad
company the right to locate, construct,
maintain, manage and use passenger and
freight depots, with Offices and apartments,
and for all other purposes for the transac-
ton of its legitimate business upon any
grounds between Bienvile Claiborne, Canal
and Prieur streets, in the city of New Or
leans, or between Canal, Rampant, Com
mon, and Marias streets, in said city; pro-
vided, said company shall not occupy the
private property of individuals until said
company shall have acquired the title thereto
and provided that in the construction of
said railroads through the city Of New Or
leans, the said company shall not. in any
manner, obstruct, or impair the drainage Of
the streets, along, upon, or across WHICH
the said part Of said railroad is hereby au-
thorized to be located; and that the said
company shall at all times, in the construc.
ton and maintenance of the said part OF
said railroad, conform with the levels and
grades to be esta blished by the City Surveyor
of the city of New Orleans, whose duty it shall
| be to furnish such grades and levels when
required by said company and whenever il
requires or finds it necessary to cover the
channel of any drain, the sides thereof shall
first be protected with bricks or wood in q
| good and substantial manner, and such GOV
cred channel shall be kept in repair, open
and clear fdfs the passage of water by said
company; and the said part of said railroad
shall be so constructed and maintained as moi
to unnecessarily impair the usefulness o.
any street, or impede the traffic thereon
To locate, construct and build, and there
after to own, manage, maintain and use, by
running thereon its engines, cars, and traint
of cars, branch railroad with one or more
tracts and suitable turnouts, from the mar
line of said railroad, in the parish of St
Tammany TO Pontchatoula, in such course
or route as may be deemed necessary by :
majority of the directors Of said company
so as to form a connection with the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern railroad
and also with the New Orleans. Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg railroad, and that the sa;s
company is hereby authorized to cross, in.
tersect, join and unite its railroads with an,
| other railroad heretofore or hereafter con
structed in the State of Louisiana, at ans
point upon its main route or branches, ant
upon the ground of such railroad company
with the necessary tlTnouts, sidings, switch
es, and other conVenences, In furtheranc'
of the objects of its connections and every
railroad company in the State of Louisian'
whose railroad shall be hereafter intersectet
by the railroads of this company, shall unit
with it in forming such connections and in
tersections, and grant the facilities afore
said and if the said railroad company ca,
not agree upon the points and manner o
such crossings, intersection, and the divi
sion and spportionment of the cost and ex
pense of the same between said companies
| the same shall be asceftained and deter
mined by commissioners appointed by cour
as hereipaAef provided in this act in respec
to acquiring title to real estate.
Sec. Q. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
the said New Orleans and Northeastern
Railload Company be and it is hereby all
| thorized to lay ont its said railroad an
branches, and to construct the same, no
exceeding two hundred feet in width, upo
any lands belonging to the State of Louis
lana; and to take, hold aud use, for tn
purpose of necessary depots,, stations, cut
tings, turnouts, and for obtaining material
for tie construction of its. said railroads
any lands of the Stale of Louisiana lyn
along, or upon, or adjacent to the route o
course of said railroad that may be neces
sary for the construction, maintenance an
security of said railroads; provided, how
ever, that any and all damages that may b
occasioned or that may arise to any person
corporation or association other than tn
State of Louisiana, by the taking and usin
of such lands and materials for the use {
said company, as aforesaid, shall be assesse
and paid for by said company as hereinafte
provided in this act. To construct an
maintain its said railroad and branches, G
any part of the same, and to have the righ
of way therefor across, along OF upon an
waters, water courses, river, lake, bay, in
let street, highway, turnpike or can'
within the State Of Louisiana, whic
the course of said railroad may intersec
touch or cross, provided the said compan
shall preserve any water course, street, higl
way, turnpike or canal, which its said raj