The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10

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Quoted as ia tho first instance, except that the
appraisal and report OF the commissioners on the
fe-appraisal ordered shall be final and shall be
confirmed by ssd court or judge, and the order
Of said court or Judge confirming any appraisal
as Aforesaid, shall be final and conclusive on all
parties interested. Prouided, that any party to
said decree ehall have the right OF appeal to the
District or Supreme Court from any decree ad-
yerse to their interests, or the interests OF those
they represent.
sKo. III. Be Il further enacted, etc.,, That the
order OF the said court or Judge confirming an
appraisal OF lands as heretofore provided, or q
certified copy. OF the same shall be filed In the
office of the Clerk of the Court Of the parish In
which the said real estate appraised shall BIO
| situated and there shall remain record, and
such order so entered and flied, shall vest in said
company the lands described therein, and sueh
estate as may therein be set forth, on the pay
ment or tender OF payment or deposit OF the
company. ss provided in said order, and said
order, or duly certified copy thereof, with proof
OF said payment and deposit rs therein provided,
will be considered as legal evidence of the title
acquired by appraisal by said company under
and pursuant to this act, shall be deemed TO be
acquired for public tse
SEQ "a. Be II further enacted, elo., That the said
company, its officers or employees, shall not in
| aay case be liable for any debts contracted or La
bilitiss incurred by any person or persons who
shall have contracted, or who shall contract With
TO construct any portion OF its road, its build.
ings or appurnanoes, or its solling stock or TO
furnish any materials or labor to be used for suoh
| construction, or for its maintenance and opera
ton. nor shall said company, Its officers or era-
ployes, In any oase be liable for any injury por~
| son or property, or loss OF life, which shall be
caused by any aot or omission OF any. person or
persons 10 contracting with IL, or OF any OF his
or their employees or agents.
SEQ 20. Be II further enacted, etc., That said
| Company. Its officers or employees, shall not be
liable In any whatsoever. Of damag q or ooss,
in any action brought by any party against 1t, or
| them, or any or either OF them, for any injury TO
the person, or loss Of life. or injury TO, or doton.
ton or loss Of baggage merchandise or property
| caused by any accident, or alleged earelessness
or negligence on the part OF said company, its
| officers or employees and sustained by any person
while riding or being transported free Of charge
| upon lis railroads, or any part thereof, or upon
any other railroad or transportation line occupied
and operated by said company, or while tho per-
son whose death personal injury shall have been
eau ed, by any such accident or alleged cafless.
ness or negligence. shall have been At work, or
| rendering any service ~ empoye OF said COM
| pany, or rs an employe OF any person or persons
| with whom said company may have contracted
| for such work or service, upon or In connection
with its railroads. or any other railroad or trans
| portatioa line occupied and operated by It,
| SEQ. 81. That the officers and servants OF snd
corporation are hereby exempted from jury duty,
| and also from military duty, except In cases OF
| instruction aud invasion.
sEs. rs. Be il further enacted etc., That where.
| as, the line of the railroad Of said company, as
| intended to be constructed, will extend through
several States, 1t Ia hereby de Jared that the cars
and engines, and all personal property which
| said company may acquire, shall, for the pnr-
| pose OF this act and for al mortgage purposes,
| BIO deemed part OF the realty, and BIO apporton-
| cd according to the number OF miles Of railroad
| constructed and owned by the company ia each
| State, so that the number OF cars and engines
| and amount of personal property which shall be
| deemed to belong to the portion OF the COM
psny's railroad constructed aud lying within the
;naih NJ eftbsf II said tat shall all tiuaa
| bear the Same proportion to the whole number OF
I oafs sud onkiHtf, and whtie .nf9ant 81 personal
| property owned by the company, which the num-
Der OF miles OF railroad Of the company con-
struoted and lying within such State, shsl bear
| TO the aggregate number OF miles OF the COM
| pany constructed in oil OF said States.
| sEo. &C., Be ii further enacted, etc., That II
| any person or persons shall wifully do, or cause
| TO be done, any act or acts whatever, whereby
any building, construction or works OF said COM
pany or any engine, machine or structure, or any
| matter or thing appertatning to the same, shall
be stopped, obstraeted, impaired. wsakened ia.
| jured or destroyed, the person 30 offending shall
be deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor, and shall
| forfeit and pay to the said company double the
amount OF damages sustained by reason OF such
offences or injury, to BIO recovered In tho name
| OF said company with costs of suit by action Of
debt; and such offenders shall also be subjest to
| indictment, and shall be sentenced, on convic-
| ton, at the discretion Of the court
FEC. ~. Be ii further enacted, etc., That the
said company. with the consent Of the owners
OF lands fronting upon any navigable water
eourse, or after such lands have been &C
quired by the company by purchase, release, do.
nation, or In any other manner, in accordance
with The laws Of the State of Louisiana, may
erect, construct and thereafter maintain and use
whsrves, warehouses, depots or other buildings
and structures In and upon the margins, or upon
| that portion Gof the margins reserved to public
use, of any and all navigable rivers, bayous or
water courses in the State OF Louisiana, wherever
the same may DO deemed by msjority OF Direc-
tors OF the company necessary and requisite FOR
| the legitimate and convenient transaction OF the
business Of the company. And within the limits
OF Incorporated cities or towns, the Mayor aud o
| majority of the council Of such city or town may
authorize the construction OF said wbarves, ware
houses, depsts or other bulldogs and structures
in front OF all public squares streets, that may
be bounded by such navigab . water courses,
such use to be subject to such general rules az
may be ordained by the proper local govern
ments.
SEC %. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the
| road beyond Morgan City, Louisans, west Of
Berwiok's Bay, shall be commenced within one
| year from the passage OF this act-that within
the, second year, forty, miles OF the road
shall be completed, within the third year forty
| miles more OF the road shall be completed, with
| in the fourth year forty miles more Of the road
| shall be completed, and within the fifth year
thirty miles more shall be completed. II said
quirements, and not build all the portions there
| in named, the company shall possess only the
rights, franchises and privileges herein granted
! for the road from New Orleans to that end Of the
| portion completed
second-When one hundred and fifty miles OF
! the road shall be built, or when portion shall
be built connected with other roads, making
in all one hundred and fifty miles from Morgan
Cty, then all the rights, privileges, franchises
| ana immunities granted by this charter shall be
| fully vested in said company.
| SEQ. %. Be ii further enacted, etc., That two
| thirds in amount of stockholders of this cor
| poration, at general meeting, to be called for
that purpose, after thirty days notice in two daily
newspapers. published in New Orleans, Louisi-
ana, shall have the power to increase the capital
of this corporation to sum not exceeding fifteen
millions of dollars, such increased capital to be
| personal property, and transferable as such, or
| Of making any otl or modification, addition or
change in this act Of incorporation; or, with the
assent Of two-thirds of all the stock of the COM