The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
Article 3....General Powers.

The san! Company is empowered and authorized:
FIRST 10 locate, construct, lease own and use a
| railroad with one or more tracks, and suitable
| tirlonts, OF such gauge and construction aud nm.
on such course or route as may be deemed byr =
majority OF the directors of said Company, most
i expedieDt beginning at point from the CITY Of
Natchitoches to Pruthomme's Staten.
SEcoNp--To locate, construct, lease, run. main.
tain and usr such branch railroads and tracks as
majority OF the Directors Of said Company may
from time to time deem proper and expelient, and
for the interest Of said Company to own, and to
use and ease and they shall not he restricted in
the exercise Of this privilege to the State Of Iou;s
ana, but may construct and connect their main line
| with any other line or lines in other States which
shall authorize the exercise Of said privilege within
their limits: PM, the said Company shall have tho
right to establish and maintain proper freight and
passenger depots aud to connect them by tracks
or otherwise at such poiut or points "a NAV h,
deemed most conveient for the public interest and
| for the purpose Of such depots, tracks &C., may
acquire property by appropriation.
THIRp-To construct establish or purchase, and
thereafter to own, lease, and maintain suitable
wharves piers warehouses; yards steamboats,, har.
boay depots stations, cotton congresses and other
works and appurtenances connected with and incl
dental to said railway and its connections and TO
run and manage the same rs the Directors of the
sala Company may deem to be most expedient, aud
to the welfare of said corporation.
FOURTH--TO take, transport carry and convey
persons and property upon it's said railway.
ny power Of steam or any other power, and 10
receive for safe keeping, and to store mer.
chantsc and property in its yards, or warehouses.
ana 70 receive for such transportation safekeepng
or storage such tolls and charges as may from time
to time he established or authorized to be establish.
ell ~ the Directors Of said railroad company to
make advances Of money or credits upon mcrchan.
disc or property, for charges made by other trans
poltation lines to be transported upon its RAILWAYS
steamboats, or vessels or to be stored in its Yards
or warehouses, to such extent and upon sueb terms
and conditions as the Directors If said Companv
may rom time to time establish az authorize to be
FlFlA-To obtain and receive by purchase, grant
flom the United States or otherwise, grant, rift
aeslse anc beq9est both real and personal proper
"; to have and to hold such real and persona "a
tate Tor the objects purposes, interests and bun
ness of srch Company. -"
SlxrH-To construct and maintain its said rail !
roads or any part of the same, and ia have tl,e
ngn. Of way therefore across or along upon any
highway or turnpike which the course Of
said railway may intersect touch or cross: nrov
ded, the SAID Company shall preserve any winter
course, street, highway, or turnpike which
its said railways may 80 pass upon along or inter.
sect touch or cross 80 as not to impair its useful
ness to the public unnecessarily or If temporari.
y malIee ~ ana during tho construction Of the
same to ITS former state or ia such state that s
usefulness and convenience to the public shall not
6e'unnecessarily impaired or injured, and the saiJ
COMPANY shall not be required to construct draw
N any bridge over and across any stream or bayOu,
except the streams navigabe by enrolled or licen.
sed vessels and when required BY law.
] SEvRNtH.--T0 obtain, by Grant or otherw;so
from any parish, city or village, any rights nr;v
egeS OF franchises that any Of said parishes cities
OF villages may ctcosc to grant in reference to the
cc ~ mainteilahce management and use
OF the railroads Of said company, its depots cars
locomotives and its business within tho limits Of
such or any OF said parishes cities and villages.
, ElGHT;-Io appropriate property according to
existing laws
/. NINTH.-To cross, intercept, Join and unite its
railways and nrorate with any other railroad here
!olore OF hereafter constructed in the State Of Lou
ronte and upon the ground Of such other railroad
WIN the necessary turnouts, sidiugs, switches and
other cveniences in tlrthelance Of the objects Of
it, connections. III
TESTH.-To purchase, orlease from any railroad
company, or corporation, at any authorized sale.
any railruad and the charter franchises. properfy
and appnrtenances thereof, and maintain and use
the same o. part OF the property Of this company.
!, ELEVENTH ITO borrow money, or to purchase or
ease property on It's own credit for the purpose Of
constructing and maintaining said railroad or "a.
ablisng continuous and connecting lines a. here.
nbefore provided; and ~ evidence of tho in6eht.
e1ness OF said company for such loans or the mr.
chase or lease ofsnch property to issue its corpo
atc bonds bearing interest at such rate Der i
arnnm q the directory may elect,and made /,
s = ~ p gold or the lawful money ofths y
Jnted STATES, at such times and places as may =
e deemed most to the advantage Of the corpora.
ion and for seeming the payment Of said jcnda 7
= notes 70 mortgage and pledge it's railroads, tia
aqua, sock. Its corporate franchises and any Of
!. real o. personal property, or anyportion Of the
n g4s#F 4 ' q iH --s
tEMTH.-To consolidate with any other railway
Ompany OF this State, or any company created by
~ 0eher State or by the United States according ca
me lava now exiaing or hereafter to 10 passed to
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