Richland beacon., 1875-07-17
AN ACT

IN the Parishes Of Morehouse and Richlaud
and prescribing for Parish subscriptions tt
the Stock thenf and for penalties for viola
ton Of the privileges Of this Company.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of Lou
isiana in General Assembly convened-Tha
Porter J. Larkin, Eugene McFee, +. w
Baird, John VI. Huffman, X. NJ. Blakemore
Mcllwain, L. NJ. Grant and w. p. Manghan
Of Richand Parish, and any other persons
they may associate W i,h them hereafter, or Il
whom they may assign any Of their right.
herein, or to whom any transfer OF stock o
rights in this incorporation may be hereafter
transferred, from and after such assoca tion
assignment or transfer he and are hereby in.
corporated and shall have and exercise all
the power, privileges and immunities of an
incorporation and shall have the right TO pur
chase, or Otherwise acquire any personal OF
real property, or rights or credits, and TO hire,
lease, sell, mortgage, incumber or otherwise
dispose of contract, and obligations.
SECTION 2. Be il further enacted, etc.
That the title of this incorporation shall he
the "Lafourche Bridge Company its domicil
is hereby fixed at Point Jefferson. in the
Parish Of Morehouse, in the state of Louisiana.
Ii shall have the right to sue and be liabl. to
he sued, and all citations or other legal docu-
fncnis pertaining to any suit, shall be served on
the President Of the Company or al the office
Of tha Company on some person employed in
the office Of the Company, and said Company
shall have seal Of office which may be
changed by the Directors Of said Company at
pleasure, and which seal shall he affixed to
all copies, and that all copies Of any portion
OF the Books, resolutions or minutes Of said
Incorporation under the signature Of the Sec
retary Of the Company. and the seal thereof
shall be primd fdeid legal evidence in all
Courts OF the State.
SECTION 3. Be it enacted etc That the
main Object Of this Company is to build
bridge across the Bayou Lafourche in the
parishes of Morehouse and Richland a, such
point as may be selected by the Directors Of
this Company, at or near Eason's Ferry on
said Bayou. That said Bridge is to be bull,
ON the plan and with such materials as may
be selected by the Directors of this Company,
and that this company shall have the right to
build any other bridge or bridges in the par
ishes Of MOrelOusc. RiclIand and Ouachita,
as they may think proper, and that they shall
have the right Of way over any State land ON
which to build, and leading to any Of such
bridges, and to take timber earth, or other
materials from any lands owned by the State
for the purpose OF building such bridges or
approaches thereto, and the Police Juries of
the parishes in which the bridges are located
shall regulate the tolls TO be charge by this
company, such tolls shall not exceed the fol-
lowing rates to-wit For each footman, five
cents for each horse and rider, ten centss for
eacl, vehicle with one horse or mule, twenty.
five cents for each vehicle with two animals,
fifty cents for each vehicle with four animals,
seventy-fve cents for each vehicle with six
animals, one dollar loose horses, mules or
cattle, five cents per head all other animals,
two cents each.
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted, etc
That the stock OF this Incorporation is hereby
fixed al twenty five thousand dollars, divided
into one thousand shares Of twenty five do
lars each that there shall be paid five per
cent on the amount Of each share at the time
Of subscribing and the balance shall he paid
at such time or times As may be liked by the
Board OF Directors, and the Directors shall
have the right Of ioriering the stock ofany lie.
iinquent subscriber under such proceedings
US they may direct, aud no transfer shall he
made of said stock binding. on the company
unless is be made Oh the booSs, and according
to the regulations prescribed by the Directors
That the Board of Directors Of this Company
shall have the right to increase the capital
stock Of this company 10 fifty thousand dollars,
should they deem it necessary.
SECTION ). Be il further enacted, etc
That the persons named in the First Section
OF this net Of incorporation, shall constitute the
first Board Of Directors Of this Company, pro-
vided they become stockholders therein with
in ten days after the organization OF this
company that they shall act as Directors un.
Ill the expiration oi saia ten days; that all
the cooperate powers Of this company shall
be exercised and rest in the Board Of Directors
That the said first Board of Directors shall
hold Office until the first Monday Of July,
1878; that on that day the stockholders shall
elect Board Of Directors to be composed of
five stockholders, majority ofthe sock voting
shall be sufficient to elect A failure to elect
on that day shall continue the existing board
until the next election, which shall take place
each yeur Oh the first Monday Of July. Ii
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the com
pany TO advertise the election in u ne wspaper
in Morehouse aud Richland parishes, thirty
days before the election, but failure to do 90
shall mt render the election void
The first Board Of Directors shall organize
ut the don,icil Of the Company by the election
Of a President who shall be selected from
among the Directors, also Secretary
and Treasury at such time may be desig.
mated by Porter J. Larkin, who shall notify
the other Directors thereof. The Board Of
Directors shall have the right 81 pass such
ordinances, resolutions, os by laws as they
may think p oper, mot Inconsistent with the
laws Of this net; that within one week of
each election Of Directors ,ley shall organize
and proceed 10 business all officers OF the
company except the President shalt be SUBJ
ject to removal by the Bard Of Directors.
The Board Of Directors shalt consist of i've
stockholders 10 be elected as above the
Board Of Directors shall ix the salary rwayes
of oil employees and officers Of the company
the President shall never have q salary Of
over Ave hundred dollars per year, and the
Directors shall not be paid for their services
as Directors, but either the President or any
Director may 10 employed to do any other
services for the company, and may be paid
therefor.
SEcrr0S 6. Be Il further enacted, ETC.,
That within ten days after the organization Of
the Board Of Directors of the company. Books
for tine subscription Of stock to this company
shall be opened at the domiril Of this CON-
pany, and shall be kept opeI at the office
thereof for such length Of time as may be
prescribed by the Board of Direc,ors, and the
Board Of Directors shall have the right to open
and close such hooks Of subscription at pleas
ure, until the whole amount Of stock shall be
subscribed. Each share Of stock shalt entiile
the holder thereof TO one vote, provided that
no sock shall be voted until the insiallments
due thereon ut the time Of Offering to vote
shall be paid up.
SECTION ]. BE IL further enacted, etc. /.
That 'te Board Of Directors shall hive tue
right Ia pay all expenses oi ,hi. company, hy
s'os;k io be issued AMI paid TO any person
having a claim against the same ON such