New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-16

evidences Of contract and agreement; and Il
acceptance of such tickets, bills Of ladiDI
receipts or evidences of contract or agret
ment from said company expressing il
liability, either tor loss, injury or damae
to persons or property shall be ohligatOl
and binding as contract with said passer
4 ger, or shipper, or person delivering me
chandise or property; and it shall be Law
fnl for said company to purchase or to max
advances OF money or credits upon me
chandise and properly to be transporte
upon Its railways, steamboats, or vessels, q
10 be stored III Its yards or warehouses
! such extent, and upon such terms and col
ditions as the directors of said compan
may from time t" time esta blish or author
ice to be esta BIZ he'd.
| Flith-To obtain and receive by purchas
| grant from the uuited States or otherwis
| by grant, gift. devise and Request both rea
and personal property and to have and t.
hold such real and personal estate in thi
State, tor the objects, purposes, interest
and business Of said company; provided
that in the taking and holding of lands TO
the use of said company as lands taken 70
public use. the said company shall take an,
Obtain the same aa in THE act provided.
SiXth-TO lay out its said railways and 4
construct the same, not exceeding two hun
|
State OF Louisiana, aud TO take hold an(
use for the purpose necessary depots, sta
TONS, cuttings, tGrnOuts, and for obtaining
stone gravel, earth and timber for the con
sfructlon Of Its railways any lands of the
state OF Louisiana lying along or upon OF
adj tcent to the route or course of said rail
roads that may be necessary for the con
struction. maintenance and security of such
railroads; provided, however, that any and
all damages that may be occasioned. or that
may arse TO any person, corporation or as
ISOLATION other than the State of Louisiana
by the taking aud using OF such land and
materials for the use of said company az
aforesaid shall be assessed and paid for BY
said company, as provided in this act
Seventh-Io construct and maintain its
said railroads or any part of the same and
10 have the +. ght OF way therefor across or
along or upon any waters, water course,
rl:tr, lake, bay, inlet, street, highway, turn
pike. or canal within the State of louisiana
which the course OF said railways may in
tersect, touch or cross; provided the said
company shall preserve any water course,
street. highway, turnpike or canal Which
its SAID railways may 80 pass upon. along
lnter-eet touch or cross, so as not t. iM-
pare It's usefulness to tho public unneces-
sarlly, or ii temporarily impaired in and
during the construction OF the said railroads
the said company shall restore the same
To ITS former state or to such state that it,
usefulness and convent nee to the public
shall not ba unnecessarily or materially i'm.
paired, injured. and the said company shall
not DO repaired to construct draw in any
bridge over and across any stream or bayou
south of the main channel Of the Red river
on he rome of its rail way from Fermi ion
vile to Shreveport.
Eighth-That the said company ia hereby
authorized and empowered to obtain by
grant or otherwise, from any incorpora ted
city or village within this State that may be
rituated upon its railroad or railroads, any
I ghts,' privileges OF franchises sthat any
Ut aid incorporated cities or villages NAV
choose to grant ia reference to the construc-
hon, maihtenihce, management and use of
the railroads of said company, its depots,
cars, lococomotives and its business within
he limits of such or any of said incorpor-
ated cities and villages: and any such incor-
pnrated city OF village as hereinbef0re
named, is hereby authorized and empow.
fred so grant to said company any such
rights, privileges aud franchises as il may
ieem proper and advisable; and such rights,
privileges and franchises when granted to
aud accepted by said company from any
'uoh incorporated city or village. shall be
teempd taken as rights. privileges and
franchises vested and confirmed in said
company. and shall not be thereafter
evoked, changed, injured or impaired,
Kept with the consent Of said COMPANY.
SEC. ;. Be it further enacted. etc. That
he sid company being hereby authorized
o purchase. receive and hold such real ~s-
ate as may be necessary and convenient in |
accomplishing the object for which said |
company 10 Incorporated. IL may. by its |
gents surveyors. engineers and servants,
inter upon aliIands and tenements through |
' bach it may conclude to make such rail
0ddso and survey lay out and construct !
ne SAINT, and may agree and contract for |
he land or right of way with the owners |
f the land through which it intends to
make said roads. In case SAID lands be-
oDg to the estate of any deceased persons
ten with the executor or administrator of |
uclie or III case OF the same belonging to
amor or person non coMpO; inentis, then
nth his 0r her guardian, or i'll case such
inds be held by trustees of schools sec !
ions or other trus rees OF estates, then with |
UGH trustees. Aud said executors, al. min.
trators. guardians and trustees are here |
y declared competent for such estate, |
ersoa eS minor to contract with said
oDpany to use. occupy and possess the
lnds OF ouch estates, persons, minors or |
ustees, so Tar az may be useful pr neces-
lry for the purpose of said railroads, aud
le act and deed of such executors, admin |
traitors and guardians or trustees, in rela- |
on thereto, shall pass title in such lands
the same manner as If the said deed or |
It was made or done by a legal owner of
Ill age and sound mind, and such ex
'utor, administrator, guardian or trustee |
iall account to those interested in their |
spectve bonds, for the amount paid him |
pursuance OF such agreement and com
,sitiOn, and if the said company and the |
trtles representing lands prefer, they may |
fer the question OF compensation to arbi- |
ators. mutua!ly chosen, whose award, or
at OF their umpire fin case o. disagree
emit, shall vest the title according to its
inns.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted. etc. That
ease the said company shall be unable to ;
qulre title to any real estate required for .
e purpose of its Incorporation in the {
amer herein provided. the said COMPANY .
all nave the right to acquire title to the | !
me in the manner aud by the special pro- {
adings hereinafter prescribed For the | I
rpose OF acquiring such title the said | I
Epany may present ID petition PRAYING | d
the appointment of commissioners of 8
p1aisal to the dis trct court of the parish | >
winch the land described in the petition | .
all be situated at any general or special | q
m OF such court or to any judge thereof | a
vacation. Such petition shall be signed | II
one OF the officers or d director of said | q
mpany, or by an agent or attorney au t
lrized for that purpose and shall be veri- Il
50 as to satisfy the court of the truth a
the matters therein stated. 1t shall con. c
n description Of the real estate sought n
he acquired by the said proceedings. b
tie the purpose for which it is required d
: necessity for the same, the interest or n
ate therein which the said company p
ks to acquire and sha Sra1,I:tr ,F aoiJ | =
npsny 20 acquire the same without resort | f;
to such proceeding, aud the cause or a
ises si such inability. and the names and | i,
ces OF Residence OF the parties, so far as O
same can by reasonable diligence be as n
tanned, Whu shalt have or claim to have | II