The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-07
ARTICLE III.
GENERAL POWERS

| GENERAL POWERS.
The said company is empowered and author
lied:
| q railroad with one or more tracks and suitable
turnouts, of such guage and construction and
upon such course or 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 Berwick's
Bay, via vermillionville, 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 OF this State, and running thence
towards and to the city OF Shreveport, or the
city of Marshall Dallas, in the State of Texas in
such direction and route or routes as 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
majority of the Directors Of said company may
from time to time deem proper and expedient
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 as may be deemed most
convenient for the public interest, and to use in
such ferries steamboats, and other vessels, and
for the purposes Of such depots, tracks and fer
ries, may acquire property by appropriation.
Thrd-To construct, establish, or purchase in
this State, and thereafter, to own, lease, MAIN
tain and use suitable wharves, piers, warehous 8.
yards steamboats,, harbors, depots, stations, and
other works and appurtenances connected with
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tons, 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 safekeepng and to store mer-
chandise 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 traI sportaton lines to be transported upon
its 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-
tors of said Company may from time to time es-
tablish or authorize to be established.
Fifth-To obtain and receive by purchase, |
grant from United States or otherwise, grant, gift,
devise and bequest, both real and personal prop
erty, to have and to hold such real and personal
real estate, in this State, for the objects, pur-
poses. interests and business Of such Company.
Sixth-To construct and maintain it's said rail
roads or any part of the same, and to have the
right of way therefor, across or along, or
upon any waters, water courses, river,
lake, bay, inlet, street, highway, turnpike,
Or canal within the State of Louisiana, which
the course of said railways may intersect, touch
or cross, provided the said company shall pre-
serve any water courss, street. highway, turn- !