Richland beacon., 1875-07-24
AN ACT

Incorporating the Llfoutthe Bridge Company
i'll the Parishes of Morehouse and Rich'aud
and prescribing for Parish subscriptions to
the Stock thcrcf and for penalties for viola
rion Of the privileges of ;hi, Company.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate aud
House Ot Representatives, OF the State oi Lou
isana in General Assembly couveucd-THat
Porter J. Lurk.1, Eugene NcFce, l. ".
Bard, John Nj Huffman, r. VI. Biaseuorc,
McIlwain, T. NJ Gran, and W. F. Nanglam
of Richland Parish, aud any other person,
they may associate with them hereafter, or to
whom they may assign any Of their rights
herein, or 10 whom any transfer of stock or
rights in ,hi, incorporation may be hereafter
transferred, from and after such association,
a. ,ignmeut or transfer be and are hereby IN
corporatcd and shall have aud exercise all
the power, privileges and immunitics of an
! incorporation and slal. have the ri.ht to pur.
chase, or Otherwise acquire any personal or
real property, or rights or credits, aud 10 hire,
! lease, sell, mortgage, incuuber or otherwise
| dispose of contract, and obligations.
SECTION ,. BE it further enacted, etc.
| That the title OF this incorporation Shall b,
| tue "Lafourche Bri!gc Com any ii, dvu.clI
| is hereby fixed at Point JolJrson, in the
| Parish ot Morehouse, in the state of Louisiana
! Ii shalt have the right to sue ana be lIabe 10
be sued, and all citations or other legal docu.
mcnts pertaining to any snii shall be served OF
tn. President OF the Company or at the olicc
| of the Company on some person employed M
the office OF the Company, and sand Company
shall have seal OF office which may be
changed by the Directors Of said Company Al
pleasure, and which seal shall be affixed I,
all copies, and that all copies OF any portion
OF the Books, resolutions or minutes of saI,
I incorporation under the signature of the Sec
retary of the Company, and the seal thcrco
shall be prinid tdctG legal evidence in al
Courts OF the State.
SECTION 3. Be it enacted etc That ,h,
main object of this Company is to buiii :
! bridge across the Bayou Lafourche in ia,
! parishes of Morehouse and Richland AT suci
| point as may be selected by the Directors o
tins Company, al or near Elsons Ferry on
said Bayou. That SAID Bridge is TO be bull
on the plan and with such materials as maj
be selected by the Directors Of this Company
and that this company shall have the night /,
Guftd any other bridge or bridges in the par
ishes OF Morchcusc. Richlapd and Ouachta
a. they may think proper, and that they shat
have the right Of way over any State land ol
which TO build, and leading TO any Of sucl
bridges, and 10 take timber. earth, o. othe
materials from any lands owned 10y the STAT
for the purpose OF building such bridges o
approaches thereto, and the Police Juries {
the parishes in which the bridges are locater
shall regulate the tolls to be charge by thi
company, such tolls shall not exceed the fol
lowing rates to-w!t: For each footman, nv
cents for each horse and rider ten cents; fD
each vehicle with one horse or mule, twenty
five cents for each vehicle with two animal.
. fifty cents for each vehicle with four animals
seventy-iive cents tor each vehicle with u,
animals, one dollar; loose horses, mules o
cattle, five cents per head all other animal,
two cents each.
, SECTION 1. Be it further enacted, etc
, That the stock of this Incorporation is hcreb
fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars, divide'
: into one thousand shares of twenty five do
! lars each that there shall be paid five pc
cent on the amount Of each share at tue tn
| of subscribing and the balance shall BE- pan
| at such time or times as may be fixed by th
Board of Directors, and the Directors sha
have the right Of ioriciJing the stock olany de
| linquent subscriber under such proceeding
4 | as they may direct, and no transfer shall b
I made Of said stock binding on the comPanl
unless 1t be made on the books, and accOrdIn
20 the regulations prescribed by the Director
J. That the Board of Directors of this Compan
shall have the right to increase the capt.;
!. stock OF thi. company 10 ftiy thousand dollal