New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-07
LAWS or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


many. and to authorize the company TO
| issue its bonds and to build ROAD from
| Red river to and across Red Chute 70 The
| hills, in Bossier parish, and to collect -o--s
thereon, and for other purposes.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by The Senate
and House Of Representatives OF ire State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That Frank NJ Smith, \. II. Leon
| ard. E. P. O'Key, Charles W. Heating, s.
! Peters. George w. billiard, w. K. Crowel,
| NJ. A. Walsh, D. D. Smith, 5. M. Thomas,
| and their successors and assigns, and such
| other persons as they may hereafter ase9-
| ciatc with themselves, be and are hereby
| constituted a body corporate and polite, to
| act in their corporate capacity as enc per
| son, and are hereby authorized. IL their cor
| p0rate capacity, to do and perform all acts
| an individual can DO, to purchase, lease,
| sell or exchange real or persona! property,
| rights or credits, "a an individual can do,
and to sue and be sued, aEd 20 do all things
| an incorporation can do; that service Of
| citation or other legal process shall he
made On the president Of the company. or
| ii the absence Of the president Oh the sec
rotary thereof: that the dOmicie Of this
| company is fixed in the city Of Shreveport,
| in the parish Of CadAO, IN the State d
| Louisiana. This company she'll have seal,
and may change or alter the sane al pleas
| ure.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
! the name and style Of this corporation.
| shall be The Shreveport Bridge Com
| panv." and the capital stock OF tits com
| pany shall be i've hundred thoGsaLG dol
| lars, to be divided into shares OF one hun
dred dollars each, making five thousand
| shares. Il shall be- competent coG the
stockholders OF this company TO tx The
! amount Of the capital stock from time to
time, as in their Judgment they may deem
| best, not to exceed one million dollars
! SEC 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
|. this company shall bave the exclusive
right to build, equip aud maintain d bridge
| across the Red river to terminate on the
| east hank OF Red river, opposite the 2..y Of
| Shreveport, fer the purpose of passing
| vehicles Of all kinds, animals, produce OF
| all kinds. merchandise and foot pa6san gers,
| and for all purposes a bridge may be used
| for: and no other bridge shall be built
| across said liver within distance OF i've
miles in either direction for the period Of
thirty wears, reserTirg the right TO aEy
railroad company 70 build bridges within
said limits solely for railroad purposes, but
in 10 way to be used for any ct he purposes
| above stipulated, except as belonging 10
| the actual business and operating o. the
railroad: and that same company snail
| have the right TO charge such t03ie thereon
as may be fixed by the board Of directors
| Of said company, and ehan have tie right
to police such bridge so thai no ore or
! thing shall be allowed to pass over the
| same except in accordance to tie Segu.&-
| tons made by the directors.
| SEC. 4. Be it farther enacted. Csc That
| the affairs Of the company sEa.i pe con
| Quoted bv a board Of directors. re Ers:
| board Of directors to consist Of the Moor
| porators named in the first section O his
| act; in the event Of the death q. any s.ch
! inc0rp0rutOrs the balance shall oULr@Se
| the board Of directors until the CO. Q. the
| term: and III tho event OF any Of s>al il.
| corporators transferring their entire -nter-
eso in this company curing their :A!1l q
service they shan cease TO act as s.!ece0rs
| durin. the rC6idUe8 OF she term. aIG. :I.eir
| place sbal! be filed by the selection c!
| some other stockholders JY Sbe OTTER ii.
rectols This board Of directors sEa.s L0.d
| office for two years from the Lrss Monday
of July, 1877. Thereafter the board .. q,
| rectOrs of this company shall consist Of
| five stockholders who hold al Teas twenty
| shares OF stock. 70 be elected by The ec0ca.
holders On the first Monday .: July. 49,
| and every two years thereafter s-ac TO
| stocHhnIdcr shall vote IL any slc;l ".ec:lon
| unless the stocl; or which be- claims e. vote
has been owned by him at Feast :hree
| months before the election, as sho"o by he
| stock book OF the company: 'Aay each
| St0ckhOlder shall have one vote fci @@cE!
share OF stock he 'nay own. sla- &nv
stakeholder may "0te by foHxv *or
directors. and thai ai0rity 81 sees Gas:
shall clec' thar ic shall b: the .!utr .. the
directors 10 ad regtse the ellc -. iu. s.."c-
tors ID at least one Hewspape" in - rislsh
OF the Gomicilc .. SAID company, -. 'l--r-v
DAYS before the election. ana 70 .f.H.I.
thee stockholders commissioners =. :-s.G
the electoDs q failure 20 held tie o.c:1oL.
as herein fixed, shall 1o" operate q s=>e.g.
ton u '!lis corporation. out nc 80 @"ar"
OF director. shall .-4li D""r IT, -;.r s-"E.