New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-16
laws o. THE STATE Of LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
/ To authorize the North Louisiana and
| Texas Railroad Company to substitute
stock of said company instead of second
mortgage, in favor of the State, and to
| release the said company from other LA
bilities to the State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House of Representatives of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
yened, That in lieu of the second mortgage
required by the eleventh section OF the
charter of the North Louisiana and Texas
Railroad Company, to be given to secure
the State for the ultimate payment OF the
bonds of the State, issued in conformity to
said charter, or act No. los OF the session
acts of the General Assembly of 1868, the
said North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company may give stock of said company
to the State to an amount equal to the
aggregate sum Of the State bonds
issued or to be issued under said charter,
or act No. I08 OF 1868, to wit: eleven thou
sand two hundred and twenty shares or
eleven hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars Of the sixty thousand shares, or
six millions of dollars of the capital stock
Of said company, and in consideration of the
issue and delivery of said stock by said
company to the State the said North Louis
lana and Texas Railroad Company shall be
relieved from all liability on the aforesaid
bonds Of the State, and that on the de-
livery of the stock aforesaid the remainder
of the whole number of bonds authorized
to be issued by the aforesaid charter and
act No. l08, to wit: five hundred and sev-
enty-six bonds OfOne thousand dollars each,
shall be Immediately issued and delivered
to the president of SAID company by the
Governor of the State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
within sixty days after the passage of this
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North Louisiana and Texas Railroad Com
pany shall, at meeting held for that pur
pose, adopt all the provisions of this act, a
copy of which resolution or resolutions of
adoption shall be delivered to the Governor
of the State within ninety days after the
passage of this act, who shall file the same
in the Office OF the Secretary of State, and
it shall be the duty of the Governor of this
State, as soon as the president of said rail
road company shall tender to him the GER
tiicate or certificates of stock, according to
the provisions of this act, to cause to be
prepared, signed and executed, according
to the twelfth section of the charter of said
act No. l08 of 1868, the said five hundred
and seventy six thousand dollars of said
bonds yet to be issued, and deliver the
same to the presid ent Of said railroad com
pany, which shall be, with the bonds al
ready issued, payment in full tor said stock
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Governor shall have the right to ap-
point annually, on behalf of the State, one
of the nine directors now authorized to be
elected by the stockholders to reprensent
the interests Of the State in said company,
the stockholders eleeting the other eight
directors.
SEC. d. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
tSigned) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the |
Senate.
Approved April 10, 1872.
(Signedl II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Y. A. WOODWARD,
Assistant Secretary of State.