The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-14
ARTICLE III.
GENERAL POWERS.

| GENERAL POWERS.
The said company is empowered and author
| lied:
First-To locate, construct, lease, own and use
railroad with one or more tracks and suitable
| turnouts, OF such guage and construction and
| upon such a course route as may be deemed
by majority of the Directors of said company
most expedient, beginning at point on the Mis-
sissippi River at New Orleans, or between New
Orleans and the parish OF Iberville, on the right
| bank of the Mississippi, and Baton Rouge on the
| left bank; or from New Orleans or Berwck's
Bay, via Vermilionville, in the parish of Lafay-
cite, and Opelousas, in the parish OF st. Landry
or from any of said points, or from any point
within the limits ofthis State, and running thence
| towards and to the city of Shreveport. the
city of Marshall Dallas in the State of Texas in
such direc ZION and route or routes said company
shall fix, and with such connecting branches in
the State of Louisiana as may be deemed
proper.
Second-To locate construct, lease, own, main
tain and use such branch railroads and tracks as
a majority Of the Directors of said company may
from time to time deem proper and expedent
and for the interest Of said company to own and
to and lease, and they shall not be restricted
in the exercise of this privilege to the State of
Louisiana, but may connect their main line with
any other line or lines in other States which
shall authorize the exercise Of said privilege
within their limits, and the said company shall
have a right to establish and maintain in the
city OF New Orleans proper freight and passen-
ferries with the left bank of the Mississippi River
at such point or points may be deemed most |
convenient for the public interest, and to use in
such Il rries steamboats, and other vessels, and |
for the purposes Of such depots, tracks ana fer
lies, may acquire property by appropriation.
Third To construct establish, or purchase in |
this State, and thereafter, to own, lease, main.
tain and use suitable wharves, piers, warehous' g.
yards, steamboats,, harbors, depots, stations, and
other works and appurtenances con- ected with |
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lions, and to run and manage the same as the
Directors Of the said Company may deem to be
most expedient and to the welfare of said corpo-
ration.
Fourth-To take, transport, carry and convey
persons and property upon its said railway and
its boats, by power Of steam or any other power,
and to receive for safekeeping and to store mer-
cha ndise and property in its yards or warehouses;
and to receive for such transportation, safekeep-
ing or storage such tolls and charges as may
from time to time be established or authorized to
be established by Directors of said railroad COM
pany.
To make advances Of money or credits upon
merchandise or property, for changes made by
other trat sportation lines to be transported upon
It's railways, steamboats, or vessels, or to be
stored in its yards or warehouses to such extent,
and upon such terms and conditions as the Direc-
,ors of said Company may from time to time es-
ablsh or authorize to be established.
Fifth-To obtain and receive by purchase,
grant from United States otherwise, grant, gift,
levise and bequest, both real and personal prop
rty. to have and to hold such real and personal |
cal estate, in this State, for the objects, pur-
,oses, interests and business Of such Company.
Sixth-To construct and maintain its said rail-
Dads or any part Of the same, and to have the
light of way therefor, across or along, or
pon any waters, water courses, river,
AXE, bay, inlet, street, highway, turnpike, v
r canal within the State of Louisiana, which
he course of said railways may intersect touch d
r cross, provided the said company shall pre- v
erye any water course, street, highway, turn