The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04

SATU RDAY, 18th DAY OF MAY, 1889,
the ds;sTIea
in and to the SO 4 Of ne = Of section Q, T.
also NV }. Of section 10. T. ID, mr. l g, con-
Also head of cattle marked upper figure
seven in right and under figure seven in
| left ear.
will bs sold to satisfy said writ and costs.
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit Of
": T. THEoBALDs, sheriff.
CHARTER
OFTIE U MON AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.
CTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
~ Ouachita. BE it known and remember
! ed that on this twelfth day OF April A.
Deputy Clerk and ex .oflicio Notary Public
within the Parish ut Ouachits, State Of
| Louisiana, personally came and appeared
Parker. D. a: Breard, sr., Herman Meyer,
| +. Endom, Ben Reynolds, G. G. Wood
bridge, Edward Jonas, W. W. Heard, Jacob
Marx, i. NJ; Lee, John +. Everett, Jacob
| Enaut, Il. B. Dawkins, John s. Boatner, 4.
N. Conner, D. w. Pipes, I. !. Davis, II. Is.
Blanks, l. Iiaer. W. a. Bright AMI Geo. NJ:
| that, availing themselves of the privileges
conferred by the Constitution and Statutes
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
provements, they have formed themselves
into corporation and do hereby and by
| these presents constitute themselves and
such other persons AS may hereafter become
| associated with them into body corpor-
| ate or corporation, and to that end and for
that purpose do covenant aud agree to DO
governed by the following stipulations,
obligations and regulations ls articles of
COrnOratiON which tn he, .hR Chart
for said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the .'Union and Northwestern Rail
corporation shall have succession and cor
porate existence for and during the full term
Of ninety-nine years, from the date of this
| act, unless sooner dissolved. In its c0rpo-
rate name it may sue and be sued, may
have n corporate seal, may hold and own
real and personal property, may make con-
tracts may receive grants and donations Of
| lands, money and personal property, and
generally shall possess all the power and
privileges which such corporations are or
| may be authorized to possess under the
Constitution and laws of this State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of said corporation is ii xed
at Monroe in the Parish of ouacltita, state
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which said corporation
has beenorganized are rs follows:
Section Ito locate, construct, own and
manage standard Huage railroad, with one
or more tracts and suitable turnouts and
switches, upon such course or route as
the approval of the Directors may deem
most advisable and expedient. from point
on the Mississippi river ~ tho Parish, OF
Concordia, at or near Fidaiia, or such other
point in tie State of Louisiana as the chief
engineer with the approval OF tho Directors
may select, through Monroe and Farmer.
| vile, Louisiana, to Camden in the State Of
| Aarkansas, and northwest thereof to such
! point OH the Arkansas river, as the Board
of Directors may hereafter determine also
tolocate, construct, lease, own, maintain
and manage telegraph ss;G and telephone lines
Soc. ITO locate, construct, lease,
own, maintain and use such branch rail-
roads and tracts as majority Of the Direc-
expedient and for the benefit OF said COM
pany. Said company shall not be restricted
in the exercise OF these privileges. OF. to, or
roads to the State of Louisiana, but may
connect its main line in such other states
as shall authorize the exercise OF said pri-
yileges within their limits; to establish and
maintain proper elevators, freight and pas
| senger depots at such points and places as
may be deemed most convenient and pro-
per. and said company shall have the right
| to acquire by appropriation such property
AS it may require for tracks, roads, ETC.,
depots, elevators or other necessary pur-
poses.
maintain and use any connecting railroad
or railroads, or to consolidate with the
same, and make ono company under the
name of the companies or any other name.
Sec. ITO construct, establish or pnr-
chase in this State and thereafter to own
maintain and use such wharves. bridges
piers, harbOrs, steamboats,, warehouses
elevators, yards, depots. stations and othe,
works as said company may deem neces
Sary.
Sec. 5.-To take transfer carry and con
=. road and branches and to receive for saf'
keeping and to store merchandise AM
other property in it's yards elevators ant
, warehouses and to receive for such trans
portation, safe keeping or storage sucl
iolh and charges as may from time t
time he established by the directors OF sail
e company TO make advances of money, o
, credits Tor charges made by other transpor
tation lines upon merchandise or propert
:, to be transported upon its own railroads
b or to be stored in it's yards elevators, o
:, warehouses, to such extent and upon sue
;, | terms and conditions AZ the Directors {
such Company may from time to time II
" and establish or authorize to I've fixed an
established
Sec 6.-To take send and transmit r.
T ceive and delver telegraphic and tell
il phonic III essages and communications
Is and from such Offices as tho company ma
- establish along its lines or from and
IA such other telegraph and telephone cou
.. pany, rs said company may connect wi
and to establish for such service, SUI
charges and tolls as may from time
~ a a.