The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
AN ACT
No. Ill

NO. IL. hA kASL
To charter the Alexandria and South Arkansas
Railroad Company defining its objects,
duties, powers, rights and exemptions !;
authorizing the corporation TO purchase con-
Meeting railroads, or to sell It's own road,
and authorizing the corporation TO issue
House Of Representations Of tie State Of Loutst.
ana, In General Assembly Commenced, That James
q. Wise, q. W. Bolton, John A. Williams, j. q.
Jeffries, ana J. q French Of the parish Of
Rapides, and s.. 81. Brian, 7. d. milling, J. r..
Kelly, J. J. Dickerson, Ed. Eagle, W. J. Jones,
Dan Kelly OF VIM parish, and VIM Mcbride,
Goodrich Terrell, M: q. id, VIM. La 1e, and @.
A. 0. Herlong Of Jackson parish, and W. W. Pat
tison, J. u. Woodward, 4. II. Graham, A.. @.
Sin, onton, J. 8. Roam, A. II. Colvin, ST., and 10.
\. Pipes, and q. II. Ellis, j Il. shuitz, Il. b..
Moscly, J. i. Trimble, h. r. ROBERTS, ID Q: y.
Steele Of Union parish, and IL Q. Mitchell !. J.
son. James McCIendon, T. D. Meadows OF
Claiborne parish, aud John r. Robinson, OF New
Orleans, and their associates and Successors, be
aud they are hereby created body polite and
South Arkansas Railroad Company, and shall be
known as such and have perpetual succession for
| tho purpose Of maintaining and operating rail-
road and magnetic telegraph on the line thereof,
from the town of Alexandria. inthe parish OF ha-
pldes running north wardly TO point on the south
ern boundary line OF Arkansas, within at least
twenty-five miles west of the meridian line. and
| tuenoe to connect with some railroad in Arkan.
sas, running northwsrdiy TO Little Rock and
st. LOUIS, aud at point to be hereafter deter
mined by the company; and said corporation
NAV sue and be sued may have common seal ;
| enact and repeal bylaws, and do aud perform
nil acts and exercise all rights and privileges by
law incident to corporations, and the domlcile OF
said corporation 10 hxsd at the town Of Aexan-
| dris. .. .
capital stock of said company is fixed ut two and
one half million dollars, divided INTO twenty i've
thoulsnd shares OF one hundred dollars each,
and subscriptions Of stock may be made In real
esi ate, the value OF which shall be determined In
such manner as the company may prescribe iha
capital stock Of the company may be increased
by vote Of two-thirds OF the stock to an amount
not exceeoing four and onehalf million oil
dollars. :,
Sec. 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
officers, engineers, fremen and other employees
of said company shall be exempt from jury, road
and military duty, except in case OF invasion OF
! insurrectloD. =.
! sEo 4. Be IL further enacted, etc., That said
Company shall have the right OF way through
all lands owned by the state of Louisiana, to The
width OF one hundred and fifty feet on each side
OF their road bed and shall have the right
to cut and use timber and such material on the
land OF the state SIS said company may see ht fo1
Six miles on each side OF sad road, and IN Ar
kansas such right of way as may be granted by
said state; pToUtded, that said railroad Shall be
CONNIE need within one year after the oTgaDiza-
ton OF said company, and completed within i've
wears after the commencement Of work thereon.
sEc. s. Be 1t further efsacted, etc.. That within
six months alter the PRONUNCIATION OF this act the
first niue OF the corporators herein named, or q
majority of them, shall call meeting by publ.
cation in q paper at Alexsndri Vienna Homer
and Farmersville, OF the incorpor2tors, at the
doniciIe OF the COMPANY, who shall fix the tirnes
and places Of opening books Of cub tcsiption;
q nnall <ietsrrnine tine amount and terms Of pay
Il InSnt 81 subscriptionsto the stock; fix time Il
II close books OF SUBSCRIPTION, and call meetinl
the company 81 holding m election for bosr,
!. Of directors from among the stockholdera. tn