New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-28
AN ACT

Incorporating the Lafourche Bridge Com
pany in the parishes of MOrehouse and
Richland, and prescribing for parish sub
scriptions to the stock thereof. and for
penalties for violation of the privileges of
this company.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That Porter j. Larkin, Eugene
McFee, I. w. Baird, John H. Hoffman, III.
NJ. Brakeman McIlwine. +. NJ. Grant,
and w. p. Mangham, of Richland parish,
and any other persons they may associate
with them hereafter, or to whom they may
assign any of their rights herein, or to
whom any transfer of stock or rights in this
incorporation may be hereafter transferred
from and after such association, assign
ment or transfer, be and are hereby incor
porated, and shall have and exercise all the
powers, privileges and immunities of an in
corporation, and shall have the right TO
purchase or otherwise acquire any personal
or real property or rights or credits, and to
hire, lease, sell, mortgage, incumber or
otherwise dispose of the same, and to enter
into all manner of contracts and oblga-
tiOns.
SEC. . Be it further enacted, etc. That
the title of this Incorporation shall be the
Lafourche Bridge Company; it's dOmicile is
hereby fixed at Point Jefferson, in the parish
of Morehouse, in the State of Louisiana
1t shall have the right to sue, and be liable
to be sued, and all citations or other legal
documents pertaining to any suit shall be
served on the president of this company, or
at the office of the company, on some per
son employed in the office of the company,
and said company shall have a seal of office,
which may De changed by the directors of
said company at pleasure. and which seal
shall be affixed to all copies, aud that all
copies of any portion of the books, resO-
lutiOns or minutes OF said incorporation
under the signature of the secretary of the
company and the seal thereof shall be prima
facie legal evidence in all courts in this State.
SEC. B. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the main object OF this company is to build
a bridge across the Bayou Lafourche, in the
parishes of MorehOuse and Richland, at
such point as may be selected by the direct
Ors OF this company at or near EasOn's
ferry, on said bayou; that said bridge is to
be built 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 parishes of Richland, Ouachita
and that they shall have the right Of way
over any State land on which to build and
leading to any Of euch 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 there
to, and the police juries of the parishes in
which the bridges are located shall regulate
the tolls to be charged by this company;
Such tolls shall not exceed the following
rate, to wit: For each footman, five cents;
for each horse and rider, ten cents; for each
vehicle with one horse or mule, twenty five
cents; for each vehicle with two animals,
fifty cents: for each vehicle with four ami
mails, seventy-five cents; for each vehicle
with six animals, one dollar; loose horses,
mules. cattle, five cents per head; all other
animals, two cents each.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the stock of this incorporation is hereby
fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars, di-
vided into one thousand shares of twenty
five dollars each; that there shall be paid
five per cent on the amount of each share
at the time of subscribing, and the balance
shall be paid at such time or times as may
be fixed by the board of directors; and the
directors shall have the right of FORGETTING
the stock of any delinquent subscriber
under such proceedings as they may direct;
and no transfer shall be made of said stock
binding on the company unless it be made
on the books and according to the regula
lions prescribed by the directors; that the
board of directors of this company shall
have the right to increase the capital stock
of this company to fifty thousand dollars,
should they deem il necessary.
SEC. j. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the p rsons named III the first section of
this act OF incorporation shall constitute
the first board of directors of this company;
provided they become stockholders therein
within ten days after the organization of
this company; that they shall act as direct
ors until the expiration of said ten days:
that all the corporate powers of this com
pany 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, 1879; that on that day the
stockholders shall elect board OF cionntprs,
to be composed of five stockholders; ma
iorty of the stock voting shall be sufficient
TO elect; failure to elect on that day shall
continue the existing board until the next
election, which shall take place each year,
on the first Monday of July. 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the com
papy to advertise the election in [al
newspaper in MorebOuse and Richland par
ishes thirty days before the election, but
failure to do so shall not render the election
void. The first board Of directors shall
organize at the dOmicile of the company by
the election of president, who shall be
selected from among the directors; also
secretary and treasurer, at such time as
may be designated by Porter j. Larkin,
who shall notify the other directors thereof
The board of directors shall have the right
to pass such ordinances, resolutions or by
lawe - they may think proper, not neon